College Resources

Book Resources

E Book

College Blue Book - 32nd edition, 2005.  For remote access, please contact a librarian.

Recommended Reading (click on the title to read about the book)

The Early Admissions Game:  Joining the Elite, Christopher Avery, Andrew Fairbanks and Richard Zeckhauser, Harvard University Press, Cambridge MA, 2003.
What the Best College Teachers Do, Ken Bain, Harvard University Press, 2004.
America's Elite Colleges:  The smart buyer's guide to the Ivy League and other top schools, Dave Berry and David Hawsey, Princeton Review Publishing Co., New York NY, 2001.
College Knowledge:  What it really takes for students to succeed and what we can do the get them ready, David T. Conley, Jossey-Bass, 2005.
The Price of Admission:  How America's Ruling Class Buys its Way into Elite Colleges and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates, by Daniel Golden
Making the Most of College:  Students speak their minds, Richard J. Light, Harvard University Press, Cambridge MA, 2001.
Colleges that Change Lives:  40 schools you should know about even if you're not a straight-A student, Loren Pope, Penguin Books, New York NY, 1996, 2000.
Looking Beyond the Ivy League:  Finding the college that 's right for you, Loren Pope, Penguin Books, New York NY, 1990, 1995.
Campus Visits & College Interviews, Zola Dincin Schneider, College Board Publications, New York NY, 2002.


Internet Sites to Explore

College Searches and Admission Information:

College Board - standardized tests, college searches, CSS Profile
College Search - search by region and/or alphabet
College View - overview of the application and financial aid process
College Net - search for infor about schools
College Quest - search for info about colleges
National Association of College Admissions Counseling - handbook for parents
Higher Education Information Center - links to Boston area colleges and universities
School Search - virtual tours, and campus maps
Peterson's Guide - search and overview
U.S. News College Rankings
Campus Tours
National Association of College Admissions Counseling - For Students

Online Applications:

Common Application - online application to download for Common App. affiliates
College Link - software system to download applications

Financial Aid Information:

CSS Profile -  the financial aid application service of the College Board
FinAid!
Financial Aid and Scholarship Search - updated daily
FAFSA Completion Assistance

Athletic Information:

National College Athletic Association - handbook for any information about eligibility in college athletics for the college-bound student-athlete

Test Preparation:

The Princeton Review
Kaplan Course Information
Independent SAT Preparation
The College Board
ACT Preparation
SAT Preparation