College Counseling
Useful Web Links

APPLICATIONS

www.ufl.edu - University of Florida

www.fsu.edu - Florida State University

www.usf.edu - University of South Florida

www.ucf.edu - University of Central Florida

www.fiu.edu - Florida International University

www.miami.edu - University of Miami

www.collegenet.com

www.review.com - Get school information and also complete your college application with APPLY. Download your school applications: APPLY.

www.commonapp.org - Contains the Common Application used by over 200 colleges located throughout the United States.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID

http://www.firn.edu/doe/brfutures/firstapp.htm - Bright Futures Florida high school graduates scholarships; all Gulliver seniors must register at this website during second semester - you cannot wait until after graduation.

http://www.ed.gov/finaid.html - U. S. Department of Education's FAFSA on the web site
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http://www.fafsa.ed.gov - access the primary form used by colleges in determining financial aid eligibility.

http://www.fastweb.com - Free searchable database of more than 180,000 private sector scholarships, fellowships, grants, and loans. There is also a calculator for projecting costs and loan payments.

http://www.hsf.net - Scholarships for Hispanics.

http://www.c3apply.org - This is an alternative source of applications. Also there is a needs analysis to help your family determine your eligibility for need based financial aid. This web site is managed by a partnership between ACT and Collegenet.

http://www.finaid.org - In this site a needs analysis is available to determine eligibility for need based financial aid. General sources of aid are included.

http://easi.ed.gov - (Easy Access for Student and Institutions) - How to plan, apply, receive, and repay your financial aid.

http://studentaid.ed.gov - Federal Student Aid on the Web

http://www.mapping-your-future.org - This is a great website!

http://www.collegeaid.net - Scholarships search site.

http://www.collegeispossible.org - Scholarships search and information site.

http://www.freschinfo.com - Scholarships search and information site.

http://www.collegeview.com - Hobsons College View.

http://www.window.state.tx.us - Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation website.

http://www.scholarsite.com - Scholarships search site.

http://www.YesICan.gov - White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans.

COLLEGE SEARCHES

http://www.nacac.com - go to the file "education and technology" for a variety of web sites on college search and admissions.

www.petersons.com - best college picks, black american college and universities, college and universities, career guidance, scholarships and financial aid, college quest.

http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~anitak/index.html - This is an excellent site that has links to sites that are not found elsewhere. It is worth a visit. Contains general information on colleges, a good resource for minorities, students with learning disabilities, Christian and Jewish life on campus, and financial aid resources.

http://www.collegeboard.org - access the organization that administers the SATs. In those files you will find ExPAN, a search tool that helps to select colleges meeting your criteria.

http://www.collegenet.com - Financial aid, college research and college resources are available here. The search criteria are fairly sophisticated.

http://www.embark.com - This comprehensive web site contains general information on colleges and has numerous valuable links to other related topics.

http://www.gocollege.com - One of the better college search and research sites available. Scholarship information is useful.

http://www.ncaa.org - Information on eligibility to play sports on the collegiate level.

http://www.ctcl.com - 'Colleges that Change Lives' provide profiles on enriching schools.

http://www.CampusDirt.com - provides information on all aspects of colleges and college life.

SAT INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION

www.collegeboard.com

www.kaplan.com

www.princetonreview.com

www.testprep.com

USE A SEARCH ENGINE TO LOCATE THE FOLLOWING :

College and University Home Pages : Links to more than 3,000 college and university web pages throughout the world.

TOEFL Online : Information about the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), the standardized exam most U.S. colleges require of international students who wish to study in the United States.

Braintrack : Would you believe a page with links to more than 4,750 colleges and universities?

Go-Campus : Links to lots and lots of helpful sites. Worth a visit.

Embark : Provides online college searches and an application accepted by lots of colleges and universities.

United Negro College Fund Member Institutions : Links to some of the leading private, traditionally African-American colleges and universities.

Critical Comparisons of U.S. Colleges and Universities : This site does not rank colleges, but it does offer interesting information about, and comparisons between, United States and colleges and universities.

Free-Scholarships-and-Financial-Aid : Want to be recruited by colleges and universities? Just visit this page.

International Education Financial Aid : Thinking of studying in a foreign country? Looking for financial aid to make it possible? Start here.

Critical Mass Education Site : A good list of education links are worth visiting!

College Admission and Scholarship Counseling : An internet based service which assists students in identifying colleges which meet their individual needs and are likely to offer scholarships and/or attractive financial aid packages.

MOLIS Scholarships/Fellowships : Scholarships for minority students.

Scholarships Resource Network : Free scholarship search database.

FAFSA on the Web : Submit your free federal financial aid form online.

The Financial Aid Page : Comprehensive information on scholarships and financial aid, with lots of links. A great page.

SRN Express : free online scholarship search.

College Board (ExPAN) Scholarship Search : Free online scholarship search.

Sallie Mae Free Online Scholarship Search : Free online scholarship search.

Sallie Mae Calculators : Calculate expected college costs, estimated family contribution, borrowing needs, loan payments, etc.

CollegeNet Mach 25 : Free Scholarship search which will also help you create letters to apply for scholarships.

The Scholarship Page : A free scholarship search service.

StudyAbroad : The name says it all. Lots of information.

Counselor Sites : Links to college, financial aid, and career-related sites.

Financial Aid Resource Center : Shawn, the author, is a college financial aid administrator.

GoCollege : Another pretty comprehensive information page for college-bound students, with a free college search, free scholarship search, and something that sets it apart from many similar sites… free online ACT and SAT practice tests.

NCAA : If you are an athlete concerned about eligibility issues, try this site. If you can understand the NCAA rules the SAT and ACT should be a snap for you.

NAIA : Another organization which governs college athletics. If you are a student-athlete considering attending an NAIA college/university, you will be interested in this page.

NJCAA : The NJCAA governs intercollegiate athletics at two year colleges.

Community College Web : Probably the most comprehensive site dealing with community colleges. Among other things, it offers a searchable index of nearly 900 community college home pages.

Free SAT Prep : Free tips, strategies, and practice questions and answers from former SAT instructors.