Take Hold Of Your Financial Future
The U.S. Department of Education offers College.gov to motivate students with inspirational stories and information about planning, preparing and paying for college. College.gov is an online resource for credible information about college that also provides real life experiences of peers who are already attending college.
If you want to begin exploring your financial aid options and get an early start on the financial aid process, check FAFSA4caster. FAFSA4caster provides you and your family an early estimate of eligibility for federal student aid. Become familiar with the various types of federal student aid that are available; and investigate other sources of aid, such as grants and scholarships.
- Myths About Financial Aid
- Early Awareness Information for Younger Students and Parents
- Education Savings Options
- Financial Aid Consultants and Scholarship Search Services Fact Sheet
- $cholarship $cams
- Information for High School Juniors and Seniors
Money Management Skills
The Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy has determined that the average student who graduates from high school lacks basic skills in the management of personal financial affairs. Many are unable to balance a checkbook and most simply have no insight into the basic survival principles involved with earning, spending, saving and investing.