Helpful Links

SLGFA links to a variety of other resources you might need.

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• Preparing for college / admissions
• Job search / career guidance
• Paying for college / saving for college
• Finances

Preparing for college / admissions

• ACT
  ACT test and other college preparation information
• Arkansas Next: A Guide To Life After High School in Arkansas
  An online magazine providing tips from paying for college, career search, dorm life, preparing a resume, etc.
• Back to College
  Preparing for college (research schools, admission essays, purchasing books), degree programs offered, credit options (CLEP), vocational and adult education programs, career planning, and internships
• College Board
  SAT testing and other college preparation information
• College Bound
  College search and college preparation, including school types, selecting a school, admissions, and scholarships
• CollegeNavigator
  Search colleges by location, program/major, level of award, cost of tuition and fees, and institution type
• Educational Testing Services
  Nonprofit that creates assessments
• Go Back. Move Forward: Arkansas Education Resource Guide for Adults
  Helps adults continue their education – no matter where they left off
• Going2College.org
  College planning resources in Arkansas
• GRE Online
  Information about the GRE General Test
• Get Prepped
  Information and tools to prepare for the LSAT test
• I'm Going: College.gov by the U.S. Department of Education
  Steps to plan for college
• KnowHow2Go.org
  Steps for college preparation from middle school through high school senior
• Law School Admissions Council Online
  Register for the LSAT, get scores via e-mail, assemble credentials, track admissions applications
• LSAT Preparation Course
  World’s leading provider of quality LSAT preparation
• MyCollegeCalendar.org
  Step-by-step college admission guidance
• Prepare for College by Mapping Your Future®
  Prepare academically for college: Guide to Life after High SchoolSM program, success in college guide, college planning tips for juniors, senior year college planning calendar, select a college and apply for admission guidance
• The Princeton Review
  Preparation for undergraduate and graduate admissions tests

Job search / career guidance

• Arkansas Next: A Guide To Life After High School in Arkansas
  An online magazine providing tips from paying for college, career search, dorm life, preparing a resume, etc.
• Bureau of Labor and Statistics
  Inflation, spending, unemployment, employment, pay, and benefits
• Explore Careers and CareerShip® by Mapping Your Future
  Assess skills and interest, develop a career plan, research careers (review careers by cluster, review the featured career, match careers to interests, or search for a career)
• Career Builder
  Post resume, get job recommendations, apply to jobs
• Career Resource Center
  Career resources, career guide, online education and degree directory
• College Graduate Job Hunter
  Available entry-level jobs
• Going2College.org
  Career planning resources in Arkansas
• Monster Board
  Post resume, read about resume writing, cover letter, interview tips
• Summer Internship Program
  Internships for high school and college students

Paying for college / saving for college

• AASFAA 2012-2013 Scholarship Application (deadline April 1, 2012)
• Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship
  Information on state and lottery funded scholarships, grants, loan reimbursement programs
• Arkansas Department of Higher Education
  Scholarships, colleges, online programs, grants, scholarships, loans
• Arkansas Next: A Guide To Life After High School in Arkansas
  An online magazine providing tips from paying for college, career search, dorm life, preparing a resume, etc.
• College.gov
  Steps to help plan and pay for college
• College access programs in Arkansas
  Contact information for programs at various Arkansas colleges and universities
• CollegeBoard.com
  Scholarship database containing more than 2,300 scholarship opportunities, totally nearly $3 billion
• College Bound
  College search and college preparation, including school types, selecting a school, admissions, and scholarships
• CollegeNet.com
  Scholarship search engine and social network where students create topics, participate in discussions, and vote on scholarship winners
• College Savings Resources
  Advantages, cost calculator, comparisons of different 529 College Savings Plans
• CollegeToolKit.com
  Search for colleges and online degrees, find scholarships, compare student loans
• FAFSA on the Web
  Complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
• FastWeb
  Scholarship matching service for over roughly 1.5 million scholarships
• FinAid - Smart Guide to Financial Aid
  Financial aid, calculators, savings
• FinAid's Glossary of Terms
  Financial aid acronyms and terms
• Find Cheap Used College Textbooks
  Search textbooks by multiple or single ISBN, title, author, etc.
• Fund My Future
  Financial resources to address critical career needs in Arkansas
• Going2College.org
  Paying for college resources in Arkansas
• KnowHow2Go.org
  Paying for college
• I'm Going:College.gov by the U.S. Department of Education
  Steps to pay for college
• Mapping Your Future® Inc.
  Career, college, financial aid, and money management information; sponsored by SLGFA
• Net Price Calculator Information Page
  Mapping Your Future page that provides a description of net price calculators, information that you can expect to receive, considerations users need to take when using net price calculators, and how they can be used to the user's advantage
• Scholarships.com
  Large, free, independent scholarship search with more than 2.7 million scholarships
• ScholarshipMonkey.com
  Over 1 million scholarship awards from more than 4,000 sources
• ScholarshipExperts.com
  Fast, free, easy, unlimited access to scholarship database of 2.4 million scholarships worth over $14 billion
  
• Shmoop.com
  Financial aid basics including college costs, aid calculation and expected family contribution, timelines and deadlines, resources, and information about federal grants, loans and work-study
• SLGFA Facebook Page  
  Updated regularly with current, relevant information regarding student loans, money management, and financial aid
• StudentAid.ed.gov
  Source for free information from the U. S. Department of Education on preparing for and funding education beyond high school
• Student Aid FAQs
  Lists the current top eighteen most frequently asked questions regarding federal student aid
• Student Loan Borrower Assistance
  A comprehensive resource by the National Consumer Law Center® for borrowers, their families and advocates
• Student Loan Help for Arkansas (Facebook page)  
  Helps student and parent borrowers successfully navigate their way through the acronyms, rhetoric and terms that are part of the federal student loan system; maintained by the Arkansas Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (AASFAA)

Finances

• Get Out of Debt
  Reader's Digest’s strategies to help take control, manage debt, and pay off credit card bills
• Show Me the Future® by Mapping Your Future
  Life skills and money management game for middle and high school students