Online Resources

The following are websites that are helpful, and sometimes crucial, for students on the college-bound track.

www.collegeboard.com – The College Board administers the SAT examination, which most colleges require for admission. It also offers some helpful information and tools for college-bound students.

www.fafsa.ed.gov – The college financial aid process begins with a form called the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). All federal financial aid programs and all colleges require it to determine what grants and loans they can offer a college-bound student.

http://questbridge.org – QuestBridge is a non-profit program that links bright, motivated low-income students with educational and scholarship opportunities at some of the nation’s best colleges.

www.mhec.state.md.us – This website of the Maryland Higher Education Commission provides information about state financial aid and offers other college-bound resources.

www.mlw.org – Maryland Leadership Workshops offers a weeklong summer camp that many First Generation College Bound Homework Club students have attended.