College Goal Sunday - College Goal Sunday is a volunteer-driven effort in Massachusetts to provide FREE assistance to students and families seeking to complete a FAFSA.

The Search

CollegeBoard.com: http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/quicksearch.jsp?word=&formState=1&location=toolbar (testing, college planning & search, applying, financial aid)

COLLEGEdata: http://www.collegedata.com (making your college match, prepare & apply, financing your college education)

Hobsons College View: http://www.collegeview.com/ (career, college, and financial solutions): 

Massachusetts Board of Higher Education: http://www.mass.edu/student/home.asp?id=7 (locate any Massachusetts College or University):

MassMentor.org: http://www.massmentor.org (internet connection to the colleges and Universities in Massachusetts)

National Center for Educational Statistics: http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool (find information about more than 4,000 colleges free!)

The Princeton Review: http://www.princetonreview.com/home.asp (explore schools & careers, test prep, scholarships & aid)

Thompson Peterson's: http://www.petersons.com/ugchannel/default.asp (college search, test prep, admissions essay help, financial aid)

                   Massachusetts Career Information System: http://masscis.intocareers.org : (to access this site, sign in with your town and zip code) (occupational and educational information)

                    Occupational Outlook Handbook: http://www.bls.gov/home.htm (U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Community Colleges in Massachusetts

                    Greenfield Community College: http://www.gcc.mass.edu/academics/degree_list.html                                                  

                    Holyoke Community College: http://www.hcc.edu/programs/ProgramChartforDegreesandCertificates.htm#Certificates

                    Massachusetts Bay Community College: http://www.massbay.edu/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageID=133

                    Mount Wachusett Community College: http://www.mwcc.mass.edu/programs/default.html

Campus Tours: http://www.campustours.com (take virtual tours of hundreds of colleges and universities)

Common Application: http://www.commonapp.org (the Common App. is the recommended form of 255 colleges and universities for admission)

FAFS - Free Application for Federal Student Aid: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov (U.S. Department of Education free application for for federal student aid)

FinAid: http://www.finaid.org/ (the smartstudent guide to financial aid)

CSS/Financial Aid Profile: http://profileonline.collegeboard.com/index.jsp (financial aid application service of the College Board)

Comparing Financial Aid Packages

Next Stop College: http://applyforms.collegeboard.com/adms/tools/calculator_tool.htm (compare your aid awards)

ACT: http://www.act.org (a college entrance exam. It assesses high school students' general educational development & their ability to complete college-level work)

SAT: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/about.html (reasoning test is a measure of the critical thinking skills needed for academic success in college)

TOEFL: http://www.toefl.org (for international students)

Student athletes should visit the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse at http://www.ncaaclearinghouse.net or call them at 1 (800) 638-3731.