FastWeb Quick Reference Guide for
High School Students 2008-2009

Information about Financial Aid

FAFSA (Free App. for Federal Student Aid)
Federal PIN
Federal Student Aid on the Web
FinAid
FastWeb’s College Gold
Mapping Your Future
Project Scholarship Scam
Taxes for Students
U.S. Department of Education

www.fafsa.com
www.pin.ed.gov
www.studentaid.ed.gov
www.finaid.org
www.collegegold.com
www.mapping-your-future.org
www.ftc.gov/scholarshipscams
www.irs.gov/individuals/students/index.html
www.ed.gov

Sources of Aid

FastWeb Scholarship Search
FAFSA (Free App. For Federal Student Aid)
Federal Direct Loans
JobCorps
AmeriCorps
City Year
Resources by State

www.fastweb.com
www.fafsa.ed.gov
www.ed.gov/directloan
www.jobcorps.dol.gov
www.americorps.org
www.cityyear.org
www.finaid.org/otheraid/state.phtml

Calculators

.College Cost Projector
Loan Calculator
Saving Calculators
EFC Calculator

www.finaid.org/calculators
www.finaid.org/calculators
www.finaid.org/calculators
www.finaid.org/calculators

General Information

Social Security Admission
Selective Service
Student Gateway to U.S. Government
U.S. Department of Education

www.ssa.gov
www.ssa.gov
www.students.gov
www.ed.gov

College Admissions/Testing

FastWeb College Search
ACT
SAT

www.fastweb.com
www.act.org
www.sat.org

Choosing a Major/Career

Career Planning
Monster Job Search
America’s Career Infonet
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Outlook Handbook

www.fastweb.com
www.monster.com
www.acinet.org
www.stats.bls.gov
www.bls.gov/oco