PLANNING & PAYING FOR COLLEGE

Presented by The Missouri Department of Higher

Education

PREPARING FOR COLLEGE

PREPARING FOR

COLLEGEJunior Year

• Take high school core classes

http://www.dese.mo.gov/divimprove/sia/gradndex.htm

PREPARING FOR

COLLEGEJunior Year

• Register & take the ACT, SAT or other admission exams

http://act.org/

http://sat.collegeboard.org

PREPARING FOR

COLLEGEJunior Year

• Explore career options with Missouri Connections

www.missouriconnections.org

PREPARING FOR

COLLEGEJunior Year

• Research college options using the MDHE’s college & degree search

http://collegesearch.mo.gov/

PREPARING FOR

COLLEGESenior Year

• Register, take or retake the ACT, SAT or other admission exams

http://act.org/

http://sat.collegeboard.org

PREPARING FOR

COLLEGESenior Year

•Narrow down your college choices using the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard

http://collegecost.ed.gov/scorecard/index.aspx

PREPARING FOR

COLLEGESenior Year

•Watch for deadlines!

http://fafsa.gov/deadlines.htm

PREPARING FOR

COLLEGESenior Year

• Schedule a campus visit to your top three picks!

PAYING FOR COLLEGE

Free Application For Federal Student Aid

(FAFSA) www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov

www.fafsa.gov

Seven Steps to Applying for Financial Aid YouTube Video

FAFSA Frenzy YouTube Video

Scholarships

Financial assistance that

is usually based on merit or ability and typically does not have to be

repaid.

GrantsNeed-based financial

assistance that does not have to be repaid.

EmploymentJobs available to students as

a way to earn money towards their educational

expenses.

LoansFederal &

private loans available to

students and parents to help

pay for educational expenses.

Types of Financial

Aid

Scholarship Resources

• MDHE’s Monthly Student Reminder – Sign up at http://www.dhe.mo.gov/ppc/reminders2.php

• Resources for Missouri Residents – Dept. of Economic Development www.ded.mo.gov – Dept. of Elementary & Secondary Education www.dese.mo.gov – Dept. of Health & Senior Services www.dhss.mo.gov – Dept. of Social Services www.dss.mo.gov – Midwest Student Exchange Program www.mhec.org – MOST-Missouri’s 529 College Savings Plan www.missourimost.org

• Scholarships for Military Families – U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs www.va.gov – www.military.com

Federal Student Aid

Grants• Federal Pell Grant• Federal

Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)

• Iraq & Afghanistan Service Grant

• Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant

Employment

• Federal Work-Study

Loans• Federal Perkins

Loans• Federal Direct

Subsidized & Unsubsidized Loans

• Federal Direct PLUS Loans

• Federal Direct Consolidation Loans

Missouri State Aid • A+ Scholarship Program• Access Missouri Financial Assistance Program• Advanced Placement Incentive Grant• “Bright Flight” Scholarship• Kids’ Chance Scholarship• Marguerite Ross Barnett Memorial Scholarship• Minority and Underrepresented Environmental Literacy

Program• Minority Teaching Scholarship• Public Safety Officer or Employee’s Child Survivor

Grant• Vietnam Veteran Survivor Grant• Wartime Veteran’s Survivor Grant

Missouri’s Student PortalSign up today at

https://web.dhe.mo.gov/dhe/famous/portal/splogin.faces

Institutional & Private Aid

• Institutional Aid– Awarded by colleges & universities– Institution determines eligibility – Check with each institution’s website

• Private Aid – Awarded by businesses, community groups,

high schools, and religious and civic organizations

– Private organization determines eligibility criteria and application procedures

Contact InformationP.O. Box 1469

Jefferson City, MO 65102-1469Info. Center: 800-473-6757

Phone: 573-751-3940Fax: 573-751-6635www.dhe.mo.govinfo@dhe.mo.gov

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