Colleges and Universities Guides
Below are some useful links about Guides on Colleges and Universities:
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My College Guide  - Provides advice for future students, application tips or assistance and a college search. Also offers articles geared toward prospective college students. |
| The Princeton Review - Hosts a college search, admissions advice and educational planning tools, such as career assessment tests. Reports current school rankings as well. |
| The ABCs of College Success - A college success preparation guide covering learning, living, networking and financing. |
| AboutCollege.com - Answers to general questions, tips from students, recipes, and links to selected schools. |
 | AdmissionsAdvice.com - Free advice and resources related to finding the right school and getting accepted. |
| Advantageedu.com - Guide to the top business schools in the United States including admissions statistics and academic description. |
| Back to College - Guide to academics, admissions, and financial aid for returning college students. |
| Believe You Can Fly - College and career information for graduating high school students. |
| Campus Corner - A college guide for future students. Includes a college directory, school profiles, city guides, articles, and top 10 lists. |
| CampusCompare.com - A college guide and directory featuring school profiles, reviews, and articles. |
| CampusView.com - An online library of college and university viewbooks. |
| Careers and Colleges - General interest magazine about college life. |
| Choosing a College - Complete text of Thomas Sowell's book, "Choosing a College." |
| Christian College Guide - Provides data on Christian colleges and universities in the United States. Also covers financial aid information. |
| College and University Rankings - University of Illinois compendium of ranking services and lists for undergraduate and graduate programs, business schools, law schools, and international universities. |
| College Bound Selection Service - Offers a database search to assist college-bound students in choosing a school. |
| College Confidential - College admissions, search, financial aid, and scholarship resources, plus paid Ivy League college counseling. |
| College Guide for Mothers - College guide for mothers and students who are parents. Contains housing, Day Care, financial aid information, and other advice. |
| College Life Tips - This site provides the answers to a number of common questions addressing many aspects of college life. |
| College Opportunities On-line (COOL) - A U.S. government site that allows future students to evaluate and compare institutions’ prices, financial aid, enrollment fees and academic disciplines. |
| College Planning Center - Guide for high school students planning to go to college. Helps select the right college and major, submit the application, and finance college. |
| College Profiles - In-depth profiles of some colleges with listings and links to others. |
| College Tips - College tips for high school and college students. Includes advice on surviving college, tips for college girls and guys, and mistakes to avoid. |
| CollegeData - Contains college and scholarship search tools, plus articles and advice. |
| CollegePrep101 - Resources for preparing for college, including ebook (PDF), periodic articles and helpful links. |
| CollegeProwler - A college guidebook series written by students for students. |
| CollegeSource Online - Offers fee-based access to thousands of college catalogs in cover-to-cover, original page format. |
| CollegeTransfer.net - Online information, resources, tools and repository for students to transfer among 4,000 degree granting institutions. |
| Discover Colleges - Includes information on colleges and universities, scholarships, admissions, and financial aid. |
| Education-Portal.com - Over 1000 articles about schools, adult education, and careers. Also contains sections about college life and college prep. |
| Epinions.com Education - Features college reviews and commentary by students and parents, plus education-related links. |
| Hacking College - The companion site for the book Hacking College, which provides admissions advice. Allows one to buy the book, read sample chapters and explore links to National Public Radio programs discussing higher education. |
| Hobsons - Provides guidance for students and educators relating to careers, universities, colleges, courses, and enrolments, with country-specific information and details of international services. |
| Intercollegiate Studies Institute - Offers the most recent edition copies of this book for sale while providing free online access to the 2001 edition. |
| International Colleges & Universities - Covers world wide colleges and universities for finding post-secondary education and study-abroad programs. |
| Making College Count - Articles mainly written by college students or graduates. |
| MSN Encarta College Guide - Provides college rankings and articles dealing with financial aid, admissions, and student life. Also features quizzes and regular advice columns. |
| MyPlan.com - Provides detailed profiles on colleges, careers, and majors. Also has a number of tools and assessments to assist career selection. |
| Not-the-13th-Grade Site - Advice from a college professor to prospective students about how to succeed in college. |
| Peterson's - Provides data on over 2,100 colleges and universities and graduate programs. Also provides financial aid information and test preparation resources. |
| Pink Monkey - A college study aid with online study guides and literary synopses, message boards, and college planning resources. Also provides study tips and a digital library. |
| Real College Life Magazine - Articles about college student life and universities in the United States and Canada. |
| SchoolGuides - College directory featuring articles about admissions and student life. |
| Schools in the USA - College and career planning resource that allows students to review careers and locate prospective colleges. |
| StudentNow - Covers student life, resources, jobs, travel, personals, sports, research, financial aid, shopping discounts and free stuff. |
| Students Review - Compiles reviews by students who are satisfied or dissatisfied with their college or university and presents the data to prospective students. |
| Talbot's Student Planning Book - Articles about testing deadlines, selecting a major, interviews, and essays. Also includes links to information about individual colleges and universities, and sources of financial aid. |
| TIME.com College Center - A guide for students discussing where to apply, how to get in, how to pay, and what to do once admitted. |
| U.S Academic Tour - Web-streamed video clips capturing conversations about admissions between university students and faculty members. Includes interactive activities and assessments. |
| U.S. News & World Report - Interactive guides plus articles, scholarship information and forums. Also provides school rankings for U.S. colleges and universities. Much of the content requires payment for access. |
| Virtually Advising - Academic advice for college hopefuls, graduate students and everyone in between. |
| WikiEDU.org - A wiki to guide to colleges and universities around the world. |