Here are some additional resources to help you navigate the financial aid process, and to help you make the most informed decisions about funding your post-secondary education.
Top 10 best national scholarship databases
(derived from US News & World Report, Forbes, Going Merry, Business Insider, and Fordham University)
1. Fast Web Scholarship Search
2. Bold.org
3. Going Merry
5. BigFuture via the College Board
6. Appily, formly Cappex
7. finaid
8. Niche
10. Sallie
If you are attending school out of state, your institution may qualify for tuition at a reduced rate! Please see the links below for more information.
Midwest Student Exchange Program
"MSEP offers a discounted tuition rate with an average annual tuition savings of $7,000. The program is volunteer based with eight states and over 70 institutions in the Midwest choosing to participate. Current states in the MSEP are Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin." For more information, please visit the link above.
The Minnesota/Wisconsin reciprocity agreement allows Wisconsin residents to attend Minnesota public universities at in-state tuition rates.