Resources

Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE is an association of public colleges in the Western U.S. Member colleges offer reduced tuition to residents of other states in the association. Students may have to meet certain academic criteria and/or have a specific major to qualify.)

Athletes and Artists

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Eligibility Center

NAIA (National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics)

National Association of Schools of Art and Design

Summer Programs

Teen Ink

Career Cornerstone Center

Books

Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be by Frank Bruni

Fiske Guide to Colleges by Edward Fiske

The Insider’s Guide to the Colleges by the Yale Daily News Staff

The Best 380 Colleges by Princeton Review

Colleges That Change Lives by Loren Pope

Creative Colleges: A Guide for Student Actors, Artists, Dancers, Musicians, and Writers by Elaina Loveland

Rugg’s Recommendations on the Colleges by Frederick Rugg (the newest version only is available as a PDF)

Fiske Real College Essays That Work by Edward Fiske and Bruce Hammond

Get In! The High-Success, Low-Stress Guide to College Planning by Lisa Ransdell (Sara Zessar contributed a chapter to this book)

Schedule a Free Presentation Discovery College Consulting offers presentations for schools, youth groups, sports teams, businesses, parent groups, and other types of groups.

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