Lisa’s College Resources
FAFSA
FAFSA is where the college financial aid journey begins. You will need to fill out your FAFSA before anything else
Big Future College Board
Big Future is a good resource to help you start planning for college life, with tips to start as early as 9th grade in high school. You will need to create a account, but this website goes beyond the financial piece of the puzzle.
ULoop.com
ULoop is a site that can be filtered by college to find things like housing, tutors, roommates, test prep services, jobs near campus and internships.
Scholarship 360
Scholarship 360 is a site that has countless links to apply directly to the scholarships that are matched with your student. The site is free and you can sort by state, which makes finding opportunity super easy.
Fastweb.com
Fastweb matches each student with financial aid that is specific to their needs.
Finaid.org
Finaid.org is a resource to find all types of financial aid, including grants. There are some good calculators to help get an accurate costing model for you and your family.
Sallie Mae Loans
Sallie Mae is a private lender for undergraduate, career training and graduate education paths. They can help with scholarships and loans.
CollegeRentals.com
If dorms aren’t part of the plan, CollegeRentals is a good national resource to search for housing. You can filter by state and even by college to make the search fast and easy. If you have property that you want to rent, you can advertise here too.