DOHERTY MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL - Worcester Public Schools
DOHERTY MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL - Worcester Public Schools
DOHERTY MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL - Worcester Public Schools
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College resources for students and families <br />
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Wired Scholar. Pointers on the search and application process, from preparation to getting loans;<br />
also has interactive tools for analyzing the affordability of schools and comparing financial aid award letters.<br />
v'lww.wiredscholar.com.<br />
Books<br />
Comprehensive objective directories<br />
Barron's Profiles ofAmericall Colleges. ::\ew York: Barron's Educational Series, Inc. Updated every two years.<br />
Chronicle Four- Year College Databook. Moravia, NY: Chronicle Guidance <strong>Public</strong>ations. Published annually.<br />
The College Board College Handbook. New York:<br />
Entrance Examination Board. Published annually.<br />
Peterson's Guide to Four- Year Colleges. Princeton, NJ: Peterson's Guides. Published annually.<br />
Peterson's Guide to Two- Year Colleges. Princeton, NJ: Peterson's Guides. Published annually.<br />
Subjective guides<br />
Fiske, Edward, and Robert Logue (contributor). The Fiske Guide to Colleges. Illinois: Sourcebooks Trade. Updated<br />
annually.<br />
Greene, Howard R., and Matthew W. Greene. The Hidden Ivies: Thirty Colleges ofExcellence. New York: Cliff Street<br />
Books, 2000.<br />
Pope, Loren. Colleges 17wt Change Lives: 40 <strong>Schools</strong> You Should Know ),bout Even If You're Not a Straight-A Student.<br />
New York: Penguin, 2000.<br />
Staff of Yale Daily News. The Insider's Guide to the Colleges.<br />
York: St. Martin's Press. Updated annually.<br />
Specialized topics<br />
College Board Book of;'vlajors. New York: College Entrance Examination Board, 2004. <br />
Detailed descriptions, written by professors, ofmore than 180 popular majors, plus lists of900 majors and the colleges that <br />
offer them. <br />
College Board College Cost & Financial Aid Handbook. New York: College Entrance Examination Board.<br />
Published annually.<br />
Peterson's Christian Colleges and Universities. Princeton, ::\J: Peterson's Guides. Updated every two years.<br />
Princeton Review et al. (eds.). The Hillel Guide to Jewish Life 011 Campus. 14th ed. New York: Random House<br />
Information Group, 1999.<br />
Princeton Review et al. (eds.). K':- W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities or Attention Deficit<br />
Disorder. 7th ed. :-;-ew York: Random House Information Group, 2003.<br />
Sherrill, Jan-Mitchell, and Craig A. Hardesty. The Gay, Lesbiml, and Bisexual Student Guide . .'-."ew York: r:.... ew York<br />
University Press, 1994.<br />
Strichart, Stephen S., and Charles T. Mangrum, II (eds.). Peterson's Colleges with Programs for Students with Learning<br />
Disabilities or Attention Disorder. 6th ed. Princeton, ~J: Peterson's Guides, 2000.<br />
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College Counseling Sourcebook 2004. Copyright 2004 by Col1ege Entrance Examination Board. All rights reserved. <br />
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