Applying to College: Electronic Resources

ACT - Information about the ACT assessment , accepted by many colleges and universities in lieu of the SAT as an entrance requirement.

Campus Tours - Virtual tours of over eight hundred colleges and universities throughout the United States.

College and University Rankings - A guide to online ranking services for undergraduate, graduate, business, law, and international colleges and universities.

College Board Online - This site from College Board, a consortium of colleges and universities, provides detailed information for students and parents on all aspects of college search and application processes: tests, planning for college, finding a college, applying for college, and paying for college. Everything from financial aid calculations to college campus visitations is addressed. There is even information about making the transition from home schooling to college.

Education - Education section on the U.S. News and World Report site. Find links to colleges, graduate schools, community colleges, rankings and financial aid.

FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) - Determine eligibility, fill out a FAFSA form, and check the status of a submitted FAFSA form, all online.

FastWeb - A large, free scholarship search database. Create a personalized profile which is matched against a database of hundreds of thousands of scholarships, loans, grants, and fellowships. The database is frequently updated.

FinAid: The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid - This site provides free access to information about loans, scholarships, military aid, federal and state aid, fellowships, grants, state prepaid tuition plans, study abroad, and more.

Massachusetts Department of Higher Education. Office of Student Financial Aid

New England Board of Higher Education - Highlights of this sight are information about the Regional Student Program Tuition Break programfor New England residents and the posting in mid-May of New England colleges and universities still accepting students for the following Fall.

GuideforParents.com- The content for this site was developed by the former head of the Education & Job Information Center of the Brooklyn Public Library to address the most common questions and concerns that parents brought to him.

Student Aid on the Web - This site from the U.S. Department of Education describes Federal student aid programs including grants, loans and work-study assistance.


Databases

LearningExpress Library

          LearningExpress Library is an interactive online database of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help learners succeed on academic tests, such as ACT, SAT, and some AP courses, or licensing tests.  You will get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results.  A library of online career books is also available. This database is available in the Library,  and remotely to Bedford residents with a valid library card.