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Research references and resources general college research and planning

  • www.act.org Information on testing, college search, career planning, college Planning hecklists, financial aid resources, and much more

  • www.collegeboard.org Gives students and parents information for an easier transition from high school to college, provides information on the application process and practice tests. The EXPAN Scholarship Search is also on this site.

  • www.petersons.com College search, scholarships, & test preparation

  • www.ed.gov US Department of education website that contains articles such as Funding Your Education, the Student Guide, and other information about student aid, with numerous links to other online resources.


Special Interest


College Entrance Test Information

  • www.act.org A website full of information on the ACT.

  • www.collegeboard.com Contains a section on college prep tests, including explanations, ractice tests, coaching, and books to purchase.

  • www.kaplan.com One of the nation's leading test prep companies.

  • www.princetonreview.com One of the nation's leading test prep companies.

  • www.toefl.org A resource page for students whose first language is not English.


Financial Aid and Scholarships


Other Interesting Resources

  • www.nacac.com The National Association for College Admission Counseling offers several useful, low-cost brochures, including "Guide to the College Admissions Process" and "Web Resources for the College-Bound".

  • www.princeton.edu/pr/admissions/u/dean.html “Letters to Applicants” by the dean of admission at Princeton, is interesting even if you aren't Princeton bound.

  • www.nais.org/docs/htm/collegedelusions.htm “Fenced in by Delusions: Parents and College Admissions” provides reality therapy about choosing a college.

  • www.union.edu/Admissions/PerfectSchool/ParentsGuide/html “How to Find the Perfect College for You” by the admissions team at Union College in New York offers thought provoking nsights.

  • www.mycollegeguide.org “Dear Admissions Guru” offers straight talk on the usual topics plus unusual ones like “I Hate the SAT” and “I Didn't Do So Great in High School”.

  • www.theatlantic.com/issues/2001/09/fallows.htm “The Early-Decision Racket”, by James Fallows, takes an in-depth look at the controversial early-decision process, the obsession with elite colleges, and more.


Internet Sites To Explore College Searches & Admission Information


Comprehensive, Generally Objective College Reference Books

  • Barron's Profiles of American Colleges, Barron's Educational Series, Happauge, NY

  • The College Handbook, College Board, New York, NY

  • Comparative Guide to American Colleges, James Cass and Max Birnbaum, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, NY

  • Lovejoy's College Guide, Lovejoy's Educational Guides, Monarch Press, New York, NY

  • Peterson's Guide to Four Year Colleges, Peterson's Guides, Princeton, NJ

  • Peterson's Competitive Colleges, Peterson's, Princeton, NJ


Supplimentary College Reference Books

  • College Admissions Index of Majors and Sports, Orchard House, Concord, MA

  • College Cost and Financial Aid Handbook, The College Board, New York

  • Colleges That Change Lives, Loren Pope, Penguin Books, New York, NY

  • Cool Colleges for the Hyper-Intelligent, Self-Directed, Late Blooming, and Just Plain Different, Donald Asher, Ten Speed Press

  • 50 College Admissions Directors Speak to Parents, Sandra MacGowan and Sarah McGinty, Harcourt, Brace and Jovanovich

  • How to Get Into the Top Colleges, Richard Montauk and Krista Klein, Prentice Hall Index of Majors, College Board, New York, NY

  • Letting Go: A Parents' Guide to Today's College Experience. Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger, Adler and Adler, Bethesda, MD

  • Looking Beyond the Ivy League, Loren Pope, Penguin Books, New York, NY

  • Peterson's Handbook for College Admissions, Thomas C. Hayden, Peterson's, Princeton, NJ

  • Peterson's National College Databank, Peterson's Guides, Princeton, NJ

  • Scaling the Ivy Wall in the 90's, Howard Greene and Robert Minton, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, MA

  • Scholarship Handbook, The College Board, New York

  • The Best 345 Colleges, Princeton Review

  • The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Into College, O'Neal Turner, Alpha Books, Indianapolis

  • The Directory of Canadian Universities, The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada

  • The Fiske Guide to College, Edward B. Fiske, Times Books

  • The National Review College Guide, Charles Sykes and Brad Miner, Wolgemuth and Hyatt

  • The Yale Insider's Guide to the Colleges, The Yale Daily News, St. Martin's Griffin

  • Visiting College Campuses, Janet Spencer and Sandra Maleson, The Princeton Review


Sat Preparation, Guide Books

  • 10 Real SAT'S, The College Board, New York, NY

  • Cracking the System: The SAT, Princeton Review, Villard Books, New York, NY

  • One-on-One with the SAT, College Board, New York, NY (CD-rom course)

  • How to Beat Test Anxiety and Score Higher on the SAT, James H. Divine and David W

  • Kylen, Barron's Educational Series, Happauge, NY 36

  • How to Take the SAT, Marcia Lawrence, Plume Books, New York, NY


College Books For Students With Learning Differences

  • College for Students with Learning Disabilities or ADD, Thomson-Peterson’s, Lawrenceville, NJ

  • Campus Opportunities for Students with Learning Differences, Judith M. Crooker and Stephen Crooker, Octameron Associates, Alexandria, VA

  • College Guide for Students with Learning Disabilities, Annette Joy Sclafani and Michael J. Lynch, SPEDCO Associates, Farmingville, NY


Books For College Bound Student-Athletes

  • Going the Distance (formerly The Athlete's Game Plan for College and Career), Stephen

  • Figler and Howard Figler, Peterson's Guides, Princeton, NJ

  • College Admissions Index of Majors and Sports, Orchard House, Concord, MA

  • The Winning Edge: A Complete Guide to Intercollegiate Athletic Programs, Frances and James Kilpatrick, Octameron Associates, Alexandria, VA