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| | PART 1: SEARCHING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS AND LOANS |
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| | College Answer | | - the planning for college destination, lots of help and FAQs, also offered in Spanish |
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| | FASTWEB | | - by far the internet's largest free scholarship search! |
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| | Florida Trend's 'Next' | | - a teen magazine with tons of financial aid info, presented in a splashy way. You may click to use the Spanish version if you wish |
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| | How much will your family have to pay? | | - instructions for the use of, and a link to, a calculator to estimate your Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA) results, called the Student Aid Report (SAR) |
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| | Mach 25 | | - easy to use, free search filters for finding out more about colleges or scholarships |
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| | ScholarshipHelp.org | | - just like a personal assistant . . . helping you prepare essays, applications, handle interviews and arrange for letters of recommendation. There are also college cost facts, making your personal assessment sheet and a handy college directory by state |
| | ScholarshipHunter.org | | - a free and easy scholarship source. Scholarships are arranged by essay, sweepstakes, by major or by state |
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| | The Princeton Review | | - financial and college search, plus test prep help. Scroll down to find the link to their pod cast |
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| | PART 2: DISCOVERING HIGHER EDUCATION |
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| Campus Tours | | - take a virtual tour, see photos, view books, learn costs & much more! |
| | College Fairs | | - a national fair, held in Tampa each year, as well as in 50 locations nation wide. The Tampa fair is usually sometime in February |
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| | Mapping-Your-Future | | - planning a career, selecting a school, paying for school; the site assists both students & parents. This site now has a helpful "Troops & T heir Families" section. |
| | NASFAA | | - A national association. Offers basic reasons on why you should continue your education and gives various view points on topics |
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| Florida Choices | | - Florida's career information delivery system. Assess, Explore, Develop and Locate. You can by-pass the password if you just want to "look around" |
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| | Prep HQ | | - an important and helpful site for students, parents and guidance counselors. Your high school will give you your password and show you how to use Prep HQ |
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| | Google University Search | | - Google's University Search enables you to narrow your search to a specific school website. Try it for things like admissions information, course schedules, or alumni news |
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| | SuperCollege.com | | - includes Tools & Services, Resources, Books. Workshops, Tuition Experts and "Ask Gen & Kelly". Timely info for everyone involved in the college and financial aid search |
| | Undergrad Zone | | - covers various aspects of selecting and getting into college in an organized and easy-to-understand way. Offered by Tech Publishing, Inc. of Texas |
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| | PART 3: UNDERSTANDING PROGRAMS AND PLANS |
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| | Florida Student Assistance Grant Program | | - provides financial help for students planning to attend Florida public or private postsecondary institutions. Students must be residents of Florida and demonstrate financial need |
| | Florida Sunshine State Standards | | - the Sunshine State Standards were approved by the State Board of Education in 1996 to provide expectations for student achievement in Florida. |
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| | Talented 20 Program | | A guarantaee that students in the top 20% of their class in FL can attend one of the state universities in Florida. Not a scholarship or monetary award |
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| | PART 4: PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY SERVICE |
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| | DoSomething.org | | This web site helps teens find volunteer opportunities and get involved in (or start) local projects. |
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| | PART 5: COMPLETING APPLICATIONS |
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| | FAFSA | | - the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Colleges and universities expect you to apply for possible Federal aid after January 1st until June 30th of each year that you plan to attend postsecondary school. Students use FAFSA on the web. Applying is free |
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| | Pinellas Education Foundation Scholarships | | - the application period for these scholarships, offered to Pinellas county public school students through the Pinellas Education Foundation, is normally from mid-October until mid-December. Go on-line to apply. Print out a copy of the completed application before submitting |
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| | College Goal Sunday | | - get individual help and advice filling out the FAFSA form. Bring pertinant paperwork |
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| | PART 6: EXPLORING DEPARTMENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS |
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| Florida Virtual School | | Take more high school credits, if class is unavailable or there is no time for you to do so at your school |
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| | PART 7: TESTING AND QUALIFYING |
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| | CPT ( College Placement Test) | | - Florida College Entry-Level Placement, commonly called the CPT Test, is a Florida version of College Board's Accuplacer Common Placement Test used by all State of Florida community colleges as their common placement test |
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| ASVAB | | - ASVAB means Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery. The ASVAB test covers 8 mini-tests: electronics, mechanical comprehension, mathematics knowledge, auto/shop, paragraph comprehension, word knowledge, arithmetic reasoning and science |
| | TOEFL | | - The TOEFL® test is the most widely accepted English-language test in the world. No matter where you want to study, the TOEFL test can help get you there. When you get to their web site, click on "TOEFL HOME" |
| | AP | | - Through AP Exams, you have the opportunity to earn credit or advanced standing at most of the nation's colleges and universities |
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| | PART 8: WATCHING OUT FOR SCHOLARSHIP & TAX SCAM INFORMATION |
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| | Federal Trade Commission | | - exposes common lures and traps used by scholarship scammers and companies gathering names for their data base lists to sell |
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| | PART 9: CALLING THE IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS (not clickable) |
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| FEDERAL STUDENT AID INFORMATION CENTER | 1-800-433-3243
* CALL TO GET ANSWERS FOR YOUR FEDERAL STUDENT FINANCIAL AID QUESTIONS |
| | FLORIDA BRIGHT FUTURES PROGRAM | 1-888-827-2004
* CALL FLORIDA BRIGHT FUTURES IN TALLAHASSEE FOR INFO ON FL BRIGHT FUTURES, TALENTED 20 AND OTHER STATE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| | OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL HOTLINE | 1-800-MIS-USED
* CALL TO REPORT STUDENT AID FRAUD, INCLUDING IDENTITY THEFT, WASTE OR ABUSE OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FUNDS |
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| | PART 10: CONTACTING US IN THE DISTRICT FIN AID OFFICE |
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| | (Last update - 5.9.2008 by j.h.) |
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