The Montvale Free Public Library

The Montvale Free Public Library
Young Adult Services

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Young Adult Department

PROGRAMS AND CLUBS	PHOTO GALLERY

NEW BOOKS	KATE'S RECOMMENDATIONS	GOING TO COLLEGE
Summer Reading Program 2010 Guidelines for Young Adults	VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES	HOMEWORK HELPER

Spark Notes	Free study guides and plot summaries are available at this site for older students.
Cyber Teens	Interested in an on line community for YA's from all around the world? This website has everything from artwork to games to college exam preparation.
Teen Central	This website is for teens by teens to help teens with questions, problems & new ideas. It is totally anonymous.
Tolkien Trail	This website is set up so you can travel through Tolkien's fantasy world of middle earth. Discover, learn and enjoy. YEAH!!! LORD OF THE RINGS!
Yucky Kids	The best place for yucky science entertainment and totally gross facts on the Internet.
Teen Reads	Looking for a new book to read? Read reviews on current books to see if you like them.
Crafty Teen	Looking for a craft to make? Check out the ideas this site has to offer.
Internet Movie Database	This site allows you to search for just about any movie made in any year without having to go to a hundred different websites.
Teen Ink	Teen Ink is a magazine for teen writers, and their website is another place for teens to publish.
Teen Space	A+ research & writing for high school and college students.
Science Net	An easy way for students to locate quality science web sites. Science Net arranges the sites like a library, using the Dewey Decimal Classification. At present only the physics, chemistry, and geology subject areas are up and running. This site is sponsored jointly by the Toronto Public Library and Atomic Energy of Canada, Ltd.

GOING TO COLLEGE

You will be hard pressed to find a college WITHOUT its own home page on the Internet. Web addresses can be found in Barron's and Peterson's college guidebooks, US News & World Report on line, or you can try to construct the address. Most addresses take the form http://www.collegename.edu

Most colleges provide information on the admissions process and general information about the school. College catalogs and program descriptions are now found on nearly all college web sites. Some provide for filing applications over the Internet. Below is a list of colleges in New Jersey with links to their home pages and catalogs if available.

Other web sites you will find useful include collegenet.com which allows you to sort through over 500 colleges to find one that matches your needs. They provide a free database of scholarship information and include other links. Once you know where you are going you need to pay for it! Finaid.org is a highly acclaimed site for researching financial aid and scholarship opportunities. Go to the Department of Education's FAFSA site to download a free financial aid form.

Researching scholarship opportunities:
Broke Scholar
College Board's Scholarship Search
Fastweb
GeoScholarships.com

Other useful sites:
CollegeQuest.com - Peterson's on line guide
CollegeBoard.org - Site of the College Board of Entrance Examinations. Info on SATs.

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Last updated May 16, 2012.