Top 10 Useful College Websites
By Candace, age 18, California
1. Fastweb.com - To get started on this website, just fill out a profile. From there, you'll receive tons of scholarships you can apply to, as well as emails reminding you about their deadlines.
2. Nextstepmag.com - The bible of all websites relating to college, this site and magazine is specifically designed to help with the challenges of crossing over from high school to college.
3. Brassmagazine.com - This site helps with the money side of college, such as how to stay out of debt.
4. Collegeboard.com - Everything can be found here, from help picking out a major or career to signing up for a test.
5. Dealoz.com - Never fear again about buying overpriced books. This site lists over 50 used booksellers so you can find the cheapest books available.
6. Insidecollege.com - With useful categories such as "colleges where happy students go", students can find the perfect match for a school just by typing in the search box.
7. Ratemyprofessor.com - Want to make sure you never have a bad professor? Students can check a professor's name or look at the possibilities by subject.
8. Collegeoutlook.net - Containing a little bit of everything, College Outlook gives advice on everything from financial aid to extracurricular activities.
9. Careersandcolleges.com - Unlike other sites that contain useless quizzes, this website has relevant information on different types of careers.
10. Transitionsabroad.com - Surprising, but many sites do not cover the option of students taking a year off to travel. Loaded with articles and vacation spots, this website covers studying abroad.
Hopefully these websites will help answer questions students have about high school and college, so a student can continue through their academic life feeling prepared. For example, I used dealoz.com to buy my textbooks instead of my campus bookstore. The campus price for all my books was $700, but buying them used was only $300, so I saved $400!
