College Counseling: Helpful Links
Below are resources and links to help you through the various stages of the college application process. If you require assistance or have questions about these links, please ask one of the college counselors.
RECOMMENDED READING
General:
Looking Beyond the Ivy League: Finding the College That's Right For You, Loren Pope.
Colleges That Change Lives, Lauren Pope
Harvard Schmarvard: Getting Beyond the Ivy League to the College That is Best for You, Jay Matthews.
College Unranked: Ending the College Admissions Frenzy, Lloyd Thacker.
Winning the Heart of the College Admissions Dean, Joyce Slayton Mitchell.
The Gatekeepers, Jacques Steinberg.
The Fiske Guide to Colleges, Edward Fiske.
The Insider's Guide to the Colleges, Yale Daily News staff.
Rugg's Recommendations on the Colleges, Frederick E. Rugg.
Visiting College Campuses, Janet Spencer and Sandra Maleson.
National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
New York Times Education Section
For Parents:
The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from Senior Year to College Life, Laura S. Kastner Ph.D., and Jennifer Wyatt, Ph.D.
Getting in Without Freaking Out: The Official College Admissions Guide for Overwhelmed Parents, Arlene Matthews.
Letting Go: A Parents' Guide to Understanding the College Years, Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger.
Making the Most of College, Richard J. Light.
SCHOOL SEARCH
The College Board’s College Search
The Princeton Review
Yahoo!
Google University Search
Peterson’s
College View
Newsdirectory.com
College Net
E-Campus Tours - virtual campus tours of over 1,200 campuses.
U.S News & World Report
Fair Test
Go College
Historically Black Colleges and Universities HBCU - see a full list of websites for HBCUs.
Top 25 Colleges and Universities for Hispanics
Jesuit College and Universities
Catholic Colleges and Universities
Hillel Foundation for Jewish Campus Life
Women’s Colleges Coalition
Art and Design Schools
U-Can
College Viewbooks
College and University Rankings
College Navigator
U.S Air Force Academy
U.S. Military Academy at West Point
U.S. Naval Academy
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
International Study
American Colleges Overseas
Study Abroad
Information for International Students
International aid finder for schools offering Financial Aid
educationUSA
Study USA
APPLYING TO COLLEGE
The Common Application
University of California System
FINANCIAL AID
FAFSA
CSS Profile
The College Board Financial Aid
U.S. Department of Education: Student Guide
FinAid
Office of Post-Secondary Education
FastWeb
College Net
NellieMae
SallieMae
The Educational Resource Institute (TERI)
The United Negro College Fund
Next Student
SCHOLARSHIPS
Federal Trade Commission: Scholarship Scams
Scholarships.com
Colleges and Scholarships
ScholarshipsExperts.com
Broke Scholar
Nationally Coveted Scholarships
Student Awards
International Education Financial Aid
College Scholarships
Military Scholarship Finder
Minority Scholarship Guide
Gates Millennium Scholars Program
Ron Brown Scholar Program
ATHLETICS
NCAA – the official site of the National Collegiate Athletic Conference.
NCAA Eligibility Center
NCAA Sports Portal – Use this service to locate a specific sport program.