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Colleges
& Scholarships
Colleges and Universities
Test Preparation
Financial
Aid, Scholarships, Internships & Fellowships
College Admissions
College Survival - 101
Distance Learning
Colleges and
Universities:
150 Top
Colleges and Universities
http://www.go4college.com/collegelist.asp
Information about 150 of the nation’s top colleges and
universities. This site includes west coast colleges and
universities as well as the "big ten" and ivy league
schools.
Allaboutcollege.com
http://www.allaboutcollege.com
Comprehensive lists of undergraduate, graduate, and distance
learning programs. At this site, prospective students have the
option of chatting online with students attending the schools in
order to get a fuller sense of what it may be like to study at
these colleges.
American
Universities
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/CLAS/american-universities.html
Schools awarding bachelor or advanced degrees, arranged
alphabetically.
Canadian Universities
http://www.uwaterloo.ca/canu/
Links to the web pages of the colleges and universities of our
northern neighbor.
CHCI Education
Center
http://www.chci.org/chciyouth/index.html
The Congressional Hispanic Institute has a vision of an educated
and civically minded Latino community. The Education Center is
one component of that vision, as it offers links for college
preparation. Visit CHCI’s Education Center for Hispanic
Magazine's list of the top 25 colleges for Latinos, as well as
for scholarships, internships, and fellowships.
College Fair
Calendar
http://www.schoolguides.com/calendar.asp
Offers a month-by-month calendar of college fairs, where you can
learn about various institutions of higher learning.
CollegeNet
http://www.collegenet.com
Search for colleges according to your major, finances, and
location.
EDURegistry.org
http://www.eduregistry.org/
A wonderful resource that proposes to take the guesswork out of your college
search, eduregistry gives great information on such topics as location,
environment, size, and courses. A highlight is the college directory. It
gives you the option to search by state and also by type (4-year, 2-year,
and vocational/technical).
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities
http://hbcu-central.com
A gateway for all the participating institutions in the HBCU
consortium, this site provides profiles of all the institutions
as well as scholarship and financial aid information; it also
includes internships and job listings for recent graduates. Some
features require a (free) membership.
My College
Guide
http://www.mycollegeguide.org
This site advises you about college selection, financial aid, and
admissions.
New
Jersey Colleges
http://www.college-scholarships.com/new_jersey.htm
A one-stop-shop for students, parents, and educators seeking
information on the major colleges and universities in New Jersey.
This site includes admissions information, scholarship and
financial aid information, online applications, and links to the
official college websites.
Search for Classes
http://www.searchforclasses.com
A detailed site with information on classes for distance learning
and campus colleges for all types of degrees.
U.S.
News & World Report
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php
USNews.com has one of the best college Indices. It includes
special rankings, such as best values, best undergraduate
business programs, early decision admissions, most students
studying abroad, and most students receiving athletic
scholarships. Please note that partial content only is given at
this site, but you can use the EBSCOHost database (at
www.npl.org/Pages/InternetResources/index.html) to access the
complete rankings of national universities, liberal arts
colleges, etc.
U.S. Two-Year
Colleges
http://cset.sp.utoledo.edu/twoyrcol.html
Over one thousand links to two-year campuses in all fifty states.
Test Preparation:
College Board
http://www.collegeboard.com/splash
Learn all about the Scholastic Aptitude Test from its designers.
You can also register online for the test. Additional
information, such as profiles of colleges, is also available
here.
College Power Prep
http://www.powerprep.com
Offers tutorials on the SAT and ACT tests.
LearningExpress
http://www.learningexpresslibrary.com
LearningExpress is an interactive online learning platform
designed to help people to master tests, such as the New SAT. It
is available on-site at the Newark Public Library, and it may be
accessed from your home or work computer when you enter your
library card barcode.
Peterson’s
Educational Portal
http://www.petersons.com/ugchannel
A valuable website for test preparation for any prospective
college student, Peterson’s offers testing tips, sample
questions, and free online practice tests for the New SAT, ACT,
PSAT, CLEP, TOEFL, SATII, and PCAT.
The
Princeton Review
http://www.princetonreview.com/college/testprep/
The Princeton Review is one of the leading choices for
standardized test preparation. This site offers free practice
tests, a free test taking strategy class locator, and a word a
day email option for boosting vocabulary skills.
Financial
Aid, Scholarships & Internships:
Black Excel
http://www.blackexcel.org
Admissions and scholarship service for African-American students.
Boeing
Scholarships
http://www.boeing.com/educationrelations/scholarships
An undergraduate scholarship awarded to students who attend
schools affiliated with the historically black colleges and
universities consortium.
Broke Scholar
http://www.brokescholar.com
Provides a free scholarship search, plus e-mail updates, and a
customized deadline calendar for applications.
The Community
Foundation of New Jersey
http://www.cfnj.org/page17802.cfm
Offers a listing of scholarships for New Jersey students who are
preparing to go to college. Brief descriptions of these
scholarships as well as the application forms can be found
online.
FAFSA
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
Free applications are available online for federal student aid
from the U.S. Department of Education.
Fastweb
http://fastweb.monster.com
Search from over 600,000 scholarships and find your dream school
from the more than 4,000 institutions listed.
FinAid
http://www.finaid.org
Finaid is an extensive resource for all kinds of financial aid
information including information for students pursuing careers
in the military.
Graduate
Fellowships-Minorities
http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/GRFN.php?mode=list&category=MINORITIES
An alphabetical listing of numerous fellowships available for all
minorities.
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
http://www.hsf.net
HSF points to many scholarship programs that help students to
afford college. You will find scholarships for high school
seniors, community college transfer students, undergraduates and
graduates.
National Academy of
American Scholars
http://www.naas.org/senior.php
Scholarships awarded to high school seniors who exhibit
scholastic excellence, integrity, and leadership.
National
Association of Black Journalists Scholarship
http://www.nabj.org/programs/scholarships
Scholarships of up to $5,000 awarded annually to students
interested in a career in journalism.
NCAA
Scholarships and Internships
http://www.ncaa.org/about/scholarships.html
Links to information on athletic and and academic scholarships
funded by the NCAA but administered by the individual schools.
Notable are the lists of schools
http://www.ncaa.org/sponsorships/index.html and the eligibility
requirements
http://www1.ncaa.org/portal/about_ncaa/membership
Presidential
Freedom Scholarships
http://www.nationalservice.org/scholarships
The Presidential Freedom Scholarships are granted to students who
demonstrate outstanding leadership and service to their
community.
Thurgood
Marshall Scholarship Fund
http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org/index.htm
The Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund awards scholarships to
students at historically black colleges and universities.
United Negro College Fund
http://www.uncf.org
UNCF is the nation’s largest and oldest organization giving
higher education financial assistance to minorities.
U.S.
Department of Education Student Guide
http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/index.html
The Student Guide offers information on grants, loans, and
work-study programs. The guide is updated yearly, and is
available in both English and Spanish.
William
Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students
http://www.apsanet.org/content_11389.cfm
The Hearst Scholarship is awarded annually to students who
achieve academic excellence. It is available for undergraduate
and graduate students.
College Admissions:
Accepted.com
http://www.accepted.com/college
Advice for students on writing the college application essay.
Black Excel
http://www.blackexcel.org
Helps students navigate the college admissions process. It
provides help with essays, college profiles, and scholarship
guidance, and offers a multitude of other links.
SallieMae
College Answer
http://petersons.collegeanswer.com/index_partner.jsp
The College Answer provides guidance for students and parents
through the entire process of getting into college. Information
is also available in Spanish.
College Survival 101:
College Prep 101
http://collegeprep.okstate.edu
Advice for students at college: includes the diary of a college
freshman detailing her experiences for a year.
College
Survival Skills for Disabled Students
http://www.washington.edu/doit/brochures/academics/survival.html
Tips for students with disabilities on how to succeed at college.
College
Survival Tips -- Making the Transition
http://www.collegeboard.com/article/1,,5-28-0-963,00.html
Collegeboard provides prospective students with scenarios of real
situations and strategies to help them to thrive at college.
Dr.
Mom’s Guide to College
http://www.lions.odu.edu/~kkilburn/dr_mom_home.htm
Complied by Kerry S. Kilburn of Old Dominion University, this
list offers helpful suggestions for adjusting to college life.
Initiative
on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
http://www.yic.gov/postsecondary/index.html
This site offers resources in areas like making the transition
from high school, achieving good grades, and picking a major.
Distance Learning:
All
About College.com
http://www.allaboutcollege.com/netguide/online-education.htm
Links to online degree programs.
Distance Education and Training
Council
http://www.detc.org
This nationally recognized accrediting body for distance learning
programs links to approved online courses from high school
through the Master's degree.
MIT's OpenCourseWare
http://ocw.mit.edu/index.html
No credits or degrees, but an online publication of MIT's course
materials ranging from Aeronautics to Writing and Humanistic
Studies.
Peterson's
Distance Learning
http://www.petersons.com/distancelearning
Link to over 1,000 online degree programs and to a large number
of non-degree programs.
Worldwide Learn
http://www.worldwidelearn.com
Large directory of online degree, MBA, computer training,
continuing education, and personal development programs.
Last updated 06/19/07 |
