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Unless you plan to spend the rest of your life asking people if they want fries with that, you are going to need more than a high school diploma. Here are some great resources to help you find the right school or college and the money to pay for it.

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FAFSA on the Web If you are like most students, one of your first questions is going to be "Where am I going to get the money to pay for my education?". FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Colleges are required to know your eligibility for federal aid before awarding any other financial aid including athletic or other scholarships. Here you can learn about federal aid and fill out the application online. You can also receive your Student Aid Report which your college will use to determine the amount of your award and any additional need.

Fastweb A scholarship search engine. Fill out the online form and get a report of scholarships you are eligible to apply for. The report includes contact information for additional forms and information as well as additional eligibility information. You still have to do the legwork but this will piont you in the right direction. The service is free. It is sponsored by advertising and is offered as a service of Monster.com.

Scholarship Resource Network Express Contains a database of over 8,000 programs with a distribution level of over 150,000 awards for undergraduate and postgraduate students. This database also includes student loan forgiveness programs for those who have graduated from college and need alternatives for repayment.

Supercollege.com The site contains find information and resources on getting into and paying for college. Search their FREE database of over 400,000 awards for high school, college, and graduate students.

Wired Scholar This Sallie Mae sponsored service gives students internet access to a comprehensive source of financial aid resources for college. The database contains funding information from a variety of resources, including scholarships, fellowships, grants, work-study, loan programs, tuition waivers, internships, competitions, and work co-operative programs. Information is also available in Spanish.

Our regularly updated proprietary database allows students to search 2.7 million scholarship and grant awards worth over $19 billion in aid. We provide an online database interface where scholarship providers may easily submit new awards or update their existing scholarship information.

In addition to providing excellent resources to help you find the right college, Peterson's has an excellent search engine to help you find the money to pay for it.