Additional College Admission Resources
When searching for college application information, you will find that your options are endless. Parents and students can find help, either online or offline. From workshops to budgets calculators, there is a resource out there to help you in your search for the perfect college life experience.
The financial aspect of college planning plagues every student and/or parent at some point during the college search process. Budget calculators can help you by giving the potential student and his parents a cost estimate. There are calculators for budgets, moving costs, costs of college attendance, college tuition savings planning, and much more. Some sites even have budget calculators that help students specifically with loan debt planning.
Here are a few budget calculators that you might find helpful.
§ The NextStudentAdvisor Budget Calculator tabulates your estimated budget shortages and overages, as you fill in all of your estimated income and expenses.
§ The NextStudentAdvisor Loan Repayment Calculator allows you to figure out your monthly loan payment amounts, based on how much you owe and the prevailing interest rate. The Student Loan Consolidation Calculator helps you consider payment options, which can result from loan consolidation, and will also be of assistance in student loan debt.
Informative articles can be an important source of information for students as well as their parents. Many of the articles are written by former, and sometimes current, college admission officers. Other articles detail the real-life experiences of parents and students, who are going through the college admission process for the first time. Check out the following sites.
§ College Confidential offers a great deal of college assistance. It not only details the ins and outs of college admission, but has relevant information on finding and choosing a college as well. There is also information on how you can best deal with rejection.
§ NextStudentAdvisor has college guides, informative tip, and many more resources, to give graduating seniors assistance, as well as information for graduate and undergraduate students. This site also has information on assistance with student loan debt.
§ College Board is the official site of the SAT test. This site is also a great source for college planning information. Navigating to this site is an excellent way for you to get college assistance early, while you study for your SATs.
Offered online or in a brick and mortar classroom, workshops are a great resource for parents. Here you will find a tutorial on the college process. Parents and students are allowed to ask questions, and are given valuable information to assist them in their success at college. See your school guidance counseling department for more information on local workshops
If you are not certain where to begin, these following sites are certain to help you in your search. These sites have a plethora of information, which can assist any prospective student. These sites include budget calculators, college workshops, career guides, and relevant articles. They also have more specialized information, such as what to do if you are wait-listed and how to assist you with student loan debt. For those students who are familiar with the computer, the information is easily accessed and extremely informative.
§ NextStudentAdvisor (i.e. this site)
§ College Board
§ Facts.org This site has information specifically for Florida residents, although the same tools can be used for students who live elsewhere.
No matter what your preferences are, take a look at these important and informative resources. You will find a wealth of information to make your college admission experience enjoyable, by eliminating the mystery surrounding the college search process.