Mrs. Midgett

Post Secondary Resources

link	About the Link
http://fairtest.org	A list of more than 800 colleges and universities in the U.S. that do not require students to submit standardized test scores.
http://www.act.org	An alternative to the SAT and accepted at ALL 4 year colleges in the U.S. For many students, it can be a more favorable measure of their abilities than the SAT
http://berecruited.com	Excellent place for athletes to get information on the recruiting process and post their athletic resume and videos for coaches to review. Founded by former coaches and ESPN executives, this athletic recruititng site has some free features and others cost a nominal amount.
http://www.finaid.org	Explains the various financial aid programs available to families from loans to scholarships. Provides calculators and the necessary forms for parents to fill out. It is a safe site that will not ask you to pay for information and it is not sponsored by a financial institution trying to lure you into selecting their loans.
http://www.fastweb.com	Fastweb is a great free schoarship search engine put out by the author of finaid.org
http://fafsa.ed.gov	Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Initial step in the financial aid process. We offer an annual workshop to complete this form at Warwick High School. Complete your taxes early to complete this form in January or February.
http://hscounselorweek.com	Free newsletter that features weekly top national news features related to college admissions
http://hscounselorweek.com	Free newsletter that pulls together the top stories each week and emails them to you. It is intended for high school guidance counselors but parents and students are welcome to join.
http://www.collegeacademicsupport.com	Information for college bound students with learning disabilities, ADHD or other disabilites
http://www.studentcollegescholarships.com/pennsylvania.html	Links to scholarships offered by Pennsylvania colleges and universities.
http://www.meritaid.com	Merit aid is money available to students regardless of income but it can take hours to find and read each college's individual information. This website lists all of the merit aid opportunities int eh U.S. and allows you to search by college or special talent area.
http://www.collegeprowler.com	Provides a good job of proving a balanced view from students of their college and it has a scorecard for each institution. As with all review sites, take it with a grain of salt.
http://collegeboard.com	Provides SAT registration and information, a college search engine and financial aid guidance.
http://ope.ed.gov/security	The federal government now collects campus crime statistics. Most cohesive source for campus crime data available today.
http://educationplanner.org	Whether you are a student trying to decide what you want to be or a parent trying to decide how you will pay for college, this is a good one - stop career and college planning site.
http://www.usnews.com/rankings	While I do not advocate rankings in general, especially those that reference aspects of college social life, rankings can assist you in some ways. For instance, if you are blindly searching to determine which universities have the best engineering program or nursing program, they can be helpful.