Financial Aid and Other Resources

Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) – Save on Tuition!

The Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) is an agreement among WICHE’s 16 members, through which 160+ participating public colleges and universities provide steep nonresident tuition savings for Western students. Full list of participating WUE schools!

• Through WUE, eligible students can choose from hundreds of undergraduate programs outside their home state and pay no more than 150 percent of that institution’s resident tuition rate.
• Since full nonresident college-tuition rates may exceed 300 percent of resident rates, WUE increases affordable higher- education choices for students, and minimizes the adverse impacts of student loan debt.

Additional Financial Aid Options

• Liddane Tutoring & Learning Services: Academic Tutoring and test prep
• NACAC Planning Guides for College
• This site is run by the U.S. Government and it has a career survey for students, along with links to more detailed information about potential careers.
• LinkedIn now has 3 new resources to help you choose colleges based on career aspirations and which schools are best at placing students into those careers.
• Research Colleges
• College compare and search – Research colleges and compare schools side-by-side. College pages include diversity information on over 600 schools.
• Student Reviews – Opinion-based college reviews to help your students narrow their college list.
• Task List – Displays a personal list of tasks to show students what to do and when to do it (you’ll need to create a login)
• Summer Programs Search – Use this search to help students find programs that will help them identify their interests and boost their college resume
• StudentAid.gov
• College Board Career Search
• CollegeNet
• College Planning Network (local)
• Do It Yourself College Ranking
• FAFSA –high school seniors: Opens October 1 each school year for the following academic year.
• FastWeb
• FinAid
• FreSchInfo
• QuestBridge
• Scholarships.com
• Supercollege
• US Department of Education
• Western Undergraduate Exchange
• Wash Board Scholarship –a clearing house for Washington Students
• For those of you who attending the Demystifying Financial Aid Night or those who heard about it, here is Teri Thompson’s website for private college consulting.
• Dual Credit Look Up Tool: An interactive tool which allows students to search and compare how their high school AP, IB, and Cambridge exam scores will apply as college credit at various public and private independent institutions in Washington State.

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