College Readiness

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

 ·         Freshmen Admission

·         How to Apply

·         Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)

 

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY

 ·         CAL State Apply

·         CSU Impaction Search

·         Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)

 

PRIVATE COLLEGES

 ·         California Private Colleges

·         The Common Application

·         Coalition Application

 

PUBLIC OUT OF STATE COLLEGES

 ·         Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)

 

General College Information

 ·         College Board - SAT information and registration, CSS Profile information (see Financial Aid), a variety of other college resources

·         ACT - ACT online registration and information

·         The Education Conservancy - site dedicated to the return of sanity in the college admission process; a must-read for students and parents

·         Athletic Aid - information for student athletes about the recruiting process

·         NCAA - National Collegiate Athletic Association site; information about registration for students who are capable of playing NCAA sports in college

·         College Navigator - college search site sponsored by National Center for Educational Statistics

·         The Princeton Review - tips, advice, college search

·         College Quest - the Peterson's site, with tips, advice, college search

·         CollegeSource Onoline - more than 14,000 online college catalogs

·         Best Colleges by Career - BestCollege.com has rankings of best school by career

·         The Common Application - online and downloadable Common Application site

·         GreekPages.com - info about fraternities and sororities on college campuses.

·         Khan Academy SAT prep - free online SAT preparation

·         Colleges That Change Lives - information about the colleges featured in the book Colleges That Change Live

·         Common Lounge - A community to help navigate the college application process.

 

College Information - Specific Colleges

 To find specific college websites, try www. (type in the name of the college).edu; in some cases, the name of the college may be abbreviated, but your computer's search engine will find it for you.

·         University of California

·         ASSIST - statewide student transfer information for California students

·         CSUMentor - California State University information (links to individual campuses)

·         CaliforniaCollege.edu - information about all types of colleges within California, plus financial aid and more