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Preparing a Successful Application

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Community Colleges

Transferring to a U.S. University


Undergraduate Study
Choosing the Best Colleges for You

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Directory of U.S. Educational Information and Advising Centers Worldwide
http://educationusa.state.gov/centers.htm

U.S Universities
http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/
Directory of U.S. university/community college homepages — updated weekly

http://www.clas.ufl.edu/CLAS/american-universities.html
Directory of home pages of universities in the United States.

http://www.educause.edu/dheo/
Directory of higher education institutions. Searchable database by location, Carnegie classification.

http://www.siu.no/heir
The Higher Education Institution Registry. A database with contact information to more than 7,000 higher education institutions in the U.S. and in other countries

http://www.collegenet.com
The Internet Guide to Colleges and Universities. Allows college searches in the U.S., Canada and New Zealand by major, tuition, enrollment, and other factors. Provides links to school home pages and on-line application to a limited group of schools.

http://www.gradschools.com/search.html
This Directory of graduate programs allows searches by subject of study. Includes institutions in and outside the US and linkages to homepages. Has also a section on Distance Learning.

http://www.collegeview.com/
Search a database of 3,500 colleges and universities, take a virtual campus tour, complete or request applications on-line, or chat with other prospective students

http://www.mycollegeguide.org/index.phtml
College Guide. Part of a larger site on young people's interests. Includes links to colleges and universities, searchable database, admissions advice, and college life information.

http://www.cgsnet.org
Council on Graduate Studies. This page has links to all CGS member schools in the U.S. and Canada. Provides information and links to sites on admission, financial aid, international students.

http://www.ies-ed.com
International Education Service. Offers a free placement service to undergraduate, graduate and ESL programs and a list of links to ESL, colleges and vocational schools.

http://www.collegexpress.com
Search colleges by state, major and a host of other factors. Take a virtual tour of some colleges and ask their experts questions about the college admission process. Check the special section entitled "Get Athletic Information at the College of your Choice", which, among other items, provides information on athletic scholarships.

Links to College Homepages
http://www.mit.edu

College Search Engines

http://www.petersons.com/educationusa
Peterson's Education Center: Graduate and Professional Study. Key word search engine of over 3000 degree programs. The database can also be accessed by searching via one's academic area or professional degree program. Peterson's provides its own description, not links to homepages.

http://www.collegeboard.com
College Board database of more than 3,500 colleges and universities. The site provides descriptions and links to the homepages of all 3,500 institutions.

http://www.petersons.com/ugrad/ugsector.html
Peterson's Education Center: College & Universities. Undergraduate database accessed by keyword search engine. Peterson's provides its own description, not links to the schools' homepages.

http://www.collegesource.org/home.asp
College Source Online features over 10,900 college catalogs. A license fee is required to access the entire catalog, but search features, and access to schools profiles and web pages are free.

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/cosearch.htm
Find your college search: U.S. News - edu. search engines help students find university programs. Provides descriptions, e-mail addresses and links to homepages of academic programs/institutions.

http://www.collegequest.com
At Peterson's CollegeQuest students can apply to colleges using a single application. Site contains searchable comprehensive profiles of accredited universities in the U.S.

http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds
U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics. Search through thousands of two and four year colleges using location, degree, field of study, size and cost.

http://www.review.com
Princeton's review search engine is accessed after picking a category, either college (undergraduate), business, or law, then choosing the "Create My Custom Search Form" button. Extensive descriptions, including statistics on admissions and financial aid, are provided.

http://overview.com/colleges/
Search for basics on over 6,000 vocational schools, colleges, and universities.

http://www.usjournal.com
General information on U.S. study for international students in a number of languages with database of around 100 schools.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities
http://www.smart.net/~pope/hbcu/hbculist.htm

Business
http://www.princetonreview.com/mba/research/
Provides links to undergraduate, graduate, and executive business programs. Also, has a compilation of different rankings on business schools.

Accreditation Information
http://www.chea.org

Rankings

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php
This site ranks undergraduate and graduate schools by quality of program and cost.

http://www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankings.htm
A good compilation of different rankings.

http://www.businessweek.com/tocs/bschools.htm
Business Week's best Business schools ranking, with profiles on top schools. Also provides rankings and profiles of Executive Business programs.

Information for Students With Disabilities
http://www.miusa.org

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