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Helpful Links
Here are some good links to help you get started in the college admissions process:
College Search
College Board
Fiske Guide to Colleges
College Prowler
Kaplan/ApplyWise College Search
Student Advisor
U.S. News and World Report
Unigo
Virtual Campus Tours
Zinch
Accredited Online Colleges
Princeton Review
College Board
College Edge
US News
My College Options
College Review
Petersons
Cappex
College Search Database
Fin Aid
– General financial aid information
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College Board
– SAT information and general college information
Petersons
– College, test prep and financial aid information
SRN Express
– Scholarship search site
Wired Scholar
– College planning site
Scholarship
– Scholarship search and financial aid information
FAFSA
– Fill out the FAFSA online
PIN
– Register for and retrieve your Department of Education PIN number
GI Bill
– Veteran and military education information
GMSP
– Minority scholarships from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
CHCI
– Information for Hispanic Students
Hispanic Fund
– Scholarships for Hispanic Students
*CFNC
– North Carolina Scholarship, grant, and loan information
Frech Info
– Detailed information about all aspects of financial aid
*Fast Web
– Scholarship and college search site
IEFA
– Financial Aid information for study abroad
College Net
– College and financial aid information; good scholarship search
Student Aid
– Information on federal programs
NASFAA –
Information on federal tax benefits (Hope & Lifetime tax credit)
*ACT
– ACT information and general college information
Scholarship Plus
– Charlotte-Mecklenburg Online Scholarship Guide
Applications
The Common Application
Universal College Application
Common App
We Apply
Standardized Testing/Test Prep
ACT
SAT, SAT Subject Tests, AP (The College Board)
Veritas Prep
TOEFL
IELTS
IECA_Brochure-Accommodations
College Board
Kaptest
ACT
ETS
Register for the ACT
Register for the SAT
Test Optional Colleges
Minority Resources
American Indian College Fund
Asian& Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund
Gates Millennium Scholars
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
United Negro College Fund
Online Schools Financial Aid
Student Athletes
NCAA Online
National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics
National Scouting Report
College Student Athletes
NCAA Clearinghouse
— National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Clearinghouse – All Division I and II students must register with the Clearinghouse to be eligible to compete.
NCAA
–National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
Ivy League Sports
Be Recruited
– recruitment site
Disabilities and Learning Differences
Americans with Disabilities Act
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
Children’s Disabilities Information
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Learning Disabilities Online
Learning Disabilities Association of America
Attention Deficit Disorder Association
National Center for Learning Disabilities
Other Resources
Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA)
National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
National Survey of Student Engagement
Students.gov
NYTimes.com The Choice Blog
Huffington Post College
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Education Week
Scholarships and Financial Aid
Federal Student Aid Homepage
> Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
College Board’s Scholarship Search
> College Scholarship Service’s Profile (CSS)
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Questbridge College Prep Scholarship
Coca-Cola Scholars
Fastweb
The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid
National Institute of Certified College Planners (NICCP)
CollegeNET Mach 25 Scholarship Search
Scholarship Experts
College Scholarships.org
Sallie Mae Private Student Loans
Student Loan Network’s Student Scholarship Database
FAFSA
Financial Aid
Fast Web
Merit Aid
College Board Profile
College Aid Calculator
Nellie Mae
Teri
US Bank
Online Schools Minority Financial Aid
Turbo Tax
– (suggested by students in the Afterschool Care Program in Colorado!)
Boarding Schools and Private Schools
Great Schools
Boarding School Review
Boarding School Directory
Boarding Schools Database
Private School Review
Home School Legal Defense Association
Testing
SSAT (Secondary School Admission Test)
ERB (Educational Records Bureau)
Johns Hopkins Center For Talented Youth
Gifted Testing
Disabilities and Learning Differences
Americans with Disabilities Act
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
Children’s Disabilities Information
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Learning Disabilities Online
Learning Disabilities Association of America
Attention Deficit Disorder Association
National Center for Learning Disabilities
More Valuable Links:
Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA)
The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT)
Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE)
Resources for Education & Workplace Success (ACT)
Online SAT Registration
National Association for College Admission Counseling
For Undergraduate College Admission
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Test Of English As Foreign Language. (TOEFL)
Links to College Websites
Agnes Scott College
American University
Amherst College
Antioch University
Babson College
Barnard College
Belmont University
Beloit College
Bentley College
Boston College
Boston University
Brown University
Bryant University
Bryn Mawr College
California Institute of Technology
California Lutheran University
California State University – Fullerton
California State University – Long Beach
California State University – Northridge
Carleton University
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western Reserve University
Catholic University of Amercia
Chapman University
Claremont McKenna College
Clark Atlanta University
Clemson University
College of Charleston
College of William and Mary
Columbia University
Concordia University
Connecticut College
Converse College
Davidson College
Denison University
DePaul University
Dickinson College
Drew University
Drexel University
Duke University
Elon University
Emerson College
Emory University
Evergreen State College
Fairfield University
Fordham University
Franklin and Marshall College
Furman University
George Fox University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Gettysburg College
Gonzaga University
Goucher College
Guilford College
Hampton University
Harvard University
Haverford College
Harvey Mudd College
Holy Cross College
James Madison University
John Carroll University
Johns Hopkins University
Johnson & Wales University
Kenyon College
Lewis and Clark College
Linfield College
Loyola College – Maryland
Loyola University – Chicago
Loyola University – New Orleans
Loyola Marymount University
Mary Baldwin College
Maryland Institute of Art
Marymount College – Palos Verdes
Massachusetts College of Art
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
McGill University
McMaster University
Menlo College
Mercer University
Miami University
Mills College
Morehouse College
Morgan State University
Mount St. Mary’s University
New York University
Norfolk State University
North Carolina A&T
North Carolina Central University
North Carolina School of the Arts
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Oberlin College
Occidental College
Oglethorpe University
Ohio State University
Ohio Wesleyan University
Old Dominion University
Oregon State University
Pacific Lutheran University
Parsons School of Design
Pepperdine University
Purdue University
Pitzer College
Pomona College
Portland State University
Pratt Institute
Providence College
Queen’s University
Randolph Macon College
Rhode Island School of Design
Rutgers University
Salem College
San Diego State University
San francisco State University
Santa Clara University
Sarah Lawrence College
Scripps College
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle University
Sewanee: University of the South
Smith College
Spelman College
St. Joseph’s University
St. Mary’s College – California
Stanford University
Swarthmore College
Sweet Briar College
Temple University
The Art Institute of New York City
The College of Wooster
Trent University
Trinity College
Tufts University
University of California – Berkeley
University of California – Davis
University of California – Los Angeles
University of California – Riverside
University of California – San Diego
University of Chicago
University of Dayton
University of Delaware
University of Georgia
University of Guelph
University of Illinois – Urbana – Champaign
University of Maryland
University of Massachusetts – Amherst
University of Michigan
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina – Charlotte
University of Notre Dame
University of Oregon
University of Ottawa
University of Pennsylvania
University of Portland
University of Puget Sound
University of Redlands
University of Richmond
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco
University of South Carolina
University of Southern California
University of Toronto
University of Virginia
University of Washington
University of Waterloo
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University
Wake Forest University
Warner Pacific College
Washington and Lee University
Washington State University
Washington University – St. Louis
Wellesley College
Wesleyan University
Western Oregon University
Wheaton College
Whitman College
Whittier College
Whitworth
Willamette University
Wittenberg University
Wofford College
Worcester Polytecnic Institute
Yale University
York University