Web site helps Mississippi families plan and pay for higher education

Mississippi Wiredscholar now online

INDIANAPOLIS — USA Funds^®, the designated guarantor of federal education loans for Mississippi, and wiredscholar.com, the foremost online resource for "going-to-college" information, announce the launch of a new Web site to help Mississippi residents plan and pay for higher education. Mississippi Wiredscholar combines college-planning information specific to Mississippi with wiredscholar's comprehensive tools for college preparation and financing.

"By visiting Mississippi Wiredscholar, students and parents can explore the wide range of higher-education opportunities offered in the state and learn about Mississippi's student-aid and college-savings programs," said Carl C. Dalstrom, USA Funds president and CEO. "Mississippi Wiredscholar offers information to help students prepare academically and financially for higher education, explore career interests and options, and search for postsecondary-education programs."

Mississippi Wiredscholar contains step-by-step tutorials on the entire college-planning process, including how to apply for college, prepare for college and repay student loans. The site provides access to helpful college-planning tools, including a school-comparison tool, school-affordability analyzer and free online scholarship search, as well as a variety of interactive calculators and checklists.

Visitors to the site also can register to receive a free monthly college-planning newsletter through e-mail.

"As the designated guarantor for Mississippi, USA Funds is pleased to offer this college-planning resource at no cost to the state or its residents," Dalstrom said.