5 – Additional Resources

NY MENTOR is New York’s Online College Fair. It will help you Plan for College, Apply online, Get Financial Information, Ask Experts questions, and select any college campus in New York. www.nymentor.edu

MAPPING YOUR FUTURE is an online Student Loan Counseling Web Site. www.mapping-your-future.org

NEW YORK’S COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAM will help a family save for college. www.nysaves.org

HIGHER ED.SAVINGS CORP.(HESC) gives information on TAP, Federal Family Ed. Loan Program, Scholarship Programs and much more. www.hesc.com

CASHE (College Aid Sources for Higher Education) is a database of financial aid resources. www.cashe.com

NELLIE MAE will give information about student loans, including interactive calculators to help manage borrowing. www.nelliemae.com

FASTWEB is a large database of potential scholarships. It takes about 15 minutes to do a survey that will then match your profile to the scholarship database. www.fastweb.com

FINANCIAL AID FACTS Helpful site for financial information http://www.finaidfacts.org