Bentley University
Online Resources
The following websites are important resources  
as you navigate the college admissions process.  
Refer to the sites often by bookmarking them in your 
online favorites.
College Searches and Planning
ACT Education & Career Planning: www.act.org
Big Future: bigfuture.collegeboard.org
Campus Explorer: www.campusexplorer.com
Campus Tours: www.campustours.com
College Greenlight: appily.com/guidance/counselors/
    college-greenlight
College Navigator: nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/
Common Application: www.commonapp.org/explore
FairTest: www.fairtest.org
I’m First: www.imfirst.org
Philly Goes 2 College: phillygoes2college.org
Rise First: www.risefirst.org
Financial Aid
American Education Services: www.aessuccess.org
Big Future: bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for- 
    college/financial-aid-basics
FAFSA: www.studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa
Federal Student Aid: www.studentaid.gov
FinAid: www.finaid.org
Pennsylvania 529 College Savings Program: 
    www.pa529.com
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency: 
    www.pheaa.org
National Scholarship Search Engines
Search for additional scholarships through  
these databases:
Appily: appily.com/scholarships
The College Board: bigfuture.collegeboard.org/
    scholarship-search
College Scholarships.org: 
    www.collegescholarships.org
TheDream.US: www.thedream.us/scholarships
Free-4U: www.free-4U.com
Niche: www.niche.com/colleges/scholarships
Peterson’s: www.petersons.com/scholarship-search
Questbridge: www.questbridge.org
RaiseMe: www.raise.me
Sallie Mae: www.salliemae.com/college-planning
Scholarships.com: www.scholarships.com
Unigo: www.unigo.com/scholarships
For Parents and Guardians
•The Parent and Family Portal from the School  
District of Philadelphia can help you track your 
child’s academic progress, test scores, and  
attendance: www.philasd.org/face/#parentportal.
•The College Board offers tools and webinars on  
topics such as financial aid, college savings, and  
tuition tax credits: bigfuture.collegeboard.org/
for-parents.
• Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency  
(PHEAA) provides EducationPlanner.org to educate 
parents about college planning, educational costs, 
the college admissions process, and student aid: 
www.educationplanner.org/parents/.
Resources and Partners
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