The following is a list of links that we have found that may be useful to you in planning for your college education. These are just a few sites available. Use these links as a starting place for your financial searches.

U.S. Department of Education:

• www.pin.ed.gov – to get a PIN for filing FAFSA electronically
• www.fafsa.ed.gov – Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on the web.
• studentaid.ed.gov – Student Aid on the Web

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

• www.thecb.state.tx.us – home page
• www.collegefortexans.com – College For Texans

Student loans:

• https://.tgslc.org – Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Home Page
• https://lbw.tgslc.org – Loans By Web
• www.aie.org – Adventures in Education
• www.mappingyourfuture.org - Stafford Exit Counseling
• http://www.nslds.ed.gov/nslds_SA/ - National Student Loan Data System
• www.nslc.org – National Student Loan Clearinghouse. Gives an up-to-date list of your loan providers and means for contacting them. In addition, it is the quickest and easiest way to obtain degree/enrollment verifications.

Scholarship Searches:

• www.students.gov – Student gateway to the U.S. government
• www.fastweb.com – FastWeb scholarship search site
• www.scholarshipexperts.com  – Free scholarship search
• www.collegescholarships.org – Guide to scholarships/grants
• www.wiredscholar.com – General resource for information/searches
• www.supercollege.com – Free scholarship search
• www.schoolsoup.com -- Free scholarship search

Other:

• www.sss.gov – Register with the Selective Service
• www.dars.state.tx.us/drs/index.shtml - Texas Rehab
• www.ed.gov/misused - Identity Theft