The Road to College
Web Resources:
Testing & Education Reference Center
Use this to read online study guides and take practice test. High school exams include GED, AP, ASVAB, HSPT & CAHSEE. College and graduate school exams include CLEP, ACT, PSAT, SAT, SAT Subject Tests, GRE, MCAT, LSAT, GMAT & TOEFL. Use can also find college and university information, distance education programs and undergraduate scholarships. If you are connecting from outside the library, you will need your Sonoma County Library card number.
FAFSA Online
The first step in applying for most financial aid.
I Can Afford College.com
From the California community colleges. Apply here for scholarships and other financial aid.
Fastweb.com
Free scholarship information service
College Admissions
From About.com. Comprehensive set of links on every possible topic relevant to college admissions.
College Source Online
“Over 12,800 College Catalogs in complete cover-to-cover original page format including 2-year, 4-year, graduate, and professional schools.”
SAT Preperation
Quiz yourself and review vocabulary.
Keywords and Subject Headings for Catalog Search:
Universities and Colleges - United States - Directories
Scholarships - United States - Directories
SAT (Educational test) - Study Guides
ACT Assessment - Study Guides
Books:
Reference Books are for library use only. Those books will have an “R” before the call number.
More Outstanding Books for the College Bound by YALSA
001.625 More
How to Make Colleges Want You by Mike Moyer
378.161 Moyer
Teens’ Guide to College & Career Planning
378.161 Teens’
Writing a Successful College Application Essay by George Ehrenhaft
378.1616 Ehrenhaft
90-Minute College Major Matcher by Laurence Shatkin
378.199 Shatkin
Guide to College Majors: Everything you need to know to choose the right major
378.241 Guide
10 Best College Majors for your Personality by Lauren Shatkin
378.241 Shatkin
The Ultimate Scholarship Book 2009: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships, Grants, and Prizes by Gen Tanabe
378.3 Tanabe
College Financing Information for Teens
378.3097 College
Scholarships 101: the real-world guide to getting cash for College by Kimberly Stezala
378.34 Stezala
Cool Colleges for the hyper-intelligent, self-directed, late blooming, and just plan different by Donald Asher
378.73 Asher
Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges 2009
R 378.73 Barron’s
The Insider’s Guide to the Colleges 2009: [students on campus tell you what you really want to know]
R 378.73
America’s Best Value Colleges by Eric Owens
378.73 Owens
They Teach that in College!?: a resource guide to more than 75 interesting college majors and programs
378.73 They
The Student Athlete’s Guide to Getting Recruited: how to win scholarships, attract colleges and excel as an athlete by Stewart Brown
796.0711 Brown
If you have any questions or need further assistance please contact your reference librarian.