Resources
College Admissions/Applications
- ACT act.org
- SAT/AP collegeboard.org
- Common Application commonapp.org
- AXS Companion https://open.oregonstate.education/axscompanion
- Self Reported Academic Record https://srarsupport.zendesk.com
- Coalition Application www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org
- UC Application https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/
- College Data collegedata.com
- Big Future bigfuture.org
- College Scorecard collegescorecard.ed.gov
- College Navigator nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator
- Appily https://www.appily.com/
- Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Systems nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Parchment parchment.com
- Public University Honors publicuniversityhonors.com
- American Gap Association americangap.org
- Common Data Set (search “Common Data Set, x college”; official admissions and enrollment information.)
- Campus Virtual Tours https://campustours.com
- Universities and Colleges Admissions Service UCAS.com UK Applications
Subjective Reviews
- https://www.niche.com
- Fiske Guide to Colleges, Fiske, Edward B.
- Best Colleges, The Princeton Review
- CollegeXpress collegexpress.com
- Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges, Pope, Loren (Oswald, Hilary M., editor)
- Inside Honors: Ratings and Reviews of Sixty Public University Honors Programs, Willingham, John
- The Ultimate Guide to America’s Best Colleges, Tanabe, Gen and Tanabe, Kelly
- Unigo unigo.com
- https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges
College Costs and Financial Aid
- Federal Student Aid/FAFSA https://studentaid.gov/
- CSS Profile https://cssprofile.collegeboard.org
- Net price calculator (search name of college and “net price calculator”)
- College Cost Navigator nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator
- Fast Web fastweb.com
- Financial Aid finaid.org
- Hispanic Scholarship Consortium hispanicscholar.org
- Edvisors edvisors.com
- Saving for College savingforcollege.com
- Affordable Colleges Online https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org
Diversity, Inclusion and First Generation
- Campus Pride campuspride.org
- Hillel International Guide to Jewish Life on Campus hillel.org/college-guide
- Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities hacu.net
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities hbcuconnect.com
- The I’m First Guide to College imfirst.org; first generation
- Immigrants Rising immigrantsrising.org; first generation/undocumented students
- Catholic Universities https://cardinalnewmansociety.org/the-newman-guide
Majors, Academic Programs, and Careers
- O*Net onetonline.org; occupation search
- https://www.careerbridge.wa.gov
- Creative Colleges: A Guide for Student Actors, Artists, Dancers, Musicians and Writers, Loveland, Elaina
- Guide to Writing Programs, Association of Writers and Writing Programs https://www.awpwriter.org/guide/guide_writing_programs
- National Collegiate Athletic Association https://www.ncaa.org/
- https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test
Learning Disabilities
- The K&W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Differences, The Princeton Review
Parent Resources
- College Parent Central collegeparentcentral.com
- College Parents of America collegeparents.org
- College Confidential www.collegeconfidential.com
Reading Recommendations
- Who Gets In and Why, Selingo, Jeffrey
- College Finder, Antonoff, Steven R.
- What Color is Your Parachute for Teens, Christen, Carol and Bolles, Richard
- Where You Go is Not Who You’ll Be, Bruni, Frank
- Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, Duckworth, Angela.
- Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into In College, Cohen, Harlan
- College Success Guaranteed 2.0: Five Rules for Parents, Gauld, Malcolm
- How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success, Lythcott-Haims, Julie
- Letting Go: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding the College Years, Coburn, Karen L. and Treeger, Madge L.
- Cool Colleges: For the Hyper-Intelligent, Self-Directed, Late Blooming, and Just Plain Different, Asher, Donald
- Am I There Yet? The Loop-de-Loop, Zigzagging Journey to Adulthood, Andrew, Mari