Takes about 30 minutes to complete questionnaire. Scholastic promises to submit your profile to hundreds of colleges in the hope that recruiters will have an interest in you. This comprehensive site has links to college official web sites and offers school-specific chat rooms for talk with other prospective students. Search by major, location, sports, etc. Also, check the latest rankings of colleges by region, majors, snow depths, and more.
Articles weigh whether to stay local or go away, and whether to take time off before college.
The focus is on American students abroad, but there's a search engine for studying English as a second language. This site has databases for American students and foreigners. It also lets you search not only by country, language and subject, but also by the name of the school or sponsor. If your priority is choosing by country, try this National Registration Center for Study Abroad site. THE job listing site.