Books About Choosing a College

(1) The College Guide for Parents, Third Edition, Charles Shields. The College Board, 1994.

(2) The College Handbook, 2008. The College Board, 2008.

(3) Peterson's Guide to Four-Year Colleges, 2007, Twenty-Sixth Edition. Peterson's Guides, 2007.

(4) Barron's Profiles of American Colleges, Twenty-First Edition. Barron's Educational Series, Inc., 2008.

(5) Rugg's Recommendations on the Colleges, 25 Edition. Rugg's Recommendations, 2008.

(6) The Multicultural Student's Guide to the Colleges , Robert Mitchell. Noonday Press, 1996.

(7) How to Go to College Almost for Free, Ben Kaplan

(8) The Black Student's Guide to College Success 

(9) STUDENT'S GUIDE TO THE BEST STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS, Greg Tannen, Charley Winkler

(10) Kaplan Guide to Studying in the USA, Kaplan

(11) The Black Student's Guide to Scholarships, Revised Edition , Barry Beckham

Books About Preparing for Standardized Tests

Note: One of the best ways to prepare for standardized tests is to practice with actual tests. The first two books in the following list focus on copies of previously administered tests.

(1) Real SATs . The College Board, 2008.

(2) Official Guide to the ACT Assessment . Harcourt Brace Press, 2008.

(3) Barron's How to Prepare for the PSAT/NMSQT , Eighth Edition, Samuel Brownstein, Mitchel Weiner, and Sharon Weiner Green. Barron's Educational Series, 2008.

(4) Barron's How to Prepare for the SAT I , Samuel Brownstein, Mitchel Weiner, and Sharon Weiner Green. Barron's Educational Series, 2007.

(5) Barron's ACT, 2007-2008 with CD-ROM, Tenth Edition, George Ehrenhaft, Robert Lehrman, and Allan Mundsack. Barron's Educational Series, 2008.

(6) Preparation for the Sat and Psat, Edward Deptula (ed.). Arco Publishers, 2007.

(7) Cracking the SAT, 2008 Edition, Adam Robinson and John Katzman. The Princeton Review, 2008.

(8) Cracking the PSAT/NMSQT, 2008 Edition, Geoff Martz, Kim Magloire, and Theodore Silver. Princeton Review, 2008.

(9) The Princeton Review Word Smart:Building a More Educated Vocabulary, Adam Robinson. Princeton Review, 2001.

(10) The Official Study Guide for All SAT Subject Tests, The College Board.

(11) 10 Real SATs, Third Edition, The College Board, 2008.

(12) Solutions to the College Board, Valerie Knapp.

(13) How to Prepare for the Psat/Nmsqt, Samuel C. Brownstein, Mitchel Weiner

(14) How to Prepare for Sat I, Samuel C. Brownstein, Mitchel Weiner

(15) How to Prepare for Sat II, Samuel C. Brownstein, Mitchel Weiner 

Books About Financing Your Child's Education

(1) The Parents Guide to Paying for College, Gerald Krefetz. The College Board, 1999.

(2) College Costs and Financial Aid Handbook , 2006, Sixteenth Edition. The College Board, 2005.

(3) Peterson's Paying Less for College 1997 , Thirteenth Edition. Peterson's Guides, 1996.

(4) Best Buys in College Education, Third Edition, Lucia Solorzano. Barron's Educational Series, 2007.

(5) Don't Miss Out: The Ambitious Student's Guide to Financial Aid , 1996-97, Twentieth Edition, Anna Leider and Robert Leider. Octameron Associates, 1995.

(6) College Money Handbook 2008, Peterson's

(7) College Board Scholarship Handbook 

(8) Paying for College without Going Broke, 2008 Edition, Princeton Review

(9) The College Board Getting Financial Aid 2008, The College Board

(10) Free $ for College for Dummies, David Rosen, Caryn Mladen

(11) 529 & Other College Savings Plans for Dummies, Margaret A. Munro

Books About Private Sources of Financial Aid

(1) Foundation Grants To Individuals, Ninth Edition, L. Victoria Hall (ed.). The Foundation Center, 2007.

(2) The A's and B's of Academic Scholarships, Eighteenth Edition, Deborah L. Wexler (ed.). Octameron Associates, 2007.

(3) The complete grants sourcebook for higher education, Third Edition, David Bauer and David Bower. Oryx Press, 2007.