| College
Searches |
www.careercrusing.com for students. Log on information is in the
student planner. Students can log on to this informative site to access
college information, plus scholarship information, financial aid, interest
and skills inventory.
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The
Princeton Review - College search; ACT/SAT information
(requires registration); scholarships and financial aid.
www.review.com |
Mapping-your-future
- provides information about college loans, higher education,
and career opportunities
www.mapping-your-future.org/ |
All
About Colleges - College sites
www.allaboutcollege.com |
Sallie
Mae's new website for a comprehensive going -to-college
resource for students & parents.
www.wiredscholar.com |
| Campus
Tours - Virtual tours; includes financial aid information www.campustours.com |
Peterson's
- College search; test preparation; financial aid
www.petersons.com |
Collegiate
Choice Walking Tours- list of college videos to
order; tips on campus visits; magazine ratings; planning
internet links
www.collegiatechoice.com |
Kaplan's
- College search; test information; financial aid.
www.kaplan.com |
College
Chat - talk live with colleges from around the country; brings
college admissions officers and high school students together
in real-time discussions.
www.k12nation.net |
The
College Guide - create a personal file to request college
information; can use a general college search
www.mycollegeguide.org/ |
College
View - college search using a criteria survey; customized
planner; free and "pay for" section; writing
application essays
www.collegeview.com
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CollegeNet
- College search; includes community & technical schools;
links to financial aid
www.collegenet.com
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Career
Guidance Foundation - College catalogs online.
www.egf.org
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YAHOO: Education
- College sites; financial aid
www.yahoo.com/education |
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| Financial
Aid & Scholarships |
The
State of Michigan is experiencing a current shortage of
Nurses. To offset this dilemma they have initiated Legislation
that would pay the college tuition for a nursing student if
they sign an agreement to stay and work as a Nurse in Michigan
for a minimum of four (4) years. The nursing student or
potential student will need to to their College Financial Aid
Office to apply for this program.
Information, once finalized, will be put on the State of
Michigan Educational Office Web site in January.
www.Michigan.gov/mystudentaid. For more information access
the www.Michigan.gov
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fastWEB
- scholarship search
(must compete a profile) - continually updated; college directory
www.fastweb.com
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Nellie
Mae Loan Line - student loan financing and services.
www.nelliemae.org
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Michigan
Dept. of Treasury Student Financial Aid Service -
provides a link to two national scholarship database
services.
www.mi-studentaid.org
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Sallie
Mae - financial aid planning sources (requires password); uses
e-mail account to send scholarship results; loan information.
www.salliemae.com |
Michigan
Merit Award Scholarship Program
- scholarship program based on MEAP scores.
www.meritaward.state.mi.us
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Federally
Funded Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) with
interest rates as low as 4.86%
www.parentanswer.com |
FAFSA
Express - FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
application online.
www.ed.gov/studentaid
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Career
College Association - provides information on careers and
college scholarships (such as the Imagine America Scholarship
Program) www.career.org |
| The
College Board: EXPAN Scholarship Search - SAT information;
includes variety of free information and information on EXPAN
(software program to purchase) www.collegeboard.org
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EdFund
- provides information on college and financial aid planning
and student loans.
www.edfund.org |
EFC
Estimation Form - information about loans, estimating EFC
(estimated family contribution0: scholarship scams
www.finaid.org
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GoCollege
- helps in locating scholarship opportunities that fit your
specific circumstances, as well as providing help with college
searches, SAT & ACT practice tests, and free e-mail
services. www.gocollege.com |
| ACT
& CollegeNet - a full spectrum of college search,
financial aid, virtual college tours and ACT application
information. www.c3apply.org
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| Additional
Information |
A.C.T.,
Inc. - information about ACT and testing
www.act.org |
Kuder
Interest Inventory - matches your interest to careers
www.kuder.com |
A.C.T.
& S.A.T. Test Preparation Workshops - access a yearly
schedule of workshops; register for these workshops.
www.sat-acctestprep.com |
Career
Mosaic - real jobs in the real world.
www.careermosaic.com |
Varsity
Books - purchase college textbooks at discount prices.
www.varsitybooks.com |
Career
SEARCH - access to searchable sites of employment opportunities.
www.jobbankusa.com |
College
Textbooks - purchase new or used textbooks.
www.efollette.com |
Occupational
Outlook Handbook - employment information on specific
occupations.
stats.bls.gov/ |
Michigan
Virtual University - allows you to enroll in on-line internet
college courses.
mivu.org/ |
USA
Today - careers, job search
wwww.usatoday.com/usafront |
National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
www.ncaa.org |
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| Michigan
Colleges & Universities |
| Community
Colleges |
Henry
Ford 313.845.9600
www.henryford.cc.mi.us |
Schoolcraft
734.462.4426
www.schoolcraft.cc.mi.us |
Oakland
248.5401589
www.occ.cc.mi.us |
Wayne
County 313.496.2500
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| Public
Colleges & Universities |
Central
Michigan 517.774.3076
cmuadmit@cmich.edu |
Northern
Michigan 1.800.682.9797
www.nmu.edu |
Eastern
Michigan 1.800.GO.TO.EMU
www.emich.edu |
Oakland
University 1.800.OAK.UNIV
www.acs.oakland.edu |
| Ferris
State
1.800.433.7747 |
Saginaw
Valley
517.790.4200
www.svsu.edu |
| Grand
Valley State 1.800.748.0246
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U
of M (Ann Arbor) 734.647.5692
www.umich.edu |
| Lake
Superior State 1.888.800.LSSU www.lssu.edu |
U
of M (Dearborn) 313.593.5550
www.umich.edu |
| Michigan
State
517.355.8332 www.msu.edu |
Wayne
State
313.577.3444 www.wayne.edu |
| Michigan
Tech
904.487.2335 www.mtu.edu |
Western
Michigan 616.387.2000
www.wmich.edu |
| Private
Colleges & Universities |
Adrian
College
1.800.877.2246
www.adrian.edu |
Lawrence
Tech.
248.204.3160
www.ltu.edu |
Albion
College
517.629.0321
www.albion.edu |
Madonna
University 734.432.5339
www.munet.edu |
Center
Creative Studies 313.664.7425
ccscad.edu |
Olivet
College
616.749.7635
www.olivetnet.edu |
Hope
College
616.395.7850
www.hope.edu |
U
of D
Mercy
313.993.1245
www.udmercy.edu |
Kalamazoo
College 616.337.7166
www.kzoo.edu |
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