College Resources
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RESOURCES FOR COLLEGE BOUND STUDENTS
This page has NOT been updated since 2014. Links are not necessarily accurate nor is a listing considered an endorsement.
Popular Links
- The Princeton Review - College and testing information
- ACT - the ACT test and college and career resources
- US Dept. of Education - Education Resources Directory from the US Department of Education
- Scholarship Scams - avoid scholarship scams information from the Federal Trade Commission
- Student Aid/FAFSA and California Dream Act- link to FAFSA
Personality and Career Assessment
Search for Colleges
- Virtual College Tours - view various colleges across the nation
College Rankings
- Best Colleges - as ranked by US News & World Report
Two Year College Resources
- Pasadena City College
- Glendale Community College
- CA Community Colleges Chancellor's Office - tools and information for students
- American Assoc. of Community Colleges - College finder and general information on community colleges
Military Careers
- Today's Military - general information from the Department of Defense
- Army
- Navy
- Air Force
- Marines
- Coast Guard
Virtual Tours
- eCampusTours - virtual campus tours
Going Away to College
- Off-to-College Checklist - a checklist from the College Board of things to bring when you move to campus
- Insurance Options for College Students - from ABC News
- HealthCare.gov - information on the Affordable Care Act for college students
- Best Auto Insurance - auto insurance policies and regulations by state
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
Health and Safety for Students
- Centers for Disease Control - learn what you can do to enjoy college the safe and healthy way!
- Find a Local Gym - gym and health club directory, stay fit and healthy
- Healthy Minds - great mental health resource
- Health and Medical Insurance - everything you need to know about health insurance
About the Different Tests
- ACT test - used for college admissions, an alternative to the SAT
- Advanced Placement (AP) tests - information about AP testing
- www.collegeboard.com/prof/counselors/apply/12.html - Sat Subject Test Requirements at different schools
- College Level Examination Program (CLEP) - about the CLEP program
- ISEE - Independent School Entrance Exam - often used for entrance into private high schools
- PLAN test - generally administered fall of Sophomore year
- PSAT - Preliminary SAT
Test Prep Resources
- 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.fastweb.com/ - Financial Aid and Scholarship Search
- http://www.collegeboard.com/ - College, Career, Scholarship Search
- http://www.wiredscholar.com/ - SallieMay site for financial aid
- http://www.collegepayway.com/ - tools for planning to pay for college
Financial Aid Calculators
- www.finaid.org/calculators/ - financial aid calculator
- www.act.org/fane/index.html - calculator on the ACT website
Financial Aid Links
- http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/ - Federal Student Aid Site or call 1-800-433-3243 (TTY 800-730-8913)
- http://www.finaid.org/ - Student aid resource site
- https://profileonline.collegeboard.com/prf/index.jsp - CSS Profile
- http://www.csac.ca.gov/ - California Student Aid Commission
- http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/- online FAFSA application
For Minority, Low-Income, First Generation Students
- www.finaid.org/otheraid/minority.phtml - minority aid site
- http://www.edonline.com/cq/hbcu/alphabet.htm - historically black colleges
- http://www.hispanicfund.org/ - Hispanic resource for college aid
- http://www.uncf.org/ - United Negro College Fund
- collegefund.org - American Indian fund
- http://www.aihec.org/ - American Indian Higher Education Consortium
- http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/index.html?src=mr - Department of Education/Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs
- http://www.black-collegian.com/ - the Black Collegian
- http://www.hillel.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
- http://www.qem.org - Quality Education for Minorities
- http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/education.html - Tribal Colleges, Native Studies Programs, and Indian Education
Students With Disabilities
- http://www.ahead.org/ - Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
- AC Online- Affordable Colleges for Students with Disabilities
- http://www.add.org/ - Attention Deficit Disorder Association
- http://www.chadd.org/ - Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders
- https://novoresume.com/career-blog/disability-career-guide -Career Guide for students with Disabilities
- http://www.ldresources.com/ - Learning Disability Resources
- http://www.ncld.org/ - National Center for Learning Disabilities
- http://www.fcsn.org/ -Federation for Children with Special Needs
- http://www.ldonline.org/ - Learning Disabilities Online
College Quick Links
Financial Aid/ Scholarship Quick Links
- Federal Student Aid- US Department of Education
- FAFSA Application
- College Board's Big Future
- Sallie Mae College Answer
- College Pay Way
- Fast Web!
- Scholarships.com
Career Quick Links
