Resources
College Research
College Navigator provides college facts and figures
College Board search engine identifies initial list of college matches
Niche College Prowler summarizes students inputs to review colleges
Colleges of Distinction gives a different perspective of prominent colleges and hidden gems
CollegeXpress has a variety of search tools
Individual college/university Common Data Set (Google ‘X school common data set’)
Follow college and college-related Instagram accounts
Best College Guide Books
Fiske Guide to Colleges available through any bookseller
Princeton Review The Best 371 Colleges
Where You Go Is Not Who’ll You’ll Be Frank Bruni, available through any bookseller
College Finder, Steve Antonoff, with a companion online version called CollegeXpress
Colleges that Change Lives by Loren Pope - book and website
The Price You Pay for College Ron Lieber - available from any bookseller
Who Gets In and Why Jeffrey Selingo - available through any bookseller
The K&W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Differences
Paying for College
Learn about the federal financial aid process at the Federal Student Aid website
Federal Student Aid Estimator provides an estimate of what federal student aid you may be eligible to receive
Quick college cost estimator myintuition.org
Submit your FAFSA after October 1 of the application year
CSS/Profile is required by a subset of selective colleges
“SmartStudent” Guide to Financial Aid at FinAid also includes calculators
College Data provides fantastic detailed financial and general admissions information
Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) agreement provides reduced tuition rates at colleges outside their home state
College Finance Specialist - Tanya Aure
The College Solution Cost Lab Lynn O’Shaughnessy
More Help
Common Application college application and supplementals accepted by many institutions
SAT and ACT test prep
Fair Test Colleges that do not require the SAT or ACT
SAT/ACT Prep Recommendations:
Applerouth Free practice tests and free and for-pay resources
MoPrep Individual test prep
Alice Humbracht free practice test sessions in San Diego and private test prep tutoring
Campus website virtual tours
YouniversityTV summary view of campus
Campus Tours static panoramic views of campus
Looking to volunteer?
Unigo student comments and summaries
Rate My Professors student ratings of professors
College Reality Preparation - Carol Ben-Davies
Applying abroad expert advisor - Sara Normand Cavalieri College Apps Abroad
Kelly Myers, Divorce & Mediation Coach Mediator Co-Parenting Specialist www.firststepsdivorce.com
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