College Counseling: Useful Links

College.gov - a new website launched by The U.S. Department of Education that aims to motivate students with inspirational stories and information about planning, preparing and paying for college. It was created to be a go-to online resource for credible information about college that also provides real life experiences of peers who are already attending college.

College Applications

Common Application

College Fairs, Visits and Tours

Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency –View a list of upcoming college fairs in Pennsylvania.

Campus Visits

Campus Tours

National Survey of Student Engagement- A downloadable pocket guide to help you ask the right questions on a college campus visit. http://nsse.iub.edu/html/pocket_guide_intro.cfm

College Searches

Naviance – Academy of Notre Dame’s personal college search source. Must have an account through Notre Dame in order to use.

College Board Online – College Search Engine, SAT Information, Timelines, Test Taking Strategies.

National Catholic Colleges- The National Catholic College Admission Association is your gateway to Catholic colleges and universities on the Web.

Colleges that Change Lives - Highly recommended website inspired by Loren Pope author of the book, Colleges that Change Lives. List of about forty schools not included in "US News Best Schools" or other ranking sources, but are excellent schools with sound environments in which students are academically, emotionally, physically and spiritually nourished.

American Education Services-Educational Planner-A free college search engine.

CollegeNet - Database of colleges, scholarship opportunities, and academic resources.

Peterson's Education Center - college database as well as links to 4,000 schools and summer programs, language study, and study abroad options.

The Princeton Review – Information on colleges, as well as a college search engine.

NACAC: Steps to College Newsletter- Steps to College is NiCad’s online newsletter for and about students in the school-to-college transition. New stories are added to this page throughout the year, so come back often!

ACT: Identifying Important Factors in Choosing a College

School Soup - home of the world's largest scholarship database, and much much more! Membership includes $100 discount on all test prep courses offered by The Princeton Review.

Admissions Testing & Test Preparation

College Board Online - SAT registration and test preparation.

ACT - ACT registration and test preparation.

College Board Site with SAT prep questions

Peterson's Free Practice Test

1-800-KAP-TEST or www.kaptest.com/practicetest
Sign up for Kaplan's Free SAT/ACT combo test
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Prospective Student Athlete

NCAA Clearinghouse-Provides information for prospective student athletes interested in attending Division I or Division II institutions. The website also contains a “Guide for Student Bound College Athletes."