College Exploration and Beyond
Books | College Exploration | Career Exploration | Financial Aid &Scholarships | Test Prep | Applying to College | Study Skills | Alternatives to College | Software Resources
Books
Search our catalog online at http://follettweb.vsac.org:9000/webopac/main?siteid=1. Patrons may borrow books either by coming to the Resource Center in downtown Winooski, or by making an interlibrary loan request through their local school or public library.
College Choices and Selection
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Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools You Should Know About Even if You’re Not a Straight-A Student (2006) |
Call # 378.73 Pope |
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Colleges With a Conscience: 81 Great Schools With Outstanding Community Involvement (2005) |
Call # 378.73 PR |
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Cool Colleges for the Hyper-Intelligent, Self-Directed, Late Blooming, and Just Plain Different (2000) |
Call # 378.73 Asher |
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Finding the College That’s Right for You! (2004) |
Call # 378.73 Palladino |
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Great Colleges for the Real World: Get In, Get Out, Get a Job (2001) |
Call # 378.73 Viollt |
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Harvard Schmarvard: Getting Beyond the Ivy League to the College That is Best for You (2003) |
Call # 378.1 Matthews |
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The Insider’s Guide to the Colleges, 2007 (2006) |
Call # 378.73 Yale |
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Looking Beyond the Ivy League: Finding the College That’s Right for You (1995) |
Call # 378.73 Pope |
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Schools That Rock: The Rolling Stones College Guide (2005) |
Call # 378.73 Eliscu |
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Students’ Guide to the Colleges: The Definitive Guide to America’s Top 100 Schools (2005) |
Call # 378.73 Goldman |
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The Unofficial, Unbiased Insider’s Guide to the 331 Most Interesting Colleges (2004) |
Call # 378.73 Anderson |
College Admission
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Admission Matters: What Students and Parents Need to Know About Getting Into College (2005) |
Call # 378.1 Springer |
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Admissions Confidential: An Insider’s Account of the Elite College Selection Process (2001) |
Call # 378.1 Toor |
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Choose the Right College and Get Accepted (2005) |
Call # 378.1 Natavi |
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Don’t Worry, You’ll Get In: 100 Winning Tips for Stress-Free College Admissions (2005) |
Call # 378.1 Doe |
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The Early Admissions Game: Joining the Elite (2003) |
Call # 378.1 Avery |
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Get Into Any College: Secrets of Harvard Students (2001) |
Call # 378.1 Tanabe |
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The Guide to Getting In: Winning the College Admissions Game Without Losing Your Mind (2002) |
Call # 378.1 HSA |
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The New Rules of College Admissions: Ten Former Admissions Officers Reveal What it Takes to Get Into College Today (2006) |
Call # 378.1 Krammer |
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Princeton Review’s Cracking College Admissions (2004) |
Call # 378.1 Katzman |
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Roadmap for College Admissions: Step-by-Step Directions for Success (2003) |
Call # 378.1 Chandras |
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The Truth About Getting In: A Top College Advisor Tells You Everything You Need to Know (2002) |
Call # 378.1 Cohen |
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What Colleges Don’t Tell You (and Other Parents Don’t Want You to Know): 272 Secrets for Getting Your Kid Into the Top Schools (2006) |
Call # 378.1 Wissner |
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What It Really Takes to Get Into the Ivy League & Other Highly Selective Colleges (2003) |
Call # 378.1 Hughes |
College Essays and Applications
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10 Things You Gotta Know: College Application Essays (2005) |
Call # 378.1 Spark |
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101 Ways to Become the Perfect College Applicant (2005) |
Call # 378.1 Kaplan |
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Accepted! 50 Successful College Admission Essays (2002) |
Call # 378.1 Tanabe |
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The College Application Essay (2004) |
Call # 378.1 McGinty |
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Goof-Proof College Admission Essays (2003) |
Call # 378.1 Starkey |
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McGraw-Hill’s Writing an Outstanding College Application Essay (2005) |
Call # 378.1 Rankin |
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On Writing the College Application Essay (1987) |
Call # 378.1 Bauld |
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Princeton Review’s College Essays That Made a Difference (2003) |
Call # 378.1 PRP |
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Rock Hard Apps: How to Write a Killer College Application (2003) |
Call # 378.1 Cohen |
College Majors
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The College Board Book of Majors (2004) |
Call # 378.3 CEEB |
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College Majors Handbook with Real Career Paths and Payoffs: The Actual Jobs, Earnings, and Trends for Graduates of 60 College Majors (2004) |
Call # 378.1 Fogg |
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College Majors That Work: A Step-by-Step Guide to Choosing and Using Your College Major (2004) |
Call # 378.1 Viollt |
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The Everything College Major Test Book: 10 Tests to Help You Choose the Major That is Right for You (2006) |
Call # 378.1 Nadler |
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Guide to College Majors: Everything You Need to Know to Choose the Right Major (2002) |
Call # 378.1 PRP |
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How to Choose a College Major (2006) |
Call # 378.1 Andrews |
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Princeton Review Guide to College Majors, 2006 (2005) |
Call # 378.1 PRP |
College Visits and Interviews
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Campus Pursuit: Making the Most of Your Visit & Interview (2001) |
Call # 378.73 Ripple |
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Campus Visits & College Interviews (2002) |
Call # 378.1 Schneide |
Advice for Parents
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College Countdown: The Parent’s and Student’s Survival Kit for the College Admission Process (2000) |
Call # 378.1 VonGruben |
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Getting In Without Freaking Out: The Official College Admissions Guide for Overwhelmed Parents (2006) |
Call # 378.1 Matthews |
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Letting Go: A Parents’ Guide to Understanding the College Years (2003) |
Call # 378.1 Coburn |
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Panicked Parents’ Guide to College Admissions (2002) |
Call # 378.1 Rubensto |
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The Thinking Parent’s Guide to College Admissions: The Step-by-Step Program to Get Kids Into the Schools of Their Dreams (2006) |
Call # 378.1 Ostrum |
Other College Exploration Topics
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Choices for the High School Graduate: A Survival Guide in the Information Age (2005) |
Call # 373.18 Fireside |
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College Survival (2004) |
Call # 378.1 Gottesma |
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College Unranked: Ending the College Admissions Frenzy — Presidents and Deans Speak Out for Students (2005) |
Call # 378.1 Thacker |
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Peterson’s Game Plan for Getting Into College (2000) |
Call # 378.1 Aviezer |
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Presenting Yourself Successfully to Colleges: How to Market Your Strengths and Make Your Application Stand Out (2001) |
Call # 378.73 Greene |
Web links
- Find links to Vermont colleges and universities on VSAC’s Web site — http://services.vsac.org/ilwwcm/connect/VSAC/Plan+for+College/Searching+for+a+College/VT+Colleges+and+Universities/VSAC+-+PLAN+-+Searching+for+a+College+-+VT+Colleges+and+Universities
- Find links to colleges and universities around the world — http://univ.cc
- The following sites offer reliable college, financial aid, testing, and scholarship information — www.mapping-your-future.org, www.petersons.com, www.princetonreview.com/home.asp, www.collegeboard.com/splash, www.collegenet.com/about/index_html, www.collegeview.com, www.collegeispossible.org, www.careersandcolleges.com, www.students.gov/STUGOVWebApp/Public, www.collegedata.com
- Maricopa Community College Center for Learning and Instruction offers a database of community colleges within and outside the U.S. — www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/cc/index.html
- MakingItCount.com offers articles on college-related topics by young people — www.makingitcount.com
- Deciding on a college major? The University of Delaware’s Career Services Center runs a site at which students can explore majors, related occupations, and relevant professional associations — www.udel.edu/CSC/mrk.html
- Take virtual campus tours online — www.ecampustours.com, www.campustours.com
- NSSE College Student Report gathers information from students about their college experience, including their views about the quality of their education and how they spend their time — http://nsse.iub.edu
- The OPE Campus Security Statistics Web site offers information on reported criminal offenses for over 6000 colleges and universities in the United States — http://ope.ed.gov/security/index.asp
- Book and receive campus visit coupons from Amtrak — www.campusvisit.com/amtrak
- VSAC’s College Guides and Rankings pathfinder offers helpful books and Web links — http://services.vsac.org/ilwwcm/connect/VSAC/Library/Pathfinders/VSAC%20-%20LIBRARY%20-%20Pathfinders%20-%20College%20Guides%20and%20Rankings
- Career Infonet offers job market trends, wages, state profiles, and a useful career exploration tool — www.acinet.org/acinet
- Search the Department of Labor’s Occupational Outlook Handbook to see if your chosen field is growing and how much it pays — www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm
- Take a quick quiz to determine your Myers-Briggs type and receive career suggestions. Results are based on the book Do What You Are, available for loan in the VSAC Resource Center library — www.personalitytype.com/quiz.asp
- Princeton Review’s Web site gives detailed career profiles, plus a career interests assessment tool — www.princetonreview.com/cte
- VSAC’s Career Exploration pathfinders offer books, inventories & assessments, and local Web links:
- For Adults — http://services.vsac.org/ilwwcm/connect/VSAC/Library/Pathfinders/VSAC%20-%20LIBRARY%20-%20Pathfinders%20-%20Career%20Exploration%20for%20Adults
- For High School Students — http://services.vsac.org/ilwwcm/connect/VSAC/Library/Pathfinders/VSAC%20-%20LIBRARY%20-%20Pathfinders%20-%20Career%20Exploration%20for%20HS%20Students
Financial Aid and Scholarship Links
- VSAC’s Scholarships pathfinder offers several links to scholarship search databases — http://services.vsac.org/ilwwcm/connect/VSAC/Library/Pathfinders/VSAC%20-%20LIBRARY%20-%20Pathfinders%20-%20Scholarships
- VSAC’s Web site has information on planning, applying and paying for college, as well as online calculators for loans and expected family contributions — www.vsac.org
- Finaid is the most comprehensive annotated collection of information about student financial aid on the Web — www.finaid.org
- The U.S. Department of Education’s information-packed Web site includes a link to the FAFSA online — www.ed.gov/index.jhtml
Test Preparation and Information Links
- VSAC’s Testing pathfinder offers a wealth of information on tests, including books and Web links — http://services.vsac.org/ilwwcm/connect/VSAC/Library/Pathfinders/VSAC%20-%20LIBRARY%20-%20Pathfinders%20-%20Testing
- Fairtest.org, the National Center for Fair and Open Testing, has compiled a list of more than 700 colleges and universities that have deemphasized the importance of standardized testing in their admissions processes — http://fairtest.org/univ/optional.htm
- The following sites have information on standardized test dates, registration, and preparation:
- ACT — www.actstudent.org
- PSAT, SAT, AP, and CLEP — www.collegeboard.com/testing
- GRE — www.gre.org
- The Common Application is accepted by 299 colleges and universities — www.commonapp.org
- College Board’s Web site allows students to apply online to over 500 colleges and universities — www.collegeboard.com/student/apply/the-application/index.html
- Most online college guides, such as www.petersons.com, provide direct links to the online application sections of college admissions Web sites.
- HowToStudy.org offers resources on studying, learning styles, stress management, and subject-specific study tools — www.howtostudy.org
- Find valuable suggestions on a variety of topics, from listening better to keeping track of assignments — www.how-to-study.com
- Study Guides and Strategies offers skills for studying, classroom participation, learning with others, test-taking, writing, math, science, and tech — www.studygs.net
- Virginia Tech Web site gives self-help information on a variety of topics, including time management, motivation, and how to read a difficult book — www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html
- VSAC’s Alternatives to College/Gap Year Options pathfinder offers dozens of books, Web sites, and ideas for taking time off before (or during) college — http://services.vsac.org/ilwwcm/connect/VSAC/Library/Pathfinders/VSAC%20-%20LIBRARY%20-%20Pathfinders%20-%20Alternatives%20to%20College_Gap%20Year%20Options
- Americorps is the domestic Peace Corps. After completion of one full-time term of service, members are eligible for an education award — www.americorps.org
- Center for Interim Programs enables people to pursue structured alternatives to formal education by matching clients’ interests with over 3,000 internships, apprenticeships, volunteer positions, and cultural study programs worldwide — www.interimprograms.com
- LEAPNow is a source for low-cost internships, volunteer positions, work exchanges, and experiential programs in 129 countries and the U.S. — www.leapnow.org
- Student Conservation Association offers opportunities for volunteers, conservation internships, and a year-round leadership program — www.thesca.org
- Vermont Youth Conservation Corps is a private nonprofit organization that hires young adults to complete conservation and park management projects on public lands in Vermont — www.vycc.org
Software Resources
VT Guidance Central
VT Guidance Central is a web-based, personalized, self-guided program that provides comprehensive career, college, and education planning tools
You can use VT Guidance Central as a tool to:
- explore career possibilities
- plan the training you need for specific careers
- search for colleges/universities that fit your desired criteria (e.g., location, size, programs/majors, activities, costs)
- prepare for the SAT and ACT
- learn about financial aid options
- and much more!
Visit the VSAC Resource Center in Winooski to utilize other assessment, career, and education planning software tools.
Updated: February 2007
Compiled by: VSAC Resource Center, 10 East Allen Street, PO Box 2000, Winooski, VT 05404
Call: 800-642-3177 toll-free, or Burlington area 802-655-9602 • Fax: 802-654-3765 • E-mail: info@vsac.org
The Vermont Student Assistance Corp. was established by the Vermont General Assembly in 1965 to help Vermonters obtain the information and financial resources they need to pursue their education goals beyond high school.
