| Advanced Placement | www.collegeboard.org |
| Best Colleges | www.bestcolleges.com |
| College.gov | www.college.gov |
| College Board | www.collegeboard.org |
| College Express | www.collegexpress.com |
| College Scoops | www.collegescoops.com |
| College Fairs Online | www.collegeweeklive.com |
| Collegiate Choice Walking Tours Videos | www.collegiatechoice.com |
| College InSight | www.college-insight.org |
| College Navigator | www.nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator |
| College Results Online | www.CollegeResults.org |
| Campus Tours | www.campustours.com |
| Colleges that Change Lives | www.ctcl.org |
| Fiske Guide to Colleges | www.sourcebooks.com/fiske-guide-to-colleges.html |
| knowhow2go | www.knowhow2go.org |
| NACAC National College Fairs | www.nacacnet.org |
| National Center for Education Statistics | www.nces.ed.gov/ |
| National Survey of Student Engagement | www.nsse.iub.edu |
| Niche College Search | |
| PayScale College ROI | www.payscale.com/college-roi |
| Peterson’s | www.petersons.com/graduate-schools.aspx |
| The Common Application | www.commonapp.org |
| International Baccalaureate | www.ibo.org |
| U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard | www.collegescorecard.ed.gov/ |
| Unigo | www.unigo.com/ |
| What Will They Learn?™ | www.WhatWillTheyLearn.net |
| You Visit Virtual Campus Tours | www.youvisit.com/collegesearch/ |
Resources
GENERAL COLLEGE RESEARCH
FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIP RESOURCES
FINANCIAL AID RESOURCES – INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
FINANCIAL AID CALCULATORS
| College Board | www.collegeboard.org | ||||
| FinAid Calculators | www.finaid.org/calculators | ||||
| Sallie Mae Affordability Analyzer | www.collegeanswer.com/paying | ||||
| FAFSA4caster | studentaid.ed.gov | ||||
MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
| 200 Free Scholarships for Minorities | www.blackexcel.org/200-Scholarships.html | |||||
| 100 Black Men of American, Inc. | www.100blackmen.org | |||||
| American Indian College Fund | www.collegefund.org | |||||
| Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund | https://apiascholars.org | |||||
| Gates Millennium Scholars | https://gmsp.org | |||||
| Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities | www.hacu.net/hacu/default.asp | |||||
| Hispanic Scholarship Fund | www.hsf.net | |||||
| LGBT Scholarship Resource | www.finaid.org/otheraid/gay.phtml | |||||
| United Negro College Fund | https://uncf.org | |||||
APPLICATIONS
| The Common Application | www.commonapp.org | |||
| Universal College Application | www.universalcollegeapp.com | |||
| CAAS – Coalition Application | www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org | |||
TESTING INFORMATION
| ACT | www.ACT.org | |||||
| SAT | www.Collegeboard.org | |||||
| TOEFL | www.ets.org/toefl | |||||
| IELTS | www.ielts.org | |||||
| Fair Test | www.fairtest.org | |||||
TEST PREPARATION RESOURCES
| ACT Sample Test | www.actstudent.org/sampletest/index.html | |||||
| Number2 | www.number2.com | |||||
| SAT College Board Practice Test | www.sat.collegeboard.org/practice/sat-practice-test | |||||
| Spark Notes SAT Practice Test | testprep.sparknotes.com/testcenter/newsat | |||||
| Academic Earth | https://academicearth.org | |||||
| ArborBridge | www.arborbridge.com | |||||
| Coursera | www.coursera.org | |||||
| HippoCampus | www.hippocampus.org | |||||
| Kaplan Test Prep | www.kaptest.com | |||||
| Khan Academy | www.khanacademy.org | |||||
| MyGuru Tutoring & Test Prep | www.myguruedge.com | |||||
| Princeton Review | www.princetonreview.com | |||||
| Summit Prep | https://summitprep.com/ | |||||
DISABILITIES AND LEARNING DIFFERENCES
| Americans with Disabilities Act | www.ada.gov | |||||
| Children’s Disabilities Information | https://childrensdisabilities.info | |||||
| Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder | https://chadd.org | |||||
| Learning Disabilities Online | www.ldonline.org | |||||
| Attention Deficit Disorder Association | https://add.org | |||||
| National Center for Learning Disabilities | https://ncld.org | |||||
| Association for Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) | www.ahead.org/home | |||||
SPORTS PROGRAMS
| National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) | www.ncaa.org | |||||
| NCAA Eligibility Center | https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3 | |||||
| National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics | https://nacda.com | |||||
| National Scouting Report | www.nsr-inc.com | |||||
| Nike Sports Camps | www.ussportscamps.com/about | |||||
| University of Michigan | www.mgoblue.com/camps | |||||
PUBLICATIONS
| Huffington Post College | www.huffpost.com/voices/topic/college | ||||||
| The Chronicle of Higher Education | www.chronicle.com | ||||||
| Education Week | www.edweek.org | ||||||
| Inside Higher Ed | https://www.insidehighered.com | ||||||
| Fiske Guide to Colleges: | www.amazon.com/Fiske-Guide-Colleges-2021-Edward/dp/1492664960/ | ||||||
| Paying for College For Dummies: | www.amazon.com/Paying-College-Dummies-Eric-Tyson/dp/1119651476#reader_1119651476 | ||||||
| The K&W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Differences: | www.amazon.com/Guide-Colleges-Students-Learning-Differences/dp/0525567895/ | ||||||
| The Official SAT Study Guide | www.amazon.com/Official-SAT-Study-Guide-2020/dp/1457312190/ | ||||||
| The Real ACT Prep Guide | www.amazon.com/Official-2019-2020-Practice-Online-Content/dp/1119580501/ | ||||||
RESOURCES FOR GRADUATE SCHOOLS
MISCELLANEOUS INTEREST LINKS
OVERSEAS PROGRAMS
| Academic Study Associates Summer Programs | www.asaprograms.com | ||||||
| Asian Studies at Sophia University, Tokyo | www.sophia.ac.jp/E/E_summersession.nsf/Content/summer | ||||||
| Encounter India | www.uwcmahindracollege.org/how/experiential/outreachprogrammes/encounter-india | ||||||
| Experiment in International Living | www.experimentinternational.org | ||||||
| Oxford Advanced Studies | www.oasp.ac.uk | ||||||
| Oxbridge Studies Program | www.oxbridgeprograms.com/index.php | ||||||
| Where There Be Dragons | www.wheretherebedragons.com | ||||||
| The Official SAT Study Guide | www.amazon.com/Official-SAT-Study-Guide-2020/dp/1457312190/ | ||||||
| The Real ACT Prep Guide | www.amazon.com/Official-2019-2020-Practice-Online-Content/dp/1119580501/ | ||||||
ADVENTURE
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Academic Tracks www.academictreks.com/programs/overview_cs.asp Action Quest Adventures www.actionquest.com/go Broadreach Summer Adventures www.gobroadreach.com/?age=G2 Discovery Student Adventures www.DiscoveryStudentAdventures.com Keystone Mountain Adventures www.keystone.org/cfe/kss/summer-programs/kma
YOUTH LEADERSHIP
| Global Youth Leadership Conference (US, China, Central Europe) | |||
| Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership | www.hoby.org/ | ||
| Junior State of America (JSA) Summer School Georgetown, Stanford, Princeton | |||
| National Student Leadership Conference | www.nslcleaders.org | ||
| National Young Leaders Conference | www.cylc.org/nylc/NYLC_dates.cfm | ||
| National Youth Leadership Forum | www.nylf.org | ||
| Presidential Classroom | www.presidentialclassroom.org | ||
| St Alban’s School of Public Service | www.stalbansschool.org/page.aspx?pid=413 | ||
PROGRAMS FOR LOW-INCOME OR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS
| College Horizons for Native American Students | ||||||||||||
| MITES (Minority Introduction to Math and Science | ||||||||||||
| Phillips Andover Math and Science for Minority Students | www.andover.edu/summersessionoutreach/mathscience/pages/default.aspx | |||||||||||
| Questbridge (various campuses) | www.questbridge.org/ | |||||||||||
| Stanford Medical Youth Science | http://smysp.stanford.edu/ | |||||||||||
| Telluride Association Sophomore Camps | ||||||||||||
SERVICE ORIENTED PROGRAMS
| Academic Treks | www.academictreks.com/programs/overview_cs.asp | ||||
| Do Something | www.dosomething.org/ | ||||
| Global Works Travel | www.globalworkstravel.com | ||||
| Lifeworks International | www.lifeworks-international.com | ||||
| Student Conservation Association | www.thesca.org | ||||
| Texas Brigades Wildlife Leadership | www.texasbrigades.org | ||||
| Washington School of World Studies | www.schoolofworldstudies.org/ | ||||
INTERNSHIPS
| Intern Exchange International (London) | www.internexchange.com | ||||
| Julian Krinsky Camps (Philadelphia) | www.jkcp.com/internships/ | ||||
| AustraLearn (Australia and NZ) | www.australearn.org/programs/internships/ | ||||
| Projects Abroad | www.projects-abroad.org | ||||
| Boston University Science Research Internships | |||||
| Texas Brigades Wildlife Leadership | www.texasbrigades.org | ||||
| Washington School of World Studies | www.schoolofworldstudies.org/ | ||||
MISCELLANEOUS ONLINE RESOURCES
www.camps.com
www.enrichmentalley.com
www.fastweb.com/college-search/articles/787-summer-programs-for-high-school-and-college7students
www.internationalcounselor.org/summer2/Summer_Omnibus/Omnibus.html
www.mysummercamps.com
www.nelnetsolutions.com/summerop/code/ssector.asp
www.summeroncampus.com/
www.summerdiscovery.com
www.studentsreview.com
www.usummer.com
www.teenink.com/Summer
Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA)
National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)