Podcast
http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=2&islist=true&id=7537888 7 Podcasts in the series by NPR all discussing the topic of college admissions
Shirley's note: for some reason, I haven't been a huge fan of podcast. I post the link above found by Sanna Coffin just as an example.
College Search
www.usnews.com provides college overview, rankings, applying, academic life, student life, campus safety, campus services, cost and financial aid in just college section and much more
https://secure.californiacolleges.edu/ provide specific information about colleges in CA
http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/ A federal site through the National Center for Education Statistics
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-search?navid=gh-cs College Board's college search site, dedicated to helping students in the college search
http://www.petersons.com/college-search/how-to-choose-a-college.aspx provides information for the college bound, grad school, continuing education and international students.
Virtue Campus Tour:
Campustours.com provide virtue tour of campuses
Youvisit.com provide virtue tour of different experience including university/college campuses
eCampustours.com virtue tour of over 1300 colleges
Youniversitytv.com college and career videos
Collegeclicktv.com videos with college related content
Financial Aid Search
http://financialaidtoolkit.ed.gov/tk/search
share information/tool kit for financial aid search. An office under U.S. dept of Education
http://www.internationalstudent.com/international-financial-aid Source for financial aid/funding for international study
http://www.nasfaa.org/ Office site for National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators - great resource for searching.
www.finaid.com A "comprehensive source of student financial aid information, advice and tools -- on or off the web".
www.edupass.com "Provides information for international students who are thinking about pursuing an undergraduate, graduate, or professional education in the United States."
GoAbroad.com Resource for go abroad including studying abroad
Scholarshipexpert.com A search tool for scholarship
Standard Test Preparation
https://www.khanacademy.org/college-admissions/making-high-school-count A website for a not-for-profit organization's free education support including standard test preparation
http://www.kaptest.com/ Dedicated Kaplan test prep site
http://www.actstudent.org/testprep/ ACT test prep site
http://www.actstudent.org/onlineprep/
http://www.testrocker.com Private tutor for SAT/ACT
Edrolo.com Online SAT prep by high scorers
http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/sat-question-of-the-day College Board official site for SAT prep
http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/sat-practice-test College Board official site for SAT prep
www.Number2.com Free online test preparation courses
TestMasters.com Test prep services for multiple types of tests including college admission
www.ePrep.com Test prep services for SAT, ACT, PSAT, PLAN
http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=2&islist=true&id=7537888 7 Podcasts in the series by NPR all discussing the topic of college admissions
Shirley's note: for some reason, I haven't been a huge fan of podcast. I post the link above found by Sanna Coffin just as an example.
College Search
www.usnews.com provides college overview, rankings, applying, academic life, student life, campus safety, campus services, cost and financial aid in just college section and much more
https://secure.californiacolleges.edu/ provide specific information about colleges in CA
http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/ A federal site through the National Center for Education Statistics
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-search?navid=gh-cs College Board's college search site, dedicated to helping students in the college search
http://www.petersons.com/college-search/how-to-choose-a-college.aspx provides information for the college bound, grad school, continuing education and international students.
Virtue Campus Tour:
Campustours.com provide virtue tour of campuses
Youvisit.com provide virtue tour of different experience including university/college campuses
eCampustours.com virtue tour of over 1300 colleges
Youniversitytv.com college and career videos
Collegeclicktv.com videos with college related content
Financial Aid Search
http://financialaidtoolkit.ed.gov/tk/search
share information/tool kit for financial aid search. An office under U.S. dept of Education
http://www.internationalstudent.com/international-financial-aid Source for financial aid/funding for international study
http://www.nasfaa.org/ Office site for National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators - great resource for searching.
www.finaid.com A "comprehensive source of student financial aid information, advice and tools -- on or off the web".
www.edupass.com "Provides information for international students who are thinking about pursuing an undergraduate, graduate, or professional education in the United States."
GoAbroad.com Resource for go abroad including studying abroad
Scholarshipexpert.com A search tool for scholarship
Standard Test Preparation
https://www.khanacademy.org/college-admissions/making-high-school-count A website for a not-for-profit organization's free education support including standard test preparation
http://www.kaptest.com/ Dedicated Kaplan test prep site
http://www.actstudent.org/testprep/ ACT test prep site
http://www.actstudent.org/onlineprep/
http://www.testrocker.com Private tutor for SAT/ACT
Edrolo.com Online SAT prep by high scorers
http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/sat-question-of-the-day College Board official site for SAT prep
http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/sat-practice-test College Board official site for SAT prep
www.Number2.com Free online test preparation courses
TestMasters.com Test prep services for multiple types of tests including college admission
www.ePrep.com Test prep services for SAT, ACT, PSAT, PLAN