Important Links
College Information Searches:
Are you interested in applying to private colleges? Almost 300 private colleges use this common application: www.commonapp.org
www.campustours.com - Take virtual campus tours through this site, which also connects you to home pages of public and private colleges and universities.
Princeton Review -
www.xap.com - Multipurpose site to plan, explore, apply
www.petersons.com - Multipurpose Site
www.californiacolleges.edu/ - Guide to all colleges in
www.gocollege.com - Go College: General college information and college search, application and information
www.collegeview.com – Multipurpose
www.makingitcount.com - Multi-purpose college search, applying, questions to ask college representatives.
www.fihe.org - This independent higher education network links you to 630 private colleges and universities in the
www.aiccu.edu - Guide for
US News - Multipurpose site for financial aid, search for colleges, choosing a college, scholarship search, career interests, etc.
www.myroad.com - The most popular personal information, major search and college search site. There is a membership fee involved.
Applications and Information:
www.csumentor.edu - This is your internet connection to the entire
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/students/welcome.html - Portal to the UC system.
www.commonapp.org - Source for common application form for independent Colleges.
www.ucop.edu/pathways - Your connection to the
SAT/ACT Information:
www.collegeboard.com: SAT registration online. Practice real test questions.
www.act.org and www.actstudent.org: Register for the ACT test.
Financial Aid and Scholarship websites:
www.finaid.org or www.fafsa.ed.gov: Financial aid information, PIN, family contribution calculators, 4 free scholarship search programs.
www.collegeboard.com: Financial aid information, family contribution calculators (EFC) "Fund Finder"
www.salliemae.com: Excellent information about education loans, financial aid information.
www.fastweb.com: A free scholarship search program and much more.
Career Search:
www.mymajor.com - Look up information on possible majors.
www.careermosaic.com - Career Mosaic allows you to use the J.O.B. database to search among thousands of available jobs.
www.sss.gov - This site will answer questions regarding registering for the draft; direct draft registration; open for age 17 and up.