College Planner

College Board : Plan for College
http://www.collegeboard.com/planning
Plan now for college! Sections include: Starting Points (Action plans for high school students); High School (how to select courses in high school, write resumes, find jobs and internships); Boost Your Skills (Tips on improving your academic skills, including lists of books to read), and College Success (academic strategies, advice on college life, e.g., getting along with your roommate, managing your money). 

My College Calendar
http://www.mycollegecalendar.org/
An "interactive college admissions counseling program designed for high school students and parents to successfully navigate college search, admission, financing, residence preparation and more."

Choosing a College

These tools are to help you choose which colleges meet your needs.

College Board
http://www.collegeboard.com/?student
Comprehensive site for applying to college.

CollegeView  College Finder & Recruiting Service
http://www.collegeview.com/index.jsp
Commercial site with information on colleges and financial aid. 

College on the Princeton Review
http://www.princetonreview.com/college/
Another great site to research colleges.

Counselor-o-Matic on the Princeton Review
http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/advsearch/match.asp
"An advanced search engine that combines your academic and extracurricular history with your preferences to help you find the right college".

Custom Search (College Net)
http://cnsearch.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/CN/ZDispatch?pageName=.cnsearch.custom.index_html
Generates a list of colleges for you based on your preferences and academic skills and requirements.

Get Recruited
http://www.get-recruited.com
Matching service between potential students and colleges. Fill out a form about yourself. After that, according to the site, "schools that think you'd be a good candidate for admission and believe they are a good "match" for you will contact you via email and/or postal mail and send you information about their academic and co-curricular programs, campus life, admissions requirements, and scholarship and financial aid programs." A good way to hear about a great school for you that you've never heard of.

College Directory : College Websites

College-Directory.net
http://www.college-directory.net/colleges-az.htm
Use this site to get to the web site of a a particular college. You can also search for colleges by state.

CUNY and SUNY Portals

Welcome to CUNY.EDU - The City University of New York
http://www.cuny.edu/index.html
The portal site to all the CUNY four-year and two-year schools.

Welcome to SUNY!
http://www.suny.edu/student/welcome/welcome.cfm
Main site for prospective students to the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Click here for general information on academic programs, application procedures, visiting a campus, as well as the online application. For the web pages of individual SUNY schools, click here: http://www.suny.edu/Student/VisitCampus/Campuslisting.cfm

College Entrance Exams

See also: SAT Prep

The College Board Tests
http://www.collegeboard.com/testing/
Information, registration, test prep and calendar of exam dates for the PSAT, SAT I & II, CLEP exams.

ACT Assessment
http://www.act.org/aap/
If you are applying to any CUNY school, you want to check out this test! CUNY uses it as a placement test. This test is also used by some colleges as part of your application package.

Common Application

Paper copies of the common application are available in the libary.

Welcome to the Common Application Online!
https://app.commonapp.org/
The common application is used by over two hundred colleges. You can download a copy of the application or fill it in online. Check out the essay questions for practice in writing your own.

Essay Help

What's your best resource for help in writing your essay? One of your teachers (or the librarians!) The library has books to help, too. However, If it's the middle of the night on the day before the essay is due, here are some links.

Essay Edge Admissions Essay 101
http://www.essayedge.com/college/essayadvice/course/
"Admission Essay 101". Lots of tips and samples.

Carleton College College Essay Tips http://www.carleton.edu/admissions/essay/index.html
Advice from readers of college application essays on what to do and what not to do when writing your essay.

Financial Aid

Here you'll find information on types of financial aid and links to government financial aid programs. Click here to get information on scholarships.

College is Possible: Paying for College
http://www.collegeispossible.org
Look under Resources for information to help you understand the different types of financial aid available to students.

FAFSA on the Web
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
Find out about eligibility, get college codes, apply and check the status of your application to FAFSA.

FinAid! The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid
http://www.finaid.org/
Comprehensive guide for students and parents to information about student financial aid, including scholarships, loans, savings plans, and military aid. Also includes links to important forms.

For Athletes

SourceBooks College: How can I prepare to help my child with the athletic recruiting process?
http://www.sourcebookscollege.com/content/view/122/54/
Links to information and associations for athletes looking to go to college.

NCAA Online : Information and Resources for College-Bound Student-Athletes and Parents
Links to the 2007-08 Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete and the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse website.

SAT Information and Prep

The College Board Tests
http://www.collegeboard.com/testing/
Information, registration, test prep and calendar of exam dates for the PSAT, SAT I & II, CLEP exams.

Vocabulary.com Most Important SAT Words
http://www.vocabulary.com/AOLtopsatwords12.html
Word puzzles to help you practice vocabulary on the SAT.

Scholarship Search Tools

College Connection Scholarships
http://www.collegescholarships.com/
Free college scholarship information, with new listings every month.

CollegeNet Mach25 Scholarship Database
http://www.collegenet.com/mach25
Features over 600,000 awards. The search engine allows you to easily narrow your search.

FastWEB
http://fastweb.monster.com
One of the largest free scholarship databases, with over 400,000 listings. Important caveat: Check out the privacy policy before giving them information!

Scholarships.com
http://scholarships.com/
Free scholarship search service and source of information on college financial aid information.

Student Guides

Virtual College Tours

CampusTours: Virtual College Tours!
http://www.campustours.com/
Visit over 850 college campuses without moving from your chair.

Vocational and Technical Schools

Directory of Technical Colleges & Vocational Tech Schools
http://www.technical-colleges-vocational-tech-schools.org/
Search by state, then by type of program. Be sure to click on Other Educational Resources at the top of the home page for links to specific types of programs (state-specific sites; culinary, fashion schools, etc.)

RWM Vocational School Database
http://www.rwm.org
Directory of private post-secondary vocational and training programs for learning beyond high school.

Technical Schools USA
http://www.technical-schools.us/
A guide to technical schools, careers, and technical certifications in the United States. You can browse (but not search) by career program type, location or type of certification (e.g., Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco, etc).

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