Now that you have all the sites and tools you need to find your perfect match, now you need to start preparing for obstacles that college life will bring. College is extremely expensive, and most family's don't have enough saved up in a fund to pay a full college tuition. Because of this problem there are many scholarships, and loan options out there that you can take advantage of.

http://www.college-scholarships.com/

This site is basically a search engine for college scholarships and finical aid opportunities. This site is easy to navigate, and also very effective in trying to find scholarships that may be available for you. Like stated before this site itself will not supply any scholarships, but it may be able to find some that will significantly cut the cost of your yearly tuition.

http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp

Once again we are back to Collegeboard. If you are not getting the hint yet that collegeboard is going to be your most useful college preparation site, then college just might not be for you. Not only does collegeboard help you find scholarships, it also helps you figure out payment plans as well as ways to cut down on your own expenses. This should always be the first site that you go to in any college retated questions, becasue it is fully equipted with every answer. Collegeboard is the most reliable college prep site out there, so take advantage of it.

http://www.scholarships.com/

This is another site to try. This sites statement is "Since 1998, Helping Students Find Free Money for College." If that does not sound appealing to any parent or to be student, then i dont know what is. This again is more of a search, but this site also seems to be directly connected with some scholarship oppertunites. Like any scholarship you are going to have to do your fair share of work to prove you deserve it, but getting into college was the hard part. Give this site a try, and see what comes up.