Financial Aid Night Handouts, held January 12, 2011

FAFSA free application for Federal Student Aid - Apply on line! http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

FAFSA on the Web Demo Site: http://fafsademo.test.edu.gov
User name: eddemo Password: fafsatest

Direct Loans http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/DirectLoan/index.html

Hope/Lifetime Learning Credit http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/PPI/HOPE/index.html

Pell Grants http://www.ifap.ed.gov/IFAPWebApp/currentPGRFMSProcessPag.jap

National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Student Access: http://www.nslds.edu

US Department of Education - Schools Portal - FSA - Federal Student Aid http://fsa4schools.ed.gov/SCHOOLSWebApp/index.jsp
 

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Financial Aid Information

FinAid - The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid http://www.finaid.org

Federal PIN Registration http://www.pin.edu.gov/

Office of Federal Student Aid - FSA http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/fsa/index.html

Student Guide to Federal Aid http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/index.htm

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Financial Aid Scams

Scam warning signs:

• You have to pay a fee
• Money-back guarantee
• Credit Card/Bank Account information required
• Offers Exclusive Information 

• Phoney Scholarship - Promises cash if you pay a registration fee.
• Phoney Scholarship Matching Service - Pay the fee(s) and they guarantee you will win scholarships.
• Phoney Educational Loan - Pay a fee(s) and receive a low interest rate.
• Phoney Financial Aid Seminar - A high-pressure, poorly concealed sales pitch.

How to Report Scams

National Fraud Information Center (NFIC) http://www.fraud.org
1-800-876-7060

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) 1-202-382-4357 http://www.ftc.gov

State Attorney General's Office - Wisconsin Consumer Information

http://www.wisconsin.gov/state/app/consumer?COMMAND=gov.wi.state.cpp.consumer.command.LoadConsumerHome

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Where to Search for Scholarship Dollars

Waunakee High School Scholarship Bulletins

Bulletins may be viewed with the use of Acrobat Reader. If you need to download the sofware, click here:

Scholarship Bulletins:
 

Scholarship Search - is a free search engine!http://www.fastweb.com

Scholarshipworkshop.com - offers information on how to attend a scholarship workshop. Alsohas a helpful college cost estimator!

Making-A-Difference.com - offers information on scholarships that reward community involvement.

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Calculators

College Cost Projector - Estimating the cost of college? http://www.scholarshipworkshop.com/estimate.htm

Choosing a Major/Career

Career Planning - College Major Guides http://www.uwhelp.wisconsin.edu/majormania http://www.wisconsinmentor.org

2002-03 Career Guide to Industries  http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/home.htm

Bureau of Labor Statistics  http://stats.bls.gov

Tomorrow's Jobs  http://www.bls.gov/oco/oco2003.htm

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