The College Search Process
Peterson’s – Popular site for information on schools and scholarships.
College Results Online – Web tool designed to provide policymakers, counselors, parents, students, and others with information about college graduation rates for nearly any four-year college or university in the country.
Niche – Commonly used site to search for schools, companies, and neighborhoods that may fit your needs, interests, and future plans.
Cappex – Popular online college search tool.
NCES – National Center for Education Statistics – College search tool from the U.S. Department of Education.
College Scorecard – College comparision tool from the U.S. Department of Education.
CTCL – Colleges That Change Lives – A consortium of schools based on Loren Pope’s research and subsequent book, “Colleges that Change Lives.”
Colleges of Distinction – Founded on the premise that there are hundreds of great colleges across the United States that you may not know about.
U.S. News / Education – The placement of the U.S. News & World Report annual college rankings changed how many people view institutions of higher educaiton. At best they are controversial. Regardless, schools are very mindful of the popularlity of these rankings and adjust their recruitment processes according to the criteria used by U.S. News.
Social Assurity – Social media strategies for the college bound student.
Tutoring, Test Prep, SAT, and ACT
The College Board – The College Board administers the SAT, PSAT, AP, Accuplacer, and other standardized tests.
ACT – This is the organization that administers the ACT.
Mindfish – Mindfish is a popular Denver based test prep and tutoring company.
MyTutor.com – Summit Educational Group is test prep and tutoring company based in the Northeast.
However, anyone can sign up for their newseltters and webinars which provide useful information and the latest updates for parents and educators. Their website also has useful test prep resources for purchase.
The Princeton Review – Well-known Test Prep company.
Financial Aid
FAFSA – Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) starts here. Although the process can seem overwhelming, there are several links along the way that provide help for the first time user.
Create a New FSA ID – When starting the FAFSA process, the student will be asked to create an FSA ID. The link can be found on the FAFSA site. It can also be found here
Money Management For Students – Healthy financial practice is often talked about but seldom presented in ways that result in high school and college students making the wisest of decisions. This article, sent to us by a visitor to the site, provides some smart advice.
Success in College
College Dropout Rates and Statistics Source: CollegeAtlas.org College Dropout Rates and Statistics