2009-2010 Compendium of Texas Colleges and Financial Aid Calendar Now Available

The Texas Comptroller's Office and the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation have released this year's online version of the Compendium of Texas Colleges and Financial Aid Calendar. Students, parents, school counselors, teachers and others can now review important information about Texas colleges and universities on the Comptroller's Every Chance, Every Texan Web site. The Compendium contains a list of colleges and universities in the State of Texas, admission requirements, total expenses for an academic year, financial aid data and related information, helpful hints to the college bound, together with a Calendar of various scholarship deadlines arranged by months.

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	"Paying for Your College Education" is a guide designed to walk parents and students through the process of applying for financial aid and student loans.  Copies will be available in the counselor's office.
	Simple Tuition:  www.simpletuition.com/resource has over 100 related articles explaining the financial aid process, tips from first-time college parents, student loan comparisons, and much more. Take a look at the site and see for yourself!
Financial Aid Monthly Action Plan- this is a newsletter that gives specific instructions each month on exactly what to do- what forms to fill out, what research to do, what actions to take, etc. it can be found at http://www.financialaidtips.com/financial-aid-resources.html Tips.htm. You can sign up to receive it free at www.newsletter.financialaidtips.com Free Scholarship of the Day- A scholarship is posted each day and a brief overview is given. go to www.scholarships.financialaidtips.com. While not all scholarships will apply to all students this will give them a way to determine in about 20 seconds if the day's posting is one they should pursue. Many that are posted are little known, therefore, less competitive.
OSU is investing more scholarship dollars towards out-of-state students than        ever before!

Free online course helps students plan careers A free online learning program from Microsoft is helping middle and high school students think about careers they might like to pursue and the skills necessary to attain those careers. Called CareerForward, the course has students examine their skills and interests as they investigate potential career paths and other aspects to independent living, such as financial management skills. Its four components address specific aspects of 21st-century careers. | Full Story

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