• COLLEGE OVERVIEW
  • COLLEGE SEARCH PROCESS
  • COLLEGE LIST DISCUSSION
  • COLLEGE VISITS AND TOURS

RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES

www.coloradocouncil.org  Colorado Council for High School College Relations – excellent resource for all counselors

www.nacacnet.org   National Association for College Admissions Counselors – excellent resource 

www.rmacac.org   Rocky Mountain Association for College Admissions Counselors – excellent resource 

www.CollegeInColorado.org   Detailed information on Colorado’s higher education offerings, career information, online application for the College Opportunity Fund (COF), test prep, and much more

http://wiche.edu   Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) information

highered.colorado.gov   The Colorado Commission on Higher Education’s Website

 


The following are websites we have found helpful when counseling students:

General Information Websites  

www.commonapp.org  Common Application Website

www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org   The Coalition Application Website

www.ctcl.com   Colleges That Change Lives Website, based on the popular book by Loren Pope

http://www.princetonreview.com   Counselor-o-Matic College Search Engine created by Princeton Review.

www.nacacnet.org  Information for students from the NACAC Website 

www.nces.ed.gov  College Search Engine from National Center for Education Statistics

 


Testing Websites

www.ets.org  Educational Testing Service – Information on AP, SAT, TOEFL

www.fairtest.org  Fair Test lists schools who are “score optional” and don’t require SAT/ACT scores to make an admission decision           

www.act.org  ACT information for counselors and educators

www.actstudent.org  ACT information and registration for students

www.collegeboard.org  SAT information and registration  


Financial Aid and Scholarship Websites

www.fastweb.com  One of the best scholarship databases out there, despite annoying ads

www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov  EFC Calculator from the FAFSA folks. Great website to refer parents to

www.fafsa.gov  Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

http://profileonline.collegeboard.com  CSS Profile Online. This additional financial aid form is required by certain colleges in addition to the FAFSA

www.ftc.gov Federal Trade Commission’s information on Scholarship Scams

www.finaid.org  Comprehensive site regarding everything related to financial aid

http://studentaid.ed.gov  The Guide to Federal Student Aid

www.danielsfund.org/scholarships  Daniels  Scholarship Program Information

www.boettcherfoundation.org    Boettcher Scholarship information 

 


NCAA Websites

www.eligibilitycenter.org   NCAA Eligibility Center Information for Prospective Student-Athletes

www.ncaa.org Official Website of the NCAA

www.naia.org   National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

www.njcaa.org   National Junior College Athletic Association 

 

For more college-related websites, go to NACAC’s Listing of Web Resources at www.nacacnet.org/studentresources

 

 

There are thousands of websites associated with the college counseling process, and it can be as overwhelming for counselors as well as students and families.