
Websites To Check Out
Author:
Anonymous
College Searches:
- www.ucop.edu
(check this out if you’re curious about the UC
system)
- www.csumentor.edu
(This site helps if you’re interested in applying to
a CSU)
- www.cabrillo.edu
(For locals, this site will give you enrollment
details)
- www.californiacolleges.edu
(Get information on all the colleges you can)
- www.cccco.edu
(This site has tons of information about community
colleges)
Financial Aid: Get money for college!
As college costs rise, you have to search hard to find
the right combination of scholarships, grants, loans
to pay for your education. There are thousands of
scholarships and grants available, and the sooner you
begin to research, the better your chances will be of
getting some $$$. Below are a list of websites to get
you going. And a word of caution: Throw out the junk
mail or hang up on companies that want you to pay a
fee for scholarship info! It’s a scam. All the search
sites listed below are free, but some may have
obnoxious pop-up ads. ˇBuena Suerte!
- www.calafia.net/tools/scholarships.htm
(A link page focusing on various Latino
scholarships and grants)
- www.chicanalatina.org/scholarship.html
(Links to many Latina – women only – scholarship
programs)
- www.collegeboard.com
(Good info from the ones that bring you the SAT test)
- www.csac.ca.gov
(California Student Aid Commission)
- www.fafsa.ed.gov
(Anything and everything about the FAFSA)
- www.fastweb.com
(Search for scholarships or grants, or check out
some recommended colleges)
- www.finaid.org
(Info with a to-do checklist and great links)
- www.srnexpress.com
(Scholarship Resource Network, for “minority”
students there is a subset of the SRN called the
MOLIS Scholarship Search)
- www.studentaid.ed.gov
(Spanish and English versions of excellent financial
aid booklets by the US government)
Make sure you’ve taken all the required tests (SAT,
SATII, ACT, AP exams, etc.)! Good Luck!