Useful Web Sites
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College Search |
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Vermont Student Assistance Corporation |
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Peterson's Guide online |
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The Princeton Review online |
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U-CAN -University and College Accountability Network |
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College Search |
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Common App online |
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College Search |
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Colleges That Change Lives online |
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National Survey of Student Engagement (an alternate view of collegiate quality that focuses on teaching and learning) |
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to find colleges with courses in less commonly taught languages |
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colleges with a work program |
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colleges with an environmental ethos |
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Ecoleague schools |
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College that do not require standardized tests |
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Test Sites |
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College Board online (SAT) |
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ACT online |
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Test Preparation |
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Good free SAT prep program on VT Guidance Central |
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Question of the day on test prep page |
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Princeton Review site |
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SAT prep |
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Free test prep |
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College that do not require standardized tests |
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Financial Aid |
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Fast Web- Financial Aid |
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PROFILE on the Web |
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Federal Stafford Loan Program |
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Comprehensive Financial Aid Site |
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VSAC |
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Scholarship Opportunities |
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College/private scholarship search |
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College/scholarship search |
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Scholarships and grants |
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Scholarship search |
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How to avaoid scholarship scams |
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Loans |
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Nellie May loan information |
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Educational Resources Institute |
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Mass. Ed. Loan Authority |
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College Home Pages |
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Comprehensive link to college Web sites |
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College Web sites sorted by state |
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Gap Year |
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Youth service corps |
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Organic farming around the world |
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Placement organization for internships and exciting post high school experiences worldwide. |
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National Outdoor Leadership School |
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Outward Bound |
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Americorps |
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Vermont Youth Conservation Corps |
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Student Conservation Association |
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the Center for Interim Programs is a service that enables people to pursue structured alternatives to formal education |
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Application/ Essay help |
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The Common Application Online |
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www.uga.berkeley.edu/apa/personalstatement/gettingstarted.html |
Tips on writing the personal statement |
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Sample successful essays from Connecticut College students. |
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Other Useful Sites |
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A list of the fall fairs put on by the New England Association for College Admission Counseling. |
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International students |
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College Preview |