College and University Links by u101.com (Western States)

Financial Aid

• FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)

• Washington State Aid and Information

• CollegeScholarships.org (the easiest college scholarship website to navigate through)

• FastWeb (Personalized matching of scholarships to your unique profile)

• FinAid (A comprehensive college readiness resource)

• Western Undergraduate Exchage (WUE) - information on reduced tuition for participating western colleges

• Act Six - full tuition for 4 years to various private universities

• Palmer Scholars - helps financially disadvantaged minority students from Pierce County earn a post high school education

• Greater Tacoma Foundation - dozens of scholarships available to Pierce County students

• College Success Foundation - provides college scholarships and mentoring to low-income and high-potential students

Exam Practices

• ACT

• SAT

• WASL

• www.knowhow2go.org

• www.firstinthefamily.org

• National Student Leadership Congress in Washington DC for incoming juniors who display leadership

• Outward Bound - outdoor summer trips for students

• U-Docs at the University of Washington - for students interested in the medical field

Common Application - apply to multiple colleges with one application