ACT & SAT REGISTRATION
- www.actstudent.org
This site offers online registration for the ACT test.
- www.collegeboard.org
This site offers online registration for the SAT I and SAT Subject Tests. It also offers a database of 3,200 colleges and online financial aid information. - http://www.number2.com
Free tutorials and practice materials for the SAT, ACT, and GRE.
COLLEGE PLANNING AND EXPLORATION
- www.californiacolleges.edu
California’s free official source for college and career planning.
- www.college.gov
This site, built by the United States Department of Education in collaboration with students, contains information and resources about planning, preparing, and paying for postsecondary education. Over time, this site will continue to evolve, and students can help influence that process by visiting the site’s feedback page to submit questions, suggestions, and feedback.
- www.collegenet.com
This site provides college and scholarship searches.
- http://collegeprowler.com
This site lets you search for colleges, read real student reviews, and compare college rankings.
- www.collegesource.org
This site contains a database of over 62,000 digital college catalogs, institution profiles, transcript keys, and other critical resources.
- www.collegeview.com
This site provides great college search, career counseling, and scholarship information.
- www.knowhow2go.org
This site was formed by the American Council on Education, the Lumina Foundation for Education, and the Ad Council to encourage students to prepare for college. There is also a specific KnowHow2Go site for California students managed by a partnership with the Southern California College Access Network, found at www.knowhow2gocalifornia.org.
- http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator
The United States Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences and National Center for Education Statistics college search website.
- www.usnews.com/education
This site provides a college search, college ratings, and scholarship information. It also has a “college personality quiz” that helps students discover the types of colleges they may want to consider.
FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS
- www.ca.gov.education
This site contains links to help students apply for financial aid and look for scholarships. It also has links to help students plan for college and compare colleges.
- www.calgrants.org
This is a direct link to the Cal Grant program.
- www.college-scholarships.com
You can find college contact information by state, including admissions and financial aid office email addresses, toll free telephone numbers, and links to online applications for admission. No other site on the Internet has so much college contact information.
- www.csac.ca.gov
This is the website for the California Student Aid Commission. Learn about Cal Grants and other student aid programs, their requirements, and how to apply.
- www.fafsa.ed.gov
On this site, you will find steps to get organized before you file your FAFSA, complete the FAFSA on the Web Worksheet, complete the FAFSA, and view your results online. You can also check the status of your application, make corrections to a processed FAFSA, and get other information.
- www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov
Get an estimate of your eligibility for federal student aid instantly, even before your senior year, and shorten the time it takes you to complete the FAFSA by using FAFSA4caster.
- www.fastweb.com
Free scholarship service database for private scholarships. Excellent for scholarship searches.
- www.federalstudentaid.ed.gov
The gateway for free information, guidance, and tools for federal student assistance from the United States Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid.
- www.finaid.org
Almost everything you need to know about applying for financial aid. Excellent for determining expected parental contribution for college costs.
- www.icanaffordcollege.com
Brought to you by the California Community Colleges, this site is aimed at low-income students to help them become aware of the financial aid opportunities available to them and to assist all eligible students to complete the application process.
- www.legion.org/needalift
Scholarship and financial aid information from The American Legion. Their comprehensive college financial aid handbook is available online at this website.
- http://www.scholarships.com
A free scholarship search service.
- http://www.sdcoe.net/scholarships
The San Diego County Office of Education scholarship search website. Use this website to search for scholarships in a variety of categories.
- www.sdfoundation.com/grantsscholarships/scholarships.aspx
On this website you will find scholarships that the San Diego Foundation and other organizations offer, detailed application instructions, a scholarship seekers’ toolkit packed with useful information and much more.
- www.webgrants4students.org
This private and secure site of the California Student Aid Commission will let you view the status of your Cal Grant application, update your address, view your award detail, view your California Aid Report (CAR), view payment history, and submit School Change (SC) or Leave of Absence (LOA) requests.
CALIFORNIA COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
- www.aiccu.edu
This is the site for the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU), the unified statewide voice of California’s private, non-profit, WASC accredited colleges and universities for state and federal policy issues. The AICCU website provides information to students about private, non-profit education in California.
- www.calstate.edu
The official website for the California State University. Students apply online for any CSU campus at www.csumentor.edu.
- www.cccapply.org
This site is a student’s gateway to the California Community Colleges. Students may review admission requirements, apply online, and find financial assistance.
- www.universityofcalifornia.edu
The official website for the University of California. Students may review admission requirements, apply online, and find financial assistance.
