College Information

Useful College Planning Internet Addresses

Popular Search Engines and Portals

Yahoo Magellan Looksmart Yahooligans
www.yahoo.com
www.mckinley.com
www.looksmart.com
www.yahooligans.com

HotBot Dogpile Google AltaVista
www.hotbot.com
www.dogpile.com
www.google.com
www.altavista.com

Comprehensive Programs and Services

U.S. Network for Education Information (USNEI) (Excellent, well-organized site for anyone seeking information on U.S. education)
http://www.ed.gov/NLE/USNEI/

U.S. Educational Advisers by Country
Centers which advise students on higher education and study in the U.S.
http://exchanges.state.gov/education/educationusa/asaeacs.htm

Institute for International Education (IIE)
Administers over 250 educational programs. Includes AsiaJobSearch, an employment search service that links Asian graduates of U.S. schools with employers in East and SE Asia.
http://www.iie.org/pgms/

Thinking about studying abroad? Don’t forget to visit:
www.studyoverseas.com

Edupass
Information on higher education in the U.S.
http://www.edupass.org

AMIDEAST
Provides extensive resources on U.S. study, scholarships, and training to the Mid East and North African communities.
http://www.amideast.org/programs/

The Fulbright Foundation
Provides grants for graduate students, scholars and professionals, teachers and administrators from the U.S. and other countries.
http://exchanges.state.gov/education/fulbright/nonusflb.htm

VISA INFORMATION

U.S. Visa Services
U.S. Department of State’s official website for student visa information, including “What Consuls Look For”.
http://travel.state.gov/visa_services.html#niv

Excellent website for families and students seeking Immigrant and Visa information for the United States.
www.foreignborn.com

Visa Information links
www.nafsa.org/content/

Canadian Visa information
www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/index.html

College Information/Search tools

The European Council of International Schools (ALL COUNTRIES)
This EXCELLENT site contains a lot of educational information, but search under the higher education (parent/student) section for college and financial aid information.
Click on Country Educational System Overview OR Educational Systems Around the World (click on Higher Ed-Resources/Research and you will get an alpha listing of countries all over the world with websites. EXCELLENT.
www.ecis.org
http://highered.cois.org/colleges.htm

Yahoo Search
One of the most popular and easiest ways to find and link to a particular college, along with dozens of indexes, including college’s email, departments, and student clubs.
http://www.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/United_States/Education/Colleges_and_Universities

Collge Board Online
Comprehensive web site. Has everything: Career Search; College Search; College Applications Online; Finding a College that Fits; What Admission Officers Look for in Students; A Guide to Campus Visits; Exploring College Locations. A great place to start searching for information. The site will have several links to other web pages as well. You can create your own personal file with logon password.
www.collegeboard.org

Peterson’s
Do a college search to match your interests, career plans, costs, etc.
You need to create a login password.
http://www.petersons.com

College View
U.S. university information for international students. It has a data base of 3,300 two and four-year colleges. A general overview of the college plus direct email.
www.collegeview.com

College Edge
Comprehensive college search and resource when applying to colleges in the U.S. Application deadlines, admission requirements, financial aid. Great site.
www.embark.com

College Net
Another great search site with hundreds of colleges listed. Links to on-line application processing for subscribed schools.
www.collegenet.com

College Town
This site provides links to many colleges and offers multimedia portfolios for member institutions.
www.ctown.com/

College Xpress
Search for colleges in the U.S. by state, major and other selection considerations.
Great information on thousands of colleges, an "ask the expert" area, and plenty of general advice on the college transition process.
www.collegexpress.com

Fish/Net
Allows you to create a profile of yourself to send to colleges; ask questions; resources to read about college and the admission process. College search page.
www.mycollegeguide.org/

The International Education site
Links to colleges in various countries with application information and admission requirements.
www.intstudy.com

A site that helps you research and select colleges
www.CollegeIsPossible.org

Association of American International Colleges and Universities
A listing of overseas American universities by country with links to each one.
www.aaicu.org

Tools and resources for planning, applying, and paying for education beyond high school. Both are good resources for parents.
http://easi.ed.gov and www.ed.gov/pubs/Prepare/

College Guides
http://www.jayi.com/ACG/

College Map
http://cnsearch.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/CN/year4map

Common Application
http://www.commonapp.org/

International Colleges
www.yahoo.com/Education/Higher_Education/Colleges_and_Universities

Minority Colleges and Universities
http://web.fie.com/web/mol/molinfo.htm

Questions regarding the National Collegiate Athletic Association. You can get the latest news on the Clearinghouse or Initial-Eligibility.
http://www.ncaa.org

Financial Aid

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is on-line. You can complete the application on the web, or you can print the application out, complete it, and mail it. The site itself contains information on applying for federal financial aid, and directions for completing the FAFSA.
www.fafsa.ed.gov

The Internet's largest free scholarship search. You build your personal profile with fastweb, and they will inform you of scholarships for which you may qualify. New scholarship opportunities are e-mailed to you as they become available. They will sell your name and address to their advertisers, but the service is free to both students and to those offering scholarships.
www.fastweb.com

Peterson’s
Provides financial aid information and a Frequently Asked Questions section, which provides useful information on the financial aid application process.
www.petersons.com/resources/finance.html

Find scholarships,loans,internships, and other financial aid programs.
www.collegeboard.org/fundfinder/html/ssrchtop.html

The most complete financial aid site on the Internet.
www.finaid.org

The most comprehensive web site regarding financial aid. Mark Kantrowitz is a leading authority on scholarship scams and financial information. There are several other links to financial aid home pages.
http://www.finaid.org

College Net
Features over 500,000 scholarships from 1,500 sponsoring organizations.
http://www.collegenet.com/

Scholarship Resource Network
Features mostly private, portable, non-need based scholarships.
www.rams.com/srn/execsrch.htm

Scholarship Scams
The Federal Trade Commission currently maintains an “awareness” website meant to protect parents and students from scholarship scams.
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/scholarship/index.html

Financial Aid
http://www.smartstudent.com/edupass.org/

FastWEB (Financial Aid)
www.studentservices.com/fastweb/

Ford Foundation
International Fellowship Program; highly selective; up to three years of graduate-level study to individuals from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, and Russia.
http://www.fordfound.org

Mobility International
Financial aid specifically for students with disabilities.
http://www.miusa.org/participant/finaid.html

American Foreign Service Association (AFSA)
Merit awards and financial aid awards to Foreign Service youth going on to college. An application is available after Nov. 1 and deadline to submit is first week of Feb.
www.afsa.org

International Education Financial Aid
Aid for international students wanting to study in a foreign country.
http://www.IEFA.org

FinAid
Excellent site for financial aid available to international students.
http://www.edupass.com/finaid/

International Funding Sources
An extensive list of grants and scholarships available to international students.
http://www.uiowa.edu/~vpr/research/sources/intfund.htm

Canadian Financial Aid
www.studyincanada.com.cec
www.studyseries.com
http://homer.aucc.ca/dcu/

British Financial Aid
This may apply to graduate students only, but check it out. Applications must be made through the British Diplomatic Mission in the student's country of origin.
www.britcoun.org.uk/chevening/index.htm

English Language Programs

Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA)
Lists all accredited programs across the country.
http://www.cea-accredit.org/

The American Association of Intensive English Programs
Provides detailed information on IEP’s around the country.
http://www.aaiep.org

ESL help
http://www.edupass.org

Australia Information Sites

Australian Universities
http://aei.detya.ay/

Australia
www.thegoodguides.com.au

Belgium Information Sites

Belgium
UCL-Universite Catholique de Louvain
www.ucl.ac.be

Canada Information Sites

Canada
Ontario Universities Application Center
http://compass.ouac.on.ca/shopouac/compass_eng.html

Studying in Canada
www.aucc.ca
www.studycanada.ca

Canada
www.macleans.ca

Canadian Visa information
www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/index.html

China Information Sites
http://www.scnu.edu.cn/cnunivf.html

Germany Information Sites
www.isf-net.de

India Information Sites
www.educationindia-online.com

Japan Information Sites

Japanese Universities
http://www.yamasa.org/access/a5e.html

Malaysia Information Sites
http://indiamart.com/indoconsulting/study-inmalaysia.html

United Kingdom Information Sites

Want to Study in the UK?
www.studychoice.com

Studying and Living in Britain
www.educationuk.org

Overseas students and the UK
www.ukcosa.org.uk

ECCTIS
UK Course Discover Database
www.ecctis.co.uk/

HERO
Higher Education and Research Opportunities in the UK
www.hero.ac.uk/index.cfm

UCAS
Universities and Colleges Admissions Service for the UK
www.ucas.ac.uk/

ACU
Association of Commonwealth Universities
www.acu.ac.uk/home/index.html

GAP Activity Projects
Providing opportunities for those wanting to take a year out
www.gap.org.uk

The Prime Minister’s Initiative
Background to the effort to attract more international students to the UK
http://www.britishcouncil.org/promotion/pmi.htm

British Financial Aid
This may apply to graduate students only, but check it out. Applications must be made through the British Diplomatic Mission in the student's country of origin.
www.britcoun.org.uk/chevening/index.htm

A Guide to University Rankings (be careful with sources that rank; these sites are the more respected university ranking sources)

Australia
www.thegoodguides.com.au

Canada
www.macleans.ca

USA
Keep in mind the “best” for one student may not be for another.
www.usnews.com

College Guide
U.S. News and World Report evaluation and ranking of colleges along with financial aid resources.
www.sourcepath.com/

The Princeton Review
Another search resource and also provides you with their rating of colleges.
www.review.com

Critical Comparisons of American Colleges and Universities
College assessment references from the U.S. Department of Education.
http://www.memex-press.com/cc/

Other links:

U.S. Selective Service Registration
http://www.sss.gov/FSwho.htm

U.S. Community Colleges
www.nche.edu
http://www.careermart.com/college/communitycolleges.html

Collegiate Choice Walking Tours
A nonpromotional video tour of student-guided campus tours in over 300 colleges and universities in the U.S., Canada, England, Ireland, and Scotland. Recorded by guidance counselors.
http://www.collegiatechoice.com

College Newspapers
Links to college newspapers in the U.S.
http://www.linkmag.com/news/CNEWS.html
http://www.student.com/article/newspaers