Useful College & University Information Web Sites

COLLEGE SEARCHES:

The following are commercial sites that offer searchable college databases.
Guidance Direct www.guidancedirect.com (see your counselor for access code)
The College Board www.collegeboard.com
College View www.collegeview.com
Peterson's www.petersons.com
The Princeton Review www.review.com

COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM INFORMATION:

These are the web site addresses of the parent organizations of the PSAT's, SAT's, ACT's.
The other sites are commercial test prep web addresses:

ACT www.act.org
College Board www.collegeboard.com

TEST PREPS:

www.review.com
www.kaplan.com

FINANCIAL AID:

Federal www.ed.gov
State www.hesc.com
CSS Profile www.collegeboard.com
FAFSA online www.fafsa.ed.gov
Financial Aid Counselors www.finaid.org
Loan Information www.salliemae.com

SCHOLARSHIP SEARCHES:

www.fastweb.com
www.collegescholarships.com

ATHLETIC INFORMATION:

Learn about the NCAA eligibility requirements, recruiting,
scholarships, Title IX, etc.:
www.ncaa.org
www.nacda.com

VIRTUAL CAMPUS TOURS:

www.campustours.com

SPECIAL GROUP SEARCHES:
African American http://www.blackcollegeresearch.com
Catholic www.catholic-pages.com/dir/colleges.asp
Hispanic www.hacu.net
Jewish www.hillel.org
Sororities and Fraternities www.greekpages.com/org

OTHER USEFUL SITES:
Chronicle of Higher Education www.chronicle.com
US News College Rankings www.usnews.com (best college)

EXPLORING COLLEGE LIFE:
The State University of New York www.suny.edu
The City University of New York www.cuny.edu
Long Island Colleges: www.lirache.org