SUNY Oswego - Financial Aid Office: Helpful Links

Helpful Links

The Internet has made a significant impact on the financial aid community. Access to information has never been easier, but remember that there are individuals out there whose focus is to take your money for services that the aid community will provide for free. Selected Web sites that we recommend include:

US Dept of Education Student Financial Assistance	http://studentaid.ed.gov
FAFSA of the Web	www.fafsa.ed.gov
Financial Calculators	www.finaid.org/calculators/finaidestimate.phtml
New York State Higher Education Services Corp.(NYHESC)	www.hesc.com
New York Mentor	www.nymentor.com
The Financial Aid Information Page	www.finaid.org
Fastweb Free Scholarship Search	www.fastweb.com
College Board On-Line	www.collegeboard.com
529 Savings Plans	http://www.hesc.com/content.nsf/ExternalPage?OpenFrameset&a=SFC&u=http://nysaves.uii.upromise.com/
College Net (college search and scholarship information)	www.collegenet.com
Yahoo-Financial Aid	http://education.yahoo.com/
Peterson's Education and Career Center	www.petersons.com/resources/finance.html
Guide for International Students	www.edupass.org
US Dept. of Education's PIN site	www.pin.ed.gov
US Selective Service System	www.sss.gov

Consumer Credit Counseling	http://www.cccsstl.org
SRN Express	www.srnexpress.com
Loan Reypayment Estimator	www.finaid.org/calculators/loanpayments.phtml
College Saving Account	http://www.hesc.com
Tax Information State	http://www.hesc.com/content.nsf/SFC/5/Tax_CreditsDeductions
Tax Information Federal	http://www.ed.gov
TAP Estimator	http://www.hesc.com/content.nsf/SFC/0/Financial_Aid_Estimators
High School Students Getting Ready OR Career	http://www.hesc.com/content.nsf/SFC/College_and_Career_Planning www.mapping-your-future.org/planning/
TAP Application Changes	https://web.hesc.org/hescpub/main?target=renderer_tap_student_inq&select=1
Request Duplicate TAP Application	https://web.hesc.org/hescpub/main?target=renderer_tap_student_inq&select=1
Check Loan Application Status	students.hesc.com/check_status.html
Check TAP Award Status	https://web.hesc.org/hescpub/main?target=renderer_tap_student_inq&select=1
Middle School Students	www.hesc.com/MIDDLE_SCHOOL.HTML
Paying back your loan	https://web.hesc.org/hescpub/main?target=renderer_tap_student_inq&select=1
Online Federal CHAT	www.fafsa.ed.gov/contact.htm
IRS	www.irs.gov
Understanding Award letter	Award Letter
US World and News search	www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/eduhome.htm
The Scholarship Page	www.iwc.pair.com/scholarshipage
Think "College" early	www.ed.gov/thinkcollege/early
NY College Savings Program	www.nysaves.org
International Education Financial Aid	www.iefa.org
Information on State University of New York Schools	www.suny.edu
NYS Financial Aid Information	www.nysfaaa.org
NYS VESID information	web.nysed.gov/vesid
US Veterans Administration	www.va.gov
Americorps/VISTA Aid	www.friendsofvista.org/
Coalition for Student Loan Reform	www.cslr.org
Trade Center	www.wiredscholar.com
Scholarships	www.fastweb.com
Oswego Guarantee	www.oswego.edu/admissions/undergraduate/oswego_guarantee.html

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