Future Stars offers these valuable resources to help you navigate the college admissions process. If you have any questions or need further assistance, please let us know.
Online Resources
- The College Search & Selection Process
- Testing Information
- Financial Aid/Scholarships
- Athletics
- Career Research
The College Search & Selection Process
The Princeton Review (www.princetonreview.com): Information on colleges including admissions statistics, majors offered, deadlines and student reviews.
Peterson’s (www.petersons.com): College search engine with admission statistics, majors offered and deadlines.
College Board (www.collegeboard.org): College search engine with admission statistics, majors offered and deadlines.
National Center for Educational Statistics (nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator): College navigator with up to date statistics on specific colleges including grant money awarded and campus security statistics.
Education Planner (www.educationplanner.com/education_planner): Resource with many articles on admissions and related topics, and a free career survey.
Students Review (www.studentsreview.com): Unedited student reviews for hundreds of colleges.
Collegiate Choice Walking Tours Videos (www.collegiatechoice.com): Videotapes of actual campus tours for purchase.
Testing Information
College Board (www.collegeboard.org): To register for the SAT Reasoning and Subject Tests, check and send scores to colleges.
ACT (www.actstudent.org): To register for the ACT test, check and send scores to colleges.
Number 2 (www.number2.com): Free SAT and ACT tutorials and practice questions.
Financial Aid/ Scholarships
FAFSA (www.fafsa.ed.gov): To learn more about the Free application for Federal Student Aid and fill out the application on-line.
FastWeb (www.fastweb.com): Scholarship search engine.
FinAid (www.finaid.com): Resource that explains the financial aid and scholarship process.
FAFSA Forecaster (www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov/index.htm): Calculator for determining an early estimate of eligibility for need based aid.
Athletics
NCAA Online (www.ncaa.org): Official web site of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
NCAA Eligibility Center (web1.ncaa.org/eligibilitycenter/common): The site where a Division I or II prospective athlete must register to ensure that minimum academic standards have been satisfied in high school.
Career Research
Occupational Outlook Handbook (www.bls.gov/oco): Occupational handbook with career descriptions, salaries, and projected industry growth.
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