GREAT RESOURCES FOR COLLEGE BOUND STUDENTS
Most Popular Links
The
Princeton Review - all sorts of college information
College
Board - The SAT test plus all sorts of testing and college preparation
information
ACT - the ACT test and
other resources
Federal Student Aid Site - Federal
Student Aid Site for students, parents and counselors
FinAid - Student aid
resource site
Students.gov -
student gateway to the US Government
US Dept. of
Education - search for student aid resources by state
Scholarship Scams - avoid
scholarship scams - don't pay!
Personality and Career Assessment
Bureau of Labor and Statistics Career Guide -
link your favorite subject in school to a possible career
Life Colors
Questionnaire - What Kind of Person Are You?
The
Princeton Review Career Test
The Vocational
Information Center
Reading Lists for Students
Young
Adult Library Services - outstanding books for the college bound
College
Board - 101 great books for the college bound readers
Search for Colleges
National Center for Education - links
and searches to colleges and universities
Online Education and Degrees -
online education and degree program information
Peterson's - find
colleges by degree programs of interest
Online Education Links
AIU
Online - career-relevant degrees
Capella
University - degree programs listed by professional focus
Kaplan
University - includes financial aid info
University of
Phoenix Online - includes links to all campus locations
Westwood College
- technical program available
College Rankings
Top 100 National
Universities - US News & World Report
College and University
Rankings - a list of different ranking sites
Two Year College Resources
Community College Review -
profiles of community and junior colleges
Axia
College Online - online education offering associate degrees
League for Innovation in Community
Colleges - international consortium of community colleges
American Assoc. of Community Colleges
Military Careers
http://www.todaysmilitary.com/ -
Military (general)
http://www.army.mil/ -
Army
http://www.navy.mil/ -
Navy
http://www.uscg.mil/USCG.shtm - Coast
Guard
http://www.marines.com/ - Marines
http://www.af.mil/
- Air Force
Virtual Tours
http://www.ecampustours.com/ - virtual
campus tours
http://www.campustours.com/
http://www.campusview.com/ - collection of
on line view books
http://www.collegiatechoice.com/ -
non promotional videos of colleges
What are my Chances at This School?
http://www.go4college.com/
www.collegedata.com/cs/promo/promo_calcodds_tmpl.jhtml
www.princetonreview.com/college/research/articles/find/MatchReachSafety.asp
Testing Calendars
The
SAT Calendar
The ACT Calendar
Health and Safety for Students
Centers for
Disease Control - learn what you can do to enjoy college the safe and
healthy way!
Healthy Minds -
great mental health resource
Health Insurance Quotes -
student health insurance quotes and plans
About the Different Tests
ACT test - used for
college admissions, an alternative to the SAT
Advanced Placement
(AP) tests - information about AP testing
www.collegeboard.com/prof/counselors/apply/12.html
- Sat Subject Test Requirements at different schools
College Level
Examination Program (CLEP) - about the CLEP program
ISEE
- Independent School Entrance Exam - often used for entrance into private
high schools
PLAN test -
generally administered fall of Sophomore year
PSAT -
Preliminary SAT
Test Prep Resources
http://www.testprep.com/ - by Stanford
Testing Systems
http://www.act.org/ -
online registration and prep for ACT
http://www.eurekareview.com/ - Eureka
One on One Review, LLC
http://www.vocabulary.com/ - fun ways to
improve your vocabulary
Scholarship Search
http://www.scholarship.com/ - finding
scholarships
http://www.fastweb.com/ - Financial Aid and
Scholarship Search
http://www.collegeboard.com/ - College,
Career, Scholarship Search
http://www.tuitions.com/ - scholarship
search
http://www.wiredscholar.com/ - SallieMay
site for financial aid
http://www.collegepayway.com/ - tools
for planning to pay for college
Financial Aid Calculators
www.finaid.org/calculators/ -
financial aid calculator
www.act.org/fane/index.html -
calculator on the ACT website
Financial Aid Links
http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/ - Federal
Student Aid Site or call 1-800-433-3243 (TTY 800-730-8913 for hearing
impaired)
http://www.finaid.org/ - Student aid resource
site
http://www.students.gov/ - student gateway
to the US Government
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ - online FAFSA
application
For Minority, Low-Income, First Generation Students
www.finaid.org/otheraid/minority.phtml
- minority aid site
www.smart.net/~pope/hbcu/hbculist.htm
- historically black colleges
http://www.educacionsuperior.org/
http://www.yesican.gov/ - White House
initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
http://www.yosipuedo.gov/ - spanish version
of same site as above
http://www.chciyouth.org/ - english and
spanish information on planning - free publications
http://www.hispanicfund.org/ - Hispanic
resource for college aid
http://www.uncf.org/ -
United Negro College Fund
http://www.ubp.com/ -
universal black pages
collegefund.org - American Indian
fund
http://www.aimd.org/ -
American Institute for Managing Diversity
http://www.aihec.org/
- American Indian Higher Education Consortium
lite.researchresearch.com/ -
Minority Scholarships and Fellowships
www.ed.gov/offices/OBEMLA-
Department of Education/Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages
Affairs
http://www.black-collegian.com/ - the
Black Collegian
http://www.blackexcel.org/ - Black Excel:
The College Help Network
http://www.hillel.org/ - Jewish resource for
colleges
http://www.gmsp.org/ -
Gates Millennium Scholars Fund
http://www.hsf.net/ -
Hispanic scholarships
http://www.hacu.net/ -
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
http://www.jbhe.com/ -
Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
qemnetwork.qem.org - Quality Education for
Minorities
www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/education.html
- Tribal Colleges, Native Studies Programs, and Indian Education
Students With Disabilities
http://www.ahead.org/
- Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
http://www.add.org/ -
Attention Deficit Disorder Association
http://www.chadd.org/
- Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders
http://www.ldanatl.org/ - Learning
Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
http://www.ldresources.com/ - Learning
Disability Resources
http://www.ncld.org/ -
National Center for Learning Disabilities
http://www.fcsn.org/ -
Federation for Children with Special Needs
http://www.ldonline.org/ - Learning
Disabilities Online
http://www.nifl.gov/ -
National Adult Literacy & Learning Disabilities Center