Links

College Smart Radio – Tackling the Runaway Costs of College is pleased to provide these helpful links that can guide you in the college planning process.

1. Westface College Planning www.WestfaceCollegePlanning.com
2. The College Board www.CollegeBoard.org
3. Free Application for Federal Student Aid www.FAFSA.ed.gov
4. U.S. Department of Education www.ed.gov
5. College Smart Radio Blog www.collegesmartradio.com/blog
6. Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)                                    www.wiche.edu/wue
7. CSU 2012-13 Governor’s Budget                                                           www.calstate.edu/pa/BudgetCentral/Jan2012Budget
8. U.S. News: College With Most Expensive Room and Board                      www.usnews.com
9. Your College Career Center                                   www.YourCollegeCareerCenter.com
10. LEAP2Success                                                                   www.LEAP2Success.com
11. BookCheetah                                                                             www.bookcheetah.com
12. PossibilityU                                                                           http://www.possibilityu.com/#!/
13. College and Retirement – You CAN Do Both!                                            www.amazon.com
14. Redwood City Education Foundation (RCEF)                                                      www.rcef.org
15. The C Students Guide to Scholarships                                                  www.amazon.com
16. The Secrets of College Success                                           www.professorsguide.com
17. CSS Profile                                                            https://profileonline.collegeboard.org
18. Private Loan Marketplace                                                www.privateloanmarketplace.com
19. College Search Strategies – helping you solve the college puzzle                               http://collegesearchstrategies.com/
20. Private College 529 Plan – Tomorrow’s Tuition at Today’s Prices www.privatecollege529.com
21. Give Teens 20                                                                                              giveteens20.org
22. Karen Waggoner, Davis Realtor                                                                homesforsaleindavis.com
23. Eddie LaMeire, LaMeire College Consulting http://www.lameirecollegeconsulting.com/author/elameire/
24. Zorina Matavulj, College and Career Advisor, Woodside High School http://www.woodsidehs.org/?id=450
25. Carol Jones, Toward College Success – Is Your Teenager Ready Willing and Able?                 http://towardcollegesuccess.com/
26. Beth Harrison, Executive Director, Peninsula Writing and Literature Programs http://pwlp.org/
27. New Common App Questions                                         https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/CA4.aspx
28. U.S. News College Rankings & Lists http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges
29. Market Watch Payback Score                                                                http://i.mktw.net/_newsimages/pdf/college-rankings-20120925.pdf
30. StraighterLine                                                                           http://www.straighterline.com/
31. SoFi Connecting Student borrowers with Alumni                             https://www.sofi.com/
32. NerdScholar                                                                                 http://www.nerdwallet.com/nerdscholar/
33. Sewanee: The University of The South                                         http://www.sewanee.edu/
34. Campus Slice                                                                          http://www.campusslice.com/
35. Harriet Katz, Creative Kid College Coach                                          http://creativekcc.com/
36. Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP)                            http://snaap.indiana.edu/snaapshot/
37. 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
38. College Affordability and Transparency Center                               http://collegecost.ed.gov/catc/
39. Upromise                                                                                      http://www.upromise.com/
40. Sallie Mae’s study                                                                                                  How America Saves For College 2013
41. Advocates for Athletes                                                          http://advocates4athletes.com/
42. Debt.org                                                                                                     http://www.debt.org/
43. FinAid Loan Calculator                                                                                           finaid.org
44. Federal Student Aid                                                                                    studentaid.ed.gov
45. College Countdown                                                            http://www.collegecountdown.com/
46. San Mateo County Community College District                                     http://www.smccd.edu/accounts/smccd/
47. CSU “A Degree with a Guarantee”                   http://www.adegreewithaguarantee.com/
48. Student Aid College Cost and Planning Report          http://www.studentaid.com/report
49. Online Tax Planning Service                                                  https://www.goodapril.com/
50. Merrill Edge College Savings Resources              http://www.merrilledge.com/college-savings
51. Merrill Edge Report Spring 2013                                http://www.merrilledge.com/report
52. Merrill Edge Report Insights on the Rising Cost of College Education          http://www.merrilledge.com/rising-cost-of-college-education
53. Federal Student Aid (U.S. Department of Education)                     http://www.studentaid.gov
54. 2013 College Acceptance Rates     http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/04/15/education/thechoice-2013-acceptance-rates.html
55. Early Decision at Duke University http://www.dukechronicle.com/articles/2013/01/10/duke-fills-more-spots-early-decision-applicants
56. Accredible                                                                                https://www.accredible.com/
57. AAUW Morgan Hill Branch                                                                                             http://www.aauw-morganhill.org/localscholarships.html
58. News stories about the spending habits of families and government                            http://www.debt.org
59. Cheap textbook outlets                                                              http://www.bigwords.com/
60. Learning Enrichment and Assistance Program                                                              http://www.leaprogram.com/
61. Official College Board Practice SAT Test                                                        http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/sat-practice-test
62. Practice SAT tests                                                           http://www.amazon.com/Official-SAT-Study-Guide-2nd/dp/0874478529
63. Practice ACT tests                                                             http://www.amazon.com/The-Real-Edition-Prep-Guide/dp/076893432X
64. Official ACT Practice Test                                                      http://www.act.org/aap/pdf/Preparing-for-the-ACT.pdf
65. Excellence For College                                                                             http://www.excellenceforcollege.com/about
66. Student Scholarship Search                                                                                   www.studentscholarshipsearch.com
67. Fast Web                                                                                            http://www.fastweb.com
68. My Job Chart                                                                   http://www.myjobchart.com
69. 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
70. Millennials Struggle with Financial Literacy (USA Today Article) http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/perfi/basics/story/2012-04-23/millenials-financial-knowledge/54494856/1
71. 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/
72. Class of 2013 Grads Average $35,200 in Total Debt (CNN Article)    http://money.cnn.com/2013/05/17/pf/college/student-debt/
73. 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
74. What Will They Learn Website                                   http://www.whatwilltheylearn.com
75. What Will They Learn 2013-2014 Report (PDF)  http://www.goacta.org/images/download/what_will_they_learn_2013-14_report.pdf
76. Collegefeed                                                                      http://www.collegefeed.com
77. Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2013-2014 http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2013-14/world-ranking
78. Tuition costs of colleges and universities                    http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=76
79. 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
80. uJourney                                                                                                         http://u-journey.com
81. 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/
82. A Way With Words Radio Program                                    http://www.waywordradio.org
83. Professor Word                                                             http://www.professorword.com
84. SAT Question of the Day                                       http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/sat-question-of-the-day
85. ACT Question of the Day                                                         http://www.act.org/qotd/
86. PWN the SAT                                                                        http://blog.pwnthesat.com
87. Knerr Learning Center http://www.knerrtutoring.com/TutoringMilwaukee/StudentLearningResources
88. Official SAT Study Guide Purchase (Barnes and Nobles)        http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/official-sat-study-guide-the-college-board/1100936040
89. The Real ACT Prep Guide Purchase (Barnes and Nobles)         http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-real-act-prep-guide-act-inc/1104693454
90. 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
91. Perfect Score Project                                                     http://perfectscoreproject.com
92. Tips on prepping for college entrance exams (Q13FOX.com article)   http://q13fox.com/2013/03/08/tips-on-prepping-for-college-entrance-exams/
93. Test Anxiety (Ideastream audio recording)    http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/52275
94. QuotEd Reading Comprehension Video (Youtube)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdNk2UGg1-U
95. Consumer bureau: Too few use loan forgiveness (Yahoo Article) http://news.yahoo.com/consumer-bureau-too-few-loan-forgiveness-200415669.html
96. Student Debt Relief – Public Service Loan Forgiveness       http://www.studentdebtrelief.us/forgiveness/public-service-loan-forgiveness/
97. Student Debt Relief – Teacher Loan Forgiveness       http://www.studentdebtrelief.us/forgiveness/teacher-loan-forgiveness/
98. Student Debt Relief – Student Loan Repayment Options       http://www.studentdebtrelief.us/repayment-plans/
99. 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&
100. 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/
101. Campus Quad                                                                     http://www.campusquad.co
102. 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/
103. Back to school statistics (National Center for Education Statistics)                              http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=372
104. Tutor.com
     www.tutor.com
105. College Planning Relief
     www.CollegePlanningRelief.com
106. DoSomething.org
     www.DoSomething.org
107. CandidCareer
     www.candidcareeer.com

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