Colleges
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Campus Tours
Provides video tours, photorealistic interactive campus maps, and mobile walking tours of colleges.
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College Confidential
Online forums on all aspects of college life and the college application process, in which students and parents post questions and comments; college admissions articles.
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College Prowler
Publishes and sells Off the Record guides of top 200 colleges, and collections of colleges, written by students; website ranks colleges along dimensions including academics, athletics, nightlife.
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College Results Online
Information on colleges, graduation ranks, popularity of degrees, and a comparison of similar schools.
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Fiske Guide to Colleges
Includes educational veteran Ted Fiske’s academic, social and quality-of-life ratings, as well as 40+ “best-value” schools.
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NCDA National Career Development Association
Links to resources for career planning and training.
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The College Board
Registration for SATs; information about colleges and application process; students can maintain and access personal record.
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The Princeton Review
Information on colleges, rankings, scholarships, test preparation and courses.
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Thomson Peterson’s
Information on colleges, test preparation and essay-writing, college consulting.
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U-CAN
University and College Accountability Network; comprehensive information by college.
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U.S. News and World Report
Rankings and comprehensive information by college.
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Unigo
Reviews by current college students; includes evaluations of colleges, photographs, video, feature articles.
Applications
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AMCAS: Medical School Application
Centralized primary application for medical schools.
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College Net Mach 25
Facilitates electronic access to college information; provides links to college applications; financial aid information, scholarship information.
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LSAC: Law School Application
Centralized primary application for law schools.
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The Common Application
Access to online and paper versions of common application; information on member colleges.
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Universal College Application
An alternative to the Common Application, accepted by 44 member colleges.
Standardized Testing
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ACT
Registration for ACT college entrance test, test preparation, college search.
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Educational Testing Service
Directory of tests, links to test sites, diagnostic tools.
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Fair Test
Lists colleges with alternate or no standardized testing requirements.
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GRE (Graduate Record Examination)
Accepted worldwide for graduate school or business school.
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Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
Offers assessment, programs, services, and publications and resources for academically talented pre-college students.
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LSAT (Law School Admission Test)
Standardized test for law school admission.
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MCAT (Medical College Admission Test)
Standardized test for medical school admission.
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SSAT (Secondary School Admission Test)
Standardized test for admission to private secondary school.
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The College Board
Registration for SATs, test preparation, college database.
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TOEFL
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is the most widely accepted English language test in the world, accepted by over 8500 colleges and other institutions. The test helps non-native English speakers demonstrate listening, reading, speaking and writing skills at the university level.
Athletics
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National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics
Sponsored by NACDA, the professional association for intercollegiate athletics administrators, providing information on educational opportunities, scholarships, internships, division news.
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
The official online resource for the National Collegiate Athletic Association, including information about academics and athletes, eligibility and recruiting, guides for the college-bound student-athlete, schools sponsoring NCAA sports.
Religion
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Catholic College Admissions Association (CCAA)
Non-profit organization of Catholic colleges and universities committed to promoting the value of Catholic higher education and serving students in the transition to college.
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Hillel
Information on each college’s estimated Jewish population (undergraduate and graduate), Jewish studies and extracurricular activities, Hillel on-campus organization.
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FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) Online
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. Online application form, detailed instructions for completing the form, deadlines. The FAFSA is used to apply for federal student financial aid, such as Pell grant, student loans, and college work-study. In addition, most states and schools use FAFSA information to award their financial aid.
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FastWeb
An online scholarship matching service and college search service.
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Federal Student Aid Homepage
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. Provides helpful information on federal student aid, and on the college application process.
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National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Describes the levels of merit scholarship (commended, semi-finalist, finalist) based on PSAT-NMSQT scores; and the sources of merit scholarship funding.
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Sallie Mae
Information on loans for undergraduates, graduates and parents.
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The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid
A comprehensive source of student financial aid information, advice and tools. Includes info on scholarships, loans, savings plans; with advice on completing financial aid forms.
Graduate Schools
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AAMC: Association of American Medical Colleges
Administers the MCAT, operates the American Medical College Application Service and provides services to facilitate students applying to medical schools and residency programs.
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GMAC: Graduate Management Admission Council
A non-profit organization of leading graduate business schools around the world.
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LSAC: Law School Admissions Council
Provides products and services to facilitate the admission process for law schools and their applicants worldwide.
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Peterson’s Graduate School Bound
Helpful tool for researching and evaluating graduate schools.
Assessments
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Myers Briggs Typie Indicator (MBTI)
Resource for information regarding the world’s leading personality assessment.
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Strong Interest Inventory
Used by more than 70 percent of U.S. colleges and universities, the Strong Interest Inventory assessment is one of the world’s most widely respected and frequently used career planning tools.
Careers
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O*Net Online
Created for the U.S. Department of Labor, includes detailed descriptions of occupations.
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Data on trends in employment, inflation, pay, workforce; and career information.