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From finding financial aid and scholarships to studying for the SAT and writing those dreaded application essays, the college admissions process can be complicated. To assist you with this process, listed below are resources that should make your job a little easier.
Financial Aid/Scholarship Information
Scholarship Experts
Scholarship Experts helps students & parents to quickly and accurately identify sources of college scholarships.
College Assistance, Inc.
For over 28 years has been offering solutions for college and college-bound families guaranteed to give students that all-important edge in admissions and countless ways to legally cut the cost of college, as well as the ground-breaking new book, How to Pay for College without Going Broke.
College Toolkit
Quickly search by state, by sport, or by religion and more or complete a comprehensive profle to generate a personalized list of scholarships.
Money 4 College
Helps families maximize financial aid and scholarships by providing online coaching through every step of the college financial aid process. Save time by learning
insider tips to correctly complete your FAFSA and how to effectively negotiate your financial aid package to receive additional money from colleges.
Get-Recruited
Links colleges with students who are interested in receiving scholarships, grants, teaching assistantships, and other financial aid resources for free. To register
students fill out a brief online questionnaire.
College Scholarships
Contains links to online scholarship searches, college admissions and financial aid offices' email addresses and toll free numbers, links to college websites, online
applications (by state), a free college admissions and scholarships email newsletter, and a list of the web's best college and scholarships websites.
Guaranteed Scholarships
Provides a list of scholarships guaranteed by individual colleges to all admitted students meeting the criteria listed. These scholarships are unlimited in number and
require no interview, essay, portfolio, audition, competition or other "secondary" requirement other than meeting the criteria listed, adhering to the application deadlines
set by the individual colleges and universities, gaining admission, and enrolling.
Federal PLUS Loan for Parents
Provides information on this low cost financing alternative to help parents fund their child's education.
Standardized Testing and Test Prep
DreamTeamTutoring.com
Provides exclusive, personalized tutoring programs for New York City middle- and high-school students. Customized programs matched to each student’s specific goals and requirements.
Ivy Bound SAT Test Prep
Provides private and semi-private SAT test prep taught by instructors who ranked in the top 1% on the SAT. Offers extremely flexible scheduling and year-round options.
Eureka Review
Eureka One-on-One Review offers one-on-one tutoring. Eureka guarantees an increase of at least 100 points or the course is free. The Full SAT Program consists of 10, 90-minute lessons that have resulted in an average increase of 195 points.
SAT Preparation
Helps high school students prepare for the vocabulary section of the new SAT exam. Over 3,000 multiple choice questions divided into 21 groups.
Test-Preparation.net
Independent comparison charts of ACT and SAT preparation books and courses.
Advantage Education
Advantage Education is dedicated to providing effective educational services to students, educators, and business professionals at an affordable price. Our common-sense approach combines a fun, interactive environment with sound theory and practical application.
SAT - ACT - Prep.com
Eureka One-on-One ACT-SAT-Prep.com is a complete test-prep system for the SAT and the ACT. It provides complete test strategies and a customized practice ground for students who are preparing for the SAT or the ACT and want to accelerate the preparation progress.
SAT Prep Info
A complete resource for all information on the SAT.
Math Tutor Chicago
Tom Heineman provides one-on-one tutoring in the Chicagoland area.
The College Board
Administers standardized tests such as the SAT and SAT II, offers advice on taking the tests, practice tests and testing dates and locations.
The American College Testing Service
Administers the ACT test, offers advice on taking the test, practice tests, and testing dates and locations.
Higher SAT Score
Score Raising Programs offers a set of calculator programs to be used DURING the math portion of the SAT and the SATI/IIC math subject tests. These programs are approved for use on the SAT and are a revolutionary way to instantly improve your score.
College PowerPrep
Develops and sells a variety of training tools to help students prepare for the SAT and ACT including workbooks, software, and videos based on the
principle that building content knowledge in verbal and math areas, teaching deductive reasoning using test taking strategies, and practice will
improve test scores.
Admissions Counseling & Essay Help
Admissions Consultants
Offers in-person counseling with specialists located throughout the U.S. Be sure to mention that College Admissions Services sent you!
Admissions Accomplished
Offers full-service, one-to-one counseling for college-bound students including an analysis of target schools using ChancesR™ technology and qualitative analysis, editing of application
essays and personal statements, suggestions for obtaining recommendations, information about financial aid and scholarship opportunities, and advice for improving interviewing skills.
Options for College
Comprehensive guidance through the college admissions process. Unique comprehensive approach incorporates the best educational, research, and admissions resources for your child. Offices in New York and Boston.
Accepted.com
Advice and editing for college applicants. Features sample essays and tips on admissions writing and
interviews, plus online admissions chats, valuable links, a bookstore, and an informative monthly newsletter.
AcceptanceLetter
Offers college admissions consulting including SAT/PSAT preparation, application essay assistance, interview preparation.
College Essay Solutions
Offers a range of essay services to help improve admissions essays, theses, writing assignments, scholarship essays and personal statements.
Editors For Students
Provides a range of academic editing services, including dissertation, term paper, and admissions essay editing.
Education Directories
Edvisors
Offers links to financial aid, test prep, and college tours.
Educatedirectory.com
Links to educate directory resources and information websites.
Watch Education
Offers tips and resources for parents and their children ranging from grade school through college.
College Search Engine
Search for colleges by academic subject, loaction, and degree type.
Education-focused Blogs
The High School Blog
Get ready for college and learn how to get into your top choices and how to pay for college.
The College Blog
Learn about college trends.
Advice for Students & Parents
College Admissions
The CollegeBound Network has worked in partnership with America's colleges and universities, Fortune 1000 companies, military branches, and leading educational companies to help students achieve their academic and lifestyle goals.
University College
A guide to choosing a school, preparing for college and getting financial aid.
Next Step Magazine
Provides information about potential careers and collegiate options including a calendar of events for potential students at various colleges, writing contents and advice from current students.
ParentSuccess.com
Offers tips, resources and practical books for parents and their children.
College Visits
College Visits
Know where you're going! COLLEGE VISITS offers the college bound student a first-hand look at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Collegiate Explorations
Collegiate Explorations is the nation’s leading provider of student travel including college tours and educational trips.
Collegiate Choice
Offers unedited videos of college walking tours for students and parents who may not have the time or resources to visit the colleges in person.
College Athletics
College Athletics Scholarships
An information and resource site for athletes who want to apply for college sports scholarships. Information and advice is free.
College Sports Scholarships
A recruiting and resume service for high school athletes who want to compete at college level in the USA. Initial help and advice is free.
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