Preparing for College

DISCLAIMER: The links below are not part of the U. S. Department of State Foreign Affairs Network, and the Department has no control over their content or availability.

State Residency Requirement

• Guide to State Residency Requirements: Policy & Practice at U.S. Public Colleges and Universities assists families and students residing overseas in clarifying their status regarding state residency requirements for U.S. college admission.

• ACT - Information on the ACT college admission test and on educational and career planning.
• Campus Tours - Virtual college tours, maps, college videos, etc. for colleges across the United States.
• Career Connections - Career guidance web site for Fairfax Country Public Schools, VA. 
• College and Career Home Planning Page, Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District. Bridgewater, MA, offers useful information with many links to additional resources.
• Collegeboard.com - Online registration for the SAT, database of more than 3,500 colleges, application to colleges online, information on scholarships and financial aid. Click on www.state.gov/m/a/os/36344.htm for a quick outline of its contents.
• Common Application Form - Used by 230 colleges and universities.1
• The College Search in Cyberspace - Information on the college admission process by the West Springfield High School Counseling Office, Fairfax, VA.
• College Services and Resources for Students with Disabilities - A comrehensive web site providing information on college and university resources and support services for students with disabilities.
• CollegeView - Information on 3,300 colleges and universities and information on financial aid for each.
• CollegeXpress - A comprehensive overview of financial aid.
• High School and College Considerations - Family Liaison Office, Department of State.
• Mapping Your Future is a one-stop site for students and parents with information on financial, college planning and career options.
• National Association of College Admission Counselors - The professional organization for admission counselors, has a section for students on the transition from high school to college.
• Peterson’s provides admission test preparation (SAT, ACT, SSAT, PSAT, AP and TOEFL), education information and advice, and guidance on college admission and financial aid for nearly 4,000 colleges, as well as information on 1,500+ private day, boarding, religious, special needs, single-sex and coeducational programs.
• Preparing Your Child for College - A booklet from the Department of Education that offers tips about choosing a college, costs, common sources of financial aid, and other information.
• Princeton Review - Information on specific financial aid for universities and colleges across the United States. Use the search facility to quickly access the entry for the college of your choice.

Financial Aid and Scholarships 

• AFSA Scholarship Program  - The American Foreign Service Association offers academic and art merit awards and financial ait scholarships to dependent of Foreign Service personnel.
• FastWEB - Scholarship information, check your fastWEB mailbox, focus on scholarship and loan information, and link to the FinAid Page.
• Federal Student Aid - Information on Federal student aid programs with help for every step in the financial aid process.
• Free Application for Federal Student Aid - FAFSA.
• Fin Aid Page Links to financial aid sources, tools, loans, and other valuable resources make up this collection--the most extensive on the web. The FinAid Page also offers another, albeit smaller, free Financial Aid Search Form.
• Sholarships and Financial Aid - Family Liaison Office, Department of State.
• Sallie Mae - With categories like Planning for College, Apply for a Loan, Manage Your Loans, Student Loan Finder, Sallie Mae tackles the nuts and bolts of obtaining grants in a well-organized and easy-to-understand fashion.
• 2006-2007 Student Guide - Information on student eligibility, financial need, dependency status, procedure for applying, special circumstances, deadlines and telephone numbers, specific kinds of federal financial aid - Pell Grants, Stafford Loans, PLUS Loans, Perkins Loans - and Work-Study.
• www.bridge-rayn.org/Cgood.html - A good resource for career planning and study skills with links compiled by the Bridgewater-Raynham School District, MA.
• www.brokescholar.com - A free scholarship search engine.
• www.srnexpress.com - Scholarship Resource Network Express with access to a free data base on scholarships.

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