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College Links

  • Listed below are websites that will be helpful to you in your exploration and pursuit of college opportunities. The sites on this list are available on the internet and are intended as a way to help support you in your college search. Note that these are college and other independent websites and while the content and timeliness of information cannot be guaranteed, they have been reviewed and deemed useful as resources in your college exploration process.

ACT

Register for the ACT, do college searches.

Adventist Colleges and Universities

Resource for students and parents for schools with Adventist backgrounds

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

Good answers about pharmacy programs, including the accelerated entry programs are included.

American Association of Medical Colleges

General information on medical schools, this site also contains a list of accelerated programs.

British Council

Students can locate study programs within the United Kingdom.

Campus Tours

Virtual tours of many colleges are featured. It might be useful to explore some schools that you will not be able to visit.

Cappex

Free college and scholarship search engine

Catholic College Admission Association

Searches can be done by region of the country for families who wish to focus on colleges with Catholic backgrounds.

College Board

Register for the SAT, do extensive college searches, and learn about financial aid.

College Guide for Parents

This site contains nice resources for your parents. There are many free resources on this site-- you do not have to pay to get the help.

College Sports Scholarships

Use the “Tools” section for helpful advice about constructing an athletic resume and other issues of importance to athletes. We are NOT endorsing the recruiting services provided by this site. Those are fee-based services.

CollegeNet

Listings of colleges and universities are included; many college applications are here; some aspects of this site may require a fee, so it may not be the best for you.

CollegeStats

Extensive college search information is here. 

Common Application

The Common Application, used by 255 selective colleges and universities as an application. DO NOT use this form unless the college to which you are applying is on the list to accept it.

Council for Christian Colleges & Universities

Try the “Resource Center” for a search program that will help families look for schools with Christian backgrounds.

CyberGuidance High School

HS Guidance site contains extensive lists of college and career sites on the web. It’s good, but there may be too many links here for the average person. The careers section is good.

Graduation Rates - College Results

Use this site to check the graduation rates at any school or schools. It also finds similar schools to the one you are thinking about.

Hillel International

Campus based organization for Jewish students offers information and support.

Illinois Student Assistance Commission

This is the main planning site sponsored by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, our state agency for college financial aid.

Illinois Universities: at a Glance

This brochure gives basic admissions information about our state universities and features a chart which graphically illustrates each major field of study and which of our state universities offers it.

iTransfer

This unique site lets students research which college courses are transferable within Illinois; see also “Transfer Courses” site below for the same information nationally.

Learning Disabled

This contains a collection of links and information explaining the issues unique to the student with a learning disability. Try the “search LD online” section for the quickest and most relevant answers.

Midwest Student Exchange Program

The Midwest Student Exchange Program, or MSEP, is a multi-state tuition reciprocity program. Through the MSEP, public institutions agree to charge students no more than 150% of the in-state resident tuition rate for specific programs.

My Majors

Fill out a brief survey about your experiences in high school, and this site will suggest up to 6 college majors that might be good for you.

NCAA

This is the site for potential athletes. However, all parents should check for college graduation rates as a way to evaluate colleges. For easiest use, click on “Site Index” at the top right side of the page.

NCAA Eligibility Center

Eligibility Center for NCAA sports: this contains the form that all potential college athletes must complete. You will need to do this during your senior year.

Simple Tuition

College Tuition’s College Cost Adjuster allows students to customize their financial aid to find a monthly payment they can afford when they graduate.

Study in Canada

This is a comprehensive site for Canadian schools.

U-CAN

Provides concise, comparable, colorful, web-based, and user-friendly profiles of hundreds of private colleges and universities.

U.S. News and World Report

U.S. News and World Report puts their college rankings magazine issue online.