College and Career Information
 
 

U.S. News and World Report Education Site
http://www.USNews.com/usnews/edu/
Rating information on colleges, graduate schools and high schools.

Choosing a College
http://www.USNews.com/usnews/edu/college/cohome.htm
This web site has questions to help you choose the right college based on major, grades, size of the college, location, diversity, etc.

Top Colleges Ratings-2001
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/corank.htm
Each year U.S. News and World Report ranks the best colleges and universities in the United States.  The criteria includes SATs, faculty to student ratio, how selective the school is, etc.  There is a separate ranking by region and type of college.

Campus Program.Com
http://campusprogram.com/
Locate colleges and universities in the United States and Canada by program.

UC Pathways-University of California
http://www.ucop.edu/pathways/
This web site helps you choose the right University of California.

CSU Mentor-California State Universities
http://www.csumentor.edu/
This is an excellent web site that helps you choose the right Cal State University.

College View
http://www.collegeview.com/

College Net
http://cnsearch.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/CN/index
Search for college of your choice by academic program.

College Express
http://www.collegexpress.com/
Find your college, find out about admissions requirements, get tips on getting admitted, find out about atheltic scholarships, etc.

American Universities
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/CLAS/american-universities.html
Find the home page of 4 year colleges in the United States that you are interested in.

Planning for College
http://AdventuresInEducation.org/tours/gt_tourmenu.cfm?thread=Students

Nellie Mae Loan Link
http://www.nelliemae.com/

SAT Information
http://www.collegeboard.org/sat/html/students/indx001.html

Secrets of the SAT
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/sats/
A PBS Frontline program web site. It allows a student to play the role of a college admissions officer by reviewing informating and choosing which students they would admit.  Then they can find out who was actually admitted and why.

The Princeton Review
http://www.review.com/
Take a practice SAT test.

The College Board
http://www.collegeboard.org/
Information on financial aid and SATs.

College Level Pac Rim and International Studies Programs

International and Area Studies Program-UC Berkeley
http://www.ias.berkeley.edu/

East Asian Languages and Cultures Dept.-UCLA
http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/ealc/

Center for International and Overseas Programs-UCLA
http://www.isop.ucla.edu/
Centers for International Studies at UCLA are divided into the following centers: Pacific Rim Studies, Japanese Studies, East Asian Studies, International Business, International Relations, Chinese Studies, Korean Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, and more. Go to: http://www.isop.ucla.edu/centers/

Latin American Studies-UCLA
http://www.isop.ucla.edu/las/

International Development Studies-UCLA
http://www.isop.ucla.edu/ids/

Interdisciplinary Studies at UCI
http://www.hnet.uci.edu/IDP/
The options include: Peace and Global Conflict Studies, Global Sustainability, Latin American Studies, etc.

Stanford University-Dept. of History
http://www.stanford.edu/
Stanford has degree programs in East Asian Studies, Latin American Studies, International Relations, other interdisciplinary programs and history.

University of Hawaii
http://www.hawaii.edu/
Degrees in International Business, International Cultural Studies, Pacific Asian Management Institute, Pacific Island Studies, etc.

University of Washington-Jackson School of International Studies
http://jsis.artsci.washington.edu/

International Security Program-Harvard University
http://ksgnotes1.harvard.edu/BCSIA/ISP.nsf/www/Home

Harvard Institute of International Development
http://www.hiid.harvard.edu/

International Studies Program-University of Oregon
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~isp/deptinfo/info.html

International Studies Program-University of Pennsylvania
http://lauder.wharton.upenn.edu/

Bureau of Labor Statistics Career Information
http://stats.bls.gov/k12/html/edu_over.htm

Occupation Outlook Handbook 2000-2001
http://stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm