RESOURCES

WEBSITES

First Stop / General:

 

• College Board: collegeboard.org

• Unigo: unigo.com

• California Dream Act: csac.ca.gov

• Virtual School Tours: youniversitytv.com

• Campus Pride - campuspride.org - Campus Pride serves LGBT and ally student leaders and campus organizations in the areas of leadership development, support programs and services to create safer, more inclusive LGBT-friendly colleges and universities.

• Trans-Friendly Resources-  Trans Pulse 

• ACT - https://www.act.org/content/act/en-california.html

• Hillel - hillel.org

 

Financial Aid /Loans : 

• FAFSA: fafsa.gov

• Financial Aid, Loans: finaid.org

• Fastweb - Free Scholarship Search - fastweb.com 

 

 

Stem / Science, Technology, Engineering, Math :

• Engineering Programs and Careers:  TryEngineering.org

• Summer Internship at the National Institutes of Health: https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/sip

• Engineer Girl: http://www.engineergirl.org/

 

Applications:

• CSU Mentor (Cal States): http://www.csumentor.edu/

• UC Applications: http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/

• Common App - www.commonapp.org 

 

Testing:

• SAT - collegeboard.org

• ACT - act.org

• Test Optional Schools: fairtest.org

 

BOOKS:​

• Fiske Guide to Colleges by Edward Fiske

• Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change The Way You Think About Colleges by Loren Pope

• Cool Colleges: For the Hyper-Intelligent, Self-Directed, Late Blooming and Just Plain Different by Donald Asher

• Admission Matters by Sally Springer, Jon Reider and Marion R. Franck

• College Confidence with ADD by Michael Sandler

• The Gatekeepers by Jacques Steinberg

• There IS Life After College by Jeffrey J. Selingo

• Realizing the College Dream with Autism or Asperger Syndrome - A Parent's Guide to Student Success by Ann Palmer

• Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be: An Antidote To The College Admissions Mania by Frank Bruni

• The Hidden Ivies by Howard Greene, M.A., M.ED., and Matthew Greene, Ph.D.

• "The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into In College" by Harlan Cohen

•  Who Gets in and Why by Jeffrey Selingo

• "Adventures in the Screen Trade.  A Personal view of Hollywood and Screenwriting" by William Goldman

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ARTICLES & BLOGS:

• Top 20 Colleges for Aspiring Writers by Meaghan Healy

• How to Conquer the Admissions Essay by Rachel Toor

• 25 Amazing Acting Colleges You Should Know - by Allie White  

• For Students with Disabilities, Overcoming Low Expectations Can Be Half the Battle- by Sara Butrymowicz and Jackie Mader  

• 50 Best Pre-College Summer Arts Programs for High School Students  

• Yale's most Popular Class Ever: Happiness - by David Shimer

• Some College Students Choose a School Where They Don't Fit,on Purpose - by Kyle Spencer

• How a Degree in Scandinavian Mythology Can Land You A Job at One of the Biggest Tech Companies by Lydia Dishman

• Major Universities Ending Legacy Admissions by Jill Robbins

• Looking for a UC alternative?  Colleges outside California would love to have you by Teresa Watanabe

• 7 Steps that helped my son on the autism spectrum transition to adulthood by Cindy Appel

• How-the-arts-and-humanities-will-help-shape-the-future  - University of Southampton

• Going to College with Autism by Beth Arky

• 10 Tips College Freshmen Should Know - by Ryan Lytle

• New Mexico to build a $40m film, TV and media academy with sound stages - KFTV

• 4 US Colleges Transforming Women Into Dynamic STEM Leaders - Study International Staff 

• High School Extracurriculars are nice. College extracurriculars are huge - by Jay Mathews

•  College Campus Safety: Questions to Ask - by Sarah Wood

• As Elite College Admissions Tighten, Early Decision Faces New Scrutiny by Lauren Pearle

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