Resources
College Search
CollegeXpress: This website includes conventional and unconventional lists of colleges including Best Colleges for the Neo-Deadhead, Colleges Where Geek is Chic, Colleges with Quidditch Teams and Colleges that are Welcoming to Freshman. https://www.collegexpress.com/lists/explore/?chapter_id=105
College Data: Data, data and more data. Admit rates, percentage of financial need met, and number of students who make it off the wait list can all be found on this website www.collegedata.com
You Visit, virtual campus tours: https://www.youvisit.com/collegesearch/
The Fiske Guide, Fiske, Edward B.
The Fiske Guide electronic version: https://www.collegecountdown.com/choosing-the-right-college-for-you/fiske-guide-to-colleges.html
Unigo, yelp for colleges featuring reviews of colleges written by students. www.unigo.com
Testing Resources
Fairtest.org lists all test optional schools. www.fairtest.org
ACT vs SAT, 11 Key Differences including a short quiz to determine which test to take: https://blog.prepscholar.com/act-vs-sat
ACT: The official site of the ACT provides free ACT question of the day, practice test questions, and test tips as well as an online prep course. www.actstudent.org/testprep
Number2: This site offers free personal tutoring, with immediate feedback on every incorrect answer. It automatically adapts to your personal skill level and can even remind you via e-mail of what's best to study next. www.number2.com
Khan Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org/sat
College Board: The official site of the SAT, SAT subject tests and AP testing. www.sat.collegeboard.org
Useful Books
College Match: A Blueprint for Choosing the Best School for You, Antonoff, Steven
Admission Matters: What Students and Parents Need to Know about Getting into College. Springer, Sally P., Reider, Jon, Morgan, Joyce V.
Colleges that Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About College, Pope, Loren
Where You Go is Not Who You’ll Be, Bruni, Frank
Financial Aid
FAFSA4Caster, estimate your EFC: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa/estimate
Net Price Calculator: available for most schools – search name of school and net price calculator
Expected Family Contribution: 10 Things To Know: http://www.thecollegesolution.com/expected-family-contribution-10-things-to-know/