COLLEGE SEARCH:
The College Board's College Search (http://www.collegeboard.com/csearch)
Updated annually, this service searches the College Board's database of more than 3,200 two- and four-year colleges. You can search by school name or set your own criteria based on the school's location, academic programs and financial aid policies.
The Princeton Review
(http://www.princetonreview.com/home.asp)
This is the home of Apply! On-line, the Web-based version of the software that makes it possible to complete college application forms on the computer.
College View
(http://www.collegeview.com/index.html)
College View's college search feature offers profiles of more than 3,800 colleges and universities and information on financial aid and scholarships.
College Newspapers
(http://www.ecola.com/college_news.php)
Directory of college newspapers.
APPLICATIONS:
The Common Application
(http://www.commonapp.org/)
The recommended application form of 255 selective colleges and universities for admission to their undergraduate programs.
College Net
(http://www.collegenet.com/)
College Net makes it possible to perform a tailored college search and then apply to select schools using their online applications. Although they do not participate in The Common Application, the program is designed to share information from one application to the other.
STANDARDIZED TESTING:
SAT Reasoning Test/SAT Subject Tests Registration (http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/reg.html)
ACT: American College Testing
(http://www.act.org/)
Fair Test
(http://www.fairtest.org/)
The National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest) is an advocacy organization working to end the abuses, misuses and flaws of standardized testing and ensure that evaluation of students and workers is fair, open and educationally sound.
FINANCIAL AID / SCHOLARSHIP:
FAFSA: Free application for federal student aid (http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/)
Student guide to financial aid (http://www.finaid.org/)
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE (https://profileonline.collegeboard.com/index.jsp)
The financial aid application service of the College Board.
Educaid
(http://www.educaid.com/)
Educaid's website facilitates planning for the cost of college and researching options; includes a sign-up for a free monthly e-mail newsletter about financial aid.
FastWeb
(http://fastweb.monster.com/)
Free scholarship search service.
College Aid Calculator
(http://www.collegeaidcalculator.com/)
College financial planning software.
The United Negro College Fund
(http://www.uncf.org/)
Information about UNCF's programs and scholarships.
The Federal Trade Commission Scholarship Scam (http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/scholarship/index.html)
The FTC uses this site to alert parents and students of suspicious scholarship opportunities. Before paying a service to research scholarships, be sure to log on here.
ATHLETICS:
National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Clearinghouse
https://www.ncaaclearinghouse.net/NCAA/common/index.html
All prospective Division I and II student-athletes must
register with the Clearinghouse to be eligible to compete.
National Collegiate Athletic
Association (NCAA)
(http://www2.ncaa.org/)
Website for NCAA.
NAIA
(http://www.naia.org/index.html)
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, another governing body of college sports.
Ivy League Sports
(http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/)
NESCAC
(http://www.nescac.com/)
New England Small College Athletic Conference