Helpful Resources
Recommended College Guides and Books for Students and Families
Admission Matters by John Reider and Joyce Vining Morgan
College Essay Essentials: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Successful College Admissions Essay by Ethan Sawyer
The College Bound Organizer by Anna Costaras and Gail Liss
Who Gets in and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions by Jeff Selingo
College Admission by Robin Mamlet and Christine VanDeVelde
The Price You Pay for College: An Entirely New Roadmap for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make by Rob Lieber
The Gatekeepers by Jacques Steinberg
Generation Z Goes to College by Corey Zeemiller and Meghan Grace
The Truth about College Admissions: A Family Guide to Getting In and Staying Together by Rick Clark and Brennan Barnard
The Truth about College Admissions: A Family Organizer for Your College Search by Rick Clark and Brennan Barnard
How to Raise an Adult by Julie Lythcott-Haimes
General College Resources
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College Board: www.collegeboard.com
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College Navigator: www.nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator
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College View: www.collegeview.com
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College Wiki: www.collegelists.pbworks.com
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Common Application: www.commonapp.org
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Coalition Application: www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org
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Naviance: www.naviance.com
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National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC): www.nacacnet.org
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Universal College Application: www.universalcollegeapp.com
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Grown and Flown https://grownandflown.com/
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Financial Literacy: https://annuity.org/financial-literacy/students/
Financial Aid Resources
College Board, Big Future: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college
FAFSA: www.fafsa.gov
FAFSA Forecaster: http://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa/estimate
FastWeb: www.fastweb.com
FinAid: www.finaid.org
Standardized Testing Resources
ACT: www.act.org
College Board: www.collegeboard.com
Compass Education Group: www.compassprep.com
Educational Testing Service: www.ets.org
Kaplan: www.kaplan.com
Khan Academy: www.khanacademy.org
Princeton Review: www.review.co
TOEFL: www.toefl.org
Resources for International Students
EducationUSA: www.educationusa.info
International Student: www.internationalstudent.co
Peterson's: www.petersons.com
Resources for Students with Learning Differences
Association on Higher Education and Disability: www.ahead.org
Learning Disabilities Online: www.idonline.org
National Center for Learning Disabilities: www.ncld.org