Another way to gain an inside look into specific admission procedures is to review available admission blogs. Here are a few examples:
Princeton University Admission Blogs
University of Michigan Admission Blog
General Information
Choosing the Right College: A Guide
Study Abroad Programs Directory
International College Search
Ontario University Application Centre
Special Interest Groups
Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities
College for LGBTQ Students: A Guide
Council for Christian Colleges and Unversity
Engineering: American Society of Engineering Education
Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)
Jesuit College and Universities
LGBTQ Substance Abuse Resources
On-Campus Resources for LGBT Students
On-Campus Resources for Students with Disabilities
On-Campus Resources or Women Students
Why Substance Abuse is Worse in the LGBTQ Community
Women’s Colleges and Universities
Arts
Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design
Athletics
National Assoc. of Intercollegiate Athletics
New England Small College Athletic Conference
University Athletic Association
Website on Applying for Admission, Financial Aid, and Scholarships
Financial Aid Guide for Online Students
Gates Millenium Scholarship Fund
National Center for Education Statistics
Online Education Database – A resource for online college programs that has pages by state for students at any stage of the college process.
Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid
Websites for Academic Enrichment for High School Students
National Outdoor Leadership School
Oxford Advanced Studies Program
Websites on Independent School Admission and Financial Aid
The Association for Boarding Schools
Gateway for Prep School Application Center
Testing
GRE Prep Guide- Compare GRE Prep Course Reviews as rated by consumer affairs.
GRE Test Prep Ohio University- Information about the GRE.
Suggested Printed Resources and Guidebooks/General
The Best 377 Colleges (Princeton Review)
The College Handbook (College Board)
Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools You Should Know About (Loren Pope)
The Fiske Guide to Colleges: (Edward Fiske)
Four-Year College Admissions Data: Index of Majors and Sports (Wintergreen Orchard House)
The Insider’s Guide to the Colleges (The Staff of the Yale Daily News)
Maclean’s Guide to Canadian Universities
Profiles of American Colleges (Barron’s Guides)
UCAS Guide to Getting Into University and College, United Kingdom.
Suggested Resources and Guidebooks for Student-Athletes
Advising Student Athletes through the Recruitment Process (Michael Koehler)
Student Athlete’s Guide to Colleges (The Princeton Review)
Suggested Resources and Guidebooks for Visual and Performing Artists
The Complete Guide to American Film Schools (Ernest Pintoff)
Dance Magazine College Guide (Dance Magazine, Inc.)
Directory of Art and Music Colleges (Roberta Carr)
Guide to Architecture Schools in North America (Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture)
The Performing Arts Major’s College Guide (Carole Everett)
Professional Degree Programs in the Visual and Performing Arts (Petersons)
Suggested Resources and Guidebooks for Students with Multicultural Interests
The Black Student’s Guide to Colleges (Barry Beckham)
The Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Students’ Guide to Colleges, Universities and Graduate Schools (Jan Mitchell-Sherrill, Craig Hardesty)
Guide to Catholic Colleges and Universities (The College Connection)
Guide to Colleges for African American Students (Thomas LaVeist)
Hillel Guide to Jewish Life on Campus (Ruth Cernea)
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Wintergreen Orchard House)
Jewish Life on Campus (B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundations)
