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COLLEGE SEARCH SITES AND GENERAL INFORMATION
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http://www.collegeboard.org/
From Collegeboard.com, the administrator of the S.A.T. and other tests. Begin at " Where to Start " for an excellent overview of the college search process.
To access college search, follow this path: click "For students"> "Find a college"> "College Search ." College MatchMaker is a database of over 3800 schools, that permits searches by type of school, location, student activities and sports, majors, admissions factors, costs, financial aid and more.
Use "College Quick Finder" to search for information about a specific school, and to compare it with another school, or find schools with similar traits
To explore possible majors and careers, see Major & Career Profiles on the "Find a college" page. .
The site also includes information on College Board tests and preparation, planning for college, as well as applying and paying for college. Includes many useful articles such as " What Selectivity Means for You: Understanding Admission Factors ."
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http://www.petersons.com/
Detailed information on thousands of colleges and universities, with college search capabilities and free (registration required) online practice tests for the SAT and ACT. Other sample tests (SAT II and AP tests) are available for a fee, as is admissions essay help .
To access college search, choose "College"> "High School Students"> "Find a school."
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http://www.princetonreview.com/college/default.asp
The Princeton Review site offers many features, including college search at Counselor-O-Matic and a Majors Search (provides basic facts about the major, typical required courses, and a list of schools that offer the major).
There is an extensive " Advice " section with many worthwhile articles about the college process, including extensive articles on "Career Planning & Research, with a career quiz, resumes and interview advice, profiles of specific careers, including specifics on military careers .
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www.educationplanner.org
A Forbes magazine "Best of the Web" site. Organized into sections: Discovering, Preparing, Selecting, Applying, Deciding and Paying.
Lots of special features including:
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http://www.campustours.com/
Online tours are possible at many schools.
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http://www.collegenet.com/
Screen schools by location, tuition, major, sports activity, enrollment size and other factors. About 1500 participating schools have online applications linked to the site.
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http://mapping-your-future.org/
A Forbes "Best of the Web" site, with detailed information about finances, career, college, and financial aid information, especially accessible to those just beginning the process. The site offers webcasts on many different topics, including "Why should I go to college" and "Paying for college."
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http://www.collegeanswer.com/
An excellent site for help with financing college. A Forbes "Best of the Web" site with "pointers on the entire 'Going-to-College' process from preparation to getting loans. College Answer also has interactive tools that enable you to analyze the affordability of schools, compare financial aid award letters, and search for scholarships."
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http://www.hbcumentor.org
A college search site for students interested in historically black universities and colleges. Registration required for some areas of the site; it includes school profiles, information on self-assessment and careers, financial aid, and online application forms.
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ADMISSIONS ESSAY HELP |
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http://www.collegeboard.com/student/apply/essay-skills/index.htm l
Covers choosing a topic, sample college essay questions, essay writing tips. Also provided sample essays.
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www.educationplanner.org
A Forbes magazine "Best of the Web" site. Under "Applying" look for the "Admission Application Essay Writing Course" for six detailed essay-writing lessons with sample essays .
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S.A.T. & A.P. TEST PREPARATION |
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http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/prep_one/prep_one.html
" Take a free, full-length practice test. Then review a free score and skills report, and explanations to all test answers."
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http://www.petersons.com/
Access detailed information on thousands of colleges and universities, with college search capabilities and free (registration required) online practice tests for the SAT and ACT. Other sample tests (SAT II and AP tests) are available for a fee, as is admissions essay help.
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FINANCING COLLEGE & SCHOLARSHIPS |
http://www.petersons.com/
From Peterson's main page, choose>College>High School Students>Pay for School. Provides a scholarship search engine, an overview of how to pay for school, financial aid case studies, and more.
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www.educationplanner.org
A Forbes magazine "Best of the Web" site, from EducationalPlanner.org. Under "Paying" find the basics of financial aid, an undergrad college search engine, work-study information, details about education loans, and repayment information. See also information about Scholarship scams .
There are some very interesting statistics on the page titled "The More You Learn, the More You Earn." See also " Thinking of Dropping Out ? "
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http://mapping-your-future.org/
A Forbes "Best of the Web" site, with detailed information about finances, career, college, and financial aid information, especially accessible to those just beginning the process. The site offers webcasts on many different topics, including "Why should I go to college" and "Paying for college."
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http://www.collegejournal.com/toolkit/calculators.html
From the Wall Street Journal: the site includes a Value of College Calculator (comparing lifetime net earnings of a high school grad and a college grad) and a Financial Aid Award Calculator .
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http://www.collegejournal.com/partners/scholarship_search/
Scholarship search service, affiliated with the Wall Street Journal. Registration is required .
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COMMUNITY COLLEGES |
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/csearch/where-to-start/48391.html
To access articles and an A to Z list of Community Colleges, click "For students"> "Find a college"> Choose " Community Colleges " under Articles.
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COLLEGE RANKINGS |
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http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php
From U.S. News & World Report : "In addition to this year's college rankings, we offer a detailed school directory, interactive tools, a step-by-step college admissions guide, articles, and more! New for 2005: an expanded school directory and a major's search!"
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http://www.guideforparents.com/rankings.htm
" The major ranking lists, plus thoughts on how to approach rankings." Also includes links to many useful specific rankings including College and University Rankings which includes links to Kiplinger's 100 Best Values in Public Colleges , and many other rankings.
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Last Updated 3/21/06/L.Davies
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