Parents and Students Resources
Universities and colleges are institutions that offer education beyond the secondary (preparatory or high school) level. These terms include schools offering only undergraduate preparation as well as undergraduate and graduate education, freestanding schools offering professional degrees, and two-year community and junior colleges offering technical, vocational, and liberal arts programs. A parent is the legally recognized father or mother of a person. Generally, the term refers only to biological mothers and fathers. By statute in most American jurisdictions, however, people who adopt children are also considered to be parents. Following are links to resources for students and parents.
Academic Employment Network and Resources Guide
Find teacher certification requirements by state, a professional development guide, financial information, and related educational resources.
All About College: Undergraduate and Graduate College Resources Guide
This guide to undergraduate and graduate college information is designed for students and has directories of school home pages plus links.
Black Collegian: Online Career and Educational Information Guide
Browse this companion site to the magazine for career and educational information for African-American students and access back issues.
Educational Testing Service Network
This site by authors of the SAT targets the content of and preparation for SAT, GRE, GMAT, LSAT, TOEFL, and The Praxis Series assessments.
Educational Testing Service Network: Graduate Record Examinations
Find out about test dates, registration, sample questions, practice and reference materials, and details about reporting and receiving scores.
Federal Information Exchange: Black Colleges and Universities Information Guide
This site provides a guide for students and parents that details list of African-American higher education institutions, divided by state.
Federal Information Exchange: Minority Online Information Guide
Search an index of historically black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions, postings of federal scholarship and more.
Federal Information Exchange: Minority Online Information Service: Education Scholarships Guide
Browse a large database of higher education scholarship and fellowship opportunities available exclusively for minority applicants.
Graduate Management Admission Test: Masters of Business Administration Information Guide
Search this test maker's extensive database and guidebook for worldwide MBA and joint MBA programs plus details about financial aid resources.
Josh Wolf: Princeton Review
This site presents a list of courses, software, and books with specific information about each entrance examination by the test prep company.
Making College Count: Online College Preparation Guide
The author of the book Making College Count offers tips on obtaining financial, picking a major, college preparation, and an online store.
Michigan State University, East Lansing: Dana Sawchuk: Lifting a Ton of Feathers
Read a review by Dana Sawchuk of Paula J. Caplan's 'Lifting a Ton of Feathers' (written in 1993) and published by H-Grad in June 1997.
Michigan State University, East Lansing: H-Grad
Find information about H-GRAD, a discussion list and scholarly network for graduate students in the humanities and social sciences and links.
Michigan State University, East Lansing: H-Net: Gretchen Reilly: Getting What You Came For
Read an online review by Gretchen Reilly of Robert Peters' 'Getting What You Came For' (written in1992) published by H-Grad in August 1997.
Michigan State University, East Lansing: H-Net: Lisa Ebeltoft-Kraske: Dissertation
This Web site by Michigan State University offers tips for graduate students on how to be self-motivational and on dissertation writing.
Oregon State Scholarship Commission
This site offers information on post-secondary scholarships and loan information with state sources and a link to a scholarship search engine.
Stanford University, Stanford, California: Section on Medical Informatics: Graduate School Survival Guide
Find tips for graduate students on selecting and then working with an adviser, learning to read effectively, thesis writing plus links.
United States Department of Education: Preparing Your Child for College:
Find financial and academic planning advice for college offered by the United States Department of Education with a full guide and charts.
United States News and World Report: Education Information and Resources Guide
Find a detailed guide to choosing a colleges, graduate schools, and careers with rankings of well-known U.S. schools, applications and advice.
University of Indiana, Bloomington: New Graduate Students Resources Guide
Find advice and resources for graduate students with information on research, graduate papers, the Internet, financial aid, and much more.
University of Maryland, College Park: Mary Corbin Sies: Interview Questions and Suggestions Guide
Learn to handle interview questions with suggested answers from a professor at the University of Maryland and get an application checklist.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor: Graduate Student Resources Guide
Find tips for graduate students, advice on applying to schools, getting letters of recommendation, finding a roommate, and obtaining a job.