This site contains links to web sites with information and tools for college searches and applications, test taking, financial aid, career selection, and other helpful topics (groups of schools, Bay Area Schools, and Other Sites). Please note that the categories are not well defined so there is a lot of overlap - be sure to look through all the categories to see a full selection of links.

This information has been compiled from a variety of sources and contains links to both public and private company sites. We have tried to provide helpful information but can not vouch for the integrity of any of these sites and are not responsible for them.

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College Search and Information

College Search

Colleges.com
www.mit.edu:8001/people/cdemello/univ.html
Alphabetical and geographical listings of colleges and universities with other information and web links.

CollegeProwler.com
www.collegeview.com/
College guides written by students, for students, grading schools on 20 different categories, including academics, local atmosphere, safety & security, campus dining, and more. $39.95 annual fee gives unlimited online access to full library of 233 school guides.

CollegeView
www.collegeview.com/
Offers profiles on over 4,000 colleges and universities from the Hobsons database. Also offers career information, and various guides.

CollegeXpress
www.collegexpress.com/
Provides information on private colleges and universities only. A great way to order information on one of these schools.

Community College Web
www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/cc/index.html
Provides information on community colleges in the United States and other countries.

Gradschools.com
www.gradschools.com/
Lists over 45,000 graduate school programs in a number of fields. Organized by universities involved.

Peterson’s Education and Career Center
www.petersons.com/
Offers information on products sold by Peterson and allows users to search for information on two- and four- year colleges and universities.

The Princeton Review
www.review.com/
Allows users to search for information using its database of undergraduate and graduate schools. Also offers information on admissions and financial aid, SAT courses, and other subjects.

US Two-Year Colleges
www.cset.sp.utoledo.edu/twoyrcol.html
Comprehensive source of information on two-year colleges and branches of four-year schools offering associate degrees.

University Links
www.ulinks.com/main.html
Offers a lot of detail on both four-year colleges as well as on specialized schools in art, business, etc.

University Search
www.universities.com
Extensive collection of distance learning and on-campus colleges and universities.

Web US Higher Education
www.utexas.edu/world/univ/
Helps link students with community and four-year colleges. Updated monthly and "What's New" highlights changes.

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Financial Aid & Scholarships

American Council on Education
http://www.collegeispossible.org
Includes extensive information about preparing to go to college and student financial aid. The site includes several downloadable resource documents. Its goal is to motivate middle and high school students from undeserved communities to seek a college education.

California Student Aid Commission
www.csac.ca.gov
Cal Grant web site to assist search for state, federal and institutional financial aid information.

Careers and Colleges
www.careersandcolleges.com
An on-line magazine for young adults that discusses planning for college admissions and financial aid to attend.

EdFund
www.edfund.org/home.html
Includes information about planning for financial aid, loan counseling, debt management and ordering publications information.

FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid
www.fafsa.ed.gov
U.S. Department of Education FAFSA advice and on-line application.

Fastweb Scholarship Search / CollegeLink
www.fastweb.com
Matches students to scholarships, helps search colleges, part-time jobs and internships.

NASFAA - National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
www.nasfaa.org/
Financial aid advice for students and parents from college financial aid officers.  Click on the Counseling Tools for student and counselor materials and information, a planning guide, slide show presentations, script and handouts for a financial aid night.

Roybal-Allard Scholarship Information Program
www.house.gov/roybal-allard/scholarship.htm
California Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard runs a college information program designed to help local students find internships, fellowships, and scholarships.

Sallie Mae Scholarship Search
www.salliemae.com
Information and applications for school loans.

The SmartStudent(tm) Guide to Financial Aid
www.finaid.com
Displays thorough information about financial aid, and calculators for college costs, eligibility for financial aid, savings plans, long repayments and others.

U.S. Department of Education
www.ed.gov/index.jsp
Provides much detailed financial aid information for teachers, parents, students, administrators and others. Includes research and statistics, education and resources.

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On-Line Applications

California State University Mentor
www.csumentor.edu
How to plan for and apply to CSU schools.

CollegeNET
www.collegenet.com/
Over 250 colleges use this site to let students submit applications, pay fees, etc.

CollegeQuest
www.collegequest.com/
A Peterson site that helps students organize information on colleges, apply on-line to 1,000 schools, and learn about financial aid options.

Common Application
www.commonapp.org
About 300 colleges accept this common application, online or in print. Colleges must use a holistic selection process (combining objective and subjective criteria) to join.

University of California Apply Online
www.ucop.edu/pathways/appctr.html
Information for students and online application to UC schools.

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Testing

ACT registration
www.act.org
Information and registration for ACT tests.

College Board On-Line
www.collegeboard.com/
Offers information on its tests and services, SAT registration, and college and scholarship searches.

CollegeCountdown
www.collegecountdown.com
Offers practice tests and lets students search thousands of colleges and scholarship opportunities.

ETS Net
www.ets.org/
Provides information on the testing services offered by the Educational Testing Service.

Kaplan Online
www.kaplan.com/
Provides information on college admissions tests and the services offered by Kaplan to help prepare for them.

Number2 test prep
www.number2.com
Free online SAT, ACT and GRE test preparation.

Testu
www.testu.com
TestGEAR - high school exit exams, college entrance exams, SAT, test prep.

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Information on Specific Groups of Schools

Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities
www.aiccu.edu
The association represents 77 private colleges and universities in California.

California Colleges
www.californiacolleges.edu
Information related to colleges, admissions, financial aid, and careers.

California Community Colleges
www.cccco.edu
Includes information about the system of community colleges, individual campuses, admissions and financial aid.

California State University System
www.calstate.edu
Explore the entire CSU system or take a look at the information for each of the individual campuses. The campus sites include information about the campus, housing, majors, financial aid, etc.

Ivy League
www.miskatonic.net/university/ivy.html
Contains links to Ivy League Universities.

University of California
www.universityofcalifornia.edu
The home page of the UC system that provides access to each of the individual campuses, the programs offered, maps of the campuses and general system information.

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Information on Bay Area Schools

Foothill & DeAnza College
www.fhda.edu
Foothill-De Anza Community College District Site

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Other Useful Sites

Association of Universities and Colleges in Canada
www.aucc.ca/
Information for students interested in attending college in Canada.

GetInsights
www.getinsights.com
Fill out a questionnaire to help determine your college major and career interests. Gunn's guidance counselors will have access to their students' profiles to further enhance communication between students and counselors. Enter Gunn's coupon code, C33B27.

Hillel
www.hillel.org
Information on Jewish Campus Life.

Mymajors.com
www.mymajors.com
Assists high school seniors and college freshmen analyze experiences and interests to choose a major.

Preparing Your Child for College
www.ed.gov/pubs/Prepare
An online resource book for parents.

UCCP UC College Prep Online
www.uccp.org
Offers University of California college prep online courses, tutoring, and a magazine.

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Career Selection

Career Research and Exploration Tool

RWM Vocational School Database
www.rwm.org/rwm/
Good source of information on private career schools which offer vocational training. Organized by state and job skill involved.

U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm
On-line version of the Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-07 Edition. The handbook allows for a search of occupations and each is described in terms of the nature of the work, working conditions, requirements for the occupation, job outlook and earnings.

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