College Resources
| ACT | act.org | |
| (SAT) College Board | Develops & Administers standardized tests, i.e. SAT, SAT Subject tests, PSAT/NMSQT, AP and CLAP, and Spring Board | collegeboard.org |
| Campus Tours | campustours.com | |
| Common Application | An undergraduate college admission application with 731-member college and universities around the world. | commonapp.org |
| CSS/PROFILE | The College Board’s online application that collects information used by colleges to award financial aid. | cssprofile.collegeboard.org |
| FAFSA | Free Application for Federal Financial Aid is a form prepared annually by college students to determine eligibility for financial aid. | fafsa.ed.gov |
| FastWeb | fastWeb.com | |
| Federal Student Aid | An office of the U.S. Department of Education, and is the largest provider of student financial aid in the United States. | studentaid.gov |
| The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid | A free comprehensive resource for objective and unbiased student financial aid information. | finaid.org |
| IELTS | International English Language Testing System –
International standardized test for English proficiency for non-native English language speakers, accepted by Australian, British, Canadian colleges |
ielts.org |
| Kaplan’s Test Prep | kaptest.com | |
| NCAA | National Collegiate Athletic Association | ncaa.com |
| NICHE | College Ranking and Review Service | colleges.niche.com |
| Peterson’s | Services include test preparation and career exploration tools, and scholarship search | petersons.com |
| The Princeton Review | princetonreview.com | |
| PSAT | collegeboard.org/student/testing/psat/about.html | |
| PTE | Pearson Test of English Academic – English language test for non-native English speakers | pearsonpte.com |
| TOEFL | Test of English as a Foreign Language – Internet-based standardized test to measure the English language ability of non-native speakers, primarily used by the U.S., Canada, France & Germany | ets.org/toefl |
| Universal College Application | Newer, less popular, but comparable to the Common Application | universalcollegeapp.com |
| U.S. News & World Report | U.S. National University Rankings service | https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities |
| U.S. News & World Report | National Liberal Arts College Ranking | https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-liberal-arts-colleges |
How-To-Books and General College Guide Books
| *The College Admissions Mystique | Insightful and original, offers suggestions on how to conduct a college search proceed efficiently through the admissions process | Bill Mayher |
| Playing the Selective College Admissions Game | Richard Moll | |
| The Insider’s Guide to the Colleges | The Yale Daily News | |
| *The Fiske Guide to Colleges | Authoritative source of over 300 four-year colleges, with quotes by real students, plus detailed and candid stories. | Edward B. Fiske |
| The Fiske Guide to Getting into the Right College | ||
| Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges | A leading directory among high school guidance counselors | Barron’s Educational Series |
| College Admissions Data Sourcebook | Essentially a book of lists to see where students get in and fit in | Wintergreen Orchard House |
| The College Handbook | The only guide that contains objective information on every accredited college in the United States | The College Board |
| The K&W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities | 350 colleges with programs or services for students with ADHD or Learning Disabilities | The Princeton Review |
Test Prep Services
| Kaplan | Test Prep | kaplan.com |
| The Princeton Review | Test Prep | princetonreview.com |
| Test Master | Test Prep | testmasters.net |
| Khan Academy | Free subject content | khanacademy.org |
| ExamKrackers | Comprehensive MCAT & LSAT Tesp Preparation | examkrackers.com |
Pre-College Competitions
| Regeneron (formerly Intel) Science Talent Search | Considered by many the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors | https://student.societyforscience.org/regeneron-sts |
| Google Science Fair | https://www.googlesciencefair.com/en/competition/events | |
| Siemens Competition | One of the nation’s premier science research competitions for high school students | https://siemenscompetition.discoveryeducation.com/ |
| U.S. Physics Team (Olympiad) | A competition for high school students to represent the United States at the International Physics Olympiad Competition. | https://www.aapt.org/physicsteam/2017/ |
| USA Mathematical Olympiad | The American Mathematics Competitions are a series of examinations and curriculum materials that build problem-solving skills and mathematical knowledge in middle and high school students | https://www.maa.org/math-competitions |
| Congressional Art Competition | The Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. | https://www.house.gov/content/educate/art_competition/ |