STPSB COLLEGE COUNSELING WEBSITE
ACADEMIC COMMON MARKET
If a public institution in Louisiana does not offer a degree
program in your field of study, it may be possible to arrange a
waiver of out-of-state tuition for you to pursue that program at
a cooperating public institution of higher education in another
state. The states which have agreed to this arrangement together
form the Academic Common Market.
Currently,ACM-participating states are: Alabama, Arkansas,
Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi,
Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
OUT- OF- STATE TUITION WAIVERS?
Test fees can be a barrier to college entrance for some students.
Fee waivers are available to help these students pay for the ACT.
Check with your counselor to see if you qualify for a FEE WAIVER!
REGISTER FOR THE ACT EXAM
Check with your counselor to see if you qualify for a FEE WAIVER
for the SAT!
REGISTER FOR THE SAT EXAM
FREE ACT AND SAT PREP
This free site is an online test-taking program provided by the
US Army. It provides materials to help improve scores on
standardized tests such as SAT, ACT, state exit exams and ASVAB.
Any student over 13 can create a login and use the testing
program for 45 days.
MARCH 2 SUCCESS
FAFSA-Free Application for Federal Student Aid-online application
to apply for federal financial aid including grants and loans.
(Must be completed to qualify for TOPS)
The FAFSA will be available online beginning January 1st each
year. Filing the FAFSA between January 1 and March 1 is strongly
encouraged to be considered for need-based financial aid
programs. Students and parents can register on this site prior to
Jan. 1 to obtain a PIN which must be used to sign your
application electronically or make online corrections.
FEDERAL STUDENT AID (FAFSA)*****APPLICATION FOR TOPS*****
Can request Guides - Funding your education guide;
Student guide, information about tax cuts for education.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Department of Education - Aid Process - Federal site to assist in
college planning and aid process.
FEDERAL STUDENT AID INFORMATION
About 600 schools nationwide (including Tulane & Xavier) require
students to fill out the CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE to determine
eligibility for non-federal forms of financial aid. This form is
more detailed than the FAFSA and will ask a lot of questions
about your family's assets.
Also, unlike the FAFSA, there's a cost associated with the
PROFILE; there is a fee for filing online and you'll pay for
every school to which you have the results sent. TULANE and
XAVIER require the PROFILE.
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
Paying for college section; also website to complete PROFILE form
required by many private institutions.
COLLEGE BOARD
SAVING FOR COLLEGE- Guide to 529 plans
COLLEGE NAVIGATOR- National Center for Education Statistics
LOUISIANA OFFICE OF STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
PETERSONS--COLLEGE COST CALCULATOR
ALL ABOUT COLLEGE
College Results Online allows you to:
*Examine overall graduation rates and see how those rates have
changed over time
*Learn about universities' records graduating diverse groups of
students
*Compare the graduation rates of similar institutions - colleges
and universities that share many characteristics and serve
similar student populations
COLLEGE RESULTS
Award winning website to help plan career, select schools, and
help find options for financing education; begins with middle
school planning; also available in Spanish.
ADVENTURES IN EDUCATION
PARENT PLUS LOANS FOR COLLEGE
(LASFAA)-$500 NON-RENEWABLE TO STUDENTS COMPLETING THE LASFAA
APPLICATION. APPLY AT WWW.LASFAA.ORG AND CLICK ON HIGH SCHOOL
SCHOLARSHIP BY APRIL 15TH. WINNERS ARE SELECTED RANDOMLY.
LOUISIANA ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT FINANCIAL AID ADMINISTRATORS
UCAN is a joint effort by members of the National Association of
Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) to provide timely,
in-depth information about admissions, academics, and campus life
to students and parents. Right now, there are 440 profiles on
the site, with 150 scheduled to go up soon. Only private colleges
are included at this time.
UNIVERSITY & COLLEGE ACCOUNTABILITY NETWORK
TWO-YEAR COLLEGES IN LOUISIANA
DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS
Explanation about college funding and scholarships.
SCHOLARSHIP HELP
FASTWEB - Free scholarship database
SCHOLARSHIP.COM - Free scholarship database
FINAID - Free scholarship database
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
National Hispanic Recognition Program
Junior Auxiliary of Slidell - $1000 Pat Fritchie Memorial Scholarship