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