Helpful Resources

Print Materials:

• College Match, Steven Antonoff

• Admission Matters, Springer, Reider and Morgan

• The College Finder, Steven Antonoff

• The Best 385 Colleges, Princeton Review, 2020 edition

• Fiske Guide to Colleges     

• The Hidden Ivies, Howard Greene and Matthew Greene

• Colleges That Change Lives, Loren Pope

• K&W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Differences, Princeton Review        

Websites:

Comprehensive:

• https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator College Navigator (National Center for Educational Statistics)

• https://www.collegedata.com College Data

• www.CollegeBoard.com College Board

• https://www.cappex.com Cappex

• https://www.niche.com

• https://collegescorecard.ed.gov (U.S. Dept of Educ)

Admissions:

• www.commonapp.com  – Common Application

• https://www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org - Coalition Application

• https://www.assist.org transfer of courses for CA public universities

• www.csumentor.edu  – Cal State University;  includes virtual tours

• https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu

• https://www.californiacolleges.edu/#

Financial Aid:

• www.fafsa.ed.gov  – FAFSA on web: Federal student aid

• www.fastweb.com  – Free scholarship search

• www.finaid.org  – Complete financial aid site

• https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/estimate - Estimate your student aid

• https://myintuition.org - Quick college cost estimator

• https://www.wiche.edu/wue - Western Undergraduate Exchange

Specialized:

• Testing: https://www.act.org

• Academic & SAT prep: https://www.khanacademy.org

• Writing: https://www.collegeessayguy.com

• www.eligibilitycenter.org - Guide for the College Bound Athlete

• https://tip.duke.edu/programs/summer-studies

Resources For Parents:

• Insights on the College Essay - Christine Lee