Colleges of Distinction is a trusted resource for guidance counselors, parents, students, and hundreds of colleges and universities across the U.S. It helps students find the right college using four distinctions:

Engages Students – Great Teaching – Vibrant Communities – Successful Outcomes

https://collegesofdistinction.com/

Find out your options on how to pay for college education costs. Understand tuition and fees, financial aid, and scholarships and loans.

Basic money-saving tips for college financial aid planning are just some of the many helpful features available from College for All Texans. Students can also learn more about:

• Testing

• The admission process

• Different majors

• Transferring colleges (including community college – 4 year)

• Making college plans at any age

• And more!

http://www.collegeforalltexans.com/

Struggling to choose a college? CollegeFactual.com’s data-driven insights are designed to help simplify this all-important choice. Find high quality colleges, explore college majors, explore and compare colleges, take a major matcher quiz to personalize your college match and fit.

https://www.collegefactual.com/

https://www.collegefactual.com/tools/find-my-major/introduction/

Gain access to a collection of resources that help you and your student begin preparing for college in high school – including admissions, financial aid, and more.

The GenTX website also includes:

• “Make It Happen” checklists for each grade level (7–12) to make sure you’re staying on track for college

• Great “To and Through” videos of students talking about their paths to college and careers

• Simple “Rock Your Future” guide to selecting the best college for you

http://gentx.org/

The Common Application provides this resource full of college essay writing tips, guidance on college recommendations, understanding application fees, fee waivers, and more. Lessons can be used by counselors to guide students, or students can use it directly! While these tip sheets are focused on the Common App, tips are transferable to other application systems as well.

https://www.commonapp.org/counselors-and-recommenders/common-app-ready

Niche helps you find the college that’s right for you. Search college reviews, rankings, and statistics. The 2020 Best Colleges ranking is based on rigorous analysis of academic, admissions, financial, and student life data from the U.S. Department of Education along with millions of reviews from students and alumni.

https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/all-colleges/

Not sure which college or university you’d like to apply to? Not sure about the requirements for applying to the one you’ve chosen? Apply Texas is more than just a college application platform. It includes great information you might find helpful, such as scholarship info and deadlines, immunization requirements, degrees offered and more.

https://www.applytexas.org/adappc/html/research_your_options.html