GREAT RESOURCES FOR COLLEGE BOUND STUDENTS
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Most Popular Links
The Princeton Review - http://www.princetonreview.com/
College Board - http://www.collegeboard.com/
ACT - http://www.act.org/
Federal Student Aid Site - http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/
FinAid - http://www.finaid.org/
Student Government Resources - http://www.students.gov/
US Dept. of Education - http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/Programs/EROD/index.cfm
Scholarship Scams - http://www.ftc.gov/scholarshipscams
Personality and Career Assessment
Bureau of Labor and Statistics Career Guide - http://www.bls.gov/k12/
Life Colors Questionnaire - http://www.lifecolorsonline.com/lifecolorslite.html
The Princeton Review Career Test -http://www.princetonreview.com/cte/quiz/default.asp?careers=6&menuID=0
The Vocational Information Center - http://www.khake.com/
Reading Lists for Students
Young Adult Library Services – http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/outstandingbooks/introduction.htm
College Board - http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/boost-your-skills/23628.html
National Center for Education - http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool/
Online Education – http://www.earnacollegedegree.com
Peterson’s – http://www.petersons.com/
Online Education Links
DeVry University – http://www.devry.edu/
Jones University – http://www.jones.edu/
AIU Online – http://www.earnacollegedegree.com/aiu/
University of Phoenix – http://www.earnacollegedegree.com/university-of-phoenix/
College Rankings
Top 100 National Universities - http://www.usnews.com/usnews/rankguide/rghome.htm
College and University Rankings - http://www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankings.htm
Two Year College Resources
Community College Review – http://www.communitycollegereview.com/
Axia College – http://www.axiadegreeinfo.com/
League for Innovation in Community Colleges – http://www.league.org/index.cfm
American Assoc. of Community Colleges - http://www.aacc.nche.edu/
Military Careers
Military (general) - http://www.todaysmilitary.com/
Army - http://www.army.mil/
Navy - http://www.navy.mil/
Coast Guard - http://www.uscg.mil/USCG.shtm
Marines - http://www.marines.com/
Air Force - http://www.af.mil/
Virtual Tours
http://www.ecampustours.com/
http://www.campustours.com/
http://www.campusview.com/
http://www.collegiatechoice.com
What are my Chances at This School?
http://www.go4college.com/
www.collegedata.com/cs/promo/promo_calcodds_tmpl.jhtml
www.princetonreview.com/college/research/articles/find/MatchReachSafety.asp
Testing Calendars
The SAT Calendar - http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/calenfees/calenfees2.html
The ACT Calendar - http://www.actstudent.org/regist/nextdates.html
Health and Safety for Students
Centers for Disease Control - http://www.cdc.gov/features/collegehealth/
Healthy Minds – http://www.healthyminds.org/cmh_07.cfm
Health Insurance – http://www.online-health-insurance.com/
About the Different Tests
ACT test - http://www.act.org/
Advanced Placement (AP) tests - http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/Controller.jpf
www.collegeboard.com/prof/counselors/apply/12.html
College Level Examination Program (CLEP) - http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/about.html
Independent School Entrance Exam - http://www.petersons.com/highschool/file.asp?id=878&path=hs.pft.isee
PLAN test - http://www.act.org/plan/
PSAT – http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/psat/about.html
Test Prep Resources
http://www.testprep.com/
http://www.act.org/
http://www.eurekareview.com/
http://www.vocabulary.com/
Scholarship Search
http://www.scholarship.com/
http://www.fastweb.com/
http://www.collegeboard.com/
http://www.tuitions.com/
http://www.wiredscholar.com/
http://www.collegepayway.com/
Financial Aid Calculators
www.finaid.org/calculators/
www.act.org/fane/index.html
Financial Aid Links
http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/
http://www.finaid.org/
http://www.students.gov/
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
For Minority, Low-Income, First Generation Students
www.finaid.org/otheraid/minority.phtml
www.smart.net/~pope/hbcu/hbculist.htm
http://www.educacionsuperior.org/
http://www.yesican.gov/
http://www.yosipuedo.gov/
http://www.chciyouth.org/
http://www.hispanicfund.org/
http://www.uncf.org/
http://www.ubp.com/
collegefund.org
http://www.aimd.org/
http://www.aihec.org/
lite.researchresearch.com/
www.ed.gov/offices/OBEMLA
http://www.black-collegian.com/
http://www.blackexcel.org/
http://www.hillel.org
http://www.gmsp.org/
http://www.hsf.net/
http://www.hacu.net/
http://www.jbhe.com/
qemnetwork.qem.org
www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/education.html
Students With Disabilities
Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) - http://www.ahead.org/
Attention Deficit Disorder Association - http://www.add.org/
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders - http://www.chadd.org/
Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) - http://www.ldanatl.org/
Learning Disability Resources - http://www.ldresources.com/
National Center for Learning Disabilities - http://www.ncld.org/
Federation for Children with Special Needs - http://www.fcsn.org/
Learning Disabilities Online - http://www.ldonline.org/
National Adult Literacy & Learning Disabilities Center - http://www.nifl.gov/