College Information Site Links

The following are a variety of useful links related to college attendance.  While not endorsed by Reseda High or the Los Angeles Unified School District, these sites provide a wealth of information and opportunities to explore possible post-secondary education, scholarships, and education financing.  Spend some time investigating sites below. 

University of California, "UC" Application Website

 

California State University "CSU"  Application Website

 

State of California Colleges

www.californiacolleges.edu

 

College Board

 http://www.collegeboard.org/html/testdates000.html

Register Online to take the SAT test http://www.collegeboard.org/sat/html/satform.html

FAFSA Website (Free Application for Federal Student Aid Web Site)

http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

 

CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE (This financial aid material is required by some private colleges.

https://profileonline.collegeboard.com/index.jsp

 

The Advance Placement Website

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about.html

 

University of California Eligibility Index. See if you may be qualified to apply to the UC system and calculate your personal Eligibility Index.

click here

 

Learn about and apply to any of the 109 California Community Colleges.

http://www.cccapply.org/

 

More information on the California Community College System presented by the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community College System. Information on grants, programs, and help finding the right Community College for you.

http://www.cccco.edu/

 

Get information about any of the  nine Los Angeles Community Colleges. Direct links will get you to each of these Community Colleges.

http://www.laccd.edu/

 

Santa Monica Community College is favorite of many students. Take a look at the school here.  http://www.smc.edu/

 

Another excellent local community college is Glendale Community College. They have an excellent honors program for students who want to transfer to UC.   http://www.glendale.edu/index.php?selection=CA

 

Pasadena Community College is a choice for many students. Is it right for you. Take a look at PCC.   http://www.pasadena.edu/

 

Find help paying for your Community College Education

http://www.icanaffordcollege.com/applications/homepage.cfm

 

Search for information about California and other colleges around the country at this commercial college assistance site.

http://www.college-scholarships.com/california_traditional.htm

 

Search for colleges by career, major, or other area of interest by using  this commercial website.

http://www.schoolsintheusa.com/

 

Search for colleges by your major area of interest at this commercial website.   http://www.thecollegehound.com/quicksearch/preqs.asp

 

Explore colleges by using the Princeton Review website.

http://www.princetonreview.com/home.asp

 

Here are some private college/university links of interest to students.

University of Southern California - USC

http://www.usc.edu/

 

Occidental College

http://www.occidental.edu/

 

Loyola Marymount University

http://www.lmu.edu/site4.aspx

 

Pepperdine University

http://www.pepperdine.edu/

 

Mount St. Mary's College

http://www.msmc.la.edu/pages/1.asp

 

Woodbury College

http://www.woodbury.edu/

 

Claremont Colleges

http://www.claremont.edu/

 

California Institute of the Arts

http://www.calarts.edu/

 

Colleges that Change Lives. This site list and provides links to what it considers are some of the most special college programs around the nation.  http://www.ctcl.com/

 

University of California, College Prep Online

http://www.uccp.org/

 

Get information from the Association of College Admissions Counselors. You would expect that they would know what it takes to get accepted to the college or university of your choice.

click here.

 

Want to take a look at colleges from the student's point of view.  Here is a link to college newspapers at schools across the country.

College Newspaper Link

 

Interested in attending one of the country's colleges devoted to African Americans.  You can complete a common application that will be provided to a number of Black Colleges across the country.

http://www.eduinconline.com/apply.asp

 

Want to investigate women's colleges. Do that using this link.

http://www.womenscolleges.org/

 

NCAA Sports.  If you think your good enough to play a particular sport in a college or university than use this site to investigate your options.

http://www.ncaaclearinghouse.net/ncaa/NCAA/common/index.html

 

Information for undocumented and "in-progress" immigrants who want to attend colleges and universities.  Financial aid and tuition assistance may be available because of AB540. Information is available in both English and Spanish.

http://www.maldef.org/ab540/ab540.cfm

 

Free SAT and ACT preparation online at this website.

http://www.number2.com/

 

Ivy West Educational Services provides information and assistance with SAT and other test preparation.

http://www.ivywest.com/

 

The following sites are commercial websites whose purpose is to assist you in researching and selecting colleges, financial aid, scholarships and careers.  These sites offer information that may lead you to companies that want to sell you services, financial aid, and other things that MAY or MAY not be your best choice or option. Reseda High and the Los Angeles Unified School District are not responsible for any services or products you decide to purchase from these sites.   Be sure to do complete research and investigate wisely be for your sign up for anything that costs money. 

 

Careers and Colleges, a commercial college and scholarship research site.

http://www.careersandcolleges.com/

 

MyRoad, the College Board's website devoted to college selection and career planning.

http://apps.collegeboard.com/myroad/navigator.jsp

 

Xap, a commercial site devoted to college selection.

http://www.xap.com/

 

College Net

http://www.collegenet.com/about/index_html

 

Petersons has been an excellent resource for information about colleges and universities, scholarships and financial aide.

http://www.petersons.com/

 

US News 2006, US Best Colleges and Universities

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/stepbystep/brief/step2_brief.php

Search for college information by using any  major search engine:  www.yahoo.com  www.google.com  www.askjeeves.com 

CollegeNet, http://www.collegenet.com/is an extremely useful site for researching and applying to colleges and universities.  They maintain several related sites including Mach25 http://www.collegenet.com/mach25/ devoted to searching for scholarships.

SAT, AP, The College Board  http://www.collegeboard.org/

American College Test (ACT) http://www.act.org

California State Universities Campus Addresses and Web Links http://www.calstate.edu/explore/campus_addresses.shtml

University of California Campus Directory and Web Links http://www.ucop.edu/pathways/infoctr/wtcw.html

University of California "Tour" - Selecting the Right Campus http://www.ucop.edu/pathways/infoctr/sites.html

Association of Independent California Colleges & Universities (AICCU)

 http://www.aiccu.edu

 

Cal Grant California Student Aid Website

http://www.csac.ca.gov

CollegeQuest, http://www.collegequest.com is a college and university research site sponsored by the Peterson's http://www.petersons.com/

Providing a wide variety of information regarding student financial aid is the FinAid site.  http://www.finaid.org/

Another site dedicated to assisting students in their quest to find college scholarships.  http://www.college-scholarships.com/

Another resource network that connect students to colleges, universities, trade schools and other post secondary educational opportunities and similar resources.  http://www.embark.com

This site is an affiliate of the Princeton Review, famous for publishing books and study guides and test preparation programs.  This site is still another wealth of information for students planning on attending college or university.   http://review.com/college

US Dept. of Education Resources, Project EASI,  for education beyond high school. http://easi.ed.gov/

College is possible, a coalition of college and university information  http://www.collegeispossible.org/

Do your own college search  http://features.yahoo.com/college/search.html

Sallie Mae (financing college) Website http://www.wiredscholar.com/preparing/content/index.jsp

 

100 books the College Board thinks you should read to be prepared for a good college education.

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/boost-your-skills/23628.html

 

An excellent resource for writers or those who want to write better.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

 

An excellent site that will help you learn to use the Internet do effective research on topics of your choice.

http://gateway.lib.ohio-state.edu/tutor/

 

Another good site that can help you use the Internet in a more effective manner to research topics.

http://www.classzone.com/

If you locate any similar sites that would be of interest to students and their parents, researching college and university options, and/or scholarships and financial aid, or if you notice any broken links, please send email  to Bruce Gurnick, at the ResedaCollegeInfoCenter by clicking here

Reseda High School College Info Center  would like to thank Ms. Judy Campbell, College Counselor, Hollywood High School, Los Angeles Unified School District,  for sharing many college info links listed above.