The College Board:
www.collegeboard.com
The
National Association of College Admission Counselors (NACAC)
- a good resource to an array of links: www.nacac.com
ACT
- includes test registration and test-prep information: www.act.org
Peterson’s
-links to the company’s many resources: www.petersons.com
Colleges
That Change Lives - site based on best-selling, highly regarded
college advisor, Loren Pope. Insights about some wonderful and sometimes
overlooked places: www.ctcl.com
College View - a good source for information on all colleges: www.collegeview.com
College
Newspapers - a great way to find out what’s really going on
at a campus: www-net.com/univ/list/newspaper.html
Don't
have your school’s application? Check one of these sites; you’re
bound to find both hard copy and on-line applications.
The
Common Application - 300+ schools accept it and you should
use it. — www.commonapp.org
Historically
Black Colleges Common Application - find applications for 37 different institutions: www.eduinconline.com
The
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) - A must for
anyone applying for need-based aid. You can apply on line: www.fafsa.gov
CSS
Profile - If applying to private schools, check to see if they
require this form. You can apply online: http://profileonline.collegeboard.com/index.jsp
FINAID
- general site for anything having to do with aid: www.finaid.org/
FastWeb
- general financial aid site with great scholarship search engine as
well as an EFC calculator function: www.fastweb.com/
Sallie
Mae - information about loans and payment options: www.salliemae.com/;
www.collegeanswer.com
Peterson’s
- Comprehensive guide for financing your education: www.petersons.com/finaid/
Scholarships
- A free resources for finding scholarships and other information about
aid: www.scholarships.com
Savings
Plans - Though by the time you are in your junior year, this
information might be too late, finding out about 529 Plans may offer
some help: www.savingforcollege.com and www.collegesavings.org
Broke
Scholar - Free search engine with links to more than 900,000
college scholarships: www.brokescholar.com
The
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) - www.ncaa.org
The
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) -
www.naia.org
Hillel:
The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life - www.hillel.org
Black
Excel: The College Help Network - designed to help African-American
students navigate the college admission process: www.blackexcel.org/
Historically
Black Colleges - www.blackhighereducation.com
Jesuit
Colleges - www.ajcunet.edu
Macleans
- For those looking into Canadian schools, this is an invaluable resource:
www.macleans.ca/universities/
Canadian
Colleges - A general and very helpful site: http://uwaterloo.ca/canu
and www.canadianembassy.org/studyincanada
Learning
Disabilities Association - www.ldanatl.org/
Children
and Adults with ADD - www.chadd.org
American
Association of University Women - www.aauw.org/
LD
Online - Interactive learning guide on disabilities for parents,
children and educators: www.ldonline.org
Attention
Deficit Disorder Association - Resource on huge array or ADD/ADHD-related
issues: www.add.org/
ASVAB
Career Exploration Program - Developed by Department of Defense;
free, comprehensive career site: www.asvabprogram.com
Career
Centers Around the Globe - Provides links to career development
offices at colleges across the country. What services do your colleges
offer?: www.careerresource.net/carserv
Career
Key - An interest inventory program based on Dr. John Holland’s
work at NC State University: www.careerkey.org/english/
Internship
Programs - Listings of +7800 programs and 200,000 positions:
http://internships.wetfeet.com
Time
Out - are you looking for options for taking some time off
before heading off to school? www.timeoutassociates.com
Study
Abroad - www.studyabroad.com
Career
Counseling - www.mapping-your-future.org/undergrad/,
www.myroad.com and
www.careers.org
Americorps
- National Service Program: www.americorps.org
City
Year - National Youth Service Organization- www.cityyear.org
Dynamy
- An urban experiential education program in Worcester, MA: www.dynamy.org
Gap
Year - A host of travel and work ideas for students prior to
heading off to college: www.gapyear.com
Global
Routes - Cultural exchange and service trips: www.globalroutes.org/student-exchange-programs.html
Personality
Tests - www.2h.com/Tests/personality.phtml
Campus
Crime - www.chronicle.com/data/infobank.dir/factfile.dir/crime.dir/crimain.htm
Greek
Life -
http://greekpages.com