Web Links - College Research


American Universities
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/CLAS/american-universities.html 
Gives access to online college catalogs for American colleges and universities.

Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio
http://www.aicuo.edu 
Provides the most comprehensive Internet site on Ohio’s private college sector.

CollegeNet
http://www.collegenet.com/  
Offers a broad selection of educational options including community schools, law and medical schools, and MBA programs. Includes schools in Canada and New Zealand. Provides form letter for letters of interest and a scholarship search option.

Colleges
http://www.colles.com/ 
Database for college searches based on various criteria.

CollegeView
http://collegeview.com/ 
Best known of college search sites: enables college search by selected criteria: also offers links to college home pages.

Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities
http://www.gcccu.org/ 
Makes information available about the thirteen member colleges and universities in the Greater Cincinnati area. Area colleges and universities include three state supported universities, a private university, several private liberal arts and / or special program college, two specialized graduate institutions, and a technical and community college.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities
 http://www.edonline.com/cq/hbcu/main.htm 
Database available regarding admission process, majors, scholarships, campus views, etc. of historically black colleges and universities.

Ohio Public Universities
http:// www.ohiopublicuniversities.org 
Provides information regarding the thirteen public universities in the state of Ohio.

Peterson’s Education and Career Center
http://www.petersons.com 
Based on the Peterson publications, offers a very broad range of educational resources, including a K-12 school directory, job links, career information and distance learning programs. Only site to offer a keyword search of college descriptions and links to professionals who will perform college searches for a fee. Lots of advertising.

Study Abroad
http://studyabroad.com 
Listed are thousands of academic programs in more than 100 countries throughout the world, with links to study abroad programs, academic courses

US News Colleges and Career Center
 http://usnews.com/usnews/edu/eduhome.htm
Based on the college issue of US News and World Report, includes articles on college search, ranking, financial aid, career and graduate study. Coverage is broad but not deep.

GoCollege
http://www.gocollege.com 
Features a database of information gathered by gocollege on 1500 colleges. Order a limited scholarship search for $9.

Kaplan
http://www1.kaplan.com/ 
Features databases of information gathered by Kaplan from surveys filled out by college officials on 1200 colleges. Enables students to pull up side by side comparison of information from different colleges.

Miscellaneous
 http://www.anycollege.com/ 
College directory - user friendly

www.collegebound.net
inside look at college admissions and scholarships and campus life

http://www.collegetoolkit.com/
one stop resource for college related information

http://www.ecampustours.com/
virtual campus tours and college information

http://www.zinch.com/
free website for students to register resume, interests for colleges to see.

http://www.catholiccollegesonline.org/
non profit organization with an online catalog of catholic universities

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/index.html
official College Board site for college searches

http://www.collegeview.com/
search engine with wide ranging criteria including diversity, religious affiliation, athletics

College Planning

www.MyMajors.com
  • After a brief interview, MyMajors recommends six majors to the student from among the 63 most commonly offered 4-year college and university majors.
  •  MyMajors offers information about these majors, such as what it is, what kinds of courses are involved, what kinds of careers the major leads to, and it provides links to interesting sites related to that major.
  • Links to university departmental sites are being added that show specifically what course sequences students would actually take.
  • Other resources – such as a comprehensive set of links to college planning, scholarship, online application, and testing sites – are being added shortly.
  • There is no charge. Personal data is not sold or given to third parties for secondary usage.

http://www.acm.edu/admiss/essay.pdf - Tips for writing college essays

http://www.essayedge.com/ - includes amusing essay blunders

http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp  - official College Board site for scholarship searches