Resources

Suggested Reading:

 

 

Colleges That Change Lives by Loren Pope

 

College Unranked by Lloyd Thacker

 

Less Stress, More Success by Marilee Jones and Kenneth Ginsburg

 

Letting Go by Karen Coburn and Madge Treeger

 

Looking Beyond the Ivy League by Loren Pope

 

The College Admissions Mystique by Bill Mayher

 

 

Web Sites:

 

 

ACT – Information/registration for the ACT; also information regarding career planning, test prep, and financial planning

 

http://www.actstudent.org

 

 

College Board – Information about the SATs, APs, college admissions, and financial aid, including the CSS Profile (financial aid application required by some colleges and universities)

 

http://www.collegeboard.com

 

 

Colleges That Change Lives – A companion to Loren Pope's book by the same name

 

http://www.ctcl.com

 

 

Common Application – Apply to over 200 colleges with one application

 

http://www.commonapp.org

 

 

Council for Christian Colleges and Universities

 

http://www.cccu.org

 

 

eCampusTours – Take a virtual tour of over 1,200 colleges and universities

 

http://www.ecampustours.com

 

 

FAFSA – The site for students and parents to obtain a pin number and complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

 

http://www.fafsa.ed.gov

 

 

FastWeb – The most complete – and more important, free source for scholarships at the local, collegiate, and national level.

 

http://www.fastweb.com

 

 

Hillel – The web site for the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life

 

http://www.hillel.org

 

 

Historically Black Colleges and Universities

 

http://www.sdbp.com/education_hbcu.html

 

 

NCAA – Where to go to complete the NCAA Clearinghouse form for athletes interested in competing on the college level

 

http://www.ncaa.org

 

 

Princeton Review – Information regarding test prep, career planning, scholarship and aid

 

http://www.princetonreview.com

 

 

Security on Campus – Information regarding staying safe on a college campus

 

http://www.campussafety.org

 

 

Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation (TSAC) – for information about the Tennessee lottery scholarship and other forms of financial aid and scholarships

 

http://www.state.tn.us/tsac