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College Planning

Collegeboard.com
http://www.collegeboard.com/

A wealth of college planning and college search information, including a great deal of information on SAT and CLEP tests.

College & University Rankings
http://gateway.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankings.htm

This site is sponsored by the Univ. of Illinois and is a collection of "rankings" sites.

College Connection Scholarships
http://www.collegescholarships.com/

Free scholarship information posted monthly.

CollegeNET
http://www.collegenet.com

A wealth of information on colleges, financial aid, scholarships, and online college applications.

CollegeView
http://www.collegeview.com

Assistance with choosing a college, financial aid, and making career choices.

FAFSA on the Web
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

Information on the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), as well as online application.

FastAID
http://www.fastaid.com/

This site provides a free scholarship search based on your demographic information and interests as well as a free college search.

FastWeb
http://www.fastweb.com/

Free scholarship search service.

FinAid!
http://www.finaid.org/

"The smart student's guide to financial aid."

Gates Millennium Scholars
http://www.gmsp.org

The Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS), funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was established in 1999 to provide outstanding African American, American Indian/Alaska Natives, Asian Pacific Islander Americans, and Hispanic American students with an opportunity to complete an undergraduate college education, in all discipline areas and a graduate education for those students pursuing studies in mathematics, science, engineering, education, or library science.

GradSchools.com
http://www.gradschools.com/

Touts itself as being "the most comprehensive source of graduate school information."

KeyColleges
http://www.keycolleges.com/

Information about colleges, scholarships, and careers.

Mapping your Future
http://www.mapping-your-future.org/

Information about education costs and aid for all students and parents.

My College Guide
http://www.mycollegeguide.org

All kinds of information about college life and colleges. Check the "Admissions Guru" section for great tips.

OEDb: Online College Database
http://oedb.org

Contains reviews programs of accredited online colleges.

Peterson's
http://www.petersons.com

The place to start for serious college planning. Includes Online Peterson's guides to various learning experiences: college, distance education, study abroad, etc.

Princeton Review
http://www.princetonreview.com/

This site could be very helpful to those preparing for admissions tests such as the SAT, ACT, LSAT, GMAT, MCAT, etc.

Sallie Mae
http://www.salliemae.com/

Nation's largest provider of education funding.

Study Abroad
http://www.studyabroaddirectory.com/search.cfm

U. S. College Search
http://www.uscollegesearch.org/

Free database of over 9,000 colleges, browsable by state, major, and name.

United States Dept. of Education
http://www.ed.gov/audience/audience.jsp?type=I&top=Students

U.S. News & World Report: America's Best Colleges
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php

College rankings, school directory, a step-by-step guide to admissions, and many other helpful tools.

Last updated 2-14-07
MSartin