Information and Resources for Seniors

Below are Topics for Seniors and their families.

Understanding Financial Aid Offers

Colleges typically send their full Financial Aid offers (also called letters or packages) in mid-March.  It is important to be sure both students and parents understand the offers and are able to compare them "apples to apples" for all of their colleges.  While colleges are getting better, the way offers are communicated is not always in a standard form, so it can take time to dicipher and process the offers.  

Click here to learn about Financial Aid Offers, how to interpret them and compare multiple offers.

Information on Student Loans.  Click here. 

 Scholarship Websites

Scholarships are mostly open to seniors, although there are a few for juniors.

• Scholarship Central is a local/regional scholarship base.  While there are fewer scholarships available, the competition is local and regional, not national.
  • Click here for myscholarshipcentral
• FastWeb has been a leader in scholarship searches/database for many years.  It is a national clearinghouse with a variety of offerings.
  • Click here for FastWeb
• College Board's Big Future has a scholarship database.
  • Click here to access Big Future Scholarship Search
• Sallie Mae is a source for information on loans and financial aid, but also has a scholarship search/database.
  • Click here to access Sallie Mae's scholarship site

You applied to College.  Now What?

A short guide to the steps from applying to a college to decisions and financial aid offers.

Click here to see a tutorial guide.