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Welcome to the Student Zone
 Whether you’re planning to go to college, are attending now, or have recently graduated, College Zone can help you take all the right steps to make your experiences and transitions go smoothly.
Click on the appropriate link (at left) to identify your current grade or experience level.
Student Message Board
The Student Message Board is updated each week. New messages for the week are identified by the  symbol. Items under the More section, located toward the bottom of the page, provide links to information on topics that were recently listed on this Message Board.
Due to the Independence Day holiday, ISAC offices will be closed on Friday, July 4th, reopening on Monday, July 7th. Access collegezone.com anytime, or send an
e-mail message to an ISAC College Zone Counselor for questions or inquiries.
Are you a recent high school graduate who plans to go away to college in the fall? Check out College Zone's Prep for College Life page for tips on succeeding in the classroom and adjusting to residential life on campus.
A State Legislative Update, dated June 16, 2008, contains the most recent status of bills which pertain to ISAC-administered programs and education in general.
If you plan to attend college in the upcoming fall, check out the 2008-09 edition of the U.S. Department of Education's Funding Education Beyond High School: The Guide to Federal Student Aid. Information, including how to apply, is provided regarding grant, loan and work-study programs available through the Federal Student Aid office.
A June 11th e-Message reminds families to work closely with the college's financial aid office regarding any questions or concerns they may have about the availability and/or processing of education loans.
As part of a planned interest rate reduction, subsidized undergraduate loans made through the Federal Stafford Loan Program that are disbursed on or after
July 1, 2008 and on or before June 30, 2009, will carry an interest rate of 6.0% (subsidized graduate loans and all unsubsidized loans will continue to have a fixed interest rate of 6.8%, and Federal PLUS Loans will continue to have a fixed rate of 8.5%). A chart outlining interest rates for all Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) loans (effective July 1, 2008) is available at Student Aid on the Web.
More
U.S. Department of Education's Federal Aid First
List of ISAC's Participating Lenders
State & Federal Aid Estimator
Federal Student Aid's FAFSA4caster
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