Additional College Counseling Links

College Search

collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/adv_typeofschool
CollegeBoard’s “Matchmaker” program

nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator
National Center on Educational Statistics’ “Navigator” program

www.nacacnet.org/EventsTraining/CollegeFairs/ncf/Pages/default.aspx
NACAC's national college fairs

www.collegeweeklive.com
Online college fairs, webinars, and live chat sessions on topics relevant to the college search

www.collegeview.com
Hobson’s college search, including some information on financial aid and scholarships

www.ucan-network.org
profiles of private colleges

www.ctcl.org
Colleges That Change Lives

www.unigo.com
Reviews and videos from current college students

zinch.com/Firehose/MyStream.aspx
Zinch’s multi-source search engine


Testing

www.collegeboard.com
SAT test registration

www.actstudent.org
ACT test registration

toeflrts.ets.org
TOEFL (test of English as a foreign language) testing

www.number2.com
free online test prep (more SAT prep is available via RPS Family Connection)

www.fairtest.org
information on testing-optional schools

www.wfu.edu/magazine/2008.09/sat
Wake Forest's admissions director explains talks about their decision to go test-optional


Financial Aid and Scholarships

www.finaid.org
information on sources of aid, financial aid calculator, scholarship scam warnings

www.financialaidnews.com
Financial Aid News

www.fastweb.com
one of the most comprehensive databases of scholarship information

www.meritaid.com
information about available merit-based awards

projectonstudentdebt.org
Project on Student Debt

www.fafsa.ed.gov
FAFSA on the Web

www.fafsaonline.com
FAFSA help

profileonline.collegeboard.com/prf/index.jsp
CSS Profile

www.privatestudentloans.com/compare
student loan comparison tool

financialaidletter.com
explanation of financial aid awards using real award letters as samples


Career Info

www.bls.gov/oco
Occupational Handbook (for hundreds of types of jobs, the handbook tells you: the training and education needed, expected earnings, expected job prospects, what workers do on the job, and working conditions

www.careervoyages.gov/students-main.cfm
Projections about demand across various fields; US Dept. of Labor site

www.njnextstop.org
Njnextstop.org tells you what skills you will need to be in-demand in New Jersey industries, including health care, finance, construction, utilities, manufacturing, tourism, transportation and information technology

mymajors.com
Provides a short free quiz to help students focus on a possible major or majors


Athletic Info

eligibilitycenter.org
NCAA eligibility center

www.collegestudentathletes.com
searchable database of DIII colleges

naia.cstv.com
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics


Miscellaneous

www.portfolioday.net
National Portfolio Day information

collegelists.pbworks.com/Summer+Programs+-+General
summer program opportunities

collegelists.pbworks.com/Gap-or-Service-Year-Abroad
gap or service year information

www.nchchonors.org/memberinstitution.shtml
National Collegiate Honors Council (schools with honors programs or colleges)

collegelists.pbworks.com/7-year+medical+programs
7-year medical programs

collegesearch.collegeboard.com/apcreditpolicy/index.jsp
AP credit information

www.college-scholarships.com/learning_disabilities.htm
colleges with programs for students with learning disabilities