Student & College Life - Directory of Online Resources

The Student Center > Student Life

4students.co.uk
Sections include: Subject Timetable ; UCAS Form Filler ; Budgeter ; Newsletter.
Registration is required.

Access America for Students
Official "student gateway to the U.S. government."
"...brings together all kinds of information and services that students and their families have told us they need. You can come to one place to find what you want, instead of searching the entire web. We've done the legwork, so you save time and have more success finding what you need."
A wealth of information but I recommend skipping the annoying intro

All About College
"...links to websites of various topics such as: financial aid, searching for a job, daily news, software, sites for students, educators & parents."

American Institute for Foreign Study
"...organizes cultural exchange programs throughout the world for more than 40,000 students each year...Programs include: Au Pair in America, Study Abroad College Programs, and Camp America."

Back to College
News and resources for returning students.

The Black Collegian
Online magazine

College Drinking: Changing the Culture
Sections include: Links ; Research ; Just the Facts ; NIAAA Reports ; 3-in-1 Framework ; College Alcohol Policies.

• A Call to Action: Changing the Culture of Drinking at U.S. College (April 2002)
  Task Force of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism report.

CollegeU.com
Sections include Survival Guide, Guidance Office, Student Center, and Shopping

The Daily Telegraph - Juiced - (dead link)
Student web site of The Daily Telegraph

Database of Internet Resources on Diversity - (dead link)
Major sections include: General ; Multiculture ; Area Studies ; Politics
University Diversity Committee, UC Santa Barbara

DiversityWeb
An Interactive Resource Hub for Higher Education
"...offers a compendium of Recommended Resources designed for campus practitioners, from faculty members and administrators to student leders [sic] and graduate students. The Recommended Resources include syllabi, models for faculty development and other materials to help campus practitioners create an environment where diversity is considered part of an on-going commitment to excellence."

Dr. Drew Pinksy

EduWiz.com
The Education Wizard : academic, athletic and education information directory for students and educators

HBCU-Central.com
"The Megasite for Information and Services Related to Historically Black Colleges and Universities."

Heath Resource Center
"...is the national clearinghouse on postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities."
American Council on Education

• Creating Options: A Resource on Financial Aid for Students With Disabilities - (dead link) (2001) [.pdf]

IIE Passport
"...to guide you quickly and easily to the information on US education abroad most needed to plan your own learning experience." Includes a 5,000 program listing you can use to identify the best opportunities abroad for your personal needs.

Institute of International Education

International Students in Action - (dead link)

Internet Headquarters for Student Government
"...designed to be a clearing house for ideas, links and, student issues. The design of this site is to give student governments worldwide the chance to interact with each other."

Internet University
This popular site includes sections on pretty much all phases of student life. Includes Chat rooms.

ISSK - International Student Survival Kit - (dead link)
Includes Newsletter, Useful Info, Message Board and a Chat line

Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC)

• Opening Doors (July 2002)
  Student's Perspectives on Juggling Work, Family, and College
  By Lisa Matus-Grossman, Susan Gooden with Melissa Wavelet, Melisa Diaz, Reishma Seupersad

Measuring Up 2002
The State-By-State Report Card for Higher Education
"This report grades states on their performance in five categories: preparation, participation, affordability, completion, and benefits."
- National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education

National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
The College Student Report

New York Times - College Times
"Find recent news from The New York Times related to your academic major or field of study."
Includes sections for both students and faculty.
Free registration required.

New York Times - College Nutrition
Recent articles from the New York Times.
Free registration may be required.

PBS - NOVA - Killer Disease on Campus (aired September 3, 2002)
"Doctors combat the deadliest form of meningitis, which strikes young people out of the blue."
Sections include: Interview and Personal Essay (Amy's Story, Behind the Scenes) ; Interactives and Animations (Killer in the Bloodstream, Making Vaccines) ; FAQs ; Links ; Books ; Teacher's Guide ; Transcript.

Pew Internet & American Life Project
"The Project creates original research that explores the impact of the Internet on children, families, communities, health care, schools, the work place, and civic/political life."

• The Internet Goes to College: - (dead link)
  How Students are Living in the Future with Today's Technology (September 2002)

Studenthomework.com
Links to resources for college students.
Includes scholarship searches, lecture notes, tutors, and college rankings.

studyabroad.com
"Here you will find listings for thousands of study abroad programs in more than 100 countries throughout the world. You will also find hundreds of links to study abroad program home pages."

Sabbatical Homes
The Real Estate Agency for Universities around the World
"...dedicated to bringing international academics on sabbatical leaves, research trips or exchange programs together on the Web. It is a place where scholars can go to post their homes for rent or exchange or to search for what other academics have posted in the database."

SearchEdu.com
Searches over 20 million university and education pages.

"Sexual Victimization of College Women" [.pdf] (January 2001)
US Justice Department report

Student Advantage: Academic Life - (dead link)
Includes articles, discussions, polls, In Focus, as well as general information in dealing with college life.

studentUK
Online community or "UniverCity" for all UK students

Studying in Canada: A Guide for Foreign Students
From Citizenship and Immigration Canada

U-Wire
"...the daily, electronic, student-written news service covering the nation's college campuses."

UCLA - Higher Education Research Institute (HERI)
Publishes The American Freshman, the annual report "of normative data on the characteristics of students attending colleges and universities as first-time, full-time freshman.

U.S. Department of Education

• Office of Postsecondary Education
  • Campus Security Statistics Search Page - (dead link)

Upspeakable: The Naked Truth About STDs - (dead link) Includes "quick, direct, and honest information about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), their symptoms, or treatment...learn more about your risk for sexually transmitted diseases...STD Clinic Locator...learn how to speak with your partner about the risks for contracting STDs."

USA Today - On Campus - (dead link)

usnews.com: Education: College

• America's Best Colleges - (dead link)

Textbooks

1000s of College Bookstores
"Free directory to thousands of online university and college bookstores."

Classbook.com
New and Used College Textbooks

Direct Textbook
"Find Cheap Used College Textbooks"

S2SNetwork
"The Student-To-Student Network is an online marketplace for
students to buy and sell used textbooks and other goods."

Studentbooks.co.uk
"Studentbooks offers a free service for students to sell and buy used books to other students at their university."

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