Online Resources - Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund Alumni

Gap Year Programs
The term Gap Year comes from Britain and is loosely defined as the year a high school graduate takes off to work, travel and in many cases study abroad before entering a college or university.
CIS - Center for International Studies

CNN article on GapYear programs
Newton North High School (MA) Gap Year resources
Takingoff.net

Takingtimeoff.com

Whereyouheaded.com

General Resources

Sites that offer general information about the college search and admission process.

The Admissions Office

Adventures in Education

All About College: Links

American Council on Education's Center for Adult Learning

AnyCollege.com

ApplyYourself

AskERIC: Education Reference Desk

College Bound Network

College Connector/CollegeNET

CollegeData

College Is Possible

CollegeLink

CollegeNET
College Outlook

College Planning Network

College and University Newspapers

CollegeView

College Visits

Collegiate Choice Walking Tours Videos

Common Application

Educational Resource Network

Embark.com

Fresh Faces: A student blog that gives prospective students the "real scoop" about college

Kaplan Educational Centers

My Footpath
National College Fairs

National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs (NCHELP) College Access Initiative

Next Step Magazine

NIEP College Preview

Octameron Associates

New Jersey School Counselors Association's College, Career & Financial Aid Site

Performing & Visual Arts College Fairs

Princeton Review

School Guide Publications

Sylvan Prep

Time Out Associates

TransWorldEducation
U.S. News and World Report Education Page

U Sphere

Xap.com

Resources for Students with Special Needs

American Association of University Affiliated Programs for Persons with Developmental Disabilities

American Council of the Blind

Association on Higher Education and Disability
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder
Council for Exceptional Children
Disabilities Studies and Services Center
ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education

Exceptional Nurse
Federation for Children with Special Needs
Learning Disabilities Online

Learning Disabilities Association of America
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association

National Center on Secondary Education and Transition

National Center for Learning Disabilities

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities

North Rockland Special Education Parent Teacher Association

School Psychology Resources

Special Education: British Columbia Ministry of Education

U.S. Dept. of Justice Americans with Disabilities Act

Multicultural Resources

Sites to assist students from various ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

American Indian College Fund

American Indian Higher Education Consortium

American Institute for Managing Diversity

Black Collegian

Black Excel: The College Help Network

Department of Education/Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs

Gates Millennium Scholars Fund

Guide to Education in Ireland

Hillel: Jewish Campus Life

Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities

Hispanic Scholarship Fund

Journal of Blacks in Higher Education

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Quality Education for Minorities

Tribal Colleges, Native Studies Programs, and Indian Education

United Negro College Fund

Ventures Scholars Program

Scholarship and Financial Aid Resources

Air Force ROTC Scholarship

American Student Assistance

ARTS Program - Scholarships for Performing, Visual and Literary Artists

Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education

BrokeScholar

Chase Manhattan Bank

Citibank Student Loan Corporation

College Answer

College Board

College Connection Scholarships

College Savings Plan Network

College Scholarship Search

Discover Card Tribut Award Scholarships

The Education Resources Institute

Education Resource Organizations Directory

eStudent Loan

FastAid

FastWeb

Federal Student Aid: PSA campaign, “Only a Dream”

Federal Trade Commission: Scholarship Scams

FinAid

Financial Aid Supersite

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Free Search

Fundsnet Online Services

Gates Millennium Scholars Program

International Education Finance Corporation

International Education Financial Aid

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

Key Education Resources

LoanStar Lenders

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority

National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs

National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators

National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs

Scholarship Resource Network

Smart Money

Southwest Student Services Corporation

Student Guide: Financial Aid from the U.S. Department of Education

Student Loan Network

Super College

Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation

TIAA-CREF Saving for College

United Negro College Fund

U.S. Bank Student Loans

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Education Service

Wachovia

Wells Fargo Education Resource Center

Associations, Consortiums and Councils

Organizations for secondary and postsecondary students, their parents and those working with this group
American Association for Adult and Continuing Education

American Association for Health Education

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

American Association of Colleges of Nursing
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
American Association of Community Colleges
American Council on Education

American Library Association

Associated Colleges of the Midwest
Association of American Colleges and Universities

Association of American Medical Colleges

Association of Boarding Schools

Association of Christian Schools International
Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States

College Board
College Drinking

College Parents of America

Consortium of Liberal Arts Colleges

Council for Opportunity in Education