Applying To Colleges And Universities
Tools And Online Resources To Help You With The College Application Process
College Admission Websites Of Interest National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)The NACAC provides support for counseling professionals and college enrollment officers. They coordinate many college fairs across the country, as well as produce publications for professionals, prospective students, and their parents.
The Education ConservancyThe Education Conservancy is a nonprofit organization that works to improve the college admissions process for students, high schools, and colleges. Their goal is to remove commercial influences from the process of applying to college. The Education Conservancy has publications and resources for students who are beginning the process of looking for colleges and universities.
National Public Radio (NPR) NPR produced a seven-part series entitled, “The College Admissions Game,” in 2007. Access the complete series here.
My College Calendar My College Calendar provides online, organizational help for the college admissions process, for a monthly fee. They provide a calendar, organizing tips, a research tool, and a how-to apply advice Web site, all in one.
Adventures in Education Adventures in Education is a nonprofit, public-benefit program that helps students plan for higher education. The content of the entire site is also available in Spanish.
This single college application provides access to more than 300 schools nationwide, including many top-tier universities and Ivy League schools. Supplemental application materials may be required for some colleges and universities.
This inclusive, single college application provides access to multiple colleges, including many public institutions.
The Southern Regional Education Board is made up of 16 states who have agreed to exchange tuition rates via an Academic Common Market so that students may have the option of attending out-of-state schools without the added expense. The Midwest Higher Education Compact is a similar organization made up of 11 states which share higher education resources, exchange programs, and limited tuition discount programs.
Not a common application, but the Alabama Mentor links you to many schools within the state and helps coordinate the application process.
109 California Community Colleges can be reached through this online application center.
CT Mentor links to Connecticut universities and helps coordinate the application process for schools in that state.
At College In Colorado, compare colleges side by side, take virtual campus tours and use their online form to fill out multiple applications. They fill out the forms with the information you provide.
You can find Delaware’s Common Merit Application through the Delaware Higher Education Commission website.
FACTS is a free service from the Florida Department of Education that includes a application links and comparison charts.
Use the tools at Illinois Mentor to select an Illinois college and apply online.
Go Higher KY provides tools for selecting and applying to Kentucky schools.
Apply to most colleges and universities in Oklahoma via the OK College Start website.
The South Dakota Board of Regents has a single online application good for all of South Dakota’s public universities.
Texas
All public universities in Texas and some private and two-year schools can be accessed at Apply Texas.
West Virgina:
You can access all West Virginia higher-education institutions, through West Virginia Apply.