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Information on financial strategies, career options and college planning
http://www.mapping-your-future.org
Career and College Planning Resources
Financial Aid, Student Loans and Scholarships
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
U. S. Department of Education
Students.gov
Suggested Books
Get A Jump! the student aid answer book by Peterson's
Student Guides
studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/index.html
U.S. Government site for student’s
http://students.gov/STUGOVWebApp/index.jsp
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority
Student Awards
Athletics
National College Athletic Association (NCAA)
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
More Information By and For College Students
Newslink
Campus Newspapers/College News
http://newslink.org/statcamp.html
The Daily Jolt—A College Network Run by Students
http://www.dailyjolt.com/welcome.html?elton=yes&nesto=no
College and Learning Disabilities and ADHD
Educational Testing Service Disability Policies
ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
The George Washington University Health Resource Center
National Clearinghouse on Post-Secondary Education for Individuals
with Disabilities
PACER Center
Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights
Wrights Law
Special Education Law and Advocacy
Did you know??
Most colleges approve student requests to defer enrollment for a year.
A "gap" year allows students to explore interests and gain self-knowledge.
Preparing for College:
An Online Tutorial
http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Academics/cprep.html
Plan steps you will take to prepare for college.
Think about all of the steps you will need to take to get ready for college studies, select a school, apply for acceptance, and succeed in postsecondary studies.
Read the publication and, if possible, view the videotaped presentation at the following website.
College: You Can Do It!
http://www.washington.edu/doit/Video/college.html
http://www.idea.gseis.ucla.edu/publications/mp/reports/pdfs/mp02_OakesandSaunders.pdf
Search the DO-IT Knowledge Base
This Knowledge Base is continually growing to include answers to common questions, case studies, and promising practices regarding accessibility of technology, college, graduate school, and careers for individuals with disabilities.
Use the following form to locate specific information in our Knowledge Base, or browse our complete list of Knowledge Base articles by topic.
http://www.washington.edu/doit/kb.html
The Ohio State University of Lima 2008-2009 Student Financial Aid
http://www.sfa.osu.edu/forms/scholarship.pdf
http://www.lima.ohio-state.edu
Comprehensive, informative, and objective:
Ohio financial aid opportunities:
Ohio financial aid opportunities:
State Grants & Scholarships (Ohio Board of Regents)
Info for students and parents: (US Dept. of Education )
http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/index.jsp
Help for estimating the Expected Family Contribution (EFC):
http://www.webapps01.act.org/fane/docs
A financial aid application service:
http://www.profileonline.collegeboard.com/index.jsp
An important element of the online FAFSA:
http://www.pin.ed.gov/PINWebApp/pinindex.jsp
Government-financed scholarship and job opportunities:
Great scholarship search section:
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/pay/index.html
Find and apply for scholarships and loans
FAFSA Applications due by March 1.
Award Guide at the website below to explain everything there is to know about financial aid at OSU
http://www.sfa.osu.edu/awardguide
Office of Student Financial Aid
http://www.sfa.osu.edu/howtokeepit
General Financial Aid Information
Federal Government
State of Ohio
http://www.regents.state.oh.us
Ohio State
http://www.lima.ohio-state.edu/financial-aid
http://www.treasurer.ohio-state.edu
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