Resources

TESTING

• The College Board  https://www.collegeboard.org/

• ACT  http://www.act.org/

• FairTest https://www.fairtest.org/ (listing of colleges that do not require tests as part of the admission process)

Research

• College Navigator: National Center for Education Statistics nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator (major database college information)

• College Data https://www.collegedata.com/

• National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities http://ucan-network.org

• Niche  https://www.niche.com/ (rankings, reviews and statistics on 250,000 US colleges)

• Unigo https://www.unigo.com (reviews and tools to aid in college selection)

• Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges https://coplac.org

• Virtual student reviews of dorms and student life https://www.campusreel.org/

• Virtual college tours http://www.ecampustours.com/

   

Financial Aid

• Federal Student Aid/U.S. Department of Education https://studentaid.ed.gov › fafsa (includes FAFSA4caster to check aid eligibility)

• EFC (Expected Family Contribution) calculator https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/tools-calculators

• CSS Profile, an online application that collects information used by nearly 400 colleges and scholarship programs to award non-federal aid https://cssprofile.collegeboard.org/

• Financial Aid www.finaid.org  (comprehensive, free student guide to financial aid)