These are a few essential resources that ask audrey recommends to help students and families succeed in their college search.
Factual Data
These are books and/or websites that give honest, accessible and pertinent information about the colleges students are considering attending.
- Best Colleges, US News
- College Admission Data Handbook, Wintergreen Orchard House
- Complete Book of Colleges, Princeton Review
- Four-Year College’s, Peterson’s
- act.org
- braintrack.com (universities by country or state)
- collegeboard.org and/or bigfuture.org
- fairtest.org
Funding/Cost Planning
Essential resources for families to navigate the financial aid and scholarship process.
- A’s and B’s of Academic Scholarships, Octameron
- College Solution, O’Shaughnessy
- Meeting College Costs, College Board
- collegeboard.com
- fafsa.blogspot.com
- fastweb.com
- finaid.org
Career/Major
These include resources for students to begin the process of self-discovery and exploration.
- Book of Majors, College Board
- What Color is Your Parachute? For Teens: Discovering Yourself, Defining Your Future, Christen and Bolles
Lifelong Learning
Discover habits and disciplines that will last well beyond college.
- Colleges That Change Lives, Pope
- Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff, Carlson
- Seven Habits of Highly Effective People/Teens, Covey
- The Naked Roommate, Student’s edition and Parent’s Guide, by Harlan Cohen
Insider Information
Most students will know about these sites. They answer a lot of questions that students may have about each school and how others rate academic programs, social life, professors and more!
