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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
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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
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