Explore these essential resources to expand your understanding of the college admissions process.
ADMISSIONS:
Applications:
www.commonapp.org
www.universalcollegeapp.com
http://www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org
Standardized Testing:
www.collegeboard.org
www.act.org
www.fairtest.org
College Search:
College Prowler (By Students/For Students) www.collegeprowler.com
College-Bound Community on the Web: www.collegeconfidential.com
TUITION PLANNING:
Scholarship Websites:
Fastweb.com: http://www.fastweb.com
Scholarships.com: http://www.scholarships.com
Financial Aid:
Federal Application for Student Aid: www.fafsa.ed.gov
FSA ID: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa/filling-out/fsaid
Student Aid on the Web: www.studentaid.ed.gov/completefafsa 1-800-4FED-AID (1-900-433-3243)
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE www.profileonline.collegeboard.com
General:
Social Security Number: www.ssa.gov
Selective Services: www.sss.gov
Print:
Fiske Guide to Colleges
The Insider’s Guide to Colleges (Compiled by the Staff of The Yale Daily News)
Collegeboard’s College Handbook
The Best 376 Colleges, The Princeton Review
Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges
FOR PARENTS:
Almost Grown: Launching Your Child from High School to College, by Patricia Pasick, M.Ed., Ph.D., (March 17, 1998)
Letting Go: A Parents’ Guide to Understanding the College Years, by Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger, (Fifth Edition, March 17, 2009)
When Your Kid Goes to College: A Parents’ Survival Guide, by Carol Barkin, (March 9, 1999)
