APPENDIX A: RESOURCES
SuperCollege.com
2713 Newlands Avenue
Belmont, CA 94002
Phone: 650-618-2221
Website: www.supercollege.com
ACT Assessment Test
500 ACT Drive, P.O. Box 168, Iowa
City, IA 52243
Phone: 319-337-1000
Website: www.act.org
College Board
45 Columbus Avenue, New York, NY
10023-6917
Phone: 212-713-8000
Website: www.collegeboard.com
College Fairs
National Association for College
Admission Counseling, College Fair
Desk, 1050 N. Highland Street, Suite
400, Arlington, VA 22201
Website: www.nacacnet.org
Common Application
National Association of Secondary
School Principals, 1904 Association
Drive, Reston, VA 20191
Website: www.commonapp.org
International Baccalaureate Organization (IB)
7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 200
West, Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: 301-202-3000
Website: www.ibo.org
IRS
Phone: 800-829-1040
Website: www.irs.gov
NAFSA: Association of International Educators
1307 New York Avenue, NW, Eighth
Floor, Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-737-3699
Website: www.nafsa.org
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
1200 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City,
MO 64106
Phone: 816-595-8000
Website: www.naia.org
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
700 West Washington Street, P.O. Box
6222, Indianapolis, IN 46206
Phone: 877-262-1492
Website: www.ncaa.org
National Junior College Athletic Association
1631 Mesa Avenue, Suite B, Colorado
Springs, CO 80906
Phone: 719-590-9788
Website: www.njcaa.org
National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC)
1560 Sherman Avenue, Suite 200,
Evanston, IL 60201-4897
Phone: 847-866-5100
Website: www.nationalmerit.org
PROFILE from the College Scholarship Service (CSS)
Phone: 305-829-9793
Website: www.collegeboard.com
Sallie Mae
Phone: 888-2-SALLIE
Website: www.salliemae.com
STATE FINANCIAL AID
Alabama | 800-960-7773 |
Alaska | 800-441-2962 |
Arizona | 602-258-2435 |
Arkansas | 501-371-2000 |
California | 888-224-7268 |
Colorado | 303-866-2723 |
Connecticut | 800-842-0229 |
Delaware | 800-292-7935 |
D.C. | 877-485-6751 |
Florida | 888-827-2004 |
Georgia | 800-505-4732 |
Hawaii | 808-956-8213 |
Idaho | 208-334-2270 |
Illinois | 800-899-4722 |
Indiana | 888-528-4719 |
Iowa | 800-383-4222 |
Kansas | 785-296-3421 |
Kentucky | 800-928-8926 |
Louisiana | 800-259-5626 x1012 |
Maine | 800-228-3734 |
Maryland | 800-974-0203 |
Massachusetts | 617-994-6950 |
Michigan | 800-642-5626 x37054 |
Minnesota | 800-657-3866 |
Mississippi | 800-327-2980 |
Missouri | 800-473-6757 |
Montana | 406-444-6570 |
Nebraska | 402-471-2847 |
Nevada | 775-687-9200 |
New Hampshire | 603-271-2555 |
New Jersey | 800-792-8670 |
New Mexico | 800-279-9777 |
New York | 888-697-4372 |
North Carolina | 866-866-2362 |
North Dakota | 701-328-4114 |
Ohio | 888-833-1133 |
Oklahoma | 800-858-1840 |
Oregon | 800-452-8807 |
Pennsylvania | 717-787-5041 |
Rhode Island | 800-922-9855 |
South Carolina | 803-737-2260 |
South Dakota | 605-773-3455 |
Tennessee | 615-741-3605 |
Texas | 800-242-3062 |
Utah | 801-321-7103 |
Vermont | 800-642-3177 |
Virginia | 804-225-2600 |
Washington | 360-753-7800 |
West Virginia | 304-558-0699 |
Wisconsin | 608-267-2206 |
Wyoming | 307-777-7763 |
Puerto Rico | 787-641-7100 |
U.S. Department of Education and Federal Student Aid Information Center
P.O. Box 84
Washington, DC 20044-0084
Phone: 800-4-FED-AID toll-free, TTY
800-730-8913 or 319-337-5665 for
international callers
Website:
www.ed.gov for general information
www.fafsa.ed.gov to download the FAFSA application
www.loanconsolidation.ed.gov for Direct Consolidation Loans
APPENDIX B: COLLEGE SEARCH WORKSHEET
Make a copy of this worksheet for each of the colleges that you are considering.
Name of college: __________________________________________________
Location: ________________________________________________________
Number of undergraduates: _________________________________________
Email: __________________________________________________________
Phone: __________________________________________________________
Academics
Faculty/student ratio: ______________________________________________
Department(s) that I'm most interested in: _____________________________
Requirements (senior project/thesis, required courses, etc.): _______________
Classes that I'd like to take: ________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Research or other special academic program opportunities: ______________
_______________________________________________________________
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Study abroad opportunities: _________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
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Student Life
Clubs or organizations I'd like to join: _________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Role of Greek organizations on campus: _______________________________
Role of athletics on campus: _________________________________________
Intercollegiate or intramural athletic prospects: ____________________________
Prevalence of drinking/parties: ________________________________________
Fun things to do off campus: _________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
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Notable things about the dorms, whether students usually live on or off campus, availability and cost of off-campus housing: ________________
_______________________________________________________________
Notable things about the quality of the food and meal plans offered: _________
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Notable things about campus such as the student center or on-campus pub: __________________________________________________
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Admissions
For accepted freshmen: __________________________________________________ |