I set up a guide on Squidoo about how to
search scholarships and financial aid.
This is something that should start long before the student is heading to college, and its never too early to save. There's certain ways to save so you can save taxes on the investment, and if you start searching for contests early enough, you'll find things you can do to earn tuition as soon as middle school.
So I know I've said it before but I can't stress it enough, there's no reason to wait when it comes to financial aid. You don't have to apply for everything, and you don't have to devote a ton of time to it, but its always worth it to see what is available to you at that time so you can decide whether or not you want to pursue it.
There are a ton of decisions that have to be made for college and I will address more of them in more detail, but for now I just wanted to share this Squidoo page since it offers a better graphical platform than this forum.
Anyway, thanks to the people who have registered so far! I know we're off to a slow start here but I'd love to hear more of peoples' opinions and experience.