General Information
101 Top
College, University and Scholarship Pages
2001 Colleges, Universities,
and Scholarships
America's
Best Colleges - From U.S. News & World Report - Extensive controversy
over their ranking system - Take with a large grain of salt
CollegeBound Net - A student's
interactive guide to college life
CollegeNet - Schools, financial
aid, scholarships, academic resources, virtual tours
Greek Organizations
- Information on fraternities, sororities, honor societies, etc.
Mapping Your Future
- Information to help you plan your career, select a school, and pay
for your education. Sponsored by a group of guaranty agencies who participate
in the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP)
Peterson's - Education &
Career Center
Preparing Your Child for College
- From the U.S. Department of Education
ScholarStuff - Guide to everything
collegiate
Colleges and Universities
California
Assist - Information for students
planning to transfer from a community college to a University of California
or a California State University
Association of Independent California
Colleges and Universities - Association of a wide variety of California
private schools, from chiropractic to dramatic arts to heavy-hitters
like Stanford and USC.
California
Colleges and Universities - Public and private schools
California State University -
Home Page for the entire system
University of California - Home Page
for the entire system
Outside California
U.S.
Colleges and Universities (by state)
European
Colleges and Universities
www.schoolsintheusa.com
Worldwide
Directory of Colleges and Universities
Scholarships/Financial Aid
California
California Student Aid Commission
University
of California Undergraduate Scholarships
Federal
Free Application
for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) - U.S. Department of Education
FAFSA on the Web
- Submit form online
Sallie Mae - Student Loan Marketing
Association - Provides funds for higher education loans
Student Guide
to Federal Aid - From U.S. Department of Education
General
Financial Aid Information Page
- Sponsored by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
(NASFAA)
Scholarship Resource Network Express
- Overview of financial aid resources available to students with a special
focus on scholarship information
$cholarship
$cams - Info on fraudulent scholarship search services from the
Federal Trade Commission
Southwest Student Services Corp.
- Non-profit corporation dedicated to providing financial resources
for post-secondary educational pursuits
Online Admissions Applications
California
California State University, Sacramento - Online application
Sonoma State University - Online application
University of California Pathways - University of California's Internet-based undergraduate admission information and application system
General
CollegeLink - Online application forms
XAP Corporation - College admissions applications online
Testing
College Board Online - National membership association of schools and colleges founded in 1900. Its aim is to facilitate the student transition to higher education. Offers programs, services, and information in the areas of assessment, guidance, admission, placement, financial aid, curriculum, and research
ETS Net - Educational Testing Service - "Gateway to definitive information about college and graduate school admissions and placement tests, with links to AP, GRE, GMAT, LSAT, SAT, The Praxis Series, and TOEFL sites, as well as other educational resources. ETS Net provides sample test questions, test preparation, and test registration. It also contains information on ETS research initiatives, teacher certification, college planning, financial aid, and links to college and university sites."
Kaplan - An educational company specializing in test preparation, admissions and career services
TestPrep - Online test preparation for
SAT with thousands of screens of math and verbal lessons and over 700 practice
problems. From Stanford Testing Systems (Not affiliated with Stanford University)
