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GREAT RESOURCES FOR COLLEGE BOUND STUDENTS
MOST POPULAR LINKS:
www.princeton-review.com/college-education (The Princeton Review) - All sorts of college information
www.collegeboard.com (College Board) - The SAT test plus all sorts of testing and college preparation information.
www.act.org (ACT) - The ACT test and other resources
www.studentaid.ed.gov (Federal Student Aid Site) - Federal Student Aid Site for students, parents, and counselors
www.finaid.org (Fin Aid) - Student aid resource site
www.students.gov (Student Government) - Student Gateway to the U.S. Government
www.ed.gov/index;html (U.S. Dept. of Education) - Search for student aid resources by state
www.finaid.org/scholarships/scams (Scholarship Scams) - Avoid scholarship scams - don't pay!
www.OKcollegestart.org - Easy exploring and applying for Oklahoma colleges quick and easy!
PERSONALITY AND CAREER ASSESSMENT
www.stats.bls.gov (Bureau of Labor and Statistics Career Guide) - Link your favorite subject in school to a possible career
www.lifecolorsonline.com/lifecolorslite.html (Life Colors Questionnaire) - What Kind of Person Are You?
www.princetonreview.com (The Princeton Review Career Test)
www.khake.com - (The Vocational Information Center)
READING LISTS FOR STUDENTS
www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/yalsapubs/yals/youngadultlibrary.com (Young Adult Library Services) - Outstanding books for the college bound
www.collegeboard.com (College Board) - 101 Great books for the college bound readers
www.cheapbooks.com - Buy books cheaply online.
SEARCH FOR COLLEGE
www.nces.ed.gov (National Center for Education) - Links and searches to colleges and universities
www.online-education.net (Online Education) - General degree and program information
www.petersons.com (Peterson's) - Find colleges by degree programs of interest
ONLINE EDUCATION LINKS
www.devry.edu (DeVry University) - Technical programs available
www.jonesinternational.edu (Jones University) - Specializes in business and computer courses
www.aiuonline.edu (AIU Online) - Includes financial aid info
www.phoenix.edu (University of Phoenix) - Links and searches to all campuses by state
www.okhighered.org - Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
www.wgu.gov (Western Governors University) - accredited, non-profit online university offering a convenient, flexible education online.
COLLEGE RANKINGS
www.colleges.usnews.rankingandreviews.com/college (Top 100 National Universities) - U.S. News & World Report
www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/ranking.html (College and University Rankings) - A list of different ranking sites
TWO-YEAR COLLEGE RESOURCES
www.communitycollegereview.com (Community College Review) - Profiles of community and junior colleges
www.axia.phoenix.edu (Axia College) - Online education offering associate degrees
www.league.org (League for Innovation in Community Colleges) - International consortium of community colleges
www.aacc.nche.edu (American Assoc. of Community Colleges)
MILITARY CAREERS
www.todaysmilitary.com (Military...general)
www.army.mil/ (Army)
www.navy.mil/ (Navy)
www.uscg.mil/USCG.shtm (Coast Guard)
www.marines.com/ (Marines)
www.af.mil/ (Air Force)
VIRTUAL TOURS
www.ecampustours.com (Virtual campus tours)
www.campusview.com (Collection of online view books)
www.collegiatechoice.com (Non promotional videos of colleges)
WHAT ARE MY CHANCES AT THIS SCHOOL?
TESTING CALENDARS
www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/calenfees.html (The SAT Calendar)
www.actstudent.org/regist/currentdates.html (The ACT Calendar)
HEALTH AND SAFETY FOR STUDENTS
www.cdc.gov/ (Centers for Disease Control) - Learn what you can do to enjoy college the safe and healthy way!
www.healthyminds.org/ (Healthy Minds) - Great mental health resource
www.ehealthinsurance.com (Health Insurance) - Student health insurance quotes and plans
ABOUT THE DIFFERENT TESTS
www.act.org (ACT Test) - Used for college admissions, an alternative to the SAT
www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about (Advanced Placement (AP) Tests) - Information about AP testing
www.collegeboard.com/prof/counselors/apply/12.html (SAT Subject Test Requirements at Different Schools)
www.cleptestreview.com (College Level Examination Program (CLEP) - About the CLEP program
www.isee_ssat.com (ISEE - Independent School Entrance Exam) - Often used for entrance into private high schools
www.act.org/plan (PLAN test) - Generally administered fall of Sophomore year
www.studyguidezone.com/psattest.html (PSAT) - Preliminary SAT
TEST PREP RESOURCES
www.testprep.com/ (By Stanford Testing Systems)
www.act.org/ (Online Registration and Prep for ACT)
www.eurekareview.com/ (Eureka One on One Review, LLC)
www.vocabulary.com (Fun ways to improve your vocabulary)
SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH
www.scholarship.com/ (Finding Scholarships)
www.fastweb.com/ (Financial Aid and Scholarship Search)
www.collegeboard.com/ (College, Career, Scholarship Search)
www.tuitions.com/ (Scholarship search)
www.wiredscholar.com/ (SallieMay site for financial aid)
www.collegepayway.com/ (Tools for planning to pay for college)
www.schoolsoup.com - School Soup has information on thousands of colleges and universities and has information on hundreds of careers.
FINANCIAL AID CALCULATOR
www.finaid.org/calculators/ (Financial aid calculator)
www.act.org/fane/index.html (Calculator on the ACT website)
FINANCIAL AID LINKS
www.studentaid.ed.gov/ (Federal Student Aid Site or call 1-800-433-3243 (TTY 800-730-8913 for hearing impaired)
www.finaid.org/ (Student aid resource site)
www.students.gov/ (Student gateway to the U.S. Government)
www.fafsa.ed.gov/ (Online FAFSA Application)
FOR MINORITY, LOW-INCOME, FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS
www.finaid.org/otheraid/minority.phtml (Minority aid site)
www.smart.net/~pope/hbcu/hbculist.htm (Historically black colleges)
www.yesican.gov/ (White House initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans)
www.yosipuedo.gov (Spanish version of same site as above)
www.chciyouth.org/ (English and Spanish information on planning - free publications
www.hispanicfund.org/ (Hispanic resource for college aid)
www.uncf.org/ (United Negro College Fund)
www.ubp.com/ (Universal black pages)
www.collegefund.org (American Indian fund)
www.aimd.org/ (American Institute for Managing Diversity)
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
www.black-collegian.com/ (The Black Collegian)
www.blackexcel.org (Black Excel: The College Help Network)
www.hillel.org (Jewish resource for colleges)
www.gmsp.org (Gates Millennium Scholars Fund)
www.hsf.net (Hispanic Scholarships)
www.hacu.net (Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities)
www.jbhe.com (Journal of Blacks in Higher Education)
www.qemnetwork.qem.org (Quality Education for Minorities)
www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/education.html (Tribal Colleges, Native Studies Programs, and Indian Education)
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
www.ahead.org (Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
www.add.org (Attention Deficit Disorder Association)
www.chadd.org (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders)
www.ldanatl.org (Learning Disabilities Association of America...LDA)
www.ldresources.com (Learning Disability Resources
www.ncld.org (National Center for Learning Disabilities)
www.fcsn.org/ (Federation for Children with Special Needs)
www.ldonline.org/ (Learning Disabilities Online)
www.nifl.gov/ (National Adult Literacy & Learning Disabilities Center)