College Info
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 List 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 – General Degree and Program Information
- Peterson’s – Find Colleges by Degree Programs of Interest
On-line Education Links
- DeVry University – Technical Programs Available
- Jones University – Specializes in Business and Computer Courses
- AIU Online – Includes Financial Aid Info
- University of Phoenix – Links and Searches to All Campuses by State
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 Education Offering Associate Degrees
- League for Innovation in Community Colleges – International Consortium of Community Colleges
- American Association of Community Colleges
Military Careers
- www.todaysmilitary.com/ – Military (general)
- www.army.mil/ – Army
- www.navy.mil/ – Navy
- www.uscg.mil/USCG.shtm – Coast Guard
- www.marines.com/ – Marines
- www.af.mil/ – Air Force
Virtual Tours
- www.ecampustours.com>http://www.ecampustours.com/ – Virtual Campus Tours
- www.campustours.com/
- www.campusview.com/ – Collection of Online View Books
- www.collegiatechoice.com/ – Non-Promotional Videos of Colleges
What are my Chances at This School?
- www.go4college.com/
- www.collegedata.com/cs/promo/promo_calcodds_tmpl.jhtml
- www.princetonreview.com/college/research/articles/find/MatchReachSafety.asp
Testing Calendars
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 –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
- www.testprep.com/ – by Stanford Testing Systems
- www.act.org/ – Online Registration and Prep for ACT
- www.eurekareview.com/ – Eureka One on One Review, LLC
- www.vocabulary.com/ – Fun Ways to Improve Your Vocabulary
Scholarship Search
- www.scholarship.com/ – Finding Scholarships
- www.fastweb.com/ – Financial Aid and Scholarship Search
- www.collegeboard.com/ – College, Career, Scholarship Search
- www.tuitions.com/ – Scholarship Search
- www.wiredscholar.com/ – SallieMae Site for Financial Aid
- 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
- www.studentaid.ed.gov/ -Federal Student Aid Site or call 1-800-433-3243 (TTY 800-730-8913 for Hearing Impaired)
- www.finaid.org/ – Student Aid Resource Site
- www.students.gov/ – Student Gateway to the US Government
- 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
- www.educacionsuperior.org/
- www.yesican.gov/ – White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
- www.yosipuedo.gov/ – Spanish Version of Same site as Above
- www.chciyouth.org/ – English and Spanish Information on Planning – Free Publications
- www.hispanicfund.org/ – Hispanic Resource For College Aid
- www.uncf.org/ – United Negro College Fund
- www.ubp.com/ – Universal Black Pages
- collegefund.org – American Indian Fund
- www.aimd.org/ – American Institute for Managing Diversity
- www.aihec.org/ – American Indian Higher Education Consortium
- www.sciencewise.com/molis – Minority Scholarships and Fellowships
- www.ed.gov/offices/OBEMLA – Department of Education/Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs
- www.black-collegian.com/ – the Black Collegian
- www.blackexcel.org/ – Black Excel: The College Help Network
- www.hillel.org/ – Jewish Resource For Colleges
- www.gmsp.org/ – Gates Millennium Scholars Fund
- www.hsf.net/ – Hispanic Scholarships
- www.hacu.net/ – Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
- 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
- www.ahead.org/ – Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
- www.add.org/ – Attention Deficit Disorder Association
- www.chadd.org/ – Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders
- www.ldanatl.org/ – Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
- www.ldresources.com/ – Learning Disability Resources
- www.ncld.org/ – National Center for Learning Disabilities
- www.fcsn.org/ – Federation for Children with Special Needs
- www.ldonline.org/ – Learning Disabilities Online
- www.nifl.gov/ -National Adult Literacy & Learning Disabilities Center
