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- Westface College Planning www.WestfaceCollegePlanning.com
- The College Board www.CollegeBoard.org
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid www.FAFSA.ed.gov
- U.S. Department of Education www.ed.gov
- College Smart Radio Blog www.collegesmartradio.com/blog
- Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) www.wiche.edu/wue
- CSU 2012-13 Governor’s Budget www.calstate.edu/pa/BudgetCentral/Jan2012Budget
- U.S. News: College With Most Expensive Room and Board www.usnews.com
- Your College Career Center www.YourCollegeCareerCenter.com
- LEAP2Success www.LEAP2Success.com
- BookCheetah www.bookcheetah.com
- PossibilityU http://www.possibilityu.com/#!/
- College and Retirement – You CAN Do Both! www.amazon.com
- Redwood City Education Foundation (RCEF) www.rcef.org
- The C Students Guide to Scholarships www.amazon.com
- The Secrets of College Success www.professorsguide.com
- CSS Profile https://profileonline.collegeboard.org
- Private Loan Marketplace www.privateloanmarketplace.com
- College Search Strategies – helping you solve the college puzzle http://collegesearchstrategies.com/
- Private College 529 Plan – Tomorrow’s Tuition at Today’s Prices www.privatecollege529.com
- Give Teens 20 giveteens20.org
- Karen Waggoner, Davis Realtor homesforsaleindavis.com
- Eddie LaMeire, LaMeire College Consulting http://www.lameirecollegeconsulting.com/author/elameire/
- Zorina Matavulj, College and Career Advisor, Woodside High School http://www.woodsidehs.org/?id=450
- Carol Jones, Toward College Success – Is Your Teenager Ready Willing and Able? http://towardcollegesuccess.com/
- Beth Harrison, Executive Director, Peninsula Writing and Literature Programs http://pwlp.org/
- New Common App Questions https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/CA4.aspx
- U.S. News College Rankings & Lists http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges
- Market Watch Payback Score http://i.mktw.net/_newsimages/pdf/college-rankings-20120925.pdf
- StraighterLine http://www.straighterline.com/
- SoFi Connecting Student borrowers with Alumni https://www.sofi.com/
- NerdScholar http://www.nerdwallet.com/nerdscholar/
- Sewanee: The University of The South http://www.sewanee.edu/
- Campus Slice http://www.campusslice.com/
- Harriet Katz, Creative Kid College Coach http://creativekcc.com/
- Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP) http://snaap.indiana.edu/snaapshot/
- Mitch D. Weiss, University of Hartford, Barney School of Business, Author of… Life Happens – A practical Guide to Personal Finance from College to Career – 2nd Edition
- College Affordability and Transparency Center http://collegecost.ed.gov/catc/
- Upromise http://www.upromise.com/
- Sallie Mae’s study How America Saves For College 2013
- Advocates for Athletes http://advocates4athletes.com/
- Debt.org http://www.debt.org/
- FinAid Loan Calculator finaid.org
- Federal Student Aid studentaid.ed.gov
- College Countdown http://www.collegecountdown.com/
- San Mateo County Community College District http://www.smccd.edu/accounts/smccd/
- CSU “A Degree with a Guarantee” http://www.adegreewithaguarantee.com/
- Student Aid College Cost and Planning Report http://www.studentaid.com/report
- Online Tax Planning Service https://www.goodapril.com/
- Merrill Edge College Savings Resources http://www.merrilledge.com/college-savings
- Merrill Edge Report Spring 2013 http://www.merrilledge.com/report
- Merrill Edge Report Insights on the Rising Cost of College Education http://www.merrilledge.com/rising-cost-of-college-education
- Federal Student Aid (U.S. Department of Education) http://www.studentaid.gov
- 2013 College Acceptance Rates http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/04/15/education/thechoice-2013-acceptance-rates.html
- Early Decision at Duke University http://www.dukechronicle.com/articles/2013/01/10/duke-fills-more-spots-early-decision-applicants
- Accredible https://www.accredible.com/
- AAUW Morgan Hill Branch http://www.aauw-morganhill.org/localscholarships.html
- News stories about the spending habits of families and government http://www.debt.org
- Cheap textbook outlets http://www.bigwords.com/
- Learning Enrichment and Assistance Program http://www.leaprogram.com/
- Official College Board Practice SAT Test http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/sat-practice-test
- Practice SAT tests http://www.amazon.com/Official-SAT-Study-Guide-2nd/dp/0874478529
- Practice ACT tests http://www.amazon.com/The-Real-Edition-Prep-Guide/dp/076893432X
- Official ACT Practice Test http://www.act.org/aap/pdf/Preparing-for-the-ACT.pdf
- Excellence For College http://www.excellenceforcollege.com/about
- Student Scholarship Search www.studentscholarshipsearch.com
- Fast Web http://www.fastweb.com
- My Job Chart http://www.myjobchart.com
- Kid in the Couch (book written by Gregg Murset) https://s3.amazonaws.com/mjc_content/Kid+in+the+Couch+-+E+Book/Kid+in+the+Couch+ebook.pdf
- Millennials Struggle with Financial Literacy (USA Today Article) http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/perfi/basics/story/2012-04-23/millenials-financial-knowledge/54494856/1
- Why We Want—But Can’t Have—Personal Finance in Schools (Time Article) http://business.time.com/2013/10/10/why-we-want-but-cant-have-personal-finance-in-schools/
- Class of 2013 Grads Average $35,200 in Total Debt (CNN Article) http://money.cnn.com/2013/05/17/pf/college/student-debt/
- Education Panel Focuses on ‘Democratizing Digital Learning’ (Harris Interactive) http://www.harrisinteractive.com/vault/091713_PACE_Schools%20for%20Tomorrow%20Panel%20%28local%29_FINAL.pdf
- What Will They Learn Website http://www.whatwilltheylearn.com
- What Will They Learn 2013-2014 Report (PDF) http://www.goacta.org/images/download/what_will_they_learn_2013-14_report.pdf
- Collegefeed http://www.collegefeed.com
- Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2013-2014 http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2013-14/world-ranking
- Tuition costs of colleges and universities http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=76
- College Abroad by Holly Oberle http://www.amazon.com/College-Abroad-Holly-Oberle/dp/0972132899/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358208347&sr=8-1&keywords=college+abroad+holly
- uJourney http://u-journey.com
- Do SAT Tutors Add Up? (Forbes Article) http://www.forbes.com/sites/evapomice/2013/11/21/do-sat-tutors-add-up-one-parents-journey-4/
- A Way With Words Radio Program http://www.waywordradio.org
- Professor Word http://www.professorword.com
- SAT Question of the Day http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/sat-question-of-the-day
- ACT Question of the Day http://www.act.org/qotd/
- PWN the SAT http://blog.pwnthesat.com
- Knerr Learning Center http://www.knerrtutoring.com/TutoringMilwaukee/StudentLearningResources
- Official SAT Study Guide Purchase (Barnes and Nobles) http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/official-sat-study-guide-the-college-board/1100936040
- The Real ACT Prep Guide Purchase (Barnes and Nobles) http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-real-act-prep-guide-act-inc/1104693454
- Mobile App Seeks to Offset Record-Low SAT Scores (Huffington Post Article) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kevin-ducoff/mobile-app-seeks-to-offse_b_2577423.html
- Perfect Score Project http://perfectscoreproject.com
- Tips on prepping for college entrance exams (Q13FOX.com article) http://q13fox.com/2013/03/08/tips-on-prepping-for-college-entrance-exams/
- Test Anxiety (Ideastream audio recording) http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/52275
- QuotEd Reading Comprehension Video (Youtube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdNk2UGg1-U
- Consumer bureau: Too few use loan forgiveness (Yahoo Article) http://news.yahoo.com/consumer-bureau-too-few-loan-forgiveness-200415669.html
- Student Debt Relief – Public Service Loan Forgiveness http://www.studentdebtrelief.us/forgiveness/public-service-loan-forgiveness/
- Student Debt Relief – Teacher Loan Forgiveness http://www.studentdebtrelief.us/forgiveness/teacher-loan-forgiveness/
- Student Debt Relief – Student Loan Repayment Options http://www.studentdebtrelief.us/repayment-plans/
- Technology and the College Generation (New York Times Article) http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/fashion/technology-and-the-college-generation.html?_r=1&
- Here’s Where Teens Are Going Instead Of Facebook (Forbes Article) http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2013/11/12/heres-where-teens-are-going-instead-of-facebook/
- Campus Quad http://www.campusquad.co
- College students say no to costly textbooks (USA Today Article) http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/20/students-say-no-to-costly-textbooks/2664741/
- Back to school statistics (National Center for Education Statistics) http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=372
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