For Juniors and Seniors
The following sites have a great deal of information about places
to study theatre, colleges in general, and college financial aid. Gather what you can, then sift through the material to determine
what's most interesting and best for you.
This site is a valuable resource for various aspects of your college
quest. It includes guides for planning to go to college, exploring career options, paying tuition, and searching for information
on thousands of schools. Base your college search on a school name, your preferences, or a comparison feature.
CollegeNET provides over 1,500 customized online admissions
applications to college and university programs. The site included a scholarship database with over 600,000 awards. CollegeNET
does not sell student data to third parties; user information remains private.
Loans, scholarships, military aid, and financial aid applications
are all explained on this comprehensive site. Find out about interest rates, repayment plans, loan consolidation, common scholarship
scams, and other types of information. There's a link to their partner FastWeb, which offers a customized scholarship search.
The U.S. Department of Education's website offers information about
federal student aid programs and a version of the FAFSA, the basic government student aid application form, that you can download
or complete online.
The college guide publishing company provides resources for selecting,
financing, applying to, and preparing for college. One search section focuses on visual and performing arts programs and ofers
either overviews or detailed descriptions of theatre departments. An online bookstore offers Peterson's guides at a discount.
The Princeton Review's website includes a college search engine,
articles about choosing a school, scholarship information, and online applications.
Run by the U.S. Department of Education, this site provides students
with resources for everything from the college search to financial aid to filing your taxes in the spring. A more specialized
site than the other one, this one focuses on the college and post-graduate experience.
This site offers advice on many topics including selecting a major
and obtaining financial aid. A discussion forum is also available for aspiring musical theatre majors.
