<p>While you've gotten some very helpful answers here, I do suggest that in finding out important info about things such as colleges' financial aid or admissions policies, it's best to go straight to the source: the colleges' web pages. Colleges do a wonderful job of providing information about their aid policies and admission requirements.</p>
<p>It would be a shame to make a wrong college decision because of getting erroneous information from well-meaning strangers.</p>
<p>The Internet boards, however, are great sources of information about what individual college students' experiences were with admissions and financial aid.</p>