Some basic college admissions resources

For the beginning of the school year, I'm posting some sources for guidance.

I did two features for the website www.sfkids.org:

• Where to start in five steps: a guide for students and parents
• When do I start? A high schooler's timeline for college preparation

Those are posted on sfkids.org's Beyond High School page, which offers more information and resources.

Some useful places to click:

University of California and California State University admission requirements

• University of California system website
• California State University information

A resource for "First in the Family" applicants

• First in the Family: Advice about College

Financial aid and scholarship information

• California Student Aid Commission
  
• Federal Student Aid Information

And unless you are Bill Gates, it's strongly recommended that you fill out the FAFSA -- the Free Application for Federal Student Aid

More resources:

• FinAid
• College Goal Sunday
• ECOS – Education and Career Opportunities System
  FastWeb
• Financial Aid Forum
• FindTuition
• Scholarshipexperts.com
• Scholarships.com
• School Soup
• Student Loan Justice, an organization protesting “predatory” student loans

College admission tests

• SAT
• ACT
• Princeton Review – more information on SAT and ACT
• PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test

Two organizations questioning the emphasis on tests:
Education Conservancy
National Center for Fair and Open Testing (FairTest)

Information about colleges

Calendar of traveling college fairs
National Association for College Admission Counseling