Online Resources for College Planning

  • American College Test
    An excellent college research program

    Big Future
    Compare colleges, explore majors and careers, create a college list to keep what you love in one place.

    Campus Tours
    Virtual tours to campuses throughout the country using interactive maps, movies/videos, and pictures

    College Board Online
    Uses college search software ExPAN on-line for free to find colleges that match your goals and interests

    Common Application
    Download the Common Application or submit the application electronically. Be sure to notify your counselor if this is your plan

    Kaplan
    Links to colleges and universities

    New York State's Higher Education Corporation
    Link to other college or lender web sites, find out about state and federal aid, and print a New York State TAP application or change form

    Peterson's Guide
    Comprehensive college search engine

    Attend SUNY
    Please use this website to get more information about SUNY colleges and also to apply to SUNY campuses

    Free Application for Federal Student Aid
    Interactive web version of the FAFSA form

    FastWeb.com
    Free scholarship and college searches plus financial aid tools, and more!

    Excelsior Scholarship
    The Excelsior Scholarship, in combination with other student financial aid programs, allows students to attend a SUNY or CUNY college tuition-free.

  • Online Resources for Help with Financial Aid & Paying for College

    Fast web can help you find money for college by searching through over 600,000 scholarships!   www.fastweb.com
         
    Sallie Mae can help you find information on the college process, financial aid questions answered, as well as links to scholarships   www.salliemae.com
         
    Student Aid provides information that allows insight into many things such as how to borrow money and information on repaying loans back. This web site provides additional links that may be very helpful for parents and students.   www.studentaid.ed.gov
         
    This web site allows students to apply for federal financial aid online. This form (FAFSA) is the form that most college students will use in order to receive financial aid. This application can not be submitted until January 1st.  The guidance office will also have paper FAFSA forms.   www.fafsa.ed.gov
         
    College Net is a great resource for many things that can help you learn more about the college process.  It has a great scholarship search that allows you to narrow down scholarships through many categories.   www.collegenet.com
         
    This web site is another source to search over thousands of scholarships and discover more information about financial aid.   www.scholarships.com
         
    This will link you to other college or lender web sites, find out about state and federal aid, and print a New York State TAP application or change form.   http://www.hesc.com/bulletin.nsf/
         
    The Sloan Career Cornerstone Center is an ever-expanding resource for anyone interested in exploring career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, computing, and healthcare.   www.careercornerstone.org
         
    Join the largest and most successful online network connecting high school athletes and college coaches. You can set up athletic profiles for potential coaches to view.   www.berecruited.com