2004 Web Sites for High School, College and Career Planning

www.supercollege.com This site has a search that links to over 400,000 awards worth over 1.1 billion dollars.

www.collegeboard.org College Board Online is a comprehensive site offering college planning, college entrance test information and sample questions. It gives advice on how to select, prepare for and finance college.

www.act.org This ACT site offers information and practice tests for the ACT.

www.kaplan.com Kaplan provides information on standardized tests, financial aid, college admissions, college test prep aids, an online SAT prep course and college tips.

www.review.com The Princeton Review offers information on college admissions, financial aid, test prep courses, and excerpts from "The Best 309 Colleges".

www.educate.com Sylvan Learning Center offers strategies and study techniques for the ACT and SAT. The Sylvan Learning Center in Lima offers subject tutoring and review courses for SAT and ACT at their office.

www.testprep.com TESTPREP contains a free and complete online SAT test-prep course.

http://knock-knock.com/sat/test.htm This site is a resource center for SAT preparation.

www.ets.org ETS Net (Educational Testing Service) provides college test prep materials and an online magazine for high school students.

www.petersons.com Peterson’s Education Center has a comprehensive college database which can be searched alphabetically or by geographic region. It also provides information on summer programs at colleges, study abroad opportunities and career information.

www.globalcomputing.com Global gives a complete listing of American universities and offers links to them.

www.gseis.ucla.edu/mm/cc/home.html College Choice Web Site offers information on college search and links to other relevant web sites.

www.tnm-endeavors.com/college/home.htm College Admissions Planning Service provides information about college selection and the admissions process.

www.collegetownusa.com College Town USA is the ultimate online college community site, providing college search, chat rooms, tips about college life and information about over 4,000 colleges.

www.collegeview.com CollegeView matches your goals with various colleges. There is an online database of 3,300 2- and 4-year colleges. It provides information on financial aid and scholarships.

www.collegelink.com CollegeLink enables you to download applications to more than 800 colleges, fill them out on your computer and send them in via e-mail. It also offers information on colleges, financial aid and test information.

www.mycollegeguide.org Fish Net allows you to ask questions of admissions experts and search a collection of articles on college admissions. You can create a personal profile.

www.iglou.com/asn Applicant Support Network includes a simulated program that allows you to view your application from the perspective of an admissions officer, with tips on how to improve your application.

www.collegeapps.com CollegeApps gives you tips and links to helpful information on completing your college application.

www.sourcepath.com Resource Pathways, Inc. sells guidebooks on selecting a college, starting your career, finding financial aid and managing personal finances.

www.embark.com Embark Com is a college search site that allows you to apply online. It gives information on college selection, application, and financial aid.

www.parentsoup.com/experts/hammond/ha041097.html This web site offers advice about applying early decision to colleges and general information about educational issues concerning teens.

 

www.collegecenter.com College Center provides advice about selecting appropriate colleges and universities, the application process and financing college costs.

http://ultimate.org/2569 College Guidance Services offers college and financial aid information, services and materials, as well as college search and college rankings.

www.lvdi.net/~academic/index.html Academic Coach contains information about college admissions.

www.nela.net/web/weblinks.htm Web Resources offers links to sites to assist you in college planning, application and financing.

www.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool College Opportunities On-Line is a direct link to over 9,000 U.S. colleges and universities.

www.noacsc.ohio.gov/mercer/ce/index.htm Celina City Schools’ site allows you to go to the CHS page, Guidance Department section, for links to web sites of Ohio colleges and universities.

www.collegenet.com CollegeNET allows you to apply to colleges electronically. It offers a college search program and information on technical, junior and women’s colleges.

www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/cc The Community College Web site has links to 1069 community college web sites, plus 156 related resources.

www.cset.sp.utoledo.edu/twoyrcol.html U.S. Two-Year Colleges provides links to over 1,000 2-year campuses.

www.indep.K12.mo.us/wc/wmccane.html In addition to containing links to college information, profiles, and home pages, this site offers information on financial aid and careers.

http://ipl.sils.umich.edu/teen IPL-Youth Division-Colleges and Universities allows you to explore careers and ask real college students questions about college life.

www.adventuresineducation.org Adventures in Education offers information on careers, colleges and financial aid. You can also look for job opportunities across the country.

www.jobweb.org/catapult/choice.htm Catapult Career Choices contains links to information about many careers.

www.acinet.org America’s Career Infonet contains occupational information that will assist you in career exploration, employment search and give information on current job markets.

www.bls.gov/ocohome.htm Occupational Outlook Handbook is an interactive site that guides you through your skills and interests to qualifications, educational requirements and salary estimates.

www.collegegate.com/index.shtml College Gate is the Net’s best and biggest editing resource. It is the number one online admissions essay resource, offering tips from top-notch, Harvard-educated editors.

www.writingweb.com/index2.htm The Writing Web is a site for people applying to college. An experienced tutor will help you take your application essay to the next level.

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2003-Web Sites for Loans, Financial Aid, and Scholarships

www.freschinfo.com/tipsscam.phtml Be wary of scholarship scams! This site offers tips on how to research the legitimacy of a fee-based scholarship offer and the hallmarks of a scam. It also provides a scholarship search.

www.fastweb.com FastWEB (Financial Aid Search Through the Web) is the hottest site for financial information. It offers a searchable database of more than 180,000 private sector scholarships, fellowships, grants and loans.

www.nacnet.org/education/eduaid.htm Student Financial Aid offers links to many sites providing information on financial aid.

www.marlborough.la.ca.us/admin/coll.coun/FA.html Marlborough College Counseling provides links to many sites about financing college.

www.fafsa.com Facts About Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) offers a long list of information similar to that sent to you when you fill in the "applying for financial aid" bubble on the college application sheet.

www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/index.html Office of Postsecondary Education was established by a branch of the federal government’s Department of Education. This cyberpage offers information on financial aid and links to related web sites.

www.finaid.com FinAid is sponsored by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. It provides links to hundreds of sources of information about student financial aid.

www.student-loans.com Crestar Student Loan offers information on student loans and scholarships, money management, hidden costs at college, etc.

www.nelliemae.org NellieMae Loan Link for Student Loans and Financial Aid allows you to compare student loan programs, check interest rates, request loan applications, and plan a college budget.

www.srnexpress.com Scholarship Resource Net Express is a search engine and database of private scholarships, designed to assist students in identifying sources for loans. SRN Express contains more than 8,000 listings.

www.mapping-your-future.org Mapping Your Future is a site about college and career planning, sponsored by a group of guaranty agencies.

www.estudentloan.com eStudentLoan provides information about student loans and financial aid. It allows you to compare and apply online.

www.investoralert.com/college.html College Planning offers 5 power tools to help your family find the money to make your college dreams a financial reality.

www.salliemae.com/aud/faai.html Sallie Mae Student Loan Marketing Association offers comprehensive information related to student loans.

www.eac-easci.org Educational Assistance Corporation (EAC) provides information about financial aid and links to other financial aid sites.

www.schoolfunds.com Educational Finance Group. You are entitled to federally guaranteed college loans. This site provides information about student and parent loans.

www.collegespot.com College Spot offers information on student loan resources and an online directory of over 3,000 colleges and universities worldwide with information about scholarships, admissions and more. It offers direct links to all the information you will need to find, select, apply for and finance college.

- all web sites valid 09/13/04