Electronic Guide to Colleges and Financial Aid

(Suitland High School is not responsible for the content of the external sites listed below.)

College Search

www.collegeboard.com – College board homepage.  Good resources for college planning, admissions, financial aid, and SAT on-line registration.  Complete the CSS/Financial Aid Profile online.

 www.universities.com - search database of 4,000 college and university homepage

 www.collegeview.com - search for colleges, universities, scholarships, financial aid, and careers; apply online

 www.collegenight.com - contains links to other college websites and organizations.

 www.petersons.com - The Peterson's Guide to Four-Year Colleges and Universities online.

 www.review.com - The Princeton Review; search colleges, careers, and graduate schools

 www.ajcunet.edu - Jesuit colleges and universities in the U.S.

 www.collegenet.com - search Two & Four year colleges, vocational/technical, or Business schools by state or region; search for scholarships and financial aid.

 www.allaboutcollege.com - resources for college-bound students including college directories and financial aid

 www.campustours.com - source for virtual college tours, college videos, campus maps, and webcams

 www.xap.com - search for colleges, apply online, and take virtual campus tours

 www.chea.org/Directories/index.asp - Council for Higher Education Accreditation

http://deafnes.about.com/od/articlesandnewsletters/a/colleges.htm - Colleges, Universities, and information for deaf and hard of hearing students

Testing Information

www.collegeboard.com - Register, send scores, and find learning centers for Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).

 www.kaplan.com - excellent test preparation courses for all college tests, including SAT I, SAT II, and ACT.

 www.testprep.com - provides test preparation for SAT and ACT

 http://www.actstudent.org/index.html - register, send scores, and find learning centers for American College Test (ACT).

 www.toefl.org - Register, send scores, and find learning centers for Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

 https://secure.military.com/leads/Recruiting/RecruitingLeadForm1.jsp?ESRC=ggl_rec_asvab.kw&asvab=yes – Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) Information and Study Aid

Applying to College

www.commonapp.org - Common Application which can be used for most colleges, details on website.

 http://www.collegeboard.com/apply - sample college application essays and general college application tips

 http://mapping-your-future.org/ - Assistance in organizing college application preparations, financial aid, and selecting a college that fits you.

 http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transition.html - Information for Students with Disabilities, Knowing and Understanding the Rights and Responsibilities for preparing for Postsecondary Education.

 http://www.pacer.org/pride/504.htm - Information for Students with Disabilities about Postsecondary Education: ADA Q&A

 http://www.nad.org/site/pp.asp?c=foINKQMBF&b=137690 - Obligations of Private Colleges and Other Post-secondary Institutions to Deaf Students

Financial Aid/ Scholarships/ Loans

Repayment & Forgiveness/ Scam Information and Prevention

www.fafsa.ed.gov - the official application and information about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid

 www.sourcepath.com - search directories of rated information sources on college financial aid; also purchase books online.

 www.cia.gov/employment/student.html – student scholarship, co-op, internship opportunities

 www.fastweb.com - set up a personal account to conduct financial aid searches with a database of over 180,00 private scholarships

 www.finaid.org - guidance information, scholarship searches, calculators

 www.ROTC.com – information about Reserve Officer's Training Corps scholarships, etc.

 www.salliemae.com - guide to loans and tips for paying for college

 http://collegeapps.about.com/od/impairmentscholarships/a/sight.htm - Scholarships for the Blind

 http://scholarships.brokescholar.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/article.loanForgiveness/loanForgiveness.html

 – Student Loan Forgiveness information

 http://studentaid.ed.gov (click: repaying) - Information about repaying Student Loans.

 http://www.maryland.gov/portal/server.pt?space=Dir&parentname=CommunityPage&parentid=0&in

_hi_userid=1333&control=OpenSubFolder&DirMode=1&subfolderID=301 – college aid calculator, scholarship, grant, college savings plan information

 www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/schlarship/index.html - information about scholarship scams