ApplyingToSchool.com is founded for the purpose of linking
college admissions
offices, universities, graduate and law schools across the United
States with
students through a powerful online communication that provides a
more
efficient and cost-effective method of student recruitment and
gives students
maximum exposure. Through Applying to school, students can
present
themselves simultaneously to over 3,000 college admissions
offices, 2,500
graduate and 186 ABA law schools.
They have been recommended across the nation by high school
counselors and
college advisors. They have earned a reputation with students,
parents, and
schools by offering information that is customized and
personalized. They
offer more accurate and up-to-date information than that of other
services
(both free and fee-based) and by not selling students personal
information
to outside companies, like the majority of free sites.
Applyingtoschool.com
Provides rankings and information on America's best Colleges and
Universities.
US News and World Report Rankings and Guides
Provides a wealth of information on researching and selecting the
college
that is right for you.
Collegeboard
See and compare profiles of nearly 7,000 colleges and
universities acros the
nation.
College Opportunities Online Locator (COOL)
Explore schools and careers. Acquire assitance for ACT and SAT
testing.
The Princeton Review
The Pepsi Cola Company sponsors the TUITION FUNDING SOURCE (TFS)
software
program nation wide. Pepsi Cola and TFS have been helping
students find
scholarships and other sources of post secondary financial aid
for more than
14 years.
-The tuition funding service website contains the largest most
comprehensive
scholarship database in the world at least 5 times larger than
any other
scholarship search service.
-The Pepsi Cola TFS program has no advertising, does not collect
or sell
students private information to third parties and is updated with
new
scholarship information daily.
-In addition to scholarships, the TFS program provides
information on two and
four year colleges, and contains a free career aptitude test and
helps
students identify a career path
Tuition Funding Source (TFS)
Making It Count Programs, owned and operated by Monster, will be
the nations
premier educational training and advisory organization for todays
students
and parents. Their goal is twofold: to teach students how to
succeed in
college and best prepare themselves to maximize their
opportunities upon
graduation, and to help parents make smart, proactive decisions
on behalf of
their students. By achieving this goal, they will play a
meaningful role in
reversing the long-term negative trends in college graduation
rates and
graduate employment statistics.
http://www.makingitcount.com
The National Survey of Student Engagement(NSSE)
http://nsse.iub.edu
The National Survey of Student Engagement(NSSE) is designed to
obtain, on an
annual basis, information from scores of colleges and
universities nationwide
about student participation in programs and activities that
institutions
provide for their learning and personal development. The results
will provide
an estimate of how undergraduates spend their time and what they
gain from
attending college. Survey items on The National Survey of Student
Engagement
represent empirically confirmed "good practices" in
undergraduate education.
That is, they reflect behaviors by students and institutions that
are
associated with desired outcomes of college.
Institutions will use their data to identify aspects of the
undergraduate
experience inside and outside the classroom that can be improved
through
changes in policies and practices more consistent with good
practices in
undergraduate education. This information is also intended for
use by
prospective college students, their parents, college counselors,
academic
advisers, institutional research officers, and researchers in
learning more
about how students spend their time at different colleges and
universities and
what they gain from their experiences
The National Survey of Student Engagement(NSSE)
(U-CAN) provides information for prospective students and their
parents to
compare private colleges and universities across a wide variety of
characteristics. Users can search for participating institutions
and compare
important data and information, including admissions, cost,
financial aid,
popular majors, and campus safety. Links to the institutions'
websites provide
a "virtual campus tour."
U-CAN represents the first time that colleges and universities
have
voluntarily joined and self-developed a system to provide data
and information
for prospective students. Other systems are under development by
the National
Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, the
American
Association of State Colleges and Universities, and the American
Association
of Universities. These are expected to be released publicly in
2009,
U-CAN is also one of the only places where college information is
available
free of charge to both students and institutions.
As of October 18, 2007, information on more than 500 colleges and
universities
was available to the public.
University and College Accountability Network (U-CAN)
Explore college choices, get matched up with a college.
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