College

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.
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.

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

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.
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.
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.