Resources

GENERAL COLLEGE RESEARCH

Advanced Placementwww.collegeboard.org
Best Collegeswww.bestcolleges.com
College.govwww.college.gov
College Boardwww.collegeboard.org
College Expresswww.collegexpress.com
College Scoopswww.collegescoops.com
College Fairs Onlinewww.collegeweeklive.com
Collegiate Choice Walking Tours Videoswww.collegiatechoice.com
College InSightwww.college-insight.org
College Navigatorwww.nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator
College Results Onlinewww.CollegeResults.org
Campus Tourswww.campustours.com
Colleges that Change Liveswww.ctcl.org
Fiske Guide to Collegeswww.sourcebooks.com/fiske-guide-to-colleges.html
knowhow2gowww.knowhow2go.org
NACAC National College Fairswww.nacacnet.org
National Center for Education Statisticswww.nces.ed.gov/
National Survey of Student Engagementwww.nsse.iub.edu
Niche College Search
PayScale College ROIwww.payscale.com/college-roi
Peterson’swww.petersons.com/graduate-schools.aspx
The Common Applicationwww.commonapp.org
International Baccalaureatewww.ibo.org
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecardwww.collegescorecard.ed.gov/
Unigowww.unigo.com/
What Will They Learn?™www.WhatWillTheyLearn.net
You Visit Virtual Campus Tourswww.youvisit.com/collegesearch/

FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIP RESOURCES

Best Value Colleges, Kiplingerhttps://www.kiplinger.com/article/college/t014-c000-s002-best-college-values-2019.html
Big Future – College Board Scholarship Searchhttps://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search
Cappexhttps://www.cappex.com/scholarships
College Boardwww.collegeboard.org
College Board – College Scholarship Service’s Profile (CSS)https://cssprofile.collegeboard.org
College Board Scholarship Searchwww.collegeboard.com/student/pay/scholarships-and-aid/
College Goal Sundaywww.collegegoalsundayusa.org
College Scholarships.orghttp://www.collegescholarships.org/financial-aid/
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEprofileonline.collegeboard.org
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)www.fafsa.ed.gov
FastWeb Scholarship Searchwww.fastweb.com
Federal Student Aidstudentaid.ed.gov
FinAid’s Major – Specific Resourcewww.finaid.org/otheraid/majors.phtml
Go Collegehttp://www.gocollege.com
Going Merryhttps://www.goingmerry.com
Meritaidwww.meritaid.com
Moolahspotmoolahspot.com
National Institute of Certified College Planners (NICCP)https://niccp.com/
National Merit Scholarship Corporationwww.nationalmerit.org
Peterson’s Award Databasewww.petersons.com
Questbridge College Prep Scholarshttps://www.questbridge.org/high-school-students/college-prep-scholars
Sallie Mae Private Student Loanshttps://www.salliemae.com/student-loans/
Scholarship Positions:https://scholarship-positions.com
Scholarship Searchhttps://www.careeronestop.org/toolkit/training/find-scholarships.aspx
Scholarshipswww.scholarships.com/
Scholarships4studentswww.scholarships4students.com
Student Fin Aidwww.NASFAA.org
Student Loan Network’s Student Scholarship Databasehttps://www.studentscholarshipsearch.com/
The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aidwww.finaid.org
Unigo College Scholarshipshttps://www.unigo.com/scholarships

FINANCIAL AID RESOURCES – INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

www.scholars4dev.com/6499/scholarships-in-usa-for-international-students/
www.clarku.edu/offices/financial-aid/scholarships/
http://colby-sawyer.edu/financial-aid/scholarships-awards
www.etsu.edu/honors/international/internationalstudentscholarships/#tab-4-1
www.iwu.edu/financial-aid/international-students.html
www.admissions.iastate.edu/intl/merit_scholarships.php
https://admissions.uoregon.edu/international/scholarships
https://isss.uoregon.edu/icsp/asia
https://scholarship-positions.com/university-of-waterloo-mathematics-global-scholarships-canada/
https://scholarship-positions.com/general-academic-scholarships-for-undergraduate-international-students-usa/

FINANCIAL AID CALCULATORS

College Boardwww.collegeboard.org
FinAid Calculatorswww.finaid.org/calculators
Sallie Mae Affordability Analyzerwww.collegeanswer.com/paying
FAFSA4casterstudentaid.ed.gov

MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

200 Free Scholarships for Minoritieswww.blackexcel.org/200-Scholarships.html
100 Black Men of American, Inc.www.100blackmen.org
American Indian College Fundwww.collegefund.org
Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fundhttps://apiascholars.org
Gates Millennium Scholarshttps://gmsp.org
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universitieswww.hacu.net/hacu/default.asp
Hispanic Scholarship Fundwww.hsf.net
LGBT Scholarship Resourcewww.finaid.org/otheraid/gay.phtml
United Negro College Fundhttps://uncf.org

APPLICATIONS

The Common Applicationwww.commonapp.org
Universal College Applicationwww.universalcollegeapp.com
CAAS – Coalition Applicationwww.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org

TESTING INFORMATION

ACTwww.ACT.org
SATwww.Collegeboard.org
TOEFLwww.ets.org/toefl
IELTSwww.ielts.org
Fair Testwww.fairtest.org

TEST PREPARATION RESOURCES

ACT Sample Testwww.actstudent.org/sampletest/index.html
Number2www.number2.com
SAT College Board Practice Testwww.sat.collegeboard.org/practice/sat-practice-test
Spark Notes SAT Practice Testtestprep.sparknotes.com/testcenter/newsat
Academic Earthhttps://academicearth.org
ArborBridgewww.arborbridge.com
Courserawww.coursera.org
HippoCampuswww.hippocampus.org
Kaplan Test Prepwww.kaptest.com
Khan Academywww.khanacademy.org
MyGuru Tutoring & Test Prepwww.myguruedge.com
Princeton Reviewwww.princetonreview.com
Summit Prephttps://summitprep.com/

DISABILITIES AND LEARNING DIFFERENCES

Americans with Disabilities Actwww.ada.gov
Children’s Disabilities Informationhttps://childrensdisabilities.info
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorderhttps://chadd.org
Learning Disabilities Onlinewww.ldonline.org
Attention Deficit Disorder Associationhttps://add.org
National Center for Learning Disabilitieshttps://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 Centerhttps://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3
National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athleticshttps://nacda.com
National Scouting Reportwww.nsr-inc.com
Nike Sports Campswww.ussportscamps.com/about
University of Michiganwww.mgoblue.com/camps

PUBLICATIONS

Huffington Post Collegewww.huffpost.com/voices/topic/college
The Chronicle of Higher Educationwww.chronicle.com
Education Weekwww.edweek.org
Inside Higher Edhttps://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 Guidewww.amazon.com/Official-SAT-Study-Guide-2020/dp/1457312190/
The Real ACT Prep Guidewww.amazon.com/Official-2019-2020-Practice-Online-Content/dp/1119580501/

RESOURCES FOR GRADUATE SCHOOLS

Graduate Schools Search

 

Graduate School Testing

MISCELLANEOUS INTEREST LINKS

OVERSEAS PROGRAMS

Academic Study Associates Summer Programswww.asaprograms.com
Asian Studies at Sophia University, Tokyowww.sophia.ac.jp/E/E_summersession.nsf/Content/summer
Encounter Indiawww.uwcmahindracollege.org/how/experiential/outreachprogrammes/encounter-india
Experiment in International Livingwww.experimentinternational.org
Oxford Advanced Studieswww.oasp.ac.uk
Oxbridge Studies Programwww.oxbridgeprograms.com/index.php
Where There Be Dragonswww.wheretherebedragons.com
The Official SAT Study Guidewww.amazon.com/Official-SAT-Study-Guide-2020/dp/1457312190/
The Real ACT Prep Guidewww.amazon.com/Official-2019-2020-Practice-Online-Content/dp/1119580501/

ADVENTURE

YOUTH LEADERSHIP

Global Youth Leadership Conference (US, China, Central Europe)
Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadershipwww.hoby.org/
Junior State of America (JSA) Summer School Georgetown, Stanford, Princeton
National Student Leadership Conferencewww.nslcleaders.org
National Young Leaders Conferencewww.cylc.org/nylc/NYLC_dates.cfm
National Youth Leadership Forumwww.nylf.org
Presidential Classroomwww.presidentialclassroom.org
St Alban’s School of Public Servicewww.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 Studentswww.andover.edu/summersessionoutreach/mathscience/pages/default.aspx
Questbridge (various campuses)www.questbridge.org/
Stanford Medical Youth Sciencehttp://smysp.stanford.edu/
Telluride Association Sophomore Camps

SERVICE ORIENTED PROGRAMS

Academic Trekswww.academictreks.com/programs/overview_cs.asp
Do Somethingwww.dosomething.org/
Global Works Travelwww.globalworkstravel.com
Lifeworks Internationalwww.lifeworks-international.com
Student Conservation Associationwww.thesca.org
Texas Brigades Wildlife Leadershipwww.texasbrigades.org
Washington School of World Studieswww.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 Abroadwww.projects-abroad.org
Boston University Science Research Internships
Texas Brigades Wildlife Leadershipwww.texasbrigades.org
Washington School of World Studieswww.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) 

National Survey of Student Engagement 

National Center for Education Statistics