College Prep and Information

It's the 21st Century: What will you be studying?

Preparing for the college hunt? A mountain of college catalogs in your bedroom? Use these sites to help decide what's right for you, how to pay for your future education, and more.

Researching a College/Selecting a College

CampusTours.com
Need to see pictures of a campus you can't visit? Access Web Cams, interactive maps, and more. Note: You may need to download special software to view some of these tours.

Embark.com
Formerly College Edge, Embark.com has self-tests to help match you to a school.

Peterson’s Colleges and Universities
From the company that brings you the popular print college guides, you can read articles, apply online, and compare colleges.

College Board Online
Information for parents and students on selecting and attending college.

CollegeNET
Search for scholarships and colleges that meet your needs.

College Source
Get access to thousands of full-text college catalogs and web sites from one web site.

Collegeview
Take online tours, read articles on applying for college, search for colleges, and more.

Princeton Review - Not only a Test Prep site, Princeton Review also has information on researching and choosing colleges, including the Counselor-o-Matic, a quiz that chooses the perfect college for you based on your answers to a bunch (no understatement) of questions.

Yale Great Teachers Series
Thinking about Yale?  See Yale professors in action in this series of videotapes highlighting Yale professors. Donated by the Yale Club of Darien-Norwalk.

Yahoo! Higher Education
Search for a school by name or type.

Test Prep

ACT Home Page
The ACT Assessment is commonly taken before applying for college. Find out more.

Princeton Review
A popular company to get assistance with SAT, GRE, and other higher education preparation.

Kaplan
A popular company to get assistance with SAT, GRE, and other higher education preparation.

Applying

Download the Common Application
The Common Application can be sent to a number of schools.

Common Application Member Institutions
A list of 195 schools currently accepting the common application

College and University Addresses
Get mailing addresses, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers for admissions offices from one site.

Financial Aid

Colleges, College Scholarships and Financial Aid
Find out about scholarships and financial aid.

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Apply online for federal financial aid.

FINAID
Links to various searchable indexes, including fastWEB which allows you to have scholarship information e-mailed to you..

U.S. Department of Education
Official Department of Education site provides access to FAFSA and other educational information.

Sallie Mae
A loan service commonly used by college students.

Students.gov - Sponsored by the department of education, this site is a clearinghouse site for government information on higher education. Highlights include information on financing a college education.

Online Education

Get Educated
Find listings for universities and colleges offering online courses and degrees.

Check Accreditation (Does a school or program meet publicly known standards?)

Council for Higher Education Accreditation

Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council

More College Sites

Sites from previous Darien Library College workshops