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	College Information Page A fruitful and successful college search should contain all of these elements: - a career and preference survey [click here] - a college search [see below] - college(s) web site visits [see below] - college campus visit(s) - completion of a financial aid estimator [click here] - a merit scholarship search [click here] - completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) - completion of on-line college and scholarship applications where available College and Future Planning – suggested readings: College Unranked – Lloyd Thacker Colleges That Change Lives – Loren Pope Looking Beyond the Ivy League – Loren Pope Colleges with a Conscience - Princeton Review Less Stress, More Success: A New Approach to Guiding Your Teen Through College Admissions and Beyond -Ginsberg,Jones Over Achievers - Alexandra Robbins Admissions Matters - Springer ,Franck Harvard Schmarvard – Jay Matthews Hope in the Unseen – Ron Suskind Gatekeepers – Jacques Steinberg All Loves Excelling – John A. Knight Winning the Heart of the College Admissions Dean – Joyce Mitchell My Freshman Year – Rebekah Nathan The Naked Roommate – Harlan Cohen Catalyst – Laurie Anderson Search Cybeguidance


	Visit Colleges' Web Sites College catalogs are almost obsolete. By visiting the college web site, you can get: - information on courses offered within your intended major, - learn of requirements for degrees, - search for students at the college who are enrolled in your intended major and email them with questions, - learn of housing options, - read the campus newspaper (and unofficial newspapers), - read about scholarships available to you, - apply on-line for admission, - find contact phone numbers or email addresses such as admissions, financial aid, or housing, - and much more. The following sites list links to college web sites. Colleges and Universities Nationwide sorted by state College Locator Campus Tours: Virtual College Tours Global Computing, Inc.


	Comprehensive Sites The following comprehensive sites offer a wealth of information and resources for your college search. The options at these sites are too numerous to mention. Try them! College Prep 101 College Board College Net Peterson's Princeton Review Student.Gov College Bound Net My College guide The College Advantage Making College Count College Xpress College Tips Rankings, books, video visits, study abroad, and other miscellaneous informational sites Education and Social Science Library - lists of various types of college rankings US Department of Education Admissions Office Email Addresses Collegiate Choice College Videos Maclean's College Evaluations Kiplinger's College Rankings Study Abroad Tests, Info, and Registration SAT I and SAT II ACT PSAT Info Gap Year or "take a year off after high school, but what should you do?" LeapNow Congress Bundestag Global Education Solutions Center for Interim Programs


	Contacts Please email bob for: Suggestions, To have your URL included in Cyberguidance, To get a web site like this one, or If you find a broken link.


	College Search Search for colleges that fit your preferences of major, location, size, etc., using any of the following sites: Browse Colleges The College Board Online Peterson's Education Center College Net Search My College Guide Search College Xpres Search The Princeton Review Search Colleges and Universities Search Yahoo's Search for Colleges Click here to discover your preferences


	College Groupings Universities around the world International Colleges International Assoc of Universities European Education Black Excel: The College Help Network Historically Black Colleges - HBCU American Medical Colleges Association 6 and 7 year Medical Programs Independent Colleges of Art The Art Institutes International National Portfolio Day Association Accredited Art Schools American Universities Christian College Search Jewish Colleges Hillel - Jewish Campus Life Catholic Colleges Texas Universities - Common Application European Council of International Schools Education International Worldwide Universities.com University Sports Program Top 10 Activist Colleges College Consortia These are groupings of colleges that are designed to provide a commonality - possibly cross enrollment, shared facilities, etc. Wikipedia listing Associated Colleges of: Central Kansas Illinois Midwest The St. Lawrence Valley The Twin Cities The South Jesuit Colleges and Universities New American Colleges Atlanta Regional Council Baltimore CollegeTown Bi-Co, Tri-Co, and Penn Birmingham Area Consoritum Central Pennsylvania Claremont, CA Distinction Fenway, MA Worcester, MA Colleges That Change Lives Public Liberal Arts Colleges DEEP - Documenting Effective Educational Practice The Eco League Independent Illinois Colleges Five Colleges - MA The Great Lakes Historically Black Colleges & Universities Lehigh Valley, PA National Catholic Colleges National Student Exchange Pittsburgh, PA Seven Sisters, MA Southeastern Pennsylvania Southern Consortium Work Colleges Consortium Pacific Northwest


	College Home Pages and On-line Applications Bethune Cookman College Emory University Flagler College Florida Agricultural and Mechanical U FAMU Admissions Information Florida Atlantic University Florida Atlantic University Honors College Florida Gulf Coast University Florida Institute of Technology Florida International University Florida Southern University Florida State University Florida State U On-line Application Georgia Institute of Technology Howard University Jacksonville University Rollins College Stetson University University of Central Florida University of Central Florida Admissions University of Florida Home Page University of Florida On Line Application University of Miami University of North Florida U of North Florida Application Undergraduate University of South Florida: Welcome University of West Florida U West Florida - On Line Application Procedures