Some of my favorite college references – Slosberg College Solutions

Here are a few of my favorite college planning reference books and websites organized by category. What other references do you like and use?

Figuring out what makes a college right for you: College Match

College Majors: Book of Majors

College Guides:

· The Princeton Review, The Best 3xx Colleges

· Fiske Guide to Colleges

· America’s Best Colleges for B Students

· Colleges That Change Lives

· Creative Colleges: A Guide for Student Actors, Artists, Dancers, Musicians and Writers

· The K&W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Differences

· Rugg’s Recommendations on the Colleges

College Search Sites:

· http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/

· https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-search

· http://www.collegedata.com/cs/search/college/college_search_tmpl.jhtml

· http://www.collegexpress.com/lists/

Chance for acceptance: Naviance scattergrams from your high school

Financial Aid:

· Financial Aid information- http://www.finaid.org/

· FAFSA Web site – http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

· CSS Financial Aid PROFILE – https://student.collegeboard.org/css-financial-aid-profile

· Federal Student Aid – http://studentaid.ed.gov/

· Expected Family Contribution Calculator – https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/paying-your-share/expected-family-contribution-calculator

· Some legitimate college scholarship search sites:

Net Price Calculator – on each college’s website

College Visits:

· “A Pocket Guide To Choosing a College: Questions to Ask on Your College Visits” by the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) – http://nsse.indiana.edu/pdf/NSSE_PocketGuide.pdf

· On-line visit – www.youniversitytv.com

Common Application: http://www.commonapp.org/

College Essay: Conquering the College Admissions Essay on 10 Steps

Going to College Advice Guide: The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College

Expected Pay when you Graduate: www.payscale.com

For students with Learning Differences:

· “K&W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities or Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder” by Marybeth Kravets and Imy Wax.

· Information on SAT and ACT accommodations – http://professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/ssd and http://www.act.org/aap/disab/index.html.

· “Questions for the Office of Disability Support” by Rana Slosberg on http://tourcollege.blogspot.com/2010/09/questions-for-office-of-disability.html.