Financial advice for a college student?

Can someone point me in the right direction for financial resources for a college student? (i.e. scholarships, government programs, financial aid, etc)

I’m thinking about getting a loan to help pay off what’s left of my college expenses (I’m still in school) but many people are advising against it and saying for me to fully exploit all the possible financial resources and scholarships that could possibly be available.

Anyone have some experience/advice about all of this?

I don’t know the first place to look (p.s. I go to a big state school: I asked a counselor to schedule an appointment and was told the next available opening was 8 p.m. in 3 days).