Resources
Standardized Testing
General Links
- http://professionals.collegeboard.com/
profdownload/act-sat-concordance-tables.pdf
Tables which compare how students of similar ability score on the ACT and SAT tests - www.number2.com
A site offering free online test preparation courses - www.collegeboard.com
A comprehensive site that includes information about SAT testing and registration, college search engines, and CSS PROFILE information - www.act.org
The site for the ACT - www.petersons.com
A site that provides information about standardized testing preparation, financial aid and college search engines - www.princetonreview.com
An additional site for college search engines, standardized test preparation, and career planning - www.ctcl.com
A link to a site inspired by Loren Pope’s renowned book, Colleges that Change Lives. - www.ed.gov
A Web site from the federal government that includes information about the FAFSA - www.finaid.org and www.fastweb.com
Two Web sites that provide financial aid information and scholarship search engines - www.ncaa.org
The official Web site of the National Collegiate Athletic Association - www.studyabroad.com
A site that contains information about study-abroad options - http://www.natn.org
A resource for students exploring the college transfer process
Recommended Reading
- Fiske Guide to Colleges by Edward Fiske
- Colleges That Change Lives and Looking Beyond the Ivy League by Loren Pope
- The College Admission Mystique by Bill Mayher
- Letting Go: A Parents’ Guide to Understanding the College Years by Karen Coburn & Madge Treeger