Resources for College-Bound Students
HELPFUL LINKS
ACT Home Page http://www.act.org/
ACT Online Registration http://www.actstudent.org/regist/
ACT Test Taking Strategies http://www.actstudent.org/testprep/index.html
American Indian Higher Education consortium http://www.aihec.org
AP Sample Test Questions http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about.html
Canadian Colleges http://www.uwaterloo.ca/canu/index.html
Career Quiz http://www.princetonreview.com/cte/quiz/career_quiz1.asp
Career Test http://www.projectcareer.com
Career Choices http://www.yourcareercoices.com
Casey Family Programs http://www.caseylifeskills.org/index.htm
College Board Test Dates http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/calenfees.html
College Cost Calculator http://apps.collegeboard.com/fincalc/college_cost.jsp
College QuickFinder http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/index.jsp
CollegeInColorado.org http://www.collegeincolorado.org
CollegeNET.com http://www.collegenet.com/mach25
CollegeQuest.com, Help getting organized http://www.collegequest.com
Community Colleges http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/cc
Community Colleges http://www.aacc.nche.edu
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
FastWeb Free scholarship search http://fastweb.com/
Financial Aid Site http://www.finaid.org/
Fun Education http://www.funeducation.com/Products/IQTest/
Higher Education Network-advocacy group for private colleges http://www.fihe.org/tools/map.asp
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities http://www.hacu.net
Keirsey Temperment Sorter-II http://www.advisorteam.com/temperament_sorter/register.asp?partid=1
Learning Style Inventory http://www.rrcc-online.com/~psych/LSInventory.html
Learning Style Inventory http://www.oswego.edu/plsi/taketest.htm
Learning Styles on-line http://www.learning-styles-online.com/inventory/
Learning Styles Test Assessment http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lsi/lsiframe.html
Librarysupportstaff.com http://www.librarysupportstaff.com/4personaltest.html
Live Career http://www.livecareer.com/?cobrand=CLEAR
Mapping Your Future – Paying for School http://www.mapping-your-future.org/paying/
Myers Briggs Compendium http://www.teamtechnology.co.uk/myersbriggs.html
National Collegiate Honors Council http://www.nchchonors.org/
Personality100.com http://similarminds.com/global-adv.html
Quintcareers http://www.quintcareers.com/career_assessment.html
Riley Guide http://www.rileyguide.com
SAT Learning Center http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/prep_one/prep_one.html
SAT Online Registration http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/reg.html
SAT Question of the Day http://cbweb9p.collegeboard.org/tqod/bin/question.cgi
State Codes http://www.whatstatecode.com/
The Women’s College Coalition http://www.womenscolleges.org
U.S. Universities and Community Colleges http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ
Universities around the world http://www.allaboutcollege.com
University of Missouri Career Center http://career.missouri.edu
Western Undergraduate Exchange Program http://wue.wiche.edu/
FINANCIAL AID
The federal financial aid application process www.fafsa.edu.gov
Financial information on federal programs www.ed.gov
Comprehensive collection of financial aid www.finaid.org
Career, college and financial aid information www.collegeview.com
Nation’s leading provider of education loans www.salliemae.com
Financial aid information; CO student loan program www.college-assist.com
Financial aid information www.collegeispossible.org
COLLEGE INFORMATION
Newsletter that looks at top stories every week http://hscounselorweek.com
Student reviews of colleges www.collegeprowler.com
General college information http://education.washingtonpost.com
This site does it all—other up-to-date websites www.pinnaclecsi.org
School research & data consulting services www.schoolmatch.com
College information www.c3apply.org
Information about colleges through college media www.uwire.com
Assesses skills and interests to develop a college/career plan www.adventuresineducation.org
College search www.anycollege.com
Index of virtual tours www.campustours.com
General college information and free college search www.gocollege.com
General college information www.petersons.com
College search, money for college, admission process www.mycollegeguide.org/index.phtml
Descriptions of colleges www.collegeboard.com
Links to colleges by state www.utexas.edu/world/univ
List of Ivy League universities www.miskatonic.net/university/ivy.html
International university link www.braintrack.com
Links to colleges based on personal information input www.collegexpress.com
Student resources, test preparation, financial aid information and more www.admissiontests.org
Career, college and financial aid information www.collegeview.com
Standardized testing information www.ets.org
ACT testing information and online registration www.act.org
SAT testing information and online registration www.collegeboard.org
Princeton Review site www.princetonreview.com
Preparation for SAT, ACT and PSAT www.testprep.com
Stanley Kaplan test prep company www.kaplan.com
Online test preparation www.powerprep.com
Test optional schools and testing research www.faritest.org
College Athletic Information www.NCAA.org
Eligibility for athletes https://web1.ncaa.org/eligibilitycenter/common/
Electronic application processing for US and world schools www.applyweb.com
Non-profit organization providing information about crime on campuses www.securityoncampus.org
Informational guide for students, parents and counselors www.mapping-your-future.org/
Great for educators and students http://www.college.gov/wps/portal
Video of over 200 college campuses http://collegeweeklive.com/colleges.html
Persistence/retention rates of students http://www.collegeresults.org/search_basic.aspx
Data and research about colleges http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/
Information about activities for a GAP year www.usagapyearfairs.org
Information about activities for a GAP year http://enrichmentalley.com/
Free athletic recruiting website https://www.berecruited.com/
12 bargain schools http://money.cnn.com
Website for Native Americans and partner colleges www.collegehorizons.org
Access and support programs for 1st gen/low income students www.csocollegeenter.org
Article for athletes http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?id=5629679