The Foreign Service Journal, June 2005

Web Sites www.collegeboard.com (re gister here to take PSAT, SAT, and SAT II tests) www.commonapp.org (cl ick here to fill out and submit the Common Application) http://www.fafsa.ed.gov / (m ost colleges will require you to apply for financial aid using this site) http://profileonline.collegeboard.com/ind ex.jsp (many will also want you to use this site) www.fastweb.com (re gister here to get scholarship alerts via e-mail) www.kaplan.com (he lpful e-mail alerts for parents and students) http://www.afsa.org/scholar/index.cfm (AFSA scholarship information) http://www.aafsw.org/aafsw/awards.htm (AAFSW scholarship information) College Admissions Counselors www.nacac.com N ational Association for College Admission Counseling www.educationalconsulting.org Independent Educational Consultants Association Books • Best 357 Colleges, 2005 Edition ( Best Colleges ), by Robert Franek et. al. ( Princeton Review , 2004) • Unofficial, Unbiased Guide to the 331 Most Interesting Colleges 2005 , by Kaplan (Kaplan, 2004) • A Is for Admission: The Insider’s Guide to Getting into the Ivy League and Other Top Colleges , by Michele A. Hernández (Warner Books, 1999) • The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College, by Jacques Steinberg (Penguin Books, 2003) • T he Insider’s Guide to the Colleges, 2005 (31st Edition ), by Yale Daily News (St. Martin’s Griffin, 2004) • Fiske Guide to Colleges 2005 , by Edward Fiske (Sourcebooks, 2004) • How to Go to College (Almost) for Free , by Ben Kaplan (Harper Resource, 2002) • Get Into Any College: Secrets of Harvard Students , by Gen and Kelly Tanabe (Supercollege LLC, 2001) • Harvard Schmarvard: Getting Beyond the Ivy League to the College That is Best for You , by Jay Mathews (Three Rivers Press, 2003) • Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools You Should Know About Even If You’re Not a Straight-A Student , by Loren Pope (Penguin, 2000) • The Ultimate College Survival Guide , by Janet Farrar Worthington, Ronald Farrar (Peterson’s Guides, 1998) • Letting Go: A Parents’ Guide to Understanding the College Years (fourth edition), by Karen Levin Coburn, Madge Lawrence Treeger (Perennial, 2003) Magazines Newsweek puts out an annual issue called “America’s Hottest Colleges,” and U.S. News & World Report publishes an annual ranking of the most selective colleges and universities. — Francesca Huemer Kelly S CHOOLS S UPPLEMENT J U N E 2 0 0 5 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 81 Resources for the College Application Process