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Undergraduate Education

REF Barron's Guide to the Most Competitive Colleges. 3rd ed., 2003. 378.73 Barron's. BAR REF Barron's Profiles of American Colleges. 26th ed., 2005. 378.73 Barron's. BAR REF Black, Isaac. African American Student's College Guide. 378.161 Wiley, 2000. BLA REF The College Blue Book. 32nd ed. Macmillan, 2005. 378.73 Degrees offered by college and subject; Narrative descriptions; Tabular data. COL REF The College Board Book of Majors. 1st ed., 2005. 378.199 College Entrance Examination Board. COL REF The College Board International Student Handbook. 378.73 18th ed., 2005. College Entrance Examination Board. COL REF The College Handbook. 42nd ed., 2005. 378.73 College Entrance Examination Board. COL REF The Complete Book of Colleges. 2005 ed. 378.1542 Princeton Review. COM REF FACTS: The Directory of New England Colleges, Universities, and Institutes. 2005 ed. Desk New England Board of Higher Education. REF Fiske, Edward. The Fiske Guide to Colleges. 21st ed., 2005. 378.73 Sourcebooks, Inc. FIS REF Franek, Robert. The Best 357 Colleges. 2005 ed. 378.73 Random. BES REF The Insider's Guide to the Colleges. 31st ed., 2005. 378.73 St. Martin's Press. INS REF Killpatrick, Frances. The Winning Edge: The Student Athlete's Guide to College Sports. 378.1 7th ed., 2003-2004. Octameron Associates. KIL REF Making the Major Decision. 2004 ed. 378.194 Peterson's Guides. MAK REF Peterson's Competitive Colleges. 2004-2005 ed. 378.154 Peterson's Guides. PET REF Peterson's Four-year Colleges. 35th ed., 2005. 378.1542 Peterson's Guides. PET REF Peterson's Two-year Colleges. 35th ed., 2005. 378.1543 Peterson's Guides. TWO REF Peterson's Guide to College Visits. 2002 ed. 378.1542 Peterson's Guides. GUI REF Peterson's Honors Programs & Colleges. 3rd ed., 2002. 378.241 Peterson's Guides. HON REF Phifer, Paul. College Majors and Careers. 5th ed. 331.702 Ferguson, 2003. PHI REF Rugg, Frederick. Rugg's Recommendations on the Colleges. 22nd ed. 378.154 Rugg's Recommendations, 2005. RUG REF Solorzano, Lucia. Barron's Best Buys in College Education. 8th ed. 378.73 Barron's, 2004. SOL REF Spencer, Janet. Visiting College Campuses. 7th ed. 378.73 Random House, 2004. SPE REF Ultimate College Guide. 2005 edition. 378.73 U.S. News & World Report. ULT REF Vis, Nancy. Guide to College in Canada for American Students. 378.31 Knowledge Media International, 2003. VIS REF Weinstein, Miriam. Making a Difference College and Graduate Guide. 9th ed. 378.73 Sageworks Press, 2005. WEI

Graduate and Professional Education

REF Barron's Guide to Graduate Business Schools. 13th ed. 378.1553 Barron's, 2003. MIL REF Barron's Guide to Law Schools. 16th edition. 340 Barron's, 2005. BAR REF Barron's Guide to Medical and Dental Schools. 10th edition. 610.7 Barron's, 2003. WIS REF Best Graduate Schools. 2004 edition. 378.155 U.S. News & World Report. BES REF Directory of Schools for Alternative and Complementary Health Care. 2nd ed. 615.5071 Oryx, 1999. DIR REF Doughty, Harold. Guide to American Graduate Schools. 9th ed. 378.155 Penguin Books, 2004. DOU REF Fischman, Josh. Ultimate Guide to Medical Schools. 378.1553 Sourcebooks, 2004. FIS REF Health Professions Career and Education Directory. 32nd ed., 2004-2005. 610.711 American Medical Association. HEA REF Massachusetts and Rhode Island Schools of Nursing Directory. 2000-02 ed. 610.73 NERO Council of the MA/RI League for Nursing. SCH REF McGrath, Anne. Ultimate Guide to Law Schools. 340.071 Sourcebooks, 2004. MCG REF Medical School Admission Requirements, United States and Canada. 2005-2006 ed. 378.1553 Association of American Medical Colleges. MED REF Official Guide to ABA- Approved Law Schools. 2005 ed. 340.071 Law School Admission Council. ABA REF Peterson's Annual Guides to Graduate Study. 39th ed., 2005. 378.155 Peterson's Guides. PET Book 1: Graduate and Professional Programs Book 2: Graduate Programs in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Book 3: Graduate Programs in the Biological Sciences Book 4: Graduate Programs in the Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Agricultural . Book 5: Graduate Programs in Engineering and Applied Sciences Book 6: Graduate Programs in Business, Education, Health, Information Studies, Law. REF Peterson's Graduate Schools in the United States. 2005 ed. 378.155 Peterson's Guides. GRA REF Peterson's Law Schools. 2004 ed. 340 Peterson's Guides. LAW REF Peterson's MBA Programs. 2005 ed. 378.1553 Peterson's Guides. MBA REF Peterson's Nursing Programs. 2005 ed. 610.73 Peterson's Guides. PET REF Peterson's U.S. & Canadian Medical Schools. 4th ed., 2000. 378.155 Peterson's Guides. PET

Financial Aid

REF Annual Register of Grant Support. 38th ed., 2005. 378.3 Information Today, Inc. ANN REF Cassidy, Dan. Dan Cassidy's Worldwide College Scholarship Directory. 5th ed. 378.3025 Career Press, 2000 CAS REF Cassidy, Dan. Dan Cassidy's Worldwide Graduate Scholarship Directory. 5th ed. 378.3025 Career Press, 2000. CAS REF The College Blue Book: Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, and Loans. 32nd ed. Macmillan, 2005. 378.73 COL REF The College Board College Cost and Financial Aid Handbook. 25th ed., 2005. 378.3 College Entrance Examination Board. COL REF The College Board Scholarship Handbook. 8th ed., 2005. 378.34 College Entrance Examination Board. COL REF Hispanic Scholarship Directory. 5th ed., 2003. 378.34 WPR Publ. TWO REF Leider, Anna. The A's and B's of Academic Scholarships. 24th ed., 2004-2005. 378.34 Octameron Associates. LEI REF Leider, Anna. Don't Miss Out: The Ambitious Student's Guide to Financial Aid. 378.3 29th ed., 2005-2006. Octameron Associates. LEI REF Leider, Anna. Loans and Grants from Uncle Sam. 12th ed., 2005-2006. 378.3 Octameron Associates. LEI REF McKee, Cynthia. Cash for Grad School. 378.34 Harper, 2004. MCK REF Peterson's College Money Handbook. 22nd ed., 2005. 378.3 Peterson's Guides. PET REF Peterson's Scholarships and Loans for Adult Students. 1st ed. 374.001 Peterson's Guides, 2000. PET REF Peterson's Scholarships, Grants and Prizes. 9th ed., 2005. 378.34 Peterson's Guides. SCH REF Peterson's Sports Scholarships & College Athletic Programs. 5th ed. 378.34 Peterson's Guides, 2004. SPO REF Schlachter, Gail. College Student's Guide to Merit and Other No-need Funding. 378.34 2004 - 2006 ed. Reference Service Press. SCH REF Schlachter, Gail. Directory of Financial Aids for Women. 2003-2005 ed. 378.3 Reference Service Press. SCH REF Schlachter, Gail. Financial Aid for African Americans. 2003-2005 ed. 378.3 Reference Service Press SCH REF Schlachter, Gail. Financial Aid for Asian Americans. 2003-2005 ed. 378.3 Reference Service Press. SCH REF Schlachter, Gail. Financial Aid for Hispanic Americans. 2003-2005 ed. 378.3 Reference Service Press. SCH REF Schlachter, Gail. Financial Aid for the Disabled and their Families. 2004-06 ed. Reference Service Press. 378.3 SCH REF Schlacter, Gail. High School Senior's Guide to Merit and Other No-need Funding. 378.34 2004 - 2006 ed. Reference Service Press. SCH REF The Scholarship Book. 11th ed., 2004. 378.34 Prentice-Hall. SCH REF Scholarships. 2005 ed. 378.34 Kaplan Publishing. SCH

Financial Aid Pamphlets

REF Apple Book: New England Board of Higher Education's Regional Student Program. 2005-2006 ed. New England Board of Higher Education Desk REF Funding Your Education. 2005-2006 ed. Desk U.S. Department of Education. REF A Guide to Borrowing for College. Desk MA Educational Financing Authority. REF Handbook on Admissions and Financial Aid at Independent Colleges in Massachusetts. Desk Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in MA. REF The MEFA Loan. MA Educational Financing Authority. Desk

Graduate Education - Massachusetts Colleges

REF The Student Guide. 2005-2006 ed. Desk U.S. Department of Education.

Adult Education, Correspondence Study, and Home Education

REF Bear, John. Bears' Guide to Earning Degrees By Distance Learning. 15th ed. Ten Speed Press, 2003. 374.4 BEA REF Bear, John. Bears' Guide to the Best Education Degrees by Distance Learning. 374.4 Ten Speed Press, 2003. BEA REF Bear, John. College Degrees by Mail and Internet. 10th ed. 374.4 Ten Speed Press, 2005. BEA REF The College Blue Book; Distance Learning Programs. 32nd ed. 378.73 Macmillan, 2005. COL REF Criscito, Pat. Barron's Guide to Distance Learning. 2nd ed. 378.175 Barron's, 2002 CRI REF Peterson's Guide to Distance Learning Programs. 2005 ed. 371.35 Peterson's Guides. PET REF Rupp, Rebecca. The Complete Home Learning Sourcebook. 371.042 Three Rivers Press, 1998. RUP REF Scheps, Susan G. Librarian's Guide to Homeschooling Resources. 021.24 American Library Association, 1998. SCH

International Education

REF Peterson's Study Abroad. 2005 ed. 370.196 Peterson's Guides. PET REF Peterson's Short-Term Study Abroad. 2005 ed. 370.196 Peterson's Guides. PET REF Schools Abroad of Interest to Americans. 10th ed., 2003-2004. 370.196 Porter Sargent. SCH REF Study Abroad. Vol. 32, 2004-2005. 370.116 UNESCO. STU

Occupational Education

REF The College Blue Book: Occupational Education. 32nd ed. 378.73 Macmillan, 2005. COL REF Directory of Career Training Schools. 2005 ed. Desk Massachusetts Association of Private Career Schools. REF Peterson's Guide to Career Colleges. 2005 ed. 374.013 Peterson's Guides. GUI REF Peterson's Vocational and Technical Schools: East. 6th ed. 373.246 Peterson's Guides, 2003. VOC

Private Schools

REF The Handbook of Private Schools. 85th ed. 373.222 Porter Sargent Publishers, 2004. HAN REF Peterson's Private Secondary Schools. 2005 edition. 373.222 Peterson's Guides. PET REF The Vincent/Curtis Educational Register. 2003-2004 ed. 370.58 Vincent/Curtis. VIN

Public Schools

REF Massachusetts School Directory. 2001 - 2002 ed. Massachusetts 371 Massachusetts Department of Education. MAS REF Massachusetts School District Profiles. 1997 - 1998 ed. Massachusetts 370.974 Massachusetts Department of Education. MAS REF Patterson's American Education. 2005 ed. 373.73 Educational Directories, Inc. PAT REF Requirements for Certification of Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Administrators 371.12 for Elementary and Secondary Schools. 69th ed., 2004-2005. REQ University of Chicago Press.

Programs for the Gifted

REF Educational Opportunity Guide: A Directory of Programs for the Gifted. 371.953 2004 ed. Duke University. EDU

Programs for the Handicapped

REF The Directory for Exceptional Children. 15th ed., 2004-2005. 371.92 Porter Sargent Publishers. DIR REF Kravets, Marybeth. K&W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning 378.73 Disabilities or Attention Deficit Disorders. 7th ed., 2003. KRA Random House. REF Peterson's Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities or ADD. 378.73 7th ed. Peterson's Guides, 2003. COL

Summer Programs

REF Guide to Summer Camps and Summer Schools. 29th ed., 2004-2005. 796.54 Porter Sargent Publishers. GUI REF Peterson's Summer Opportunities for Kids and Teenagers. 2005 edition. 371.232 Peterson's Guides. SUM REF Schwebel, Sara. Yale Daily News Guide to Summer Programs. 3rd ed. 373.123 Simon & Schuster, 2002. SCH

Additional Resources

FINANCIAL AID FORMS ACT Assessment Student Registration Packet College Scholarship Service (CSS) Financial Aid Profile Federal School Code List Free Application for Federal Student Aid Solicitud Gratuita de Ayuda Federal Estudiantil INTERNET Please ask the Reference Librarian for education sites on the Internet.
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