Information For High School Students

Forms

These forms have been designed by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators to help families navigate the application process:

You can also review The Sallie Mae Funds's Top Ten Tips for College Admission and Financial Aid . This document is also available in Spanish and Vietnamese

Changes to the Federal Need Analysis Formulas for 2009-2010:

The College Cost Reduction and Access Act ("CCRA") mandated a number of changes to several federal financial aid programs. The Department of Education has revised the Free Application for Federal Student Aid ("FAFSA") to incorporate these changes. This page contains more information on the projected changes

New Online Tools:

If you want to begin exploring your financial aid options and get an early start on the financial aid process, FAFSA4caster is for you! By using FAFSA4caster, you and your family will receive an early estimate of eligibility for federal student aid. This Web site provides you with an opportunity to increase your knowledge of the financial aid process; become familiar with the various types of federal student aid that are available; and investigate other sources of aid, such as grants and scholarships.
KnowHow2Go is a new web site geared towards high school students who want to apply to college.
College Navigator is a site developed by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics . The site aims to help families find basic information that they can use when evaluating their options for post-secondary education.
Going2College is another new web site that provides information about all the resources available in your state to help plan for a career, prepare for college and pay for college

Other Interesting Web Sites:

Programs for Louisiana Students
National Endowment for Financial Education ("NEFE") offers an online High School Planning Program
College is Witin Your Reach:Learn the Skills to Help You Reach Your Destination
Sallie Mae offers the Be Debt Savy , a comprehensive website designed to help families plan for paying for college.

Other Programs

ROTC
Avoid Financial Aid Fraud and Identity Theft
Applying for "Outside" Scholarships - Depending on the type and amount of the award, "need-based" aid MAY need to be adjusted if a student receives additional outside scholarships. We will first reduce the student's "self-help" part of the aid award (Federal subsidized Stafford Loan , Federal Perkins Loan and Federal Work-Study eligibility ) before adjusting need-based grant funds.
- "Outside Scholarship" Information Sent to our office
- FastWeb's Free Scholarship Search
  Search more than 1.5 million scholarships worth more than $3.4 billion with FastWeb!
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- Scholarship "Scams"
  - Additional Information on Scams

Presentations:

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Looking for Financial Aid Information: Don't Get Hooked by Misleading Offers is a PowerPoint presentation that discusses common financial aid and scholarship scams and where to find legitimate information about financial aid and scholarships. Refer to the links in the prior section for additional information on this important topic.

NEW 2009-2010 FAFSA on the Web- This is a powerpoint presentation of the major screens for the 2009-2010 FAFSA on the Web
Piecing Together Financial Aid -This presentation was given on June 20,2008 for participants in Oschner Health System's STAR Program

Finding Money for College - This presentation was given on July 18, 2008 for participants in the 34 Ways Foundation Annual High School Football Camp.
Finding Money for College - This presentation was given on November 15, 2008 for participants at our Fall Jazz Brunch Open House
"Finding Money for College" - This presentation was given on November 19, 2008 at Brother Martin High School
"Finding Money for College" - This presentation was given on December 2, 2008 at Benjamin Franklin Senior High School
"Finding Money for College" - This presentation will be given on December 4, 2008 at 7 p.m. at St. Mary's Dominican High School

Upcoming Presentations

January 8, 2009 at 6 p.m. at Lusher Charter School
January 15, 2009 at 6:30 pm at Metairie Park Country Day .This will be a presentation for member schools of the Independent Schools Association of New Orleans. Participating schools include Country Day, The Academy of the Sacred Heart , Isidore Newman, Louise S. McGehee , and St. Martin's Episcopal School
January 21, 2009 at 7 p.m. at Archbishop Chapelle