The Choice, the New York Times education blog, currently has some financial aid questions and answers that may be helpful to you.

http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/15/fafsaq-and-a-part-5-2/?ref=education

Scholarship Web Sites

Here's an extensive list of scholarship web sites you might want to investigate.  Fastweb is probably the most commonly used one, but the others might be worth checking out.

Need something to read?

The New York Times has an interesting college blog that covers a variety of topics.  Most recently a student wrote about keeping an open mind about her college major, something I think is worth considering.  Though some of the posts are by admissions professionals, many of them are by students currently going through the application process. 

If you have time, you might want to check it out.  http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/