Services
Financial Aid
Visit collegeboard.com and see how you stand for financial aid eligibility. Use the College Board’s Expected Financial Contribution, or EFC, calculator.
Scholarships
Visit College Board, Scholarships.com and Fastweb.com for scholarship opportunities. Many have grants with rolling deadlines and easy, online applications.
Loans
Visit SimpleTuition.com or StudentLoanMonkey.com to do comparison shopping for loans if you have already taken full advantage of low-interest federal student loans. You can shop around for student loans without getting a hard inquiry added to your credit reports (which is good news as hard inquiries can lower your credit score). You’ll see available credit offers from a wide variety of lenders.
Information
Saving for College
Explore college saving options, including state tax laws for 529 plans at savingforcollege.com.
Visit the Savings Plan Designer calculator at the Financial Aid website to come up with a savings plan for college.
College Grants
Visit petersons.com for the details on the quantity and average amount of grants awarded at most colleges.
Related Activities and Side Trips
- Banking Resources
- College Financial Planning: Options to Reduce the Need for Debt
- College Loan and Financial Aid Basics
- Debt and Money Management
- Debt Resources
- How to Control Debt Starts With a Check on Your Credit Score
- Plan Ahead to Get Financial Aid for College
- Understand the Grant, Scholarship and Loan Options for Financing College
