The Pennsylvania Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (PASFAA) through the efforts of the PASFAA Technology Advisory Group provides this Resource Guide to you.  The purpose of this guide is to provide a list of some of the web sites that are most useful to those involved I helping students achieve their educational goals.  We hope you find this resource useful.

 

PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT FINANCIAL AID ADMINISTRATORS

http://www.pasfaa.org

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COLLEGE SEARCH

 

College Search:

www.embark.com

www.collegenet.com

www.mapping-your-future.org

www.pheaamentor.org

www.petersons.com

 

College Search:  Scholarship Search;

Sample Tests

www.gocollege.com

 

SAT/ACT Information & Tips

www.collegeboard.com

www.act.org

www.review.com

www.encarta.msn.com/college/default.asp

 

College Opportunities On-Line:

www.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool

 

Planning for College:

www.adventuresineducation.org

www.review.com

www.collegeispossible.org

 

College Comparisons:

www.usnews.com

www.overview.com/colleges

FINANCIAL AID RESOURCES

Department of Education:  Financial Assistance

www.ed.gov/finaid.html

www.ed.gov/studentaid

www.students.gov

 

The Student Guide:

www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/StudentGuide

 

Overview of Financial Aid:

www.finaid.org

 

Funding your Education:

www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/FYE

 

Paying for College:

www.collegeispossible.org/paying/paying.htm

 

Financial Aid Resources:

www.theoldschool.org

 

Scholarship Search:

www.fastweb.com

www.scholarship-page.com

www.petersons.com

 

Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency:

www.pheaa.org

 

FAFSA on the Web:

www.fafsa.ed.gov

 

Help in Completing the FAFSA:

www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/FAFSA

 

International Education Financial Aid

www.iefa.org

 

Various Calculators:

www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/DirectLoan/calc.html

 

 

 

 

 

PLANNING FOR SAVINGS; DEBT

MANAGEMENT; CREDIT; REPAYMENT

 

College Savings Plans:

www.collegesavings.org

www.upromise.com

 

Savings Calculators:

www.collegesavings.org

www.moneycentral.msn.com/investor/calcs/n_savapp/main.asp

www.finaid.org/calculators

 

Budgets, Credit and Debt Counseling:

www.cccsintl.org

www.cc-bc.com

www.1stdebtconsolidation4u.com

www.creditstaff.com

 

National Foundation for Credit Counseling:

www.nfcc.org

 

The Center for Debt Management:

www.center4debtmanagement.com

 

Get Your Own Credit Report:

www.creditreport-net.com

 

National Student Loan Data System:

www.nslds.ed.gov

 

You Can Deal With It:

www.YouCanDealWithIt.com

 

Pennsylvania’s Tuition Account Program:

www.patap.org

 

 

    

      FREQUENTLY REQUESTED  

      TELEPHONE NUMBERS:

 

       General Information About Federal     

       Student Aid:

       1-800-4-FED-AID

 

       FAFSA on the Web and General

       Information and Technical Help:

       1-800-801-0576

 

       PHEAA:  1-800-692-7392

 

 

 

AUXILIARY SITES:

 

Title IV School Code Search:

www.fafsa.ed.gov/fotw0203/fslookup.htm

 

Obtain a Personal Identification Number:

www.pin.ed.gov

 

Information About Tax Credits:

www.ed.gov/inits/hope

 

Selective Service

www.sss.gov

 

Social Security Information:

www.ssa.gov

 

Internal Revenue Service:

www.irs.gov

 

Immigration and Naturalization Service

www.bcis.gov

 

US President:

www.whitehouse.gov

 

US Senate:

www.senate.gov

 

US House of Representatives:

www.house.gov

 

State of Pennsylvania:

www.state.pa.us

 

National Collegiate Athletic Association

www.ncaa.org

 

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics:

www.naia.org

 

National Junior College Athletic Association:

www.njcaa.org

 

Americorps:

www.americorps.org

 

Veterans Benefits:

www.va.gov

 

Corporation for National Service

www.cns.gov

 

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation:www.dli.state.pa.us/ovr