It may be helpful to determine your personality type and even your "cognitive style."

One helpful resource is the Meyers-Briggs test.

Check it out at:

http://www.personalitypathways.com/type_inventory.html

By Loren Pope:

Looking Beyond the Ivy League, Finding the College That’s Right for You.   

Colleges that Change Lives: "40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges" and "40 Schools you Should Know About Even if You're Not a Straight-A Student."

By Marty Nemko:   The All-in-One College Guide.   

By Jacques Steinberg:

The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College.

By Elizabeth Wissner-Gross: 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.

Up Your Score, The Underground Guide to the SAT.   Published by Workman Publishing 

Hack the SAT: Strategies and Sneaky Shortcuts That Can Raise your Score Hundreds of Points. By E. Schrefer 

TUITION CONCERNS?

Students who are residents of WICHE states are eligible to request a reduced tuition rate of 150% of resident tuition at participating two- and four-year college programs outside of their home state.

The WUE reduced tuition rate is not automatically awarded to all eligible candidates. Many institutions limit the number of new WUE awards each academic year, so apply early!

WICHE states include: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming.

Get more information on the Western Undergraduate Exchange at www.wiche.edu/wue



Incredibly useful WEBSITES (for students and parents)

collegeboard.org

collegeweeklive.com

unigo.com

hscounselorweek.com                                             

csumentor.edu                                  

universityofcalifornia.edu                            

gocollege.com                                   

commonapp.org

fafsa.ed.gov

fairtest.org

fastweb.org

finaid.com

freerice.com

collegeconfidential.com

collegebound.net

admissions.com

zinch.com

collegeprowler.com

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