Post Secondary Information

Access America 

U.S. Government - wide initiative to deliver electronic services from government agencies and organizations to postsecondary students.The site has links fo information on: planning and paying for your education, internships, community service, career development, and military service. 

Apply! 

Download free software for applications to more than 500 U.S. colleges and universities. The site also includes tips that will make the admission process less stressful, and help you find financial aid. 

Boarding Schools Directory 

Listing by state, name as well as international information. 

Campus Tours 

The Campus Tours Index provides fast and easy access to interactive tours of colleges across the United States.

Campus Explorer

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. 

Channel 4000 College Guide 

Figure out which college is right for you and how to pay for it. 

College 411 

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 Washington, D.C. metro area. 

 

College Base 

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. 

College Bound Net 

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. 

College Edge 

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. 

CollegeXpress 

Search colleges by state, major and other factors. Take a virtual tour of some colleges and ask experts questions about the college admissions process. 

 

The College Guide 

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. 

College Humor 

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. 

College is Possible 

This comprehensive site sponsored by a coalition of universities contains information on selecting a college, application process, and financial aid. 

College Knowledge 

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. 

College Link 

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. 

College NET 

Wide variety of college info including searching for matching characteristics, graduate programs, financial aid, scholarships, featured schools. 

College News 

 

Free campus new wire includes text from many college newspapers in the Chicago, New York Boston, and Philadelphia areas. Also has objective information about various campuses, financial information, internships, and textbook exchange. 

College Night 

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. 

College Opportunities On-line 

This site is a direct link to over 9,000 colleges and universities in the United States. If you are thinking about a large university, a small liberal arts college, a specialized college, a community college, a career or technical college or a trade school, you can find them all here. This site was created by the National Center for Education Statistics in the U.S. Department of Education. It was authorized by Congress in 1998 to help college students, future students, and their parents understand the differences between colleges and how much it costs to attend college. If you are not sure what colleges might be of interest, COOL has the tools to help you search for a college based on its location, program, or degree offerings either alone or in combination. Once you've found some colleges of interest, you can obtain important and understandable information on all of them. 

 

College Prep 101 

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 Carl Sandburg High School this month. 

College-Scholarships.com 

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. 

College Search 

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 University of Illinois has gathered links to a collection of sites that rate colleges with various criteria. The site also discussed the philosophical difficulties with the whole process of ranking colleges. 

College Video 

This company has more than 400 college and boarding school videos available - cost $6 each. 

 

College View 

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 Chicago schools, Illinois schools, and various popular careers such as cosmetology, nursing, computers, photography, aviation, carpentry, HVAC, electrician, physical therapy, art, design, and travel. 

    

CyberCampus 

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. 

Dormitories Around the World 

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. 

Dynamy 

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 Worcester, MA, in search of an educational experience which takes place outside the traditional classroom. Over the course of an academic year, students work closely with Dynamy advisors while they participate in several internships of their choice, an Outward Bound course, community service activities, educational seminars, and independent apartment living. Interns have worked in internships throughout the Worcester area ranging in focus from arts and culture, to human services, education, environmental, business, government and civic, in the media and more. 

 

Education International 

 

Resource for students who want to 'go international' or learn more about international schools and programs. Focuses on Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the UK. 

Embark 

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. 

GripVision 

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. 

Horizons 

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 Illinois, provides information on apprenticeships and vocational schools that is difficult to find elsewhere. 

How to Be a Student 

Outlines the skills students need to learn to be successful in college, developing attitudes that will help them to succeed throughout their lives. 

ICPAC 

 

Site sponsored by Indiana University gives information on getting the most out of school, preparing or resumes and interviews, and finding and managing money. 

Illinois Mentor 

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. 

Illinois Virtual Campus 

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 Illinois universities, a link to participating Illinois universities, and a link to student support services for Illinois students 

iTransfer 

This site offers course selection information for students who plan to attend a community college and transfer to a university in Illinois. It identifies schools that are members of the Illinois Articulation Initiative and have agreed to a common core of general education courses that will transfer. 

Kaplan 

Test Prep on line. College application software, career info, self tests plus many more topics. 

The Klass Report 

Professionally made full length vide tours explore college campuses and their surroundings. Limited selection $19.95. 

Making College Count 

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. 

 

Mapping Your Future 

On this site you'll find information to help you plan your career, select a school & plan for your future. 

Medical Schools 

List of schools offering combined college/physician programs. 

Overview 

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 

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. 

 

Peace Corps 

Information on how to volunteer to help others around the world. 

Peterson's Education Center 

The Education and Career Center includes consistently organized information about educational opportunities at all levels. It also gives the ability to search Peterson's databases and share info with others. On line applications for 209 universities and graduate schools - some can be transmitted electronically and some can be printed and mailed in the usual manner. 

Pioneer Planet College Guide 

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. 

 

Power Student Network 

 

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 

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. 

Recommendations 

This site sponsored by college financial aid administrators gives specific advice on how to obtain the best possible letters of recommendation. 

Scholar Stuff 

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 

Semester at Sea is designed to be a global semester in your undergraduate career. As academic sponsor of the program, the University of Pittsburgh grants academic credit for participation. 

Studying Abroad 

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. 

Surviving College 

 

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. 

TOP Online 

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. 

Underground Reviews 

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. 

Vocational School Database 

Clickable map of the US lists vocational schools for a large variety of occupations. Click on Illinois for schools in our area. 

Writing Web 

Advice on selecting colleges and writing college application essays.