Here's where you'll find the key resources you need
about college choice, majors/minors, financial aid, college applications, and much more.
QUINTESSENTIAL CAREERS COLLEGE RESOURCES
Critical college planning and college admissions articles written especially for college-bound teens:
See all of our Teen College, Career, and Job-Related Articles.
Have questions about the college lingo or other terminology? Check out our
High School College-Bound and
College Planning Glossary of Terms.
And don't forget to review some of the great book recommendations we have in our
Teen Career, College, and Job Books
section of Quintessential Careers.
EMPOWERING COLLEGE SUCCESS SITE
MyCollegeSuccessStory.com --
designed to empower college students to study better and achieve greater academic and career success
by providing free academic success articles, stories, and resources -- from the folks at EmpoweringSites.com
OTHER COLLEGE PLANNING RESOURCES
ACT, Inc. -- the official site of
one of the major college admission tests, offering sample questions, test-taking strategies, and the
ability to register for the test online. Also includes advice about choosing a college and applying for
financial aid. Free.
Adventures in Education -- an interactive site that offers
information and services to help finance an education, select a
college, and plan a career. Sponsored by the Texas Guaranteed
Student Loan Corporation.
All About College -- a great collection of college-related links and
resources, including a comprehensive directory of college and university
homepages from around the world, testing resources, financial aid resources,
research tools, and a college chat area.
AnyCollege.com
-- a great resource for prospective college students involved in the college search process, where students can
find colleges and universities that match their criteria using a user-friendly search engine. Search criteria
include programs offered, state, school type, sports, and college name. Includes more than 5,400 U.S. colleges.
Also includes other college-related resources. Free.
Apply4Admissions.com
-- a comprehensive resource for students interested in receiving admissions and financial aid
application forms from schools, colleges, and universities throughout the U.S. and the world -- using
just one application request. Includes both undergraduate and graduate schools. Also has a searchable
database of colleges, financial aid guides, and scholarship searches. Free.
AthletesVoiceUSA.com --
a resource for high school athletes who want to get recruited to play at the collegiate level.
Teaches student-athletes and parents to be realistic in their level of competition and how
to pick and recruit colleges. Fee-based.
Bschool.com --
the purpose of the site is to offer another source of information to assist future students in selecting the
business education program that best suits your needs and personality. Includes information about the best
business schools, financial aid, application aid, and more. Free to job-seekers.
CampusExplorer --
an extremely cool tool for high school students planning to continue your education,
where you can search for schools by major, location, and degree (4-year colleges, 2-year
schools, and vocational programs) and find detailed information about the school,
students, costs, admissions, and academics. No cost.
CampusProgram.com -- a comprehensive
career development site for college students, with resources from helping you find a program of
study, to choosing a major, and to finding employment after graduation. This site is basically a
big collection of links for college students -- in one useful location. Free to job-seekers.
CampusTours
-- a truly great resource for getting information about U.S. colleges. This site includes
virtual campus tours, college webcams, and QuickTime VR tours, movies, and pictures.
CareerExplorer.net --
where teens can view career descriptions, choose a career, find a school, and get
answers to financial aid, career placement, and career education questions. Free.
CareerHero
-- a cool social network site for college and high school students to safely explore various careers via interviews
and executive profiles – career heroes – chat, blogs, forums, and more. Underlying goal of the site is to
inspire students to dream big and help them achieve your career dreams. No cost.
Careers & Colleges -- the
Website of a quarterly publication that deals with the key issues facing teens -- full of college information
and resources for those continuing your education -- and lots of information about jobs and careers for those
thinking about your job prospects. Also includes a chat area where you can talk with other teens.
CareerLaunch --
from the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, a very useful career and college
site, with resources and links to help teens with self-assessment,
summer opportunities, college search, career development, and more. No cost.
Center for All Collegiate Information -- a great resource, with links to Web
sites related to colleges and college life, including: college home pages,
college admissions offices, financial aid and scholarships, collegiate sports sites,
Greek organizations, and much more.
College Board Online -- contains a great careers section dealing
with helping you choose a career. Also includes information about colleges and
financial aid.
The CollegeBound Network
-- an interactive guide to college life for aspiring college-bound students that offers teens
insight and access to real people who can guide them through their college and career choices. Includes
the College Bound Magazine, as well as a host of other Websites, including CollegeSurfing.com,
StudentRewards.com, Go-Girl.com, and TheFledgling.com. Free.
CollegeConfidential.com
-- a great resource of college search and admissions and financial aid resources for students and parents. Includes a large
selection of articles and other resources designed to help make the college admissions process
easy and accessible to everyone. Free.
CollegeData --
created for college-bound high school students and your families, this site
helps you conduct a college search, qualify for college admission, find financial aid
and apply for a student loan. No cost.
College Grazing --
offers 13 interactive self-discovery surveys for college-bound students that provide immediate feedback
to give your college planning focus and insight. Also includes a complete application essay writing guide
and other tools and resources that you will need for a successful college search. No cost to students.
A College Guide -- purpose of this site is to give
college-bound students the information you need to understand the process of picking a college,
applying to colleges, being accepted to college, and having a successful college career as a student.
CollegeHints.com --
filled with ideas for current or college-bound students. Includes information about the best
on-line and on-campus college courses. Whether you're beginning your advanced academic studies, or just want to
know how to go back and complete the degree you started, this Website can help.
College is Possible -- the Coalition of America's Colleges and Universities has
launched this site to direct students and their families to the best information and
advice about preparing for college, choosing the right college, and paying for college --
with the goal of showing that with proper preparation, college is possible for every
American.
CollegeLink --
provides a range of pre-college articles, resources, and services, including college searches,
test preparation, tips for getting into top schools, finding scholarships, electronic college applications, and more.
Free.
CollegeNet --
provides an interesting search engine that helps college-bound
students find their "ideal college." Searches for colleges can be narrowed by
region, sports programs, majors, tuition, and several other factors. Also includes
the "Mach25" financial aid search engine, as well as "Applyweb," where you can
submit your application to hundreds of colleges online.
College Planning
-- provides students and your families with information on college selection,
admission, financial aid, and scholarships. Includes sections for college planning
for high school students, elementary and middle school students, and adults returning
to college.
CollegeQuest -- free
membership offers you in-depth profiles of every undergraduate institution accredited in the U.S.;
specially designed tools to help you manage the college admissions and financial aid process; the
ability to apply online; Peterson's database of more than 800,000 scholarships and awards; and much more.
CollegeSource -- Quickly find the schools that match your requirements -- for free.
You can search by tuition, enrollment, affiliation, major programs of study and other
criteria. Includes free information about more than 10,000 colleges and universities,
including links to the schools' Websites and college catalogs. Also includes a subscription
fee-based service that features more 10,000 college
catalogs in complete cover-to-cover, original page format -- for 2-year, 4-year,
graduate, and professional colleges and universities.
College Sports Scholarships --
College athletic recruiting information from a father-son team that navigated the system. The site has various articles and tool related to
how to contact college coaches and apply for a sports scholarship.
College Toolkit --
dedicated to helping college-bound students find and apply for scholarships and learn about the college admissions process.
Students can search through a database of more than 4,000 colleges, and explore 900 careers.
It is one of the most comprehensive sites for life after high school. No cost to students.
CollegeView College Search -- a free online college search service with
profiles of more than 3,500 colleges and universities, virtual tours, electronic
applications, financial aid information, career planning tools, and more. Great
career exploration resources.
Collegiate Choice Walking Tours Videos
-- simple, unique, and non-promotional videos of actual campus tours of more than 300
colleges and universities in the U.S., Canada, England, Ireland, and Scotland. These are unedited
recordings by a group of New Jersey college advisers of the actual student-guided campus tour at each of these
schools. Nominal fees for videos.
Cyber Guidance Office -- a virtual high school guidance office created by Bob Turba,
Chairman of Guidance Services at Stanton College Preparatory School. This is simply a
wonderful collection of links and resources for high school students and their
families, focusing on colleges, scholarship and financial aid, and career information.
EdRef --
a directory of more than 7,000 U.S. colleges and trade schools, where you can
find schools by name, by size of minority population, and by athletic scholarships.
Information includes admissions requirements, tuition expenses, and more. No cost.
Education Planner -- a one-stop
college planning site that offers three main types of resources. First, a section on planning
for college (and a career). Second, choosing a college (including selecting, applying, and deciding
which to attend). Third, paying for college. From American Education Services (AES). Free.
Education Services Foundation (ESF) --
a great collection of resources and links related to programs that help students borrow wisely.
Check out the
ESF College Countdown that, starting with the seventh grade and continuing up to the
twelfth grade, includes information about course planning, career planning, and
financial aid.
EDUFAX
-- provides a wide collection of information, resources, and links (as well as fee-based individual consulting)
for college-bound students at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
EssayEdge --
with more than 100 free sample college and graduate school application essays and pages and pages of essay
writing tips, this site is the Net's largest resource for admissions essay consulting and editing.
EssayEdge's professional Harvard-educated editors have helped thousands of satisfied customers gain entrance
into their first choice school.
FirstChoiceSchool.com
-- where college-bound students who are sure of their college choice can register at this site, which in
turn will inform the admissions committee of that school of your preference. Designed to increase your chances
of admission to your first choice school. Currently a free service.
Getting Ready for College Early -- a guide to planning for college that is
designed for students (and their parents) in middle or junior high school...strongest
part is the section on high school courses recommended for college, but also includes
other great advice. (See also, "Preparing Your Child for College.")
Get Recruited
-- which allows all students to be recruited (for free) by colleges, universities, graduate schools, and professional schools.
Students simply need to complete a brief online questionnaire, which is then sent to colleges and universities around the U.S. Schools that
determine matches with you will then contact you via email or postal mail with more information. Free.
GoCollege -- a free, flexible, and user-friendly college search
engine. Search by region, majors, tuition, test scores, keywords, and others.
High School
Hub -- an academic portal for high school students, with study guides for numerous subjects, a college prep quiz,
a reference collection, and great resources for college choice and careers. Free.
iApply -- a great college planning site for teens,
with detailed information and links for applying to college, creating a plan to pay for college, and getting
prepared for college. Also includes some career information and assessments. Free.
IPEDS College Opportunities On-Line
-- a direct link to more than 9,000 colleges and universities in the U.S. From the
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education. You can
search based on location, program, or degree offerings. Free.
Jackson Vocational Interest Survey (JVIS) --
based on years of research, the JVIS accurately measures your interests, showing how they relate
to the worlds of college study and work, and mapping out your route to an interesting career.
A great tool for teens searching for career direction.
Mapping Your Future -- information designed to help you
plan your career, select a school, and pay for your education. From
the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation.
MatchCollege --
provides information on more than 6,000 technical certification programs, vocational schools,
junior/community colleges, and 4-year universities -- public and private. Information includes things like
majors, housing, financial aid, admissions, athletics and more. No cost.
MyChances.net
-- a really interesting college-planning site for college-bound students.
By signing-up for a no-cost account, you can keep track of your college applications
and compare your stats to those of other college applicants. It's also a great resource
for discovering new colleges that match your qualifications that you didn't know about. No
cost to students.
My College Guide
-- where college-bound students can search for colleges that meet your criteria (such as location, cost,
freshman class size, school type) -- or browse the alphabetical listings, get critical advice from the
Admissions Guru, read interesting articles about college life, and more. Free to students.
MyCoolCareer.com -- a career
exploration site for teens and twenty-somethings, where you can find all sorts of
career tools and information, including self-assessment tools, streaming MP3 interviews
with people in various career fields, and much more. Also includes college resources.
No cost to job-seekers.
myFootpath.com
-- a college search and college admissions site that includes a vast library of free articles
related to the college admissions process, as well as an "ask the counselor" feature where
students and parents can submit questions. Also sell their "Inside Admissions" reports for a
select group of colleges.
MyMajors.com
-- a nice tool for high school and college students trying to identify potential college majors. This
site asks you about your interests and experiences, analyzes the information, and then suggests six
college majors for you to think about. While this tool should not be your only source of deciding on a
major, it's a neat tool that can help jump-start your planning process. Free.
My Future -- for job-seekers, resume and cover letter
advice, as well as advice about other career possibilities.
For current college students, advice on funding
your college education.
The Next Step Magazine -- a complete source of information for teens!
Great original articles and information, as well as links, to key issues related to teens,
including (but not limited to) college preparation and profiles, career exploration, and
job-hunting.
Peterson's Education & Career Center -- an excellent collection of resources for
college students and grads, including resources on: graduate study,
careers and jobs, summer programs, studying abroad, financing an education,
and much more.
Planet Education --
a private college consulting firm focusing on one-on-one assistance for students and your families during the
college planning process. Services include all aspects of the admissions process from planning, applying,
and paying for secondary education. Also includes links to key college-related sites. Fee-based.
Preparing Your Child for College -- a detailed resource book available online
(and in downloadable form) that covers the basics: general questions about
college, preparing for college, choosing a college, financing a college education,
and more. (See also, "Getting Ready for College Early.")
Private Colleges &
Universities -- both a magazine and a Website, its mission is to provide college-bound students with helpful
information about the college admissions process. Includes some great articles about common situations college-bound
students face, including boosting test scores, choosing colleges, finding financial aid, and much more. A great
resource for high school students.
SchoolsIntheUSA.com -- a career and
college prep resource that helps students to explore various career paths (about 1,000) and research almost
2,000 4-year colleges (by name, location, field of study, certificate program, size, cost, and more). A
very content-rich site.
The Student Center -- a place for teens that is designed for teens by teens. Includes
TeenNet Magazine -- an online magazine written and published by teens, "Cool
Chat" -- a place for teens to chat, and "Ystar" -- an email discussion list for active
youth under age 26.
StudentsReview.com -- a great site
for students seeking information about undergraduate and graduate colleges and universities, where
you can read the uncensored reviews of current students and alumni (about 20,000 in total)
of about 4,500 institutions. Also includes other useful college-bound resources and information.
Free.
Studyabroad.com
-- a comprehensive online directory of study abroad and international education.
Includes college undergraduate semester, year-long and summer programs, intensive language
and experiential programs plus high school and graduate study abroad.
Study Programs International (SPI) --
offers foreign language immersion programs for high school students in San Sebastian, Santander,
Tarrogona, and Costa Rica. Students are enrolled in a university or accredited language school and earn college
credit by attending classes. SPI programs also help prepare students to perform well on the AP/IB Spanish exams.
SuperCollege -- using the experiences and strategies of real students,
SuperCollege aims to be nothing less than the leading source of infomation on
admissions and financial aid for all college bound high school students.
2001 Colleges, Universities, and Scholarships -- designed to offer
college-bound students, parents, and counselors easy access to
information on colleges and universities throughout the United States,
free scholarship and financial aid searches, SAT and ACT test preparation
tips, and more. Also includes a comprehensive
directory of U.S. college and university admissions and financial aid offices e-mail addresses, listed
in alphabetical order, by state, as well as direct links to college online applications.
U.S. News Education: Colleges and Careers Center and
U.S.
News Education: College -- some great resources
for when it's time to choose a college, including college rankings,
a college student forum, and financial aid advice.
Vocational Schools Guide
-- an emerging guide for students who are considering attending a vocational school, trade school, or community
college in the U.S. or Canada. Students can search for programs by state or by degree program. Free to students.
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