College Prep Links

Below are some links to websites that answer common questions about paying for college. Finaid.org has some information and links to some of the most common forms that need to be filled out in order to get assistance from your prospective college or the government.

http://www.collegeboard.com/paying
http://www.finaid.org
http://www.theeducationplan.com/education/splash.jsp
http://www.guideforparents.com/fastfact.htm
http://www.fastweb.com/
http://www.missioncollege.org/lib/handouts/finaidhelp.html

Finding Out More About Colleges

If you want to find out more about a specific college, the best way is to browse through its website (which you can find by typing the college name in to a search engine). Below are some websites that have summarized information and rankings for colleges.

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php
http://www.petersons.com/ugchannel/code/searches/srchCrit1.asp
http://cnsearch.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/CN/ZDispatch?pageName=.cnsearch.index_html
http://www.searchboston.com/dir/Education/Colleges_and_Universities/