Post
Secondary Information
Download free software for applications to more than 500
Listing by state, name as well as
international information.
The Campus Tours Index provides fast and easy access to
interactive tours of colleges across the
Comprehensive college information resource.
The Center for All Collegiate Information
Mega page with links to college information sites;department sites; student, graduate and faculty
sites; sports sites, and collegiate organization sites.
Figure out which college is right for you and how to pay for it.
College411
is for students and parents with questions about planning for, choosing, paying
for, and making the most of college. Although anyone who wants to go to college
will find College411 helpful, it is geared towards residents of the
Offers help on the SAT & ACT, has a collection of college
stories, and evaluations of colleges from the student's perspective.
College Board Online Home Page
Students, parents, & counselors will find a comprehensive
menu of information to aid in the transition to college. Includes
EXPAN - for free - college, career & financial aid database.
Light hearted online magazine for college bound students.
Mixture of hard cold facts & light hearted fun & games.
College
Choice Web Site Home page
A nonprofit information service for college bound students.
Topics include preparing for college, selecting, applying, paying, first year,
time line, and other links.
Search for colleges that match your goals and interests, find
useful advice and information on researching, applying and going to college;
search alphabetically for any college on the WWW; get your college essay
reviewed by an ex-Harvard professor.
Search colleges by state, major and other factors. Take a virtual tour of some colleges and ask experts questions about the college admissions process.
A source of one-stop college information on the
Web. Here you'll find all kinds of good stuff about getting into
college. College Information Online - Order Info from Colleges - Create a
profile of yourself to send to colleges - A
question-and-answer session with a resident admissions expert -the Common
Application for Windows or Macintosh. - College Admissions Discussion -
Information about paying for college - A collection of articles about college
and the admissions process.
This is a repository of college humor, which signifies that
sometimes it is sophomoric, inane, or just plain stupid (but not all of it is).
Read at your own discretion.
This comprehensive site sponsored by a coalition of universities
contains information on selecting a college, application process, and financial
aid.
Site sponsored by the National Association of College Students
gives the students point of view on topics such as: getting in, getting
through, getting out, secrets to college success, etc.
Apply to College using your PC or Mac. College Link's software
simplifies the application process by making it easy to apply to multiple
colleges at once. College Link is not a common or standardized application.
Enter your info once and send it to College Link and they will return customized
applications filled out with the info you've provided.
Wide variety of college info including searching for matching
characteristics, graduate programs, financial aid, scholarships, featured schools.
Free campus new wire includes text from many college newspapers
in the
This site provides the same sorts of introductory information
about colleges students can obtain from attending a local college night without
having to leave home. You can sign in and request additional information
through the mail.
This site is a direct link to over 9,000 colleges and
universities in the
This on line course is intended to provide high school students
with the information they will need to decide on attending college. Included in
the lessons is information to help with college preparation, selecting a
college, easing the transition to college, and managing the changes in life
which occur during college.
College Reps on Campus at Sandburg
Check this site to find out which college reps will visit
The Colleges, College Scholarships and Financial Aid Page is
designed to offer college bound students, parents, and counselors easy access
to information on colleges and universities throughout the United States, free
college scholarship and financial aid searches, SAT and ACT test preparation
tips.
Search for a university or college by name, geography,
enrollment or tuition. Search results are links to college home pages.
College and University Rankings
The
This company has more than 400 college and boarding school videos available - cost $6 each.
A free online college search service with profiles of 3,500+
colleges & universities,sites, virtual tours,
electronic applications, financial aid info, career planning tools, and more.
Find others with similar interests in Coffee Shop.
Cook County Seniors Newsletter
This site is designed to be an educational resource for students
needing help with careers, colleges and universities, community colleges,
junior colleges, the armed forces, scholarships, financial aid, vocational
schools, degrees, jobs and other issues relating to post-secondary education.
The guide also offers students choices of
This site is a collection of web site submissions from college
students on a variety of topics such as financial aid, careers, news groups,
sports, & Greek life.
On this page you find links to various dormitories (or
residential homes) from all over the globe. Some offer pictures of their dorms and/or
include short essays. The dorms are sorted first by the country they're in and
secondly by the university's name.
The Dynamy Internship Year, founded in
1969, is in its 29th year as an urban experiential education program. Seventeen
to twenty-two year old students from all over the country come to Dynamy, in
Resource for students who want to 'go
international' or learn more about international schools and programs. Focuses on
One stop for all your college needs.
This site allows you to research and apply to colleges, look for financial aid
and scholarships, and gives tip on how to be a successful college student.
GRIP is a one stop source for educational needs including a
scholarship database, hot internet links, student, news, views and reviews, and
an extensive opinion forum.
This site previously was only available to schools which had
purchased the software. Now you can get free information on occupations,
schools, job search, and financial aid using the ID: iletc and password: etc99. Horizons,
which is sponsored by the State of
Outlines the skills students need to learn to be successful in
college, developing attitudes that will help them to succeed throughout their
lives.
Site sponsored by
The Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universitieis has created an
information management system for college bound high schhol
students. It has sections on admissions, financial aid and college preparation.
This site is new and all planned features are not yet completed.
Connect to hundreds of online and other distance learning
courses and programs offered by Illinois colleges and universities. The IVC is
a directory of distance courses and degree and certificate programs offered by
This site offers course selection information for students who
plan to attend a community college and transfer to a university in
Test Prep on line. College application
software, career info, self tests plus many more topics.
Professionally made full length vide tours explore college
campuses and their surroundings. Limited selection $19.95.
This site gives advice for college success -- to survive college, get a degree, and have great opportunities available after school. Many topics including picking a major, managing money, acing finals, etc.
On this site you'll find information to help you plan your
career, select a school & plan for your future.
List of schools offering combined college/physician
programs.
A searchable database of 900+ career fields, 6000+ vocational
schools, colleges, and universities and links of scholarships, sources of
loans, financial aid and advice.
Outward Bound® is a nonprofit educational organization whose mission is to conduct safe adventure-based programs structured to inspire respect for self, care for others, responsibility to the community and sensitivity to the environment. The Outward Bound process assumes that learning and understanding take place when people engage in and reflect upon experiences in challenging environments in which they must make choices, take responsible action, acquire new skills and work with others. Today, 56 years after its inception, Outward Bound is an international federation of more than 50 schools and centers on five continents. This catalog lists the wilderness adventure courses offered by the five U.S. Outward Bound schools.
Information on how to volunteer to help others
around the world.
The Education and
This is a guide to finding the college of your choice on the web, plus links to other web sites related to higher education. Also archived are helpful college planning articles which originally appeared in Pioneer Press publications.
Information on how to get into, pay for and
survive college. Many of the essays on this site about college and
careers were composed by current college students.
The Princeton Review helps people find and get into the right
college or other school. They have great resources to help with testing,
admissions, financial aid etc.
This site sponsored by college financial aid administrators
gives specific advice on how to obtain the best possible letters of
recommendation.
Offers a little something for everyone; a comprehensive list of
colleges from around the world, chat rooms, financial aid sites, and links to
information on college prep exams.
Semester at Sea is designed to be a global semester in your undergraduate
career. As academic sponsor of the program, the
On-line study abroad program directory. Here you will find
listings for thousands of study abroad programs in more than 100 countries
throughout the world. You will also find hundreds of links to study abroad
program home pages.
Once seniors have decided where they will attend college, they
should look at this site to consider why some have a great college experience
and others drop out.
The Very Worst College Applications Essays
This tongue in cheek site does have a link to the Cambridge
Essay Service, a for fee site that offers help with writing college essays.
Even if you don't use the service, you might find some of their suggestions
helpful.
Online copies of articles about college and post high school
planning from a variety of magazines published by Townsend Publishing that are
distributed for free in high schools.
Limited alphabetical list of colleges that
have been reviewed by current students. Some sites include e-mail links
to the reviewer.
U.S. News & World Report - College Rankings
Also has information on graduate schools, financial aid, and
studying abroad.
Clickable map of the
Advice on selecting colleges and writing college
application essays.