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Picture of Debi Debi Alvidrez at the Main Library's Computer Lab recommends these websites to find out information on different colleges.
Choosing A College
   CollegeData
http://www.collegedata.com/
Use the College Match college search engine to find colleges that are the best colleges for you. Use the college search engine to look up colleges by name or find colleges that match your preferences for location, cost, size, entrance difficulty, academics and more.

Paying For College
   FinAid!
http://www.finaid.org/
FinAid was established in the fall of 1994 as a public service. This award-winning site has grown into the most comprehensive annotated collection of information about student financial aid on the web.
   FAFSA on the Web
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
Fill out your Free Application for Federal Student Aid online. This website allows you to get information about what you need in order to apply for FAFSA, plus other helpful information from the U.S. Department of Education.

Texas Colleges
  El Paso  
   El Paso Community College (EPCC)
www.epcc.edu/
 
   University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)
http://www.utep.edu/
 
  Texas
 University of Texas at Austin
http://www.utexas.edu
The University of Texas at Austin, located in the state capital is the largest component of The University of Texas System. The University of Texas at Austin is a major research university home to more than 48,000 students, 2,700 faculty and 17,000 staff members.
 University of Texas System
http://www.utsystem.edu/news/

CampusDescriptions/campushome.htm
The UT System is home to 15 academic and health-related institutions. This website has links to each institution and other helpful links, including financial aid, and frequently asked questions.

Links to Other Colleges
  New Mexico




 
New Mexico State University
http://www.nmsu.edu/


La Universidad Estatal de Nuevo México
http://www.nmsu.edu/EnEspanol/
The New Mexico State University, based in Las Cruces, is the state's land-grant institution, with more than 23,000 graduate and undergraduate students on the main campus and four branch campuses.

Toda la información aquí contenida se refiere exclusivamente a los residentes de Estados Unidos.
  Top 20 Universities in the
United States for 2005
(Source: U.S. News and World Report)
1

 
Harvard University
Undergraduate Admissions Office, Byerly Hall, 8 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Website: http://www.college.harvard.edu
Admissions E-mail: college@fas.harvard.edu
2

 
Princeton University
Box 430
Princeton, NJ 08544
Website: http://www.princeton.edu
3

 
Yale University
PO Box 208234
New Haven, CT 06520
Website: http://www.yale.edu/admit
Admissions E-mail: undergraduate.admissions@yale.edu
4

 
University of Pennsylvania
3451 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Website: http://www.upenn.edu
Admissions E-mail: info@admissions.ugao.upenn.edu
5

 
Duke University (North Carolina)
2138 Campus Drive, Box 90586
Durham, NC 27708
Website: http://www.duke.edu/
Admissions E-mail: undergrad-admissions@duke.edu
6

 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Website: http://web.mit.edu/
Admissions E-mail: admissions@mit.edu
7

 
Stanford University (California)
Stanford, CA 94305
Website: http://www.stanford.edu
Admissions E-mail: admission@stanford.edu
8

 
California Institute of Technology
1200 E. California Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91125
Website: http://www.caltech.edu
Admissions E-mail: ugadmissions@caltech.edu
9

 
Columbia University (New York):
212 Hamilton Hall
New York, NY 10027
Website: http://www.columbia.edu
Admissions E-mail: ugrad-admiss@columbia.edu
10

 
Dartmouth College (New Hampshire)
6016 McNutt Hall
Hanover, NH 03755
Website: http://www.dartmouth.edu
Admissions E-mail: admissions.office@dartmouth.edu
11

 
Northwestern University (Illinois)
633 Clark Street
Evanston, IL 60208
Website: http://www.northwestern.edu
Admissions E-mail: ug-admission@northwestern.edu
12

 
Washington University in St. Louis
Campus Box 1089, 1 Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899
Website: http://admissions.wustl.edu
Admissions E-mail: admissions@wustl.edu
13

 
Brown University (Rhode Island)
Box 1920 Providence, RI 02912
Website: http://www.brown.edu
Admissions E-mail: admission_undergraduate@brown.edu
14

 
Cornell University (New York)
349 Pine Tree Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Website: http://www.cornell.edu
Admissions E-mail: admissions@cornell.edu
15

 
John Hopkins University (Maryland)
3400 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
Website: http://www.jhu.edu
Admissions E-mail: gotojhu@jhu.edu
16

 
University of Chicago
5801 S. Ellis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
Website: http://www.uchicago.edu
Admissions E-mail: college-admissions@uchicago.edu
17

 
Rice University (Texas)
PO Box 1892
Houston, TX 77251-1892
Website: http://www.rice.edu
18

 
University of Notre Dame (Indiana)
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Website: http://www.nd.edu
Admissions E-mail: admissio.1@nd.edu
19

 
Vanderbilt University (Tennessee)
Nashville, TN 37240
Website: http://www.vanderbilt.edu
Admissions E-mail: admissions@vanderbilt.edu
20

 
Emory University (Georgia)
1380 S. Oxford Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30322
Website: http://www.emory.edu
Admissions E-mail: admiss@learnlink.emory.edu

Entrance Exams  
  ACT  
   ACT Test Prep
www.actstudent.org/testprep/
Practice test for the ACT.
There is a 79 page free booklet in PDF format that had test information, practice tests, and scoring keys.
  SAT  
   Most Important SAT Words
www.vocabulary.com/AOLtopsatwords12.html
This site has fun interactive word puzzles and lists of SAT vocabulary words
   The Online Test Page
www.saab.org/
Practice drills for those who want to practice for the verbal and math sections of the SAT and ACT.
   SAT Prep Center
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/
testing/sat/prep_one/prep_one.html
This site has free test prep resources.  A full length practice SAT and Scoring Guide are included.
   Webmath
www.webmath.com/index.html
A great site for extra math practice before you take your SAT.

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