To
find a college's homepage, check out one of the following Web sites:
- College
Home Page Search (http://stuff.mit.edu/people/cdemello/univ.html)
- One of the first and
oldest college home page search sites. Over 3,000 colleges are contained
in its database!
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- University
Home Page Search (http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/state/)
- Home page search with
over 3,000 colleges in the database!
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- American
Universities (http://www.globalcomputing.com/universy.html)
- Direct links to the
home pages of over 700 American universities!
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- College
Search by State (http://isl-garnet.uah.edu/Universities_g/)
- A simple search by
state.
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- Yahoo's
College Directory (http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/Higher_Education/Colleges_and_Universities/United_States/)
- One of the most popular
and easy ways to find and link to a particular college, along with
dozens of indices, including the college's e-mail address, departments,
and student clubs.
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- Colleges
That Change Lives
Based on the book by Loren Pope and filled with information, first
hand experiences and dynamic graphics, this website offers a unique
perspective on these forty
remarkable liberal arts colleges.
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- Yahoo
Directory to Universities Abroad
- (http://www.yahoo.com/Education/Higher_Education/Colleges_and_Universities/)
Home pages of universities outside the United States.
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- International
Directory of Universities(http://braintrack.com/)
- International directory of universities with
links to home pages.
To find a college's
e-mail directory, try:
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- Alumni
Net (http://www.Alumni.net/ )
- Direct access to alums
who have volunteered their e-mail addresses.
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Top
college searches on the Web:
- College
Board Online (http://cbweb1.collegeboard.org/csearch )
- Use the award-winning
college search software ExPAN online free! Includes information
about all two-year and four-year colleges in the United States,
plus the complete text of The College Handbook.The superb
homepage leads the student through an online interview and builds
a list of colleges to match interest and qualifications. It includes
a financial aid calculator, a schedule of college testing dates,
and convenient online SAT Registration.
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- CollegeEdge
(http://www.collegeedge.com/ )
- Advice and information
on researching, applying, and going to college. Search alphabetically
for and college on the Web!
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- The
College Guide (http://www.mycollegeguide.org)
- Student-oriented site
offering electronic links to colleges, admission advice, a searchable
database, and general information about college life.
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- CollegeNet
(http://www.collegenet.com/)
- Searchable database
of colleges, scholarships, and academic resources. Comprehensive
college/university index with good graphics.
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- CollegeView
(http://www.collegeview.com/ )
- Database of 3,300
two-year and four-year colleges with multimedia "tours." Gives a
general overview of a college, plus a direct e-mail option for requesting
additional information.
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- CollegeXpress
(http://www.collegexpress.com/)
- Search colleges by
state, major, and other factors. Take a virtual tour of some colleges
and ask their "experts" questions about the college admission process.
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- Power
Students Network (http://www.powerstudents.com )
- Unique features of
this site include a question and answer column called "Ask the Admission
Gods", Student Diaries, and college discussion forums with topics
such as parental pressures, taking college entrance tests, and other
academic and non-academic concerns of college students.
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- Catapult
(http://www.jobweb.org/catapult/ )
- College sites are
arranged by specific subjects such as architecture or business.
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- Peterson's
Education Center (http://www.petersons.com/ )
- Peterson's college
database and other educational and career information.
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- Resource
Pathways College Information Community (http://www.sourcepath.com/
)
- Offers ranking and "star" evaluations of college admission and financial aid resources.
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- Jesuit
Colleges and Universities (http://www.ajcunet.edu/)
- AJCUnet helps you
search for, link to, and request an application from Jesuit colleges
and universities in the United States.
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- GoCollege
(http://www.gocollege.com )
- Search for colleges,
electronic applications to 850 universities, ACT/SAT online practice.
Also, scholarship searches.
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- Making
College Count (http://www.makingcollegecount.com/)
- Making College Count:
How to Succeed in and After College.
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- College
Advice (http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/mm/cc/home.html )
- Many helpful tips
for college planning and selection.
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- College
Counselor (http://www.princetonreview.com/home.asp)
- Reviews your courses,
your grades, your test scores, and your extra-curriculars, then
helps you estimate your admission chances at over 300 colleges.
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- Kaplan's
College Site (http://www.kaplan.com )
- Kaplan's interactive
college game site to help you learn about the "real" college experience.
- MyMajors.com
(http://www.mymajors.com)
Have you decided that you want
to go to college, but don't know what you want to major in? If
you aren't sure, MyMajors.com can provide useful advice on college
and university majors that a high school senior or college freshman
with your interests and achievements might do well in.
BrowseColleges - http://www.browsecolleges.com/
All colleges and universities in the U.S. can be browsed here by state, degree, name, or occupation of interest which a degree applies. Financial Aid resources are also available here.
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Financial
Aid and Scholarship Info on the World Wide Web
- Scholarship Sites:
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- FASTWEB
( http://www.fastweb.com )
- Database of scholarships,
grants, fellowships, and loans.
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- Student
Financial Assistance( http://www.nerdworld.com/nw1178.html
)
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- College
Net( http://www.collegenet.com )
- Scholarships available
in database based on profile you enter.
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- CollegeView(
http://www.collegeview.com )
- Financial aid section
and scholarship search database.
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- College
Board Fund Finder( http://www.collegeboard.org )
- Complete a personal
profile, and the FUND FINDER will match your qualifications with
the requirements for scholarships, grants, internships, and loans.
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- U.S.
Department of Education
- ( http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/fafsa.jsp)
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- Go
College( http://www.gocollege.com )
- Scholarship searches.
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- Student
Financial Aid
- (http://www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/StudentGuide/)
- Government sources
of student aid.
Financial Aid Sites:
- Illinois
Student Assistance Commission
- (http://www.isac-online.org
)
- The Illinois Student
Assistance Commission (ISAC) is a one-stop financial aid center
for all your college planning needs. ISAC helps make higher education
accessible for students and their families.
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- FAFSA
Online(http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ )
- Complete the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid on the Web.
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- College
Board Online
- (http://www.collegeboard.org
)
- Financial aid information
for parents and students.
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- Student
Financial Aid
- (http://www.finaid.org/)
- Excellent links to
Internet sources of information about student financial aid.
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- Mapping
Your Future
- (http://www.mapping-your-future.org/)
- College and career
advice to parents, high school students and college students.Sponsors
live chats with college, career, and financial aid experts.
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- College
Savings Plan
- (http://www.kiplinger.com/)
- Go to "Calculators"
section and pull down the "Savings and Investing" menu and look
for "What will it take to save for a college education". Find out
how your current college savings plan measures up.
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Community
and Two-Year Colleges
- Community Colleges
Community-College.org http://www.community-college.org- Community College
Web http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/cc/
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- Web
U.S. Higher Education http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ
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- University Links
http://www.ulinks.com/
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- Minority
College Search Sites
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- The National Scholarship
Service (NSSFNS) was established to assist students in
gaining access to and graduate from America's post secondary institutions.
http://www.nssfns.com/
Hillel
http://www.hillel.org/hillel/newhille.nsf
Link to Hillel, national
organization of Jewish college students, chapters across the country.
Learn about the number of Jewish students on campus at various colleges.
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- American Indian
Higher Education Consortium
- http://www.aihec.org
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- The Black Collegian
- http://www.black-collegian.com/
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- The College Fund/UNCF
- http://www.uncf.org
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- Quality Education
for Minorities
- http://qemnetwork.qem.org/
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Links
to College Newspapers
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- News
Link(http://newslink.org/statcamp.html)
- Links to newspapers
around the country including college papers.
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College
Rankings
- College Rankings Bibliography
- http://www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankbib.htm
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- The following
articles are intended to provide background information to help
you understand some of the pitfalls of college rankings and
to use ranking services in an appropriate manner.
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- College and University
Rankings and Guides to Selecting a School
- http://www.csuchico.edu/lref/guides/misc/colran.html
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- Chronicle of Higher
Education--Admissions and Enrollment
- http://chronicle.com/indepth/admissions/rankings.htm
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On-Line
Application Sites
The Princeton Review
Online Applications
http://www.review.com/applyMenu.cfm
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- College
Applications (http://www.collegeapps.com/)
- Links to Web pages
of some collges that provide on-line applications, downloadable
applications, or e-mail addresses for application inquiries.
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- College
View Applications (http://www.collegeview.com/appzap )
- Download applications
for many colleges.
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- Common
Application (http://www.commonapp.org/ )
- Download the new version
of the Common Application.
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