College Admissions Resources

It is important to ask the right questions when you are looking to hire an independent educational consultant to assist in your child’s college admission process.

• 12 Questions to Ask Before Hiring an Independent Educational Consultant
• 12 Warning Signs that an Independent Educational Consultant is Not Worth Hiring

College Applications

• The Common Application
• US News College Rankings
• University of California’s Undergraduate Admission Information Network

College Search Resources

• YOUniversityTV
• eCampusTours
• Campus Reel 
• www.campustours.com – Virtual college campus tours
• College Data
• College Confidential
• CollegeXpress
• Big Future (College Board)
• CINCH – Summer Programs Website 

College Admissions Book Resources

• The Fiske Guide to Colleges by Edward B. Fiske
• Colleges That Change Lives by Loren Pope
• College Match by Dr. Steven Antonoff
• Ultimate Summer Program Guide by Joyce Wong + Jennifer Williams Taylor

Academic / Testing Resources

• College Board
• The ACT
• FairTest: The National Center for Fair and Open Testing

Scholarship Resources

• Federal Student Aid, an office of the U.S. Department of Education
• Fastweb: The leading online resource in finding scholarships to help you pay for school.
• Collegeboard.org
• Niche.org
• Scholarships.com
• CollegeNET.com
• Scholarshipmonkey.com
• Cappex.com
• Chegg.com
• https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/types/grants-scholarships/finding-scholarships#how-find
• Unigo.com
• Petersons.com
• Your specific college websites – they will post scholarship through the Office of Financial Aid