Resources
College Search Tools
- About College – A guide for students and parents concerning the goings-on of campus life today. Ask a question at the site about anything related to the college lifestyle. Q&A section offers much information about what to expect.
- Campus Tours – Take a virtual campus tour with webcam footage, panoramic photos, maps, etc.
- College Board – Offers and extensive college search engine with side-by-side comparisons of colleges as well as information on majors and careers.
- College Data – A better-than-most search engine for matching students to colleges with specialized search criteria. Offers a rough selectivity index for each personalized search. Also serves as an alternative home to the Common Application.
- College View – General overview of colleges, with database of 3300 2- and 4-year colleges. Access to Hobson materials – useful info in the areas of engineering, science & technology, visual & performing arts, health & nursing, and historically black colleges.
- Colleges That Change Lives – Web-site maintained by the individual colleges profiled in the book, of the same name, by Loren Pope. Provides information on CTCL college fairs as well as general tips and resources.
- Collegiate Choice Walking Tours - An independent outfit that has video taped actual student guided campus tours of more than 350 schools.
- Google Directory: US Colleges and Universities – One of the best and quickest ways to get to the website of any college/university in the country.
- Higher Education Information Center – Website of Higher Education Information Center run by the Boston Public Library. The site has links to many college- and financial aid-related web sites. Also maintains calendar of college fairs & open houses in Boston area.
- The National Association for College Admission Counseling—Student Resources – Find out about major college fairs coming to your area, including the annual Performing and Visual Arts College Fair.
- Thompson Peterson’s – “Peterson’s Planner” college search engine, plus extensive database on summer opportunities, camps, and academic programs.
- The Princeton Review – Search this site by the school’s name, region, state, size, or cost. The site allows you to access and apply online to colleges. Also includes ratings of hundreds of colleges and a database of articles on all aspects of the admissions process.
- U.S. News and World Report – Choose “education” in file menu and “College Step-by-Step.” Site offers guidance on tackling admissions process in 6 steps.
Financial Aid and Scholarships
- College Is Possible – Learn more about planning and paying for college.
- Finaid! – This free site offers “the most comprehensive annotated collection of information about student financial aid on the web.” Calculators for expected student and family contributions as well as loan payment calculator and college cost projections.
Standardized Testing
- ACT – The official website for the ACT standardized test. Obtain test dates, registration information, facts about the test, and practice materials.
- College Board – Permits you to register for the SAT as well as send your scores.
- Fair Test – The National Center for Fair and Open Testing. Maintains a list of colleges which consider SAT/ACT optional in the admissions process. Site offers current research facts about standardized testing.
- Inspirica – One-on-one test preparation and academic support in your home. Customized tutoring programs for ISEE, SSAT, PSAT, SAT, ACT, and all SAT Subject Tests. Over 25 years of experience, with offices in Boston, New York and Philadelphia.
- Number 2 - An alternative to higher priced test preparation programs. Free online tutorial programs to prep for SAT and ACT.
- Thompson Peterson’s – Test prep tools and information, online tutoring and a “SAT word of the day.”
- The Princeton Review – Test prep tools, information on tutoring and classes for SAT, SAT II, PSAT, ACT, TOEFL and AP tests
- Summit Educational Group – 1-800-MYTUTOR. For more than 20 years, Summit has prepared students for standardized tests by providing customized tutoring focused on the individual student. Summit provides tutoring for grades 5-12 in the following subjects: SAT, ACT, PSAT, SSAT/ISEE, SAT Subject Tests, and Academic Subjects.
- SAT Score Use Practices List by College - A listing put out by the College Board of the SAT score-use practices for most colleges
Online Application Services
- College Net – Online applications for 1500 institutions. (www.applyweb.com) Comprehensive college index with good graphics & interesting resources on financial aid/scholarships.
- Common Application – Information & application forms for nearly 300 colleges/universities that accept the Common Application. Excellent information available under Common Questions, including an extensive FAQ for on-line filers.
- XAP – Online applications to over 700 institutions (including good number of state universities and small private colleges who are not members of the Common Application organization.)
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