As has been mentioned, if you’ve not already done so complete the fafsa to see if you can get a student loan from the federal government. http://fafsa.ed.gov

If you’ve already done that, try applying for scholarships, you can use scholarship search engine website like scholarship experts, program advisors, fastweb and others. There are links to the major scholarship resources at http://www.reviewscholarships.com

If you are in need of money more quickly than waiting for a federal loan or a scholarship, you can apply for a private student loan. These are provided by private lenders and although the rates are not as low as a federal student loan the money is sent directly to you, not the school. They can be used for things like a new laptop, rent even food. The payment can be defered until after you leave school, just like a federal student loan. A couple sites I recommend for private student loans are Student Loan Advisors at http://www.StudentLoanAdvisors.com/ and Chase Bank has a dedicated department that deals only with them. You can reach them through http://www.usadegrees.com/chase/

These types of loans are typically the last resort and you should try to get a federal loan or scholarship. They will require you have a credit and income history or a co-signor that does.

Good Luck with your search.

Every college will have scholarships available (a lot are based on your GPA and Class Rank), but I have seen really easy scholarships one can get by living in a certain area, your religion, and other easy stuff, so look at that too.

Go to your college choice website, and they should have a section on finacial aide. If you don’t know where your going you should be able to find help on CollegeBoard.com