College Application Process

 

          Articles

 

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7506102 – NPR’s 2007 on “How To Choose a College That's Right For You”

 

http://www.collegeboard.com/parents/pay/scholarships-aid/21400.html - College Board’s Article on “Can you spot a scholarship scam?”

 

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7082167 Seven Things You Need to Know About Early Action

 

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7535849 Navigating College Admissions: A Series Overview

 

            Data Bases

 

http://www.gpschools.org/library/ - the newly designed District’s on-line library has plenty of resources.

www.collegeboard.com - A nonprofit association that assists with major programs and services in college admissions, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, teaching and learning.  The College Board administers the AP curriculum.

www.act.org - Information about the ACT and other educational tests/assessments, on-line registration and scoring.  Additional information on career planning and workforce development.

www.princetonreview.com - The Princeton Review helps students navigate standardized tests and the college and graduate school admissions process.

http://www.nextstudent.com/ - the ins and outs of financing college.

www.commonapp.org - Students complete one common admissions application form, either in hardcopy or electronically, which is accepted by the admissions departments of  230 colleges and universities. Depending on where you’re applying, this can simplify the college application process and eliminate duplication of effort.

http://www.financialaidtips.org/major_scholarships.htm - Scholarship information.

 

http://www.financialaidtips.org/writing_scholarshipessay.htm - Help with scholarship essays

www.fastweb.com - A scholarship search service helping students select a college, pay for college and find jobs during and after college.

www.petersons.com - An educational resource helping with college selection, test preparation and financial aid.  Petersons also has essay editing and resume writing.

www.gocollege.com - Provides services including college search, scholarship search, online practice ACT/SAT tests and other helpful information.

www.collegeview.com - This site provides a large amount of free college, career, scholarship and financial aid information for students and parents.

www.finaid.org - A comprehensive annotated collection of information about student financial collection of information about student financial aid, information about scholarships, loans, military and other types of aid.

Learn-A-Test - This site contains ACT and SAT practice tests and study materials to assist the student in test preparation. (You must link through the Troy School Dristrict web page.)