The Foreign Service Journal, June 2007

84 F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L / J U N E 2 0 0 7 S CHOOLS S UPPLEMENT Web Sites www.collegeboard.com — Register and prep for the SAT, and try the “College- MatchMaker” to help you choose the right college. www.princetonreview.com — Princeton Review’s “Counselor-o-Matic” helps you nar- row down a list of choices. www.collegeconfidential.com — inter- active and entertaining site with tons of infor- mation and a Q&A feature called “Ask the Dean.” http://mycollegeguide.org/ — Submit questions to the “Admissions Guru.” www.ctcl.com — Author Loren Pope’s Web site, modeled after his book Colleges That Change Lives , makes the argument that a small, well-chosen liberal arts college may do more for you than a more prestigious “name” university. www.campustours.com — Online tours of colleges and universities across America. www.collegegold.com/applydecide/stat erequirements — State residency require- ments (for in-state tuition) at a glance. http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/?p=892 51 — Statistics on the percentage of interna- tional students at universities. Web Sites — U.K. and Canada www.ucas.com —The official gateway to applying online at U.K. universities. http://education.guardian.co.uk/netcla ss/parents/links/0,,70515,00.html — A page of links to useful U.K. university-related Web sites. www.aucc.ca/can_uni/index_e.html — A straightforward, informative Web site of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. www.macleans.ca/education/index.jsp —A Web site for Canadian education that publishes MacLean’s Guide to Canadian Universities (available online through a link from the site). www.schoolfinder.com/ — A site for researching not only Canadian universities, but also those in other countries. Books Fiske, Edward. Fiske Guide to Colleges 2007, Sourcebooks, 2006 — This book also contains listings for some U.K. and Canadian universities. Franek, Robert, et al. Best 361 Colleges, Princeton Review, 2007—Excellent all-around guide that weeds out the top-10-percent uni- versities for you, providing the usual statistics but also fun information from students. Kaplan, ed. Unofficial, Unbiased Guide to the 331 Most Interesting Colleges 2005, Kaplan, 2004 — Perhaps a bit dated now, but one of the more “fun” guides, with snappy, informative commentary from writers “Trent and Seppy,” as well as useful information. Yale Daily News et al. The Insider’s Guide to the Colleges, 2008: 34th Edition, St. Martin’s Griffin, 2007 — Note: Also contains reviews of Canadian universities. Barron, ed. Barron’s Profiles of American College s with CD-Rom, Barron’s Educational Series, 2006 — A comprehensive reference book. Resources