Web information can help parents prepare for college

[John Walker]

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Web information can help parents prepare for college

by the staff of Excite
Special to The Seattle Times

http://www.seattletimes.com/news/technology/html98/nett_020198.html

There may be nothing that strikes more fear in the heart of a parent
than college costs. Here are some sites that may make the price tag
easier to bear.

Financial Aid Information Page
http://www.finaid.org/

Mark Kantrowitz, co-author of "The Prentice Hall Guide to
Scholarships and Fellowships for Math and Science Students," has
created an extremely thorough map of the higher-education financial
thicket, which is filled with thorns and muddling mazes.

Not only does he provide a myriad of sources for loans, grants and
other scholarship assistance, he also documents the scams and false
promises hidden in some online offerings. There are calculators,
discussion forums and links to school financial-aid offices, making
FinAid indispensable for anyone planning to pay tuition expenses.

Sallie Mae: Helping Make Education Possible
http://www.salliemae.com/home/indexe.html

Student-loan information for students, parents and college
administrators from Sallie Mae. The information areas are
well-crafted, with links to supporting documents and an impressive
collection of cost, budget and need calculators. Also available from
the home page is a Search feature that retrieves lender name and
contact information.

KapLoan: Student Loan Information Program
http://www.kaploan.com/

Free student-loan services from Kaplan Educational Centers. Students
can get pre-approval (within 72 hours) on educational loans and find
help in reversing their credit-denied status. All the basics on
financial aid are included, as well as loan specifics for parents and
students and free software for estimating your family's financial
contribution.

Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corp.
http://www.tgslc.org/

An extensive site created by the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corp.
to help high-school students from all parts of the country begin to
make decisions about careers, colleges and financial aid.

Adventures in Education is set up with an interstellar travel theme,
with a Silver Surfer character as your guide; point your starship to
the Planning a Career, Selecting a School, and Paying for School
"worlds" to find the most useful information.

CollegeEdge
http://www.CollegeEdge.com/

CollegeEdge offers students advice, information and practical help.
If you're wracked with doubt and wondering, "What classes should I be
taking this semester?," "How can I get financial aid?" or "How do I
maintain my perfect GPA and compete in that national golf
tournament?" click here for relief. You can even apply to most
colleges online.

Scholarship Search
http://www.collegeboard.org/fundfinder/bin/fundfind01.pl

Are you Lutheran and a member of the National Ground Water
Association? Well, you probably qualify for any number of
scholarships, loans and internships. Fill in the brief questionnaire
at the College Board Scholarship Search, and you'll be presented
with an array of obscure university and post-graduate fellowships and
financial-aid programs matching your education level, talents and
background.

Kaplan's Amazing College Simulator
http://www.kaplan.com/precoll/simcoll/

Try your hand at Kaplan's Amazing College Simulator and find out how
you'll fare with the academic, extracurricular and social demands of
college. The results aren't necessarily on target, but college-bound
students will enjoy the trip.

Your Best College Buys Now
http://www.pathfinder.com/money/colleges98/

At this site, Money Magazine Online, students can get information on
more than 1,000 four-year colleges in the U.S. and narrow their
search according to factors such as location, cost and student body.
Parents will want to check out the college-savings calculator to
determine how much they'll need to save each year to pay for their
child's education. Hint: it's a lot.

GoCollege
http://www.gocollege.com/

A directory of American colleges and universities. GoCollege offers
both basic and advanced search options; we recommend using the
latter. Just fill in the personal profile with your test scores,
intended major, preferred tuition and geographical location, and the
site returns a list of schools that might be right for you.

College Board Online
http://www.collegeboard.org/

Since 1900, the College Board has offered information and resources
to help high-school students make a successful transition to the
world of higher education. Among the useful features at this site are
a searchable database that matches students to colleges, a
financial-aid calculator, and online SAT registration.

Mapping Your Future
http://www.mapping-your-future.org/

There may not be any fancy bells and whistles at this site, but that
doesn't lessen its value for college-bound students. Sponsored by a
group of agencies associated with the Federal Family Education Loan
Program, Mapping Your Future is a step-by-step outline of facts and
issues to consider when choosing a school, paying for your education
and planning your career.

WebWare for the SAT Skill Lssons
http://www.testprep.com/satmenu.html

Need brushing up on your analogies, angles, logic and vocabulary?
Check out Stanford Testing Systems' WebWare, SAT math and verbal
skills lessons on the Net. Although the publisher encourages visitors
to buy the book, WebWare lessons are all online, complete with a test
to pinpoint your weak areas.

Main Quad
http://www.mainquad.com/

Just got to college and found there's a whole bunch of stuff you need
to know, do or buy? Wouldn't it be nice if you could find help with
resume writing, get the skinny on the top hiring companies, arrange a
ride home to Alaska, and create your own Web page all on the same
site? The Main Quad was set up with you in mind.

Also in this issue:

- Drug-test deceivers get tangled in Web
    Hopeful job seekers are guzzling apple-cider vinegar, brewing
    detoxifying teas and scrubbing their hair with vitamin B-2 shampoos.
    What sounds like the latest health craze is really a last-ditch
    effort to beat the drug test. Products and tips once found
    underground are now reaching a wider audience through the Internet.
- Fringe Column: Thrift-stores, online and off
    SAN FRANCISCO (Wired) - Our society generally trains us from birth
    to believe that shopping is one of the best things life has to offer.
    This can however, lead to shopoholism, drained bank accounts, and
    credit card abuse.
- Teachers get subsidized Internet access
    BOSTON (AP) - The 80,000 public school teachers in Massachusetts
    will be able to access the World Wide Web from home computers at no
    cost through September because of a state subsidy.
- Web information can help parents prepare for college
    There may be nothing that strikes more fear in the heart of a parent
    than college costs. Here are some sites that may make the price tag
    easier to bear.
- Engler plans millions to get schools on-line
    He'll tap special Renaissance Fund for new program
    LANSING--Gov. John Engler will electronically send lawmakers today
    a $30-million plan to make sure Michigan students and workers have
    access to the Internet and other computer technology.
- City fights release of court documents on Internet
    STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) - The city is trying block a city man from
    posting deposition transcripts from his lawsuit in the near fatal
    beating of his son on the Internet. 
- With AM-NJ--Battling Web Sites, Bjt
    MAHWAH, N.J. (AP) - An eighth-grader called his teachers, his
    principal and vice principal names on the Internet, but he won't be
    disciplined because he did it from home, school officials said.
- New Lists and Journals
    * MN-FORUM - Minnesota Forum - Public Affairs "Channel"
    * Wife2Wife - A List for Wives
    * FlockGuard - Livestock Guardian Dog Resource


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