GREAT RESOURCES FOR COLLEGE BOUND STUDENTS

National College= Bound Program

GREAT R= ESOURCES FOR = COLLEGE BOUND STUDENTS

Our 2009 list of Resources for Colle= ge Bound Students is now available for posting on your high school web site. The resources are organized by topics of relevance for both high scho= ol students and parents including Financial Aid, Career Assessment, and Resour= ces for Minority and Disabled Students. If you have ideas for next years list p= lease feel free to send them to me: Sanah Ali <collegeboundprogram@gmail.com><= /o:p>

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Most Popular Links=

The Princeton Review - all sorts of college information
College = Board - The SAT test plus all sorts of testing and college preparation information
ACT - the ACT = test and other resources
Federal Student Aid Site - Federal Student Aid Site for students, parents = and counselors
Fi= nAid - Student aid resource site
Students.gov - student gateway to the US Government

US Dept. of Education - search for st= udent aid resources by state
Scholarship Scams - avoid scholarship scams - don't pay!

Personality and Ca= reer Assessment

Bureau of Labor = and Statistics Career Guide - link your favorite subject in school to a possible career
Life Colors Questionnaire - Wha= t Kind of Person Are You?
The Princeton Review Career Test
The Voc= ational Information Center

Reading Lists for Students

Young Adult Library Services – outstanding books for the college bound
College Board - 101 great books for the co= llege bound readers

Search for College= s

National Center for Education - links and searches to colleges and universi= ties
Online Educ= ation and College Degrees – online education and degree program information
Peterson’= ;s – find colleges by degree programs of interest

Online Education L= inks

AIU Online –= career-relevant degrees
Capella University – degree programs l= isted by professional focus
Kaplan U= niversity – includes financial aid info
Univ= ersity of Phoenix – inc= ludes links to all campus locations <= /span>
Westwood = College – technical program available

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College Rankings

Top 100 National Universities - US News & World Report =
College and University Ranki= ngs - a list of different ranking sites

Two Year College Resources

Community College Review – profiles of community and junior colleges
Axia College – online education offering associate degrees
League for Innov= ation in Community Colleges – international consortium of community colleges
American Assoc. of Com= munity Colleges

Military Careers

htt= p://www.todaysmilitary.com/ - Military (general)
http://www.army.mi= l/ - Army
http://www.navy.mi= l/ - Navy
ht= tp://www.uscg.mil/USCG.shtm - Coast Guard
http://www.m= arines.com/ - Marines
http://www.af.m= il/ - Air Force

Virtual Tours

htt= p://www.ecampustours.com/ - virtual campus tours
http:= //www.campustours.com/
http://= www.campusview.com/ - collection of on line view books
http://www.collegiatechoice.com/ - non promotional videos of colleges

What are my Chance= s at This School? =

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Health and Safety = for Students

Centers for Disease Control - learn what you can do to enjoy college the safe and heal= thy way!
Gyms and Fitness Clubs – gym and health club directory, stay fit and healthy=
Healthy Minds R= 11; great mental health resource
Afford= able Health Insurance – s= tudent health insurance quotes and plans

About the Differen= t Tests

ACT test - used for college admissions, an alternative to the SAT
Advanced Placement (AP) tests<= /a> - information about AP testing

www.colle= geboard.com/prof/counselors/apply/12.html - Sat Subject Test Requirements at different schools
College Level Exami= nation Program (CLEP) - about the CLEP program
ISEE – I= ndependent School Entrance Exam - often used for entrance into private high schools
PLAN test - generally administered fall of Sophomore year
PSAT – Preliminary SAT

Test Prep Resource= s

= http://www.testprep.com/ - by Stanford Testing Systems
http://www= .act.org/ - online registration and prep for ACT
http://www.eurekareview.com/ - Eureka One on One Review, LLC
http://www.vocabulary.com/ - fun ways to improve your vocabulary

Scholarship Search=

http:= //www.scholarship.com/ - finding scholarships
http://www.fa= stweb.com/ - Financial Aid and Scholarship Search
htt= p://www.collegeboard.com/ - College, Career, Scholarship Search
http://www.= tuitions.com/ - scholarship search
htt= p://www.wiredscholar.com/ - SallieMay site for financial aid
h= ttp://www.collegepayway.com/ - tools for planning to pay for college

Financial Aid Calc= ulators

www.finaid.org/calculators/ - financial aid calculator
www.act.org/fane/index.html - calculator on the ACT website

Financial Aid Link= s

http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/ -Feder= al Student Aid Site or call 1-800-433-3243 (TTY 800-730-8913 for hearing impaired)
http= ://www.finaid.org/ - Student aid resource site
= http://www.students.gov/ - student gateway to the US Government
= http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/- online FAFSA application

For Minority, Low-= Income, First Generation Students =

www.finaid.org/othera= id/minority.phtml - minority aid site
www.smart.net/~pope/hb= cu/hbculist.htm - historically black colleges
http:= //www.educacionsuperior.org/
http://www.ye= sican.gov/ - White House initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americ= ans
http://www.yosipuedo.gov/ - spanish version of same site as above
http://ww= w.chciyouth.org/ - english and spanish= information on planning - free publications
htt= p://www.hispanicfund.org/ - Hispanic resource for college aid
http://www.uncf.org= / - United Negro College Fund
http://www.ubp.com/ - universal black pages

collegefu= nd.org - American Indian fund
http://www.aimd.org= / - American Institute for Managing Diversity
http://www.aihec.= org/ - American Indian Higher Education Consortium
www.sciencewise.com/molis - Minority Scholarships and Fellowships

www.ed.gov/offices/OBEMLA -Department of Education/Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs
http://www.black-collegian.com/ - the Black Collegian
http://= www.blackexcel.org/ - Black Excel: The College Help Network
http://www.hill= el.org/ - Jewish resource for colleges
http://www.gmsp.org= / - Gates Millennium Scholars Fund
http://www.hsf.net/ - Hispanic scholarships

http://www.hacu.net= / - Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
http://www.jbhe.com= / - Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
qemnet= work.qem.org - Quality Education for Minorities
www.nativecu= lture.com/lisamitten/education.html - Tribal Colleges, Native Studies Prog= rams, and Indian Education

Students With Disabilities

http:/= /www.ahead.org/ - Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
http://www= .add.org/ - Attention Deficit Disorder Association
http:/= /www.chadd.org/ - Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders
ht= tp://www.ldanatl.org/ - Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
http://www.ldresources.com/ - Learning Disability Resources
http://w= ww.ncld.org/ - National Center for Learning Disabilit= ies
http://www.fcsn.or= g/ -Federation for Children with Special Need= s
= http://www.ldonline.org/ - Learning Disabilities Online
http://w= ww.nifl.gov/ - National Adult Literacy= & Learning Disabilities Cen= ter