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Applying to College
Common Application The Common Application is the recommended form of 230 selective colleges and universities for admission to their undergraduate programs. Many of these institutions use the form exclusively. All give equal consideration to the Common Application and the college's own form. www.commonapp.org
College Preparation
Preparing Your Child for College (This link seems to go to an Archived Webpage. Continuing to check. In the meantime, please try the student.gov link.) PREPARING YOUR CHILD FOR COLLEGE A Resource Book for Parents 2000 Edition This site offers a range of articles from general infomation to the process of choosing a college to financing higher education. Exercises and checklists, charts, and a link to additional sources of information add to the usefulness of this site. The article headings are presented in outline form as links. Clear and easy to navigate. www.ed.gov/pubs/Prepare
Students.gov Although this is not strictly a college information site, it does have college selection and payment areas.
http://www.students.gov
Scholarship, Financial Aid Information
Alabama Mentor This site is designed to help students and parents prepare for college, apply for admission, and find financial aid for college. This website is endorsed by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education and provides information for more than 60 Alabama colleges.
http://www.AlabamaMentor.org
FAFSA FAFSA -- Free Application for Federal Student Aid. User friendly site for completing the FAFSA form and submitting it online.
Federal Student Financial Assistance Financial Aid from the U.S. Department of Education -- The Federal Student Aid programs are the largest source of student aid in America, providing over $60 billion a year in grants, loans, and work-study assistance. Here you'll find help for every stage of the financial aid process, whether you're in school or out of school.
http://www.ed.gov/studentaid/
Selecting a College
CollegeNET The CollegeNET search engine helps you quickly find the ideal college. Narrow down by region, college sports, major, tuition, and several other criteria. Hotlink from your search list directly to homepages of the schools in which you are interested. Review, compare, and sort schools according to exclusive, detailed profiles provided by ACT.
http://www.collegenet.com
The Princeton Review The Princeton Review helps students achieve "Better scores. Better schools." In 1981, company founder John Katzman prepared 15 high school students for the SAT with an intensive six-week course offering a systematic approach to achieving higher test scores. The Princeton Review now helps millions of students each year to navigate standardized tests and the college and graduate school admissions process through its courses, books, software and Web sites.
http://www.princetonreview.com
Standardized Tests
ACT All about the ACT, including online registration, practice pages, and links to "test prep" resources. JCCHS School Code Number 010-370
http://www.act.org
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