COLLEGE AND FINANCIAL AID WEB RESOURCES Explore colleges and careers based on your personality and interests at www.connectedu.net Advanced Placement Tests http://apcentral.collegeboard.com Applications (Hint: Best bet for most online applications: Go to target-college home page and follow links to applications to complete online or download.) www.commonapp.org Download Common Application or apply online. Includes list of member schools, application fees, deadlines, etc. www.petersons.com Direct links to many applications www.review.com Princeton Review links to member-college applications through Apply! www.collegelink.com Apply to member colleges. www.embark.com Apply to member colleges. Athletics www.ncaa.org National Collegiate Athletic Association site includes information about sports programs, eligibility, recruiting rules, etc. Campus Visits www.college-visits.com COLLEGE VISITS offers varied group-tour itineraries, including East Coast, West Coast, Southeast, and Canada www.collegeimp.com College Impressions offers group tours primarily in Northeast Chat and News Sites www.dailyjolt.com Select a school from the Jolt membership and log on. Information, while intended for current students, is helpful to prospective students and parents. www.collegeconfidential.com Many well-indexed admission-related topics. Experts answer questions for free. www.review.com Includes facilitated chat for parents. (Use site map to locate from home page.) www.collegenews.com Links to many college and university newspapers College admission, general Many of these sites include not only general information but also links to college home pages, applications, discussion forums, etc. www.petersons.com Information on every admission-related topic, plus you can order this book for a friend (!) www.collegeboard.com Includes lots of standardized test and financial aid information. www.collegeconfidential.com Links to lots of good info, chats, counseling, etc. www.review.com This is the Princeton Review site. See also ?Standardize Testing,? below. www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college U.S. News college rankings and other information www.collegeview.com Varied topics include schools with special programs. www.nacac.com National Association for College Admission Counseling site. Includes college fair information and links to online fairs. Listing of late college vacancies. www.collegelink.com Varied topics include anecdotal information, and applications and tips. College Home Pages (lists of and links to) www.mit.edu:8001/people/cdemello/univ.html www.utexas.edu/world/univ/ www.universities.com http://geowww.uibk.ac.at/univ/ Counseling (Independent) www.educationalconsulting.org Find a private counselor through the Independent Educational Consultants Association. www.collegeconfidential.com Offers a range of online counseling services. Financial Aid www.ed.gov U.S. Department of Education website with information in Spanish and English. www.fafsa.ed.gov Complete the FAFSA on-line on this site www.finaid.org Financial Aid Information Page sponsored by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators www.collegeboard.com The College Board site with worksheets to estimate family contribution and compare financial aid awards. www.fastweb.com Don?t miss this one. FastWeb Scholarship Service database of 800,000 private scholarships www.collegeparents.org Information for parents www.petersons.com Calculate EFC and find out lots about financial aid and scholarships www.collegeboard.com/profile College Scholarship Financial Aid PROFILE www.amsweb.com Academic Management Services www.slsaservices.org Student Loan Servicing Alliance www.salliemae.com SallieMae, a financial services corporation specializing in funding education International Baccalaureate (IB) www.IBO.org International Students www.nafsa.org NAFSA, National Association of International Educators www.toefl.org TOEFL, Test of English as a Foreign Language Security www.ope.ed.gov/security/ Standardized Testing www.act.org ACT site (Registration, scores, score-report order forms, test prep materials, etc.) www.collegeboard.com College Board SAT Program site (Registration, scores, score-report order forms, test prep materials, etc.) www.toefl.org TOEFL information for non-native speakers of English www.kaptest.com Kaplan, Inc. test prep information, course schedules, sign up, etc. www.review.com Princeton Review test prep information, course schedules, sign up, etc. www.petersons.com Offers general information and even online practice tests. www.powerprep.com Online test-prep information ( for a fee and free) Students with Disabilities www.ahead.org Association on Higher Education and Disability www.heath.gwu.edu HEATH, the national clearinghouse on postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities www.ilru.org Independent Living Research Utilization www.ncil.org National Council on Independent Living ?Time Out? Opportunities www.americorps.org AmeriCorps information www.interimprograms.comThe Center for Interim Programs (This site, and the two that follow, offer helpful specific