Access to Education

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Getting to college

Ohio State resources

• Make College Happen 4-6th grade (download pdf)
• Make College Happen 7-8th grade (download pdf)
• Make College Happen 9-10th grade (download pdf)
• Ohio State's Future Students website
• Ohio State's High School Counselor Information

Ohio and national resources

• Know How 2 Go
• Ohio College Access Network
• National College Access Network
• OhioCap
• Ohio Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
• Ohio Board of Regents
• Center for Student Opportunity

Paying for college

Ohio State resources

• Office of Student Financial Aid
• Minority Scholarship Services
• Young Scholars Program
• Merit Scholarships
• Ohio State scholarship listing

National resources

• Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
• FAFSA4caster
• FastWeb: Scholarships and Financial Aid

Help your students get to college.

Teachers and counselors are important influencers of students who are considering college. Because of your day-to-day contact with students, you can help them decide where to apply, show them how to fill out applications, and even help look for scholarships. Ohio State's Economic Access Initiative offers materials and programs to help you advise college-bound students of all ages. We encourage you to check out the materials on this site and share the information with your students.

Do you have ideas on what might help even more? Let us know how we can help. E-mail Tally Hart, senior advisor of the Access Initiative.

College presentation for middle-schoolers

Are you looking for a presentation which inspires middle school students to start thinking about their postsecondary education?

Then the “Are You Getting the Message” program from the Ohio Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (OASFAA) is for you! The “Are You Getting the Message” program was developed by the Ohio Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators’ (OASFAA) Early Awareness Committee which consists of volunteers from OASFAA, the Ohio College Access Network (OCAN) and the Ohio Association of College Admissions Counselors (OACAC).

The program is available in two ways: You can request a presenter on-line at the OASFAA website or you can download the presentation at www.oasfaa.org.

If you have any questions about the program, please contact Andrea Tracy or La Toya Sykes.