College Planning Resources
Visit these Web sites for information about course requirements, choosing a college, majors and careers, applying to college and more!
The Importance of Continuing Your Education
Ten Ways School Prepares You for the Work World
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/csearch/majors_careers/45548.html
Hispanic Scholarship Fund — a variety of resources for students and families
http://www.hsf.net/Programs.aspx?id=36
Why Get a College Degree? From the College Board
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/starting-points/156.html
Why Go To College? From the University of North Texas
http://www.unt.edu/pais/howtochoose/why.htm
How to Prepare for Postsecondary Education
The AES Education Planner – also available en Español
http://www.educationplanner.org
The College Board: “Planning for College” section is full of useful advice and guides
http://www.collegeboard.com/plan
Mapping Your Future
http://www.mappingyourfuture.org
The Stanford Bridge Project: 10 Misconceptions About College
http://www.stanford.edu/group/bridgeproject/10+Misconceptions.pdf
Peterson’s Planning Timelines
http://www.petersons.com/college-search/planning-list-students-parents.aspx
U.S. Department of Education “Help Your Child” Series
http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/hyc.html
Hispanic Scholarship Fund Resources
http://www.hsf.net/programs.aspx?id=74
Selecting a College
The College Navigator – also available en Español
http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/
Center for Student Opportunity (CSO) College Center
http://www.csocollegecenter.org/
The College Board’s College Search
http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/index.jsp
My College Options
http://www.mycollegeoptions.org/Home.aspx
Hobson’s College View Campus Life Section
http://www.collegeview.com/campuslife
Sallie Mae’s College Answer
http://www.collegeanswer.com/selecting/content/index.jsp
Virtual online tours of college campuses
http://www.campustours.com
http://www.ecampustours.com
The Application Process
Associated Colleges of the Midwest Information for High School Students and Counselors
http://www.acm.edu/our_collaborations/Pre_College_Collaborations.html
College Board Academic Tracker
http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/academictracker/servlet/ACTServlet
The College Board Application Main Page
http://www.collegeboard.com/apply
CollegeData.com’s Prepare and Apply Page
http://www.collegedata.com/cs/main/main_getin_tmpl.jhtml
Hobson’s College View Application Section
http://www.collegeview.com/application
The Common Application — used by nearly 350 colleges and universities
http://www.commonapp.org
