Resources

College/University

Financial Aid, Grants, Scholarships

• FAFSA (Federal Application Financial Student Aid): between $2,000 and $20,500.
• FAFSA Estimator 
• Pell Grant: Annual award of $6,195.
• FSEOG (Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant): $100-$4,000 per year.
• CSS Profile (College Scholarship Service): depends on the college.
• JLV College Counseling: BEST website for scholarships
• FastWeb: Biggest college scholarship database
• Niche: Hosts monthly scholarships that require no essay!
• Unigo: Yelp but for colleges. College students give real reviews of their college.
• College Confidential Scholarship Search: More scholarships
• BigFuture: College planning sponsored by CollegeBoard

Programs & Application

• Common App - One application that can be used for over 800 colleges ($25-$90)
• HBCU Common App - One application that can be used to apply to the 54/101 HBCUs. ($35)
• 529 Plan: This plan allows you to pay for college ahead of time like a prepaid card.

College Planning

• College List Template - This template will help you pick saftey, reach, and attainable schools.
• What Major Is Best For Me? - Use this website to find out which major would be best fit for you.
• College Scorecard - This is the BEST website to find out information on any college.
• College Confidential Forums - Forums written by students, seniors, parents, counselors, etc. about anything college related.
• College Match Maker - Helps find which college would be the best fit for you.
• What Are My Chances? - This website will let you put in 3 colleges and help you determine your chances of getting into that school.
• https://blog.getintocollege.com/which-common-app-essay-is-best-for-me/ - Use this to determine which common app essay is best for you based on your strengths.

Financial Literacy

Careers & Paychecks

• Career Aptitude Test - Helps find which career would be the best fit for you.
• Paycheck Calculator - Helps you figure out how much of your paycheck you will be taking home, adding in costs such as taxes and insurance to give you a realistic view of how your budget is spent.

Credit & Banking

• College Credit Card - Lots of credit cards are specialized just for college students. This will help you decide which card if best for you and offers the most rewards.