Links for Prospective College Students
La Casa Latina, the Latino Coalition, and the Cipactli Latino Honor Society want to help Latino high school students in pursuing higher education. We believe that Latinos are too often overlooked during college guidance and recruitment, and/or are not supplied with enough information to properly prepare themselves for the college search and application process. Below is a resource list of both local and national site links that we hope will guide and support students throughout this process, as well as inspire and encourage Latino juniors and seniors to continue their studies after high school.
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Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Area
Pennsylvania College Directory. http://www.college-directory.net/directory/pennsylvania.htm
Philadelphia Area College Directory. http://www.ooopz.com/edu/html/directory_1.htm
National
College Board Directory – resources for SAT and AP test prep and registration, personalized scholarship searches, general college searches, online applications and more…; no site registration necessary. http://www.collegeboard.com
FastWeb – free college and scholarship searches; must register with site to search. http://www.fastweb.com
Peterson's – free college searches, test prep, career ed, study abroad and more… http://www.petersons.com
U.S. News – yearly college rankings by program, national college directory and more… http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/ college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php
Funding for Latino/a students
See link on this website under Resources: click on "Scholarships"
Common Tests, Applications and Required Documents
ACT Assessment – ACT testing info and online registration. http://www.act.org/aap
College Board Resource Directory – resources for SAT and AP test prep and registration, personalized scholarship searches, general college searches, online applications and more…; no site registration necessary. http://www.collegeboard.com
Common Application – standardized application for 241 colleges; must register with site to submit electronically; no registration necessary to submit app. by hard-copy. http://www.commonapp.org
FAFSA – online Free Application for Federal Student Aid; must be completed by all entering college students wishing to receive financial assistance. http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
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Please direct any questions, comments, or suggestions regarding this list to lacasa@pobox.upenn.edu
