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Page 1: Section XI: Internet Resources

SECTION XI

INTERNET RESOURCES

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COLLEGE COUNSELING WEBSITES

MULTI-USE WEBSITES www.gocollege.com - Collegiate Websource www.collegenet.com - College Search www.collegexpress.com - College Express www.collegeview.com - College View www.collegedata.com - College Match/What Are Your Chances? www.collegeprowler.com - Campus Guides www.collegeconfidential.com - College Confidential http://thecollegehound.com - College Hound http://adventuresineducation.org - College/Career Planning/Middle School Section

COLLEGE APPLICATIONS www.commonapp.org - Common Application http://app.commonapp.org/Additional Forms/OnePDF.pdf- Common App Teacher/Counselor Report http://collegeapps.about.com - College Search US & Worldwide www.princetonreview.com/college/applv/acememb.asp - On-Line Applications www.nationalappcenter.org – College Applications

COLLEGE SELECTION www.campusprogram.com/index.html - Selection by Course and Programs www.admissions.com – Information about College Admission Process www.cappex.com – College and Scholarship Information www.michiganCAP.org – College, Career, & Financial Aid Information www.college-admission-profiles.com – College Information www.nacac.com/fairs - College Fairs www.theadmissionsoffice.com - College Selection Resource www.liberalarts.org - Liberal Arts www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindexbrief.php - US News Rankings www.anycollege.net - College Search by Sport/Program www.catholiccollegesonline.org - Catholic Colleges www.lutherancolleges.org - Lutheran Colleges www.hillel.org - Jewish Campus Life www.micollegeaccess.org – college completion information for low income/first generation students WOMEN’S COLLEGES www.bschool.com - Business Schools http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/adv typeofschool.isp - College Match www.google.com/options/universities.html - Google University Search www.mymajors.com - My Majors http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/ - Post Secondary Ed Data www.collegeview.com - College View www.collegesofdistinction.com - Colleges of Distinction www.back2college.com/collegecomparisonworksheet.htm - College Comparisons http://nacac.com - NACAC www.ecampustours.com - Virtual College Tours

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TESTING www.act.org- ACT www.actstudent.org - ACT kids www.collegeboard.com - AP Credit Policy www.nationalmerit.org - National Merit Scholarship Program www.fairtest.org - Fair Test www.kaplan.com - Kaplan www.compassprep.com - SAT Subject Requirements

FINANCIAL AID www.fafsa.ed.gov - FAFSA www.pin.ed.gov - FAFSA Pin www.savingforcollege.com - All 529 Plans www.salliemae.com - SallieMae www.estudentloan.com - Compare Student Loans www.finaid.org - Savings, Loans, Calculators www.collegeanswer.com/index.isp - SallieMae Counselor Resources http://mappingyourfuture.org - Mapping Your Future-Good Middle School Info http://cgi.money.cnn.cbm/tools - CNN College Calculator www.collegemoney.com - College Money www.studentloan.com - Citibank's College Financing www.usbank.com/studentloans - US Bank's Paying For College www.upromise.com – Upromise www.michigancap.org – paying for college www.michiganCAP.org – College, Career, & Financial Aid Information

SCHOLARSHIPS www.fastweb.com – FastWeb www.scholarships.com - Scholarship Search Engine www.scholarshiphunter.com - Scholarship Search Engine www.collegeanswer.com - Sallie Mae College Answer www.freescholarship.com - Free Scholarships www.college-scholarships.com – Personalized Scholarship Matching www.lunch-money.com – Scholarship Search Engine www.fastaid.com - Fast Aid www.americorps.org — AmeriCorps www.ed.gov/programs/psp/index.html - Presidential Scholars www.rhodesscholar.org -. Rhodes Scholar www.oxfordscholarship.com/oso/public - Oxford Scholarship www.truman.gov - Truman Scholarship www.une.edu/financialaid/upload/external-scholarships.pdf - Goldwater Scholars

DIVERSITY www.hispanicscholarships.com - Hispanic Scholarships www.maldef.org - Undocumented Kids www.blackexcel.org - Black Excel www.venturescholar.org - Ventures Scholar www.pathwaylibrary.org - Underserved Students www.questbridge.org - Quest Scholars

ATHLETIC www.eligibilitycenter.orgl — NCAA www.naia.org- NAIA www.collegeprofiles.com - College Profiles http://thesportsource.com - The SportSource

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MAJORS www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/maiors/maiors index brief.php - Schools by major www.mymajors.com - My Majors

CAREERS www.careerplanner.com- Career Planning http://www.virtuaIjobshadow.com - Virtual Job Shadow www.michiganCAP.org – College, Career, & Financial Aid Information www.careerkey.org/english - Career key www.medicaltrainingdirectory.com - Medical Training www.culinaryed.com - Culinary Schools www.collegexpress.com - Careers and Colleges http://www.gapyear.com - Gap Year http://www.internweb.com - Internships www.careercruising.com – Career Planning http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ - Occupational Outlook Handbook www.itsmilife.com – Planning for life

MILITARY www.military.com - Military Service www.todavsmilitary.com - Military Careers

TEST STRATEGIES www.easybib.com - MLA Bibliography Composer http://ub-counseling.buffalo.edu/skills.shtml - Study Skills http://ub-counseling.buffalo.edu/anxiety.shtml - Stress and Anxiety

RESUME/ESSAY www.collegegrad.com/resumes - Extensive Resume Building Website www. 1-2-3-resumes.com -1-2-3 Resumes www.campusprogram.com - Cover Letters www.campusprogram.coml - Interview Tips http://owl.english.purdue.edu - Purdue Writing Lab

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS & PUBLICATIONS www.nacacnet.org - NACAC National Association of College Admissions Counselors www.ed.gov/index.ihtml - US Dept of Education http://chronicle.com - Chronicle of Higher Education www.edweek.org - Education Weekly www.nea.org/index.html - National Education Association www.schoolcounselor.org - American School Counselors Association www.nasfaa.org - National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators www.msfaa.org – Michigan Student Financial Aid Association

MISCELLANEOUS www.collegeconfidential.com - Student View of College www.ratemyprofessor.com - Rate My Professor http://campusdirt.com - Many Top 10 Lists