• How to save money on college textbooks (eleven suggestions that will help you save bigbucks on textbooks)
• How to Go to College Cheaper (New from the author of College Prep 101 - hundreds of ideas on how to save money on college)
• A Day in the Life of a College Student (read what a college student does, every minute of the day!)
• Interview with a College Student (just what it says - interviews with college students)
• College Terminology (list of commonly used college terms and their definitions)
• Scholarships (information from my book, from columns I've written, and links to specific scholarship information)
• College Planning Checklists (we've got checklists for all ages - from very young children through the end of high school)
• ACT/SAT Prep Info (suggestions on how to maximize your score on these important and stressful tests)
• What to Bring to College (list of all the things you need to remember to bring with you to furnish your new home)

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College Corner 

CollegePrep-101 encourages students to investigate numerous colleges and universities before making any decisions. 

*  One California university that has been receiving a lot of buzz lately is Redlands University, in Redlands, CA.

*  My alma mater, Oklahoma State University, has recently moved up in the U.S. News and World Report rankings for it's Career and Technical Education undergraduate degrees (Occupational Education).  Check out the College of Education page for more details.

*  Not your father's Devry University...  devry columbus offers associates, bachelor's, and master's degrees in fields like Education, Media Arts, Computers, Health, and more.  Check it out, you'll be impressed!