CC Student finally transferring, need student loan advise.

Hello! For starters, I grew up in a family that NEVER talked about money. To me, everything regarding finances is rather overwhelming. I've done some basic research of the universities I've been accepted to and like an estimate on the university I've been waitlisted regarding cost of attendance. Regardless, I am not going to be given enough to cover anything in full (this is normal, as this is what student loans are for). Where should I begin? All these terms and private versus federal are very confusing. Does anyone have any good resources to start researching. I appreciate any help. Thank you.