Peterson's Planner for
College and Grad School - Guides students through process of
preparing applications and statements, finding a school, preparing
for tests, and finding ways to pay for education via through
scholarships, grants and loans.
CollegeSource Online -
Provides access to college catalogs for two-year, 4-year, and
graduate, professional an international schools
Gradschools.com -
More than 50,000 graduate programs browsable by subject and school,
and by online distance learning, certificate, McNair, and minority
program offices throughout the United States.
Print reference guides are also available, ask at the Reference
Desk.
| These ranking guides for education institutions are compiled by
academic researchers/organizations to address educational goals
lacking in some of the popular guides. Academic
Institutional Profiles (National Science Foundation)
Business
School Research Rankings (Indiana U)
College
Board (College Board)
National Postsecondary Education
Cooperative (Nat’l Center for Ed Stats)
National Survey of Student Engagement (Indiana U)
PhDs.org (National Research
Council)
The Top
American Research Universities (University of Florida)
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US News and World Report - The publisher uses ranking categories
that cover: academic reputation, student selectivity, faculty
resources, graduation and retention rate, alumni giving, financial
resources, and graduation rate performance. 2 reports, one
each for undergraduate,
America’s Best Colleges, and graduate schools,
America's Best Graduate Schools. Kaplan, Inc offers a couple of print guides for
students:
America's Hottest Colleges — NEW 2007 EDITION is a hybrid of
counseling students about SAT’s and admissions tips with an
unofficial ranking guide. The
Unofficial, Unbiased Guide to the 328 Most Interesting Colleges
lives up to their “Unbiased” title, offering anecdotes from
students and guidance counselors to augment admissions information
and institutional facts. Kaplan also offers Test prep courses
for standardized entrance exams (see college board and ETS
below). Princeton Review –
Best 361 Colleges Rankings publication is based on surveys of
over 110,000 students at the 357 colleges. Student
web-survey-questions cover “school's academics, campus life and
student body, as well as their study hours, politics, and
opinions”. Princeton also offers Test prep
courses for standardized entrance exams (see college board and ETS
below).
StudentsReview.com
boasts “uncensored” college reviews of colleges and universities
for potential undergraduates and graduate students, as compiled and
ranked by MIT graduate students. U
Illinois compilation of popular and target rankings for
Graduate and Undergraduate, Law, Business and International
schools, (navigate using the left-hand bar on the main page) with
descriptions of methodology, where available. Some
Undergraduate “top” ranking lists target niche-students (ex:
including African Americans, Latinos, Activists, Distant Learners,
Conservatives, etc).
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College Board Online
- Schedules for SAT's and other tests, college and some financial
aid information. ETS Educational Testing
Service - Information on the Advanced Placement Program (AP),
College Level Examination Program (CLEP), Graduate Management
Admission Test (GMAT), Graduate Record Examinations (GRE),
Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers (PRAXIS), The
School Leadership Series, and the Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL). Includes a list of test centers and links to test
registration sites. | Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA) - Electronic submission form to apply
for, or remain qualified for, Federal Financial aid. For the FAQ
page, click here. The School Code for St. John’s University
is 002823; to find school codes for other schools, click
here. Student Aid on the Web -
This searchable site from the U.S. Department of Education's
Federal Student Aid (FSA) program, provides information for
students, parents, and counselors in English and Spanish. FinAid: The SmartStudent Guide to
Financial Aid - Advice on and links to sources of information
about student financial aid; includes loans, scholarships, military
aid, fellowships, grants, prepaid tuition plans, study abroad,
financial aid consultants, and scholarship search services.
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