To Name a Few
There are hundreds of books and websites regarding the college application process. Below are a few that GEC recommends.
Books:
- Colleges That Change Lives, Loren Pope
- The Fiske Guide to College, Edward Fiske
- College Finder, Steve Antonoff, PhD.
- Learning Outside the Lines, Jonathan Mooney
- Creative Colleges, Elaina Loveland
Websites:
Articles:
- http://www.iecaonline.com/PDF/IECA_12-Questions.pdf
- http://www.iecaonline.com/PDF/IECA_CollegeTop12List.pdf
- http://www.iecaonline.com/PDF/IECA_10-ways-IECA-members-are-unique.pdf
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/class-struggle/post/admissions-101-what-are-the-new-hidden-gems-for-summer-college-visits/2012/06/19/gJQA4xTIoV_blog.html
- http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-03-19/features/ct-talk-brotman-college-0319-20120319_1_school-daze-college-tours-small-liberal-arts-college
- http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/the-college-solution/2010/06/15/the-10-best-college-websites
- http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/education/article3887096.ece
- http://www.ctcl.org/files/pdfs/RankingsNewYorkerGladwell-1.pdf
- http://www.ctcl.org/files/pdfs/does-it-matter-NYTimes113010.pdf
Financial Aid resources:
- http://www.isac.org, Illinois Student Assistance Commission
- https://fafsa.ed.gov, Free Application For Student Aid, Federal Aid
- http://studentaid.ed.gov/fafsa/estimate, Estimate aid eligibility
- https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=finaid.org&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8