1. Contact your colleges to confirm that all application materials have been received.
2. Correct or update your Student Aid Report (SAR) that follows the FAFSA.
3. If any special circumstances affect your family's financial situation, alert each college's financial aid office.
4. File income tax returns early.  Some colleges want copies of your family's returns before finalizing financial aid offers.
5. Register for AP Exams you want to take.  (If you are homeschooled or you
   

Teens for Jeans Scholarship

There are 1 in 3 homeless people in the U.S. is under the age of 18. This January, DoSomething.org has launched the 5th annual Teens for Jeans campaign which mobilizes teens to collect jeans to donate to homeless teens across the country. Collect your gently worn jeans, any brand, and drop them off at an Aéropostale store

Award: Two $500 scholarships will be awarded

Deadline:  February 12, 2012

Please note that all collegebound students need to apply for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).  To do so, just click the link and begin applying.

Federal Deadline: 

Online applications must be submitted by midnight Central Time, June 30, 2013.

Any corrections or updates must be submitted by midnight Central Time, September 15, 2013.

State Deadlines:

Each state has a different deadline. Click the link provided to see when the deadline for your state is.

Listed below are the top 50 best value colleges for 2012.  For a full list of the top 100 go to Kiplinger's Top 100 Best Value Public Colleges.  There you will see how they were scored and prices for in-state and out-of-state tuitions.

Thinking of doing an internship but don't know where to start looking.  Take at look at the Fastweb internship website that lists a ton of internship opportunities.  Internships are a great way to gain valuable experience in your area of interest and get your foot in the door for a company you may be interested in.  I highly recommend an internship for students in their 3rd or 4th year of college and graduate students can benefit from an internship too.  Take a look at this Fastweb website