College Search Tools
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College Navigator – Federal search tool that also provides facts, statistics, and percentages
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FairTest -- find colleges that are fully or partially test-optional - do not require the ACT or SAT
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Niche-- reviews on colleges by students and parents
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Colleges of Distinction-- different perspectives of prominent colleges and hidden gems
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CollegeXpress --several search tools and scholarships
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Unigo-- searches, statistics, and reviews
Financial Aid
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FAFSA4Caster allows you to calculate your estimated family contributions based on the Student Aid Index (SAI)
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CSS/Profile required by a subset of selective colleges
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College Data provides fantastic detailed financial and general admissions information
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Edvisors has expert insights on planning and paying for college
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College Raptor predicts financial aid offered by colleges
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State & Regional College Discount Tuition Reciprocity Arrangements
References
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Fiske Guide to Colleges by Edward Fiske
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The Best 380 Colleges by The Princeton Review
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Colleges that Change Lives by Loren Pope
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TeenLife --enrichment, summer, high school study abroad, and gap programs, volunteering, etc.
Applications
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Common Application - streamlines the college application for over 880 colleges
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Coalition for Access, Affordability, and Success – tools for college applications & financial aid
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Black Common Application – with over 66 Historically Black Universities & Colleges