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Visit your local library for information on all aspects of the college search and admissions process. Find these titles and many others at libraries in the Onondaga County Public Library System.
College Guides - Choosing A College
Acceptance: a legendary guidance counselor helps seven kids
find the right colleges and find themselves.
Marcus, D.
America’s best colleges.
U.S. News & World Report
Barron's profiles of American colleges 2009.
Best 368 colleges. 
Princeton Review Inc.
Best buys in college education.
Barron's. Solórzano, Lucia.
Big book of colleges 2009.
College Prowler
Bound-for-college guidebook :
a step-by-step guide to finding and applying to colleges.
Burtnett, F.
Choosing the right college, 2010-11:
the whole truth about America's top schools.
College Board book of majors 2009.
College Board college handbook 2010.
College Board international student handbook 2009.
College navigator:
find the school to match any interest from archery to zoology.
College solution: a guide for everyone looking for the right school at the right price. O'Shaughnessy, Lynn,.
Colleges that change lives:
40 schools that will change the way you think about colleges.
Pope, Loren.
Complete book of colleges.
Princeton Review.
Fiske countdown to college:
41 to-do lists and a plan for every year of high school.
Fiske, E.
Fiske guide to colleges 2010.
Fiske, Edward B.
K & W guide to colleges for students with learning disabilities or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Kravets, M.
Peterson's 440 great colleges for top students .
Peterson's college guide for performing arts majors 2009.
Everett, Carole J.
Peterson's four-year colleges 2010.
Rugg's recommendations on the colleges 2010.
Rugg, Frederick E.
Student's guide to college music programs.
Teens' guide to college & career planning:
your high school roadmap for college & career success.
The Admissions Process
75 biggest myths about college admissions:
Acing the college application:
how to maximize your chances for admission to the college of your choice.
Hernandez, M.
Admission matters:
what students & parents need to know about getting into college.
Springer, S.
College admissions together:
it takes a family.
Goodman, S.
College essays that make a difference.
Eight first choices:
an expert’s strategies for getting into college.
Mitchell, J.
Essays that will get you into college
Get into any college:
secrets of Harvard students.
Tanabe, G.
Getting in without freaking out: 
the official college admissions guide for overwhelmed parents.
Matthews, A.
How to be irresistible to colleges:
the essential guide to being accepted.
Dawson, E.
How to survive getting into college:
by hundreds of students who did.
McGraw-Hill's writing an outstanding college application essay.
Rankin, E.
New rules of college admissions:
Student athlete’s college recruitment guide.
Benjamin, A.
Tackling college admissions : sanity + strategy = success:
just for parents. 
Paradis, C.
Writing a successful college application essay.
Ehrenhaft, G.
You're accepted: lose the stress, discover yourself,
get into the college that's right for you.
Malachuk, K.
Paying For College
2010 Scholarship handbook.
College Board
College student's guide to merit and other no-need funding, 2008-2010.
Schlachter, G./ Weber, R.
Complete idiot's guide to financial aid for college.
Rye, D.
Debt-free college education or a debtor's burden.
Green, C.
Don't miss out : the ambitious student's guide to financial aid.
Leider, A.
Fastweb college gold : the step-by-step guide to paying for college.
Kantrowitz, M.
Ferguson career resource guide to grants, scholarships, and other financial resources.
How to pay for college : a practical guide for families.
Tanabe, G.
How to write a winning scholarship essay.
Tanabe, G.
Loans & Grants from Uncle Sam: Am I Eligible and for How Much?
Leider, A.
Scholarships 101 : the real-world guide to getting cash for college.
Stezala, K.
Especially for Students
7 secrets of savvy students: study smarter, not harder.
10 things employers want you to learn in college:
the know-how you need to succeed.
Coplin, W.
50 best college majors for a secure future.
Shatkin, L.
Campus dirt : insiders come clean on how to succeed at college.
Landy, S.
Everything you ever wanted to know about college:
a guide for minority students. Watkins, B.
Getting ready for college.
Berent, P.
How to survive your freshman year.
It's OK if you're clueless: and 23 more tips for the college bound.
McMillan, T.
The naked roommate : and 107 other issues you might run into at college.
Cohen, H.
Survival guide for college students with ADHD or LD.
Nadeau, K.
Especially for Parents
25 ways to make college pay off:
advice for anxious parents from a professor who's seen it all.
Coplin, W.
College knowledge:
what it really takes for students to succeed
and what we can do to get them ready.
Conley, D.
The launching years: smart parenting during senior year to college life.
Kastner, L.
Less stress more success: a new approach to guiding your teen through college admissions and beyond.
Jones, M.
Preparing for college: practical advice for students and their families.
Rooney, J.
Realizing the college dream with autism or Asperger syndrome:
a parent's guide to student success.
Palmer, A.
What to expect when your child leaves for college:
a complete guide for parents only.
Spohn, M.
Library Catalog
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College applications
College choice
College costs
College environment
College majors
College student orientation
College students
Higher education
Scholarships
Student aid
Student loans
Universities and colleges
Online Databases
Learning Express Library - High school students can find ACT and SAT preparation review and practice exams and college students can take advantage of the math, reasoning, writing and vocabulary skills improvement exercises.
Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center - The College Planning and Financial Aid section includes a college planning timeline, information on choosing a college and a college major, and detailed information on applying for student loans. Each section also includes related web links.
Gale General OneFile 
Current magazine and newspaper articles about college rankings, the admissions process, tuition, affirmative action, scholarships and fellowships and distance learning.
Links
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Last updated October 31, 2011