Web Site Information
These are just a few internet sites pertaining to college/careers/financial scholarshipts, etc.

*Scholarship America's "for students" page
www.scholarshipamerica.org

*SAT on-line registration. Test prep for SAT
www.collegeboard.com

*ACT on-line registration. Test prep for ACT
www.act.org

*Allows the user to create a personal profile, then "matched up" with scholarship from the profile.
www.fastweb.com

*National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrator's web site.
www.nasfaa.org

*Lists 101 college and scholarship links.
www.college-scholarships.com

*Scholarships offered by the private sector.
www.fastap.org

*Apprenticeships are the "original 4 year degree". Learn more about this training option.
www.lni.wa.gov/tradeslicensing/apprenticeship

*Career and college information, financing your education and much more!
www.petersons.com (this is a large site and can be rather slow)

*Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) can be accessed from the Department of Education's web site.
www.fafsa.ed.gov

**QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS 2004-2005**

Information about Financial Aid
US Department of Education.......................www.ed.gov
Federal Student Aid on the Web........... studentaid.ed.gov
FinAid ......................................www.finaid.org
Mapping Your Future .............www.mapping-you-future.org
Project Scholarship Scam ......www.ftc.gov/scholarshipscams

Sources of Aid
Federal PIN .................................www.pin.ed.gov
Federal Direct Loans .................www.ed.gov/DirectLoan
JobCorps ..................................www.jobcorps.org
AmeriCorps ..............................www.americorps.org
City Year .................................www.cityyear.org
Resources by State .....www.finaid.org/otheraid/state/phtml
Taxed for Students www.irs.gov/individuals/students/index.html

Calculators
College Cost Projector .....................www.fastweb.com
Loan Calculators ...........................www.fastweb.com
Savings Calculators .............www.finaid.org/calculators
EFC Calculator ..................www.finaid.org.calculators

General Information
Adventures in Education ......www.adventuresineducation.org
Security on Campus ...............www.securityoncampus.org
Selective Service ..............................www.sss.gov
Student Gateway to U.S. Government ........www.students.gov
U.S. Department of Education ....................www.ed.gov

College Admissions/Testing
Fastweb College Search .....................www.fastweb.com
Fastweb College Prep Information ...........www.fastweb.com
ACT ............................................www.act.org
SAT ............................................www.sat.org

Choosing a Major/Career
Career Planning ............................www.fastweb.com
Monster Job Search .........................www.monster.com
America's Career Infonet ....................www.acinet.org
Bureau of Labor Statistics ...................stats.bls.gov
Occupational Outlook Handbook ..............www.bls.gov/oco

**QUICK SCAM WARNING SIGNS**
>A fee
>A "money-back guarantee
>Requests for your credit card or bank account