Most Popular Links

Princeton Review
College Board
ACT
Federal Student Aid Site
Financial Aid
Students.gov
US Dept. of Education
Scholarship Scams

Personality and Career Assessment

Learning Styles Assessment
Life Colors Questionnaire
The Princeton Review Career Test
Vocational Information Center
Bureau of Labor and Statistics Career Guide

Military Careers

Military General Information
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Marines
Air Force

Reading Lists for Students

Young Adult Library Services
College Board

Search for Colleges

National Center for Education - links and searches to colleges and universities

State University - Profiles of state universities and other colleges by state

University of Phoenix – links and searches to all campuses by state

Peterson’s – find colleges by degree programs of interest

Online Education Links

University of Phoenix Online – degree and program information

AIU Online – financial aid info

DeVry University – technical programs available

Jones University – specializes in business and computer courses

College Rankings

Top 100 National Universities 2005 - 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

Virtual Tours

www.ecampustours.com - virtual campus tours

www.campustours.com

www.campusview.com - collection of  online books

www.collegeselection.com/question.htm - 56 questions to ask on visits

www.collegiatechoice.com/ - non promotional videos of colleges

What are my Chances at This School?

www.thickenvelope.com/

www.go4college.com/

www.collegedata.com/cs/promo/promo_calcodds_tmpl.jhtml

www.princetonreview.com/college/research/articles/find/MatchReachSafety.asp

Financial Aid Calculators

Financial Aid (Estimated Family Contribution) - estimate your Expected Family Contribution for college tuition and expenses

www.finaid.org/calculators/ - financial aid calculator

www.act.org/fane/index.html - calculator on the ACT website

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

SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject tests

SSAT – Secondary School Admissions Test - standardized testing for elementary through middle school students

Testing Calendars

The SAT Calendar

The ACT Calendar

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

www.college-scholarships.com/ - scholarships and contact information for them

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

www.admissiontests.org/- test prep resources

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.dssc.org - Disabilities Studies and Services Center

www.fcsn.org -Federation for Children with Special Needs
www.ldonline.org - Learning Disabilities Online
www.nifl.gov - National Adult Literacy & Learning Disabilities Center

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 - SallieMay site for financial aid

www.collegepayway.com/ - tools for planning to pay for college

For Minority, Low-Income, First Generation Students

www.pathwaystocollege.org - help for underserved communities
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.finaid.org/otheraid/minority.phtml - minority aid site
www.smart.net/~pope/hbcu/hbculist.htm - historically black colleges
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
university of phoenix – university of phoenix accessibility information
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