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Why High School Counselors Don’t Know Much About College by  Lynn O’Shaughnessy
http://thecollegesolutionblog.com/2010/01/07/why-high-school-counselors-dont-know-much-about-college/

What High School Counselors Don’t Know (But You Should) by  Lynn O’Shaughnessy
http://moneywatch.bnet.com/saving-money/article/college-search-dont-count-on-guidance-counselors/376975/

Weekly Blog
http://www.njsca.org/content.php?sid=24&mID=6

Planning the Year & Planning the Day

Writing Recommendations

NACAC
NACAC Home
http://www.nacacnet.org/
National Conference
http://www.nacacnet.org/EVENTSTRAINING/NC10/Pages/default.aspx
Webinars
http://www.nacacnet.org/EventsTraining/Webinars/NCAA101/Pages/default.aspx
Admitted Blog
http://www.nacacnet.org/PublicationsResources/Admitted/default.aspx
Student Resources
http://www.nacacnet.org/studentinfo/Pages/Default.aspx
Steps to College Newsletter
http://www.nacacnet.org/PublicationsResources/steps/Pages/default.aspx
Statement of Principles of Good Practice
http://www.nacacnet.org/AboutNACAC/Policies/Documents/SPGP.pdf
Forms Page
http://www.nacacnet.org/PublicationsResources/Marketplace/general/Pages/forms.aspx
E-List
http://www.nacacnet.org/CareerDevelopment/Elist/Pages/default.aspx
NACAC's MemberToMember Community
http://www.nacacnet.org/PublicationsResources/m2m/Pages/default.aspx
Public Discussion Forum
http://www.nacacnet.org/CareerDevelopment/Elist/Pages/PDF.aspx

NJACAC
Annual Conference
http://www.njacac.org/index.php?page=conf_dates.php
Mini Institutes
http://www.njacac.org/index.php?page=mini_institutes.php
ABC’s of College Planning
http://www.njacac.org/index.php?page=abc.php

College Tours
Counselor Tour of New Jersey
http://www.njcolleges.org/a_about_guidance.html
NJSCA
http://www.njsca.org/content.php?sid=36&mID=1
CRUSSH Tour
http://www.crusshcounselortour.org/Default.htm
Virginia Counselor Tour
http://www.vatour.sbc.edu/
Vermont College Tour
http://www.vtcolleges.org/requesttour/

College Fairs
NACAC National College Fairs
http://www.nacacnet.org/EventsTraining/CollegeFairs/ncf/Pages/default.aspx
Performing and Visual Arts (PVA) College Fairs
http://www.nacacnet.org/EventsTraining/CollegeFairs/pva/Pages/pvaschedule.aspx
NJ Regional College Fairs
http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Invitation.aspx?e=80c32899-1147-4049-b253-c46121f3251d

Books
The Gatekeepers, Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College by Jacques Steinberg
Admissions Confidential, An Insiders Account of the Elite College Selection Process by Rachel Toor.
Colleges that Change Lives by Loren Pope (a personal favorite)
The Insiders Guide to Colleges by the Yale Dally News
The College Finder by Steven Antonoff
The Hidden Ivies by Howard Greene and Matthew Greene
Making a Difference Colleges by Miriam Weinstein
Colleges with a Conscience by Princeton Review
The Advocate, College Guide for LGBT Students by Shane Windmeyer
Creative Colleges: A Guide for Student Actors, Artists, Dancers, Musicians and Writers by Elaina Loveland
Fisk Guide to Getting into the Right College by Edward Fisk
Rugg's Recommendations on the Colleges by Frederick Rugg

Application Process
Early Action, Restricted EA, Early Decision
http://www.nacacnet.org/PublicationsResources/steps/Articles/Documents/Steps/AdmisOptFlyer_Web_Color.pdf
Common App, Universal App, Black Common App
https://www.commonapp.org/
https://www.universalcollegeapp.com/
http://www.eduinconline.com/

SAT/ACT Info
Which test is better?  Easier?  More fun?
http://www.gocollege.com/admissions/preparing/tests/
Score Comparison Table
http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/act-sat-concordance-tables.pdf
Peterson's Student Edge
http://www.studentedge.com/studentedge/educators/Educators.aspx
http://www.studentedge.com/studentedge/getStudentEdge.aspx
OtherSites
http://sat.collegeboard.com/practice
https://www.march2success.com/
http://www.freerice.com/
http://www.number2.com/
http://www.quia.com/jg/1527.html
Fair Test
http://fairtest.org/university/optional
SAT Subject Tests
http://www.compassprep.com/admissions_req_subjects.aspx
Harvard, Georgetown and others change SAT Subject Test™ policies for 2010-11
http://www.examiner.com/x-20753-DC-College-Admissions-Examiner~y2010m8d7-Harvard-Georgetown-and-others-change-SAT-Subject-Test-policies-for-201011
SAT requirements
http://www.prepmatters.com/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/65355

Technology
School Counselor.com
http://schoolcounselor.com/
E-Newsletter
http://www.schoolcounselor.com/NEWSLETTER/
Online Videos
http://counselingvideos.blogspot.com/ 
Lesson Plans
http://www.schoolcounselor.com/macomb/
Technology Tutorials
http://www.schoolcounselor.com/bootcamp/www/index.html

Naviance and ConnectEdu
http://www.naviance.com/
http://www.connectedu.net/ 
https://succeed.naviance.com/

College & Career Websites
http://www.njsca.org/default.php?mID=7

Classified/504 Students:
Landmark College, Mitchell College and Lynn University
http://www.landmark.edu/
http://www.mitchell.edu/
http://www.lynn.edu/
Fairleigh Dickinson
http://view.fdu.edu/default.aspx?id=731
Extended time on the SAT and ACT
http://professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/ssd/guidelines/sat
http://www.act.org/aap/disab/index.html
Support Websites:
http://vacollegequest.org/
http://www.heath.gwu.edu/
http://www.heath.gwu.edu/images/stories/Toolkit.pdf
http://www.going-to-college.org/
Colleges That Change Lives
"Today's 'Learning Disabled' will be Tomorrow's Gifted and the SATs Obsolescence"
http://www.ctcl.org/about/book

Financial Aid
College Goal Sunday
http://www.njcollegegoalsunday.org/
Higher Education Student Assistance Authority
http://www.hesaa.org/index.php?page=student
Federal Student Aid
http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/index.jsp
How to Pick the Best College for You (and Your Wallet)
http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/2010/04/01/how-to-pick-the-best-college-for-you-and-your-wallet.html
Scholarship Searches
http://www.njsca.org/content.php?sid=13&mID=7

Calling Admission Offices

Support Services for Economically Disadvantaged Students
Fee Waivers
http://sat.collegeboard.com/register/sat-fee-waivers
http://www.actstudent.org/faq/answers/feewaiver.html
College Application Fee Waiver
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/apply/the-application/922.html
http://www.nacacnet.org/CareerDevelopment/Resources/Pages/FeeWaiverFAQ.aspx
College Goal Sunday
http://www.njcollegegoalsunday.org/
PUPP, QuestBridge, Gear Up , Young Scholars’ Institute, Citizen Schools, etc
http://www.princeton.edu/~tprep/pupp/
http://questbridge.org/
http://www.nj.gov/highereducation/gearup/
http://www.collegeaccess.org/accessprogramdirectory/search.aspx
EOF
http://www.nj.gov/highereducation/EOF/EOF_Eligibility.htm 
Families, Counselors, and Communities Together
http://www.nacacnet.org/PublicationsResources/Marketplace/student/Pages/fcct.aspx 
After the FAFSA
http://ticas.org/files/pub/AfterFAFSA.pdf 
Opportunity Scholars Blog
http://csopportunityscholars.org/
Pathways to College
http://www.pathwaystocollege.net/
http://toolbox.pathwaystocollege.net/
http://www.nacacnet.org/LegislativeAction/LegislativeNews/Pages/PathwaystoCollegeAct.aspx