Resources
Do you want useful resources to help you with the admissions process? Here is a comprehensive list of resources you may find useful!
TESTING SITES
The College Board The College Board is a not-for-profit examination board that manages the SAT, SAT Subject Tests, PSAT/MSQT, and advanced placement (AP) tests and programs. The CSS/Financial Profile, a financial aid application used by many institutions to determine family contribution and financial assistance packages, is available on this site.
ACT The ACT test is a non-profit organization that offers a college entrance exam. It assesses the general educational development and ability of a student to complete college-level work. There are four skill areas: English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science.
Fair Test Fair Test provides a list of colleges and universities that do not require the SATs.
COLLEGE SEARCH WEBSITES
Big Future powered by the College Board college search step-by-step
National Center for Education Statistics National Center for Education Statistics U.S. Department of Education
College Xpress College lists with a different perspective. Lists and Rankings, Scholarships, Summer programs, college searches, and scholarships.
NCAA The official site of the National Collegiate Athletic Association
Common Application The Common Application provides online versions of first-year and transfer applications for 800 colleges, both private and public.
Coalition for College The Coalition for College is a free college planning tool and application
The Princeton Review
FINANCIAL AID WEBSITE
FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid – complete the application online.
BOOKS
The Fiske Guide to Colleges – “Hip and straightforward, this leading guide describes the academic climates as well as the social and extracurricular scenes at the “best and most interesting” schools in North America.”
The Insider’s Guide to the Colleges – Researched by students for students to give the inside scoop on colleges
K & W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities or Attention Deficit Disorder – 338 colleges are profiled. Gives very specific information to assist in the college process for students with learning disabilities
College Handbook by the College Board – “Fast, easy way to narrow a college search. This comprehensive guide speeds you straight to the latest details on more than 3,600 colleges and universities–entrance requirements, class sizes, costs, financial aid, housing, majors, and much more”
Profiles of American Colleges (Barron’s) – Information of more than 1650 colleges throughout the U.S.
Colleges That Change Lives – 40 Colleges and Universities that really change lives