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Internet Resources for Colleges

by Mary Dobbins
November 05, 2009

College entrance exam preparation

ACT
Students register online for the ACT at this site and gain other helpful information regarding the ACT.
www.act.org
College Board
Students register online for the SAT. This site also provides a "Test Question for the Day," which can help students review for the SAT.
www.collegeboard.com
The Princeton Review
This site, provided by the Princeton Review test preparation organization, has an interesting feature that you may want to tell students about. Students can sign up to have a "Word du Jour" e-mailed to them each day! This is a nice way to improve their vocabulary.
www.review.com
4Tests.com
At this site students may complete free practice tests.
www.4tests.com
GoCollege
Another site that has a section called "test yourself" that provides free practice tests. This is a service of GoCollege and Cliff's.
www.gocollege.com

College search

The following sites offer students the opportunity to search colleges using a variety of criteria (e.g., location, major, size). Several of the sites allow students to save their searches and to build college comparison worksheets.

National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) is an organization of 9,000 professionals from around the world dedicated to serving students as they make choices about pursuing postsecondary education.
www.nacacnet.org
College Board
The College Board is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity.
www.collegeboard.com
CollegeView
This Web site is sponsored by Hobsons, a leading provider of educational and careers recruitment solutions. The site provides useful college search tools and advice.
www.collegeview.com
GoCollege
GoCollege's search feature enables students to search for colleges by state and take a virtual tour of any college in the database.
www.gocollege.com
USNews.com: Rankings & Guides
Visit the U.S. News Web site to view their annual college rankings. The site also features a college search function.
www.usnews.com/usnews/rankguide/rghome.htm
FastWeb
FastWeb helps students make the decisions that shape their lives: choosing a college, paying for college, and finding jobs and internships.
www.fastweb.com

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