For seniors, college costs are the last thing they want to stress out about. Going into debt is a very scary thought, and it can quickly discourage someone from even applying to college. Luckily, the internet has many websites filled with resources that can take a load of stress off their shoulders. From scholarships to textbooks, these are some of the best websites to help seniors in their search
Scholarship Money
Fastweb.com
Searching for scholarships can take forever just to end up writing an essay and not getting anything out of it. This is not necessarily true when it comes to scholarships on Fastweb. There are hundreds of scholarships that don’t require an essay and some are as simple as clicking the “Enter now” button. Creating an account can help narrow down the choices that best fit to your skills. You just fill in your school information, birthday, what kind of scholarships you’re looking for, and an email along with a password. Not only does it help you find scholarships, it can also match you with internships depending on your skills. It even keeps a list of your internships and interested scholarships when you’ve made an account. Fastweb also has many resources to news about colleges and financial aid. Overall this is a great website to start planning your career.
Petersons.com
On the website, the first page will ask you four questions: if you are a graduate, if you are still in high school, if you would study full or part time, and what type of college/university you would like to attend. These small questions help filter out which scholarships are perfect for your situation. The next page switches you over to a seemingly endless amount of scholarships with a search bar in the corner. The search bar, of course, filters out what kind of scholarships you would prefer. By creating a free account you can ‘save’ certain scholarships to your profile and keep track of the deadlines. This website does not spam your email with scholarships you aren't interested in or qualified for, it only focuses on the scholarships you've saved in your profile.
Cappex.com
The thought of having to do lots of research to find the best college for you can be stressful, but Cappex makes it easier to find. This website not only offers scholarships to students, but it can also help you in many other ways. If you’re not exactly sure what you want to do, it will help you find a major that’s best fitted with your interests. Cappex can also tell you the chances you have into getting into the college you want by inputting your SAT Score, ACT score, and final GPA along with other information. The website also includes useful tips and resources on colleges. There is even an application students can fill out which allows multiple submissions for college applications without the stress of having to fill them out individually. It’s as simple as creating an account and filling out application fields and profile information. What’s best is that this can be done on any device.
Niche.com
As well as giving out scholarships for specific majors or clubs you have joined, this website also shows reviews of the top schools, districts, and places to live in within a certain area. The website filters out colleges by your major and state. Not only that, but Niche can calculate your chances of getting into the college of your choice. This site has information about all the colleges in your area and can possibly match someone with their dream school.
Scholarships.com
The first page of this website is filled with questions about the top five colleges you are interested in, top five major considerations, top ten artistic considerations, and top five sports you would be interested in. There are plenty additional questions as these help narrow down what scholarships works best for the career you are interested in and which colleges may contact you. Finish the questions, and instantly a good handful of colleges pop up. This website focuses more on giving you money for your specific major and widening your search even more colleges that provide the classes needed for the career you would like to pursue.
Searching for scholarships can take forever just to end up writing an essay and not getting anything out of it. This is not necessarily true when it comes to scholarships on Fastweb. There are hundreds of scholarships that don’t require an essay and some are as simple as clicking the “Enter now” button. Creating an account can help narrow down the choices that best fit to your skills. You just fill in your school information, birthday, what kind of scholarships you’re looking for, and an email along with a password. Not only does it help you find scholarships, it can also match you with internships depending on your skills. It even keeps a list of your internships and interested scholarships when you’ve made an account. Fastweb also has many resources to news about colleges and financial aid. Overall this is a great website to start planning your career.
Petersons.com
On the website, the first page will ask you four questions: if you are a graduate, if you are still in high school, if you would study full or part time, and what type of college/university you would like to attend. These small questions help filter out which scholarships are perfect for your situation. The next page switches you over to a seemingly endless amount of scholarships with a search bar in the corner. The search bar, of course, filters out what kind of scholarships you would prefer. By creating a free account you can ‘save’ certain scholarships to your profile and keep track of the deadlines. This website does not spam your email with scholarships you aren't interested in or qualified for, it only focuses on the scholarships you've saved in your profile.
Cappex.com
The thought of having to do lots of research to find the best college for you can be stressful, but Cappex makes it easier to find. This website not only offers scholarships to students, but it can also help you in many other ways. If you’re not exactly sure what you want to do, it will help you find a major that’s best fitted with your interests. Cappex can also tell you the chances you have into getting into the college you want by inputting your SAT Score, ACT score, and final GPA along with other information. The website also includes useful tips and resources on colleges. There is even an application students can fill out which allows multiple submissions for college applications without the stress of having to fill them out individually. It’s as simple as creating an account and filling out application fields and profile information. What’s best is that this can be done on any device.
Niche.com
As well as giving out scholarships for specific majors or clubs you have joined, this website also shows reviews of the top schools, districts, and places to live in within a certain area. The website filters out colleges by your major and state. Not only that, but Niche can calculate your chances of getting into the college of your choice. This site has information about all the colleges in your area and can possibly match someone with their dream school.
Scholarships.com
The first page of this website is filled with questions about the top five colleges you are interested in, top five major considerations, top ten artistic considerations, and top five sports you would be interested in. There are plenty additional questions as these help narrow down what scholarships works best for the career you are interested in and which colleges may contact you. Finish the questions, and instantly a good handful of colleges pop up. This website focuses more on giving you money for your specific major and widening your search even more colleges that provide the classes needed for the career you would like to pursue.
Free/Rentable Books
Chegg.com
Right off the bat on the first page you are given four options: rent/buy books for 20% to 70% off of its original price, finding textbook solutions, ask a study question to the users online, or finding a tutor online (the first 30 minutes are free while they charge 50 cents a minute afterward). Not only does this site provide you the textbook for a reasonable price, it provides extra help if needed.
Openstax.org
It’s not very likely that a stranger will buy you the expensive books that you need for college, but it’s a nice thought. However with Openstax, that’s exactly what happens. This website legally offers a variety of textbooks for students for free. They offer math, science, social science, humanities and AP textbooks. These books can be viewed online, saved through PDF, iBook on apple phones, and on Kindle too.
Slugbooks.com
Slugbooks’ pricing for college textbooks are the lowest I’ve ever seen thus far. I'm not talking about a book that's 200 dollars and it's suddenly 150. I'm talking about a textbook that was originally exactly 172.95 dollars and now selling for 60. This site is reviewed as extremely reliable and one of the top sites recommended to get textbooks from.
AllBookStores.com
Don’t have the time to search hundreds of websites one by one? AllBookStores helps by comparing prices from four different websites and stores so that you don’t have to do it on your own. They compare different sites pricings such as Amazon and Cheggs, and will help find the lowest prices for the specific textbook, hardcover or paper.
Student2Student.com
What happens to textbooks that you don’t need anymore? Selling them is probably the best option. With this website, you’re able to find someone in your college campus who is selling the textbook you need for a cheap price. What’s best is that you can meet in person and don’t have to worry about being scammed out of your money by a third party. Even if Student2Student can’t find someone selling your book on campus, they will list websites offering the textbooks that you need for the cheapest price.
Right off the bat on the first page you are given four options: rent/buy books for 20% to 70% off of its original price, finding textbook solutions, ask a study question to the users online, or finding a tutor online (the first 30 minutes are free while they charge 50 cents a minute afterward). Not only does this site provide you the textbook for a reasonable price, it provides extra help if needed.
Openstax.org
It’s not very likely that a stranger will buy you the expensive books that you need for college, but it’s a nice thought. However with Openstax, that’s exactly what happens. This website legally offers a variety of textbooks for students for free. They offer math, science, social science, humanities and AP textbooks. These books can be viewed online, saved through PDF, iBook on apple phones, and on Kindle too.
Slugbooks.com
Slugbooks’ pricing for college textbooks are the lowest I’ve ever seen thus far. I'm not talking about a book that's 200 dollars and it's suddenly 150. I'm talking about a textbook that was originally exactly 172.95 dollars and now selling for 60. This site is reviewed as extremely reliable and one of the top sites recommended to get textbooks from.
AllBookStores.com
Don’t have the time to search hundreds of websites one by one? AllBookStores helps by comparing prices from four different websites and stores so that you don’t have to do it on your own. They compare different sites pricings such as Amazon and Cheggs, and will help find the lowest prices for the specific textbook, hardcover or paper.
Student2Student.com
What happens to textbooks that you don’t need anymore? Selling them is probably the best option. With this website, you’re able to find someone in your college campus who is selling the textbook you need for a cheap price. What’s best is that you can meet in person and don’t have to worry about being scammed out of your money by a third party. Even if Student2Student can’t find someone selling your book on campus, they will list websites offering the textbooks that you need for the cheapest price.