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Information about Colleges and Universities on the Web

“Knowledge is power”. If you are considering pursuing a college education the web resources listed below may help you get started. The reverse side of this paper provides financial aid and scholarship resources online.

All About Colleges (http://www.allaboutcollege.com/) If you are thinking about college or are already a college student; this is the website for you!

College Net (http://www.collegenet.com/) provides a database of US and Canadian colleges and universities. Search results link to school sites.

Financial aid information. Online applications.

Colleges and Universities by State (http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/state/)

contains a list of regionally-accredited US universities; organized by state.

Colleges and Universities Home Pages (http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/cdemello/univ.html ) Colleges and universities listed alphabetically and geographically.

CollegeXpress (http://www.collegexpress.com/) Advice and information sections, college email addresses, maps/directions to colleges, a FAFSA download on the site, and a college advice bulletin board.

Community College Web (http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/cc/) contains a searchable index to the web sites for 816 community colleges in the US.

Critical Comparison of American Colleges and Universities (http://www.memex-press.com/cc/index.html) Independent, objective college assessments. Searchable index lets you find schools by keyword based on Carnegie Classification.

Petersons: The Education & Career Center (http://www.petersons.com/) Information for students and professionals: contests, publications, guides to colleges, graduate schools, summer programs, and more.

Princeton Review (http://www.review.com/) Information about college and graduate school admission tests--PSAT, SAT, SAT II, ACT, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, GRE and TOEFL. Career advice. Financial aid page.

Scholarship and Financial Aid Information on the Web

Congratulations! You completed your college entrance application and are accepted at the college of your choice. Now all you have to do is figure out how you are going to pay for it. You are not alone. Many students struggle daily with their finances and still manage to acquire a college education. The Internet has a variety of free resources to help you search for scholarships and financial aid. Don’t try to convince yourself ”there is no way to pay for my education,” because there is a lot of money available for a variety of causes, including yours. It may take some research but if you want it bad enough, I’m sure you’ll find the financial resources you need to attend college and acquire your goals.

Educaid, The Student Loan Specialists (http://www.educaid.com/)

specializes in financial assistance for higher education, offering federal and private loans to college students and their parents.

FastWeb.com: Financial Aid Search Through the Web (www.fastweb.com) is the Internet's free scholarship-search site.

FinAid: The Financial Aid Information Page (http://www.finaid.org/)

is a comprehensive guide to student financial aid.

Graduate School Financial Aid Resources (http://www.finaid.org/finaid/focus/grad.html) provides information on financial, grants, and other funds for graduate school. There are separate pages for information about business, law and medical school.

College Aid (http://www.collegeaid.net/) database of scholorships and grants with more than 500,000 sources of funding available.

Scholarship Search (www.collegeboard.org/fundfinder/html/ssrchtop.html) can locate scholarships, loans, internships, and other financial aid programs from non-college sources that match your education level, talents, and background.

Nellie Mae Loan Link (http://www.nelliemae.org/) provides information from the largest non-profit education loan provider in the U.S.