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 – general degree and program information
- Peterson’s – find colleges by degree programs of interest
Online 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 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
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
- 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
- www.sciencewise.com/molis - 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