Preparing for College

• College Essays That Made a Difference - The Princeton Review
• Countdown to College: 21 'to-do' Lists for High School: Step-by-step Strategies for 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th graders - Valerie Pierce with Cheryl Rilly
• Cracking the New SAT - Adam Robinson, John Katzman and the staff of the Princeton Review
• Master the New SAT - Thomson/Peterson
• The Official SAT Study Guide: for the New SAT - College Entrance Examination Board
• Peterson's Best College Admission Essays - Mark Alan Stewart, Cynthia C. Muchnick
• 1001 Ways to Pay for College - Gen and Kelly Tanahe

Choosing a College

The library has a good collection of college directories and evaluation guides. Check out the books beginning with the Dewey number 378 in both our reference and circulating collections. A sample of titles are listed below.

College Blue Book - This five volume set is a comprehensive guide to thousands of colleges and universities including their programs, degrees and financial aid.

College Catalog Collection - Hundreds of college catalogs including graduate program catalogs on microfiche.

These directories include thousands of institutions, many with extensive profiles:

Peterson's Guide to Four Year Colleges
Peterson's Guide to Two Year Colleges
Peterson's Guide to Graduate Programs

Directory of College Facilities and Services for People with Disabilities/Oryx Press.
Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education - This is a directory of 5,500 accredited institutions.

Financial Aid and Scholarships

Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans, Ned Burels, editor
The Scholarship Book Daniel J. Cassidy
The College Board Scholarship Handbook, The College Board
Foundation Grants to Individuals, The Foundation Center
Peterson's Scholarships, Grants and Prizes, Peterson's

Distance Learning