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Choosing a College
Apple Book - The
annual catalog of the Regional Student Program from the New England Board of
Higher Education. This program 'provides New England residents with a tuition
break when they study certain majors - not available at public colleges in
their home state - at public colleges and universities in other New England
states.'
BJ Pinchback's College
Companion - "All things college" - Links for preparing for college,
academic, food and college social life.
BrainTrack - "Over
6900 Links to Higher Educational Institutions in 189 Countries" Search by
keyword, an alphabetical list of countries or by regions.
CollegeLink - Find the
perfect school and apply online. This site also has a scholarship section
that list scholarships by majors.
College Navigator -
offers
a variety of enhanced and easy-to-use features to help students and parents
learn about colleges and universities. The site offers information about nearly
7,000 postsecondary institutions in the United States.
CollegeView
College Search
- Narrow your search for the
perfect college by limiting the search to specific criteria.
Community College Review
-Find and compare community colleges within their state and learn more about how
community colleges work.
Community College Web - A searchable directory of community colleges for
the USA and Canada.
Connecticut Conference of Independent
Colleges - Find out about the sixteen private college members of
the CCIC.
Connecticut Mentor -
"...is an online resource to help students and their
families select a college, apply for admission, and plan to finance higher
education."
Directory of College Degrees - a
directory of career education and college degree programs. Request information
from leading education providers.
E-Learning
Guide -"USNews.com's E-Learning Guide lays out detailed information
gathered directly from more than 2,800 traditional colleges and virtual
universities."
Graduation Rate - See what
percentage of students graduate in 4, 5 or 6 years from a particular college.
Also, the current cost of tuition for in-state and out of state students.
Petersons - Provides help from
brainstorming to the finished product. The site also includes information on
summer opportunities, study abroad programs, adult and distance learning.
Princeton
Review - Everything you need from finding the right college to applying
online is available at this site.
Private Colleges &
Universities - From the publishers of the Private Colleges &
Universities Magazine this site provides
students with helpful information about independent colleges and the
college admissions process. Sign up required.
Study Abroad - Find opportunities
by program type, country or region.
U.S. News Best Colleges 2008 Find out which colleges US News & World Report
ranked as the best and why.
College Life
Campus Security - Find out the
security statistics for the college you are planning to attend from the Office
of Postsecondary Education website. Reported criminal offenses for over 6000
U.S. colleges and university are listed.
Campus
tours - Find
out what the colleges around the country have to offer by
taking a virtual tour.
College Newspapers
- find out what colleges are really like by reading
the campus newspaper.
Google's
University Search - Search within a university's website using Google™
IPEDS College Opportunities Online - Direct link to more than 9000
colleges.
Getting In
Common Application - the
recommended application form of 241 selective
colleges and universities for admission to their undergraduate programs.
EssayEdge.com - How to write the
application essay for high school, college, or graduate school.
Nuts & Bolts of College Writing - "is
for anyone who wants to write better. It's intended mainly for college
students, but it has also helped lots of other people around the world learn
how to write more clearly, gracefully, and effectively." This site
is by Professor Michael Harvey, of Washington College (Chestertown, Maryland.)
Princeton Review - Lots of
great information for the college bound student. Offers tips and advice for
attending college, grad , law, medical, or business schools. It also includes
career advice.
Test Information
ACT Test Prep -
Download the booklet "Preparing for the ACT" which includes sample test from
the actual ACT.
College
Board - SAT information and registration.
Learning Express -
Includes practice tests for SAT, GRE, ACT, AP,CLEP, CUNY, PSAT,
THEA, TOEFL iBT. Login using your library card number.
Number2.com - Free online test prep
for SAT, ACT, GRE, and Vocab.
Princeton Review -
Information about preparing for the PSAT, SAT, SAT II, GMAT, ACT, LSAT,
MCAT, USMLE, TOEFL, and GRE.
SAT Prep
Help
-
Detailed explanations of each section of the test and practice test.
Customized Online
SAT preparation - Login with your library card number
Financial Aid
FinAid - A very comprehensive
site about financial aid for college.
FAFSA - Fill out
your FAFSA form online.
Federal School
Codelist - Find the college code needed when filling out the FAFSA form.
Paying for
College -
U.S. News and World Reports' information, articles, tips, the aid maze and
much more on finding money for college.
SallieMae - Is the leading provider of educational loans.
Students.gov - Federal
government information, programs and services for high school and college
students. Including college planning and financial aid.
Wiredscholar - Sponsored by SallieMae this site has resources for
college preparation, financing, selection, application and evaluating. There
are also interactive tools for comparing financial aid award letters and the
affordability of schools..
Scholarships
College Scholarships,
Colleges and Online Degrees - Free scholarship searches.
FastWeb - A free scholarship
directory.
Freschinfo - Free scholarship
directory.
Scholarships.com -
Information on financial aid and loans as well as scholarship searching.
US News Scholarship Research Center
- A free searchable scholarship database, information about loans from
lender and information about financial aid in general..
Life After College
College
Grad - Help
with finding the right job after graduation.
Mapping Your Future - Information on career planning, college selection,
paying for school and guided tours.
U.S. News Best Graduate Schools 2008 Find out which graduate schools are
ranked the best according to US News & World Report.
Online Courses
DegreeInfo - A database of
accredited schools and universities that offer distance learning
opportunities. Also offers articles, a discussion forum and some
introductory material on distance learning.
Escape Studio
School - Learn computer animation online at this computer graphics
school based in London, England. "Escape Studio School is an Authorised
Training Centre for Autodesk, Pixar, Softimage, The Pixel Farm and Apple. We
are also a Skillset accredited institution"
Free-Ed - Free online courses in a variety of subjects. These courses do
not offer any degrees or certification, however, they are a great way to
learn about a topic at your own pace and for free.
Online Degrees and
Online Colleges - Information on online colleges, degrees, financial aid
and scholarships.
World Wide Learn- A
directory of hundreds of e-learning courses and degree programs in 376
subject categories
Vocational Schools
Connecticut Regional-Vocational Schools - A directory by town or by
technical offerings of the secondary vocational schools in Connecticut.
Vocational Schools - A listing of
vocational schools by state.
Connecticut Career
Paths - From the Connecticut Department of Labor a guide of 150
occupations with narrative descriptions, number employed, job openings,
salary, training and a list of training sites. PDF format.
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