Resource Guide

We did a lot of digging to find some of the best resources available on issues that matter most to financially savvy young consumers. Below you’ll find resources with more information on everything from everyday money management to job outlooks.

ACT

All the info you'll need for taking the ACT test.

Adventures in Education

American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)

Go to source on news, policy and more in the nation's community colleges.

AnnualCreditReport.com

Official site for the one free credit report per year you’re entitled to by law from each of the three following credit reporting agencies.

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Occupational Outlook Handbook for job availability projections, news releases and updates with the latest information, and career guides to specific industries

Department of Education

Main site for the Dept. of Ed., excellent resource

Department of Education – Loan Consolidation

The federal loan consolidation site

Federal Direct Loans

Resource for Federal Student Aid Direct Loan Programs

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Scholarship fraud warnings and other consumer related concerns

Graduated Learning

Started by MIT grad during her college years to share personal finance experience.

Internal Revenue Service

All the tax information you’ll ever want to know

Life After College

Great blog for just what it says, started by a life-coach and Google employee.

Momsbudget.com

If you can get past the name and pinkness this site will be very useful to you.

Musings of an Econ Student

Comments about news, college, and business from a student of economics

National Association for College Admissions Counseling

The site is made counseling and enrollment professionals but students can get a lot out of it.

National Career Development Association

Career guidance resource

National Center for Education Statistics

National college database – it’s the best, most unbiased search tool to find schools. Also have a lot of other insightful stats on education.

National Student Loan Data System

Retrieve your loan information here.

State Policy Inventory Database Online (SPIDO)

Nationwide searchable database for education policies, by state or policy.

Student Aid on the Web

Helps “all eligible individuals benefit from federal financial assistance…”

Students.gov

“Student Gateway to the U.S. Government”

Study Guides and Strategies

Maintained privately as a public service, great resources for studying.

The College Board

The College Board administers the SAT ® and PSAT/NMSQT.

The Common Application

Provides online and print versions of first-year and transfer applications for membership of more than 300 institutions

The Motley Fool

Personal investment and finance, famous for their discussion boards.

The Myers and Briggs Foundation

Personality / Career preferences

US Department of Education FAFSA Info

This is the official site for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

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