Hi Everyone,
One of my goals is to provide resources you can use to learn about applying to college, funding a college education, and standardized testing. Below is a list of some of those links. Remember, even if you are a sophomore or junior, it’s not too early to begin exploring the process. Knowledge is power!
www.collegeboard.com: Does everything from registering and preparing you for the SAT to doing a college search. Want a Division 3 men’s baseball program in New York that offers an advertising major and is located within 10 miles of Syracuse? Collegeboard will do that and much more.
www.act.org: Besides allowing you to register for the ACT, this Web site quickly and easily allows you to figure out your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) for financial aid calculations.
www.finaid.org: Gives you a much more detailed analysis of your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) and financial aid options. For example, it will analyze your financial need through the “Federal Methodology” calculating your EFC—first, and then it will calculate your need using a formula that many private universities and colleges use.
www.fastweb.com: Tons of information about all things college for high school students, college students, and parents. If you’re interested in receiving information about scholarships, after you fill out a personalized information form, it plugs you into a database of thousands of scholarships. As new scholarships are added to their site that match your profile, you receive automatic e-mail updates.
www.fairtest.org: Don’t do well on standardized tests? This website includes a list of colleges and universities that do not use or de-emphasize standardized tests in their admissions process. More than 400 colleges are on this list.
www.commonapp.org: This website will save you a lot of time and aggravation. Over 450 colleges and universities that have agreed to use a standard, common application are listed here.
www.princetonreview.com and www.petersons.com: Two websites with an abundance of information about how to prepare for college.
www.fafsa.ed.gov: The US Department of Education site allows you to submit your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form online. It’s fast and easy, so take advantage of it.
www.studentaid.ed.gov: An excellent site sponsored by the US Department of Education that reviews the whole college process from A-Z.
Hello very cool site!! Man .. Beautiful .. Amazing .. I will bookmark your site and take the feeds also?I am satisfied to find a lot of helpful information right here in the post, we’d like develop more strategies in this regard, thanks for sharing. . . . . .
Appreciate it!
Wow, incredible weblog structure! How lengthy have you ever been blogging for? you make running a blog look easy. The entire glance of your site is excellent, as well as the content material!
I am the derictor of my college’s program for student volunteers for the Office of Admissions. So, I am deeply involved in the college touring process. I don’t think you are saying that a virtual tour can take the place of a real tour, but I would like make that point a little more clear and expound the importance of actually visiting a campus. As you imply in the final sentence, I think the strategies you suggest are great for preliminary college searches they can be a great way to whittle a list of, say, 20 colleges down to 3 to 5 top choices. But once you’ve narrowed it down to a smaller number, I think it is vital to actually tour the campus, and, if possible, to stay overnight.Call me old-fashioned, but there’s nothing like interpersonal interactions to really get a feel for a place. I attend a college that prides itself on its friendly, polite student body. We have a tradition of saying hello to every person we pass, even if we don’t know them. This kind of thing, as simple as it may be, can really determine whether or not you feel comfortable on a campus and can greatly affect your decision, even if you’re not necessarily aware of it. By relying solely on a college’s websites, social media pages, etc., you aren’t getting the full story. We don’t put 100% trust in car advertisements do we? Colleges control the content of those site, so obviously it is going to be all positive. Of course, you won’t get many negatives on a tour, either. That’s why I think it is important to stay overnight at a your top few choices. It really gives you a feel for what life really is like at that school, and you will get a well-rounded perspective of both negatives and positives.Finally, I think that there is something intangible about college choices. Lately, there has been a lot of talk about fit. Which college fits you? For me, this was something that I could never put into words. I could make pros and cons lists all day, but nothing superseded the feeling I got when I walked on the campus of the place I ended up choosing. It just felt right. I wish I could explain it better than that, but I really can’t. There was just a certain feeling I got every time I set foot on the campus to this day.So, I think the techniques you suggest are valuable, and, as you say at the end, they shouldn’t discourage actual visits. I just wanted to offer my perspective on why that is.
Thank you Joseline. Definitely – touring the campus once you have selected a few colleges – is important. I agree with you. Debby
Nice weblog right here! Also your website a lot up fast! What host are you using? Can I am getting your associate hyperlink on your host? I desire my site loaded up as fast as yours lol
GoDaddy. Thanks.
It’s a shame you don’t have a donate button! I’d certainly donate to this excellent blog! I suppose for now i’ll settle for bookmarking and adding your RSS feed to my Google account. I look forward to new updates and will share this blog with my Facebook group. Talk soon!
Gerald,
Thank you. You can find me on FB at The Academic Support Link – and press “Like”. I’m working on an audio book for students about writing the college essay, which will be available on this site.
Debby
I suggest editing your text a bit, it has run off the screen for me. Thanks and awesome blog!
Go into your “view” mode and “zoom out” – this will prevent it running off the page.
Hello, this is a incredible site! I have admire reading this site. I admire you again for the %BLOGNAME%!
Thanks a lot.
Thankyou for sharing the information with us.
Keep working ,great job!
Thanks so much.
Thanks a ton for being our mentor on this issue. I actually enjoyed your article quite definitely and most of all liked the way you handled the issues I regarded as controversial. You’re always extremely kind towards readers really like me and aid me in my life. Thank you.
It’s arduous to search out knowledgeable individuals on this subject, however you sound like you recognize what you’re talking about! Thanks
So appreciative of your comments.
This page appears to get a good ammount of visitors. How do you advertise it? It offers a nice individual twist on things. I guess having something authentic or substantial to talk about is the most important thing.
Charlette – I truly believe that people want to read quality information – I try to give it to them.
Some truly prize articles on this site, bookmarked .
So grateful for your comments. Thanks.
Hi, just wanted to tell you, I loved this blog post. It was inspiring. Keep on posting!
Glad to be of help. Thanks.
You made some decent points there. I looked on the web to find out more about the issue and found most individuals will go along with your views on this website.
Thanks for stopping by!
you got a very excellent website, Gladiolus I observed it through yahoo.
Glad you stopped by! Thanks.
What’s up, just wanted to tell you, I loved this blog post. It was helpful. Keep on posting!
I haven’t checked in here for a while since I thought it was getting boring, but the last several posts are great quality so I guess I’ll add you back to my everyday bloglist. You deserve it my friend 🙂
Appreciate it.
I’ve just started with my own website and I really love this template. Is it free or a version of those premium templates? Sorry, I am new to this and simply in search of suggestions. BTW, I check your site almost daily.
No, I had a web developer help me with this. Thanks.
I see something truly special in this website.
Very kind of you.
I just like the helpful information you supply for your articles. I’ll bookmark your blog and test once more here frequently. I’m somewhat certain I will
Great! Thanks.
Thanks for ones marvelous posting! I seriously enjoyed reading it, you happen to be a great author.I will remember to bookmark your blog and will eventually come back in the foreseeable future. I want to encourage you to ultimately continue your great posts, have a nice morning!
Glad to be of help!
Aw, this was a really nice post. In idea I want to put in writing like this additionally – taking time and precise effort to make an excellent article… but what can I say… I procrastinate alot and not at all seem to get something done.
Appreciate you stopping by. Thanks.
Good – I should definitely pronounce, impressed with your site. I had no trouble navigating through all the tabs as well as related info ended up being truly easy to do to access. I recently found what I hoped for before you know it in the least. Reasonably unusual. Is likely to appreciate it for those who add forums or anything, site theme . a tones way for your customer to communicate. Nice task.
It appears that you’ve put a good amount of effort into your article and I demand a lot more of these on the World Wide Web these days. I truly got a kick out of your post. I do not have a bunch to say in reply, I only wanted to register to say “phenomenal work!”.
Thanks!