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COLLEGE
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529 PLAN
529 PLANS
by Joe Hurley. One of the best for college savings.
APPLICATION
This site allows you to download software that
requires one input of information. Then you can pick close to 900 college
nationwide and for a small fee, they will print an application conforming
to the school's form. Looks pretty straight forward.
BOOK
The U.S. Department of Education has an online
book, "Preparing Your Child for College- A Resource Book for Parents." "A
publication written for parents that explains the benefits of a college education
and how families can put college within reach academically and financially."
Like most government sites, they are loaded with solid information. Might
be good to read this before going to a commercial site.
CALIFORNIA COLLEGE LINK:
CAMPUSTOURS
A site that lets you go directly to hundreds of colleges nationwide and get
a "virtual tour" of the institution.
COLLEGE LINK:
College search, financial aid and a lot more
COLLEGE
BOARD College Board, AP, SAT calender &
other helpful links on preparing for college
COLLEGE BOOKSTORE 1
A HUGE site offering new and used books. An
easy search selects your college and all your books for a particular course
are listed
COLLEGE BOOKSTORE
2 A simple and efficient way of selling used
books and buying at a discount. Over 555,000 new and used college textbooks.
COLLEGE BOOKSTORE
3 Directory to thousands of online university and
college bookstores.
COLLEGE
COST
CALCULATOR
Sallie Mae has several calculators
that you can use to figure out what college costs will be in the future.
COLLEGE COST CALCULATOR
LINK: Uses recent data from the College
Board. It determine costs for colleges throughout the United States, as well
as national averages for public and private colleges.
Since they use College Board info, I will now use this for all my estimates.
It really is that good since it has tremendous info about colleges across
the U.S. As Spock would say, Fascinating.
COLLEGE
COST CALCULATOR 3 From Manulife.
COLLEGE LOAN LINK:
Good source to review all types of loans and costs
for parents and students.
COLLEGE
OPPORTUNITIES ON LINE The National Center for Education
Statistics provides the basic information on over 9,000 postsecondary
institutions.
COLLEGE
PLAN LINK: Morningstar
COLLEGE
PLANNING LINK: Extensive insight by Paula Hogan and Bret Kroeger.
Professional article and well worth reading.
COLLEGE
RANKINGS Looking for how your school rates nationally
or even the college with the best marching band, or the most famous alumni
or with a 100% acceptance rate? Then this US News College Rankings site could
be very useful.
COLLEGE TEXTBOOK
1 A site that offers textbooks by University. If
your college is listed, they apparently have all the books of that institution
at a discount.
COLLEGE TEXTBOOKS
2 New and used
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Information on grants, newsletters, list of
all government programs and links to other statistics and sites. There is
even an on line application to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA) Link
DIGITAL TEXTBOOK
The site offers digital textbooks for downloads
that may allow you to study more, in less time, than the printed edition.
EDUCATION LINK:
Education-Portal.com is a directory
of colleges, schools, and career information to help students make informed
decisions about their education.
EDUCATION
GLOSSARY Glossary of education-related terms
EDUCATION
IRA The IRS bulletin
FINANCIAL AID
1 I used to have a lot of material on college loans,
etc., but found it very difficult to keep up on this. So here is a page that
provides a free, comprehensive, independent, and objective guide to student
financial aid.The real key is saving up enough money- just remember, a UGMA
and UTMA will probably hurt more than help. See also Nellie Mae and Sallie
Mae below.
FINANCIAL
AID 2 The Student Guide is "the most comprehensive
resource on student financial aid from the U.S. Department of Education."
About 70% of all student aid comes from the programs discussed in the Guide.
FREE SCHOLARSHIP
INFORMATION SERVICE has a database of over 1,700
sources of scholarships, representing approximately 130,000 awards.
GEORGIA COLLEGE
LINK:
GLOSSARY
Can't figure out the jargon used for college
loans and repayment? Here are the best definitions I have found to date
INDEPENDENT 529
PLAN
KAPLAN LEARNING CENTER
Has a questionnaire that allows students to
hone in on the school of their dreams plus more.
KENTUCKY COLLEGE LINK:
LOAN
COMPARISON Use the Aid Comparison Calculator
to crunch all the numbers from loans, scholarships and income against the
cost of attending the schools that interest you. This tool is custom-designed
for all types of undergraduate and graduate schools
MAGAZINE
A source for finding a colleges home page and
info for the scholarship and financial aid offices of hundreds of universities.
MEDICINE STUDENT BOOKS
LINK
NELLIE
MAE Along with Sallie Mae below, they are
one of the largest providers of college loans. They also provide vast college
information of all types. Check them both out.
ONLINE
COURSES For on-campus students, find out what courses
are available online. For ongoing students find what FULL degree and certificate
programs are available online.
PRINCETON REVIEW
The site allows students to take a college
entrance exam online- such as the SAT- for free.
PRIVATE SCHOOL LINK:
PROJECT
EASI (Easy Access for Students and Institutions)
is a U.S. Dept. of Education effort to help students and their families plan
for, choose and pay for college.
RENT/BUY NEW AND USED TEXTBOOKS
The site offers college students the ability
to buy textbooks at lower prices.
SALLIE MAE
You may not be familiar with the name, but
they are the largest providers of loans for college students. This site contains
innumerable information and has a free Online Scholarship Service that gives
consumers access to a database of scholarships, fellowships and workstudy
programs from the College Aid Sources for Higher Education.
SCAM
The Federal Trade Commission's site had info
on how to avoid paying excess fees to Fraudulent Scholarship Services who
say that they can get a loan for your child
SCHOLARSHIP
One of the largest sites for all sorts
of information in getting your child into college.
SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH
LINK: The BrokeScholar database matches student
profiles with more than 600,000 scholarships worth over $3 billion to find
the most relevant and obtainable opportunities. Find applicable scholarships,
automatically create application letters, view a personalized deadline calendar
or locate scholarships
STAFFORD LOAN LINK:
http://education-portal.com/articles/College_Finance%3A_All_About_Stafford_Loans.html.
(My software does not like the code)
STATE TUITION
PLANS 1 Under current law, a qualified state
tuition program (QSTP) means a program established and maintained by a state
under which a person may: (1) prepay tuition benefits on behalf of a beneficiary
so that the beneficiary is entitled to a waiver or a payment of qualified
higher education expenses, or (2) contribute to an account that is established
for paying qualified higher education expenses of the beneficiary. The tax
on earnings attributable to prepayments or contributions is deferred until
the earnings are distributed from the QSTP. The beneficiary pays tax on the
earnings at the time of distribution. If amounts saved through a QSTP are
used to pay for college, the student or the student’s parents still
may be eligible to claim either the Hope Scholarship Credit or the Lifetime
Learning Credit.
STATE TUITION
PLANS 2 This independent site offers info on "Saving
for College with Section 529 Plans" and provides a rating for each state.
Between this and the site above, you should get a good idea of what may work.
STUDENT LOANS
LINK: A commercial site with good
info.
STUDENT
LOAN: This free site has a "Loan Locator" which allows
you to put in your specifics and it then compares up to 12
different loans.
STUDENT LOAN INFORMATION
LINK: A commercial site but had good
info.
STUDENT
LOAN CONSOLIDATOR The US Government is reducing
the rates on your federal loans
STUDENT LOAN
LOCATOR Lost track of your loans? Find out how much
you owe and who you owe it to
STUDY
ABROAD You can find country specific details, hundreds
of articles on international education, apply online for information on a
specific course or multiple courses, and search for universities and colleges
either by your chosen country, academic level, or course of study.
STUDY
GUIDE A comprehensive resource for students from
the Learning Center of University of St. Thomas.
TAX BENEFITS
FOR EDUCATION: . Internal Revenue Service. Publication 970
TEXTBOOK LINK:
Compare prices quickly
TEXTBOOK LINK:
Sell or Trade College Books
TRADE SCHOOL
LINK: Trade-schools.net has a complete listing
of trade schools (duh) as well as colleges and universities.
UNIVERSITY
Over 6600 Links to Higher Educational Institutions in 170 Countries
US
DEPT. OF EDUCATION 2003- 2004 STUDENT GUIDE TO FINANCIAL AID
This website explains student financial aid
programs the U.S. Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid (FSA)
office administers.
WEST VIRGINIA COLLEGE LINK:
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