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Information on college admissions, test dates and locations, online registration, and sample questions and answers are available at this web site.
The College Board's Home Page offers search capabilities, SAT I and SAT II testing information financial aid information and ads for College Board Publications.
This site allows the student to download materials in preparation for taking the new ACT. Materials include sample writing prompts, sample essays, and scoring information.
The National Association for College Admission Counseling Home Page contains good information although primarily for admission professionals of benefit to parents and students.
The Southern Association for College Admission Counseling Home Page contains information in the activities of SACAC.
Many colleges have worked together and developed the Common Application. A candidate can fill out one application and send it to participating schools. College and university members do not discriminate in the admissions process for using this application.
Colleges and Universities via the internet is maintained by Dr. Carol Langston. Topic areas include updated links to general information, financial aid, practice tests, for SAT and ACT, college essays, special interests, college searches, campus life, and a look at possible future colleges.
Take a survey and it will give you a list of colleges based on the criteria from the survey. A very comprehensive site.
The Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance Web site provides one-stop information on financial aid resources for Louisiana postsecondary students. The TOPS portal for students offers online TOPS eligibility stateus, TOPS rules and bulletins, TOPS forms and TOPS frequently asked questions. The web site also offers online applications.
Parents who are applying for financial aid (federal and state student grants, work-study, and loans) must fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This can be one online which speeds the process and allows for easy renewal in future years.
Students are encoraged to complete the worksheet prior to filling out their online FAFSA at fafsa.ed.gov. Because the order of the questions on FAFSA on the Web is somewhat different than the paper FAFSA, it is important for students to complete the Pre-Application Worksheet instead of a paper FAFSA prior to completing the online application.
Completing the FAFSA contains detail instructions for every question on the FAFSA.
This site provides free searches for private scholarship and grant funding.
This site is an excellent general financial aid informtation site that covers federal, state and private aid.
A source of financial aid questions and resources.
This site can give you information on specific colleges, compare colleges, discuss the difficuly of the curriculum and give "inside."
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