RESOURCES GUIDE
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
Nelson Mandela
Websites:
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www.princetonreview.com (Info about colleges and majors)
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www.collegeboard.com (Online database - by location, majors, more)
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www.ctcl.org – Colleges That Change Lives by Loren Pope
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Service Academy Information - LTC Rob Kirkland
Good Reads:
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Creative Colleges: A Guide for Student Actors, Artists, Dancers, Musicians and Writers by Elaina Loveland
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The College Solution: A Guide for Everyone Looking for the Right School at the Right Price by Lynn O'Shaughnessy
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Letting Go: A Parent's Guide to Understanding the College Years by Karen L. Coburn and Madge L.Treeger
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College Match by Steven R. Antonoff, PhD
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The Insider's Guide to the Colleges by the Yale Daily News Staff
Testing:
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SAT Reasoning and Subject tests (Register online)
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ACT test (Register online)
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Princeton Review (Test prep and tutoring)
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Educational Testing Service (AP, GRE, PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, others)
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www.fairtest.org (provides list of schools that don’t require test scores)
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Applerouth - tutoring and test prep services
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ArborBridge - tutoring and test prep services
Financial Aid:
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FAFSA (Free application for Federal student aid)
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FinAid (The financial aid information page)
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FastWeb (Scholarship Search)
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CollegeNet (Scholarship Search)
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US News (Financial aid information)
Scholarship Information:
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www.fastweb.com is a comprehensive scholarship search engine
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www.collegescholarships.org - view scholarships by student type, degree, subject, state, athletic, minority, etc.
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www.collegeanswer.com/paying/scholarship_search/pay_scholarship_search.jsp - Free scholarship search site created by Sallie Mae
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www.cappex.com - scholarship overview and search assistance
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denverscholarship.org - scholarship directory links to a wide variety of scholarships