PARENT RESOURCES

HELPFUL RESOURCES

GENERAL HELPS

The One-Stop Shop for Answers for Parents (Due Dates, Advise, Shopping Lists, etc. This site has it all) - Link
Why the ACT Matters (Understand the importance of ACT for your child’s future) - Link

FIGURING OUT FINANCES

Financial Aid Help (Tips, tricks, and other helps written by parents for parents!) - Link
Decoding Financial Aid Letters (How to decipher a financial aid letter; just click the arrows) - Link
What to Buy for College (Just to get an idea! You don't need all of this) - Link

BUT WILL THEY BE SAFE?

College Rankings (Safety, academics, dining, housing, etc.) - Link
Make the Most out of a College Visit (13 tips for getting the most of college visits) - Link

FAFSA Links and Resources

FAFSA Website (Not available until Oct. 1/HOPE Scholarship and Pell Grant) - Link
Creating your FSA ID (Your FSA ID is used as an electronic signature on the FAFSA) - Link
2021-2022 Basic FAFSA Completion Instructions (Step by Step Instructions) - Link
Retrieving your FSA ID (Forgot your FSA ID login info? Follow this steps to regain access) - Link
Financial Aid Help (Tips, tricks, and other helps written by parents for parents!) - Link
Decoding Financial Aid Letters (How to decipher a financial aid letter; just click the arrows) - Link
8 Steps to Filling out the FAFSA (Making filling it out a little easier) - Link

Free and Reliable Scholarship Searches

Scholarship Informer (Resources for Finding Scholarships) - Link
CollegeforTN.org (Free ACT Prep, Scholarship Search, Resume Help, etc.) - Link
College Board (Free Scholarship Search Tool) - Link
Department of Labor Scholarship Search (Free Scholarship Search Tool from the Department of Labor) - Link

Free Third-Party Scholarship Searches

FastWeb (Free Scholarship Search that Customizes to Your Information) - Link
CollegeMapper (Free Scholarship Search with easy searches) - Link
Unigo (If you want money and like writing short stories/essays, this is free money for you!) - Link
Imagine America (A reliable resource for scholarships!) - Link
DoSomething (A Financial Aid resource for undocumented students!)- Link