Helpful Resources
MOST POPULAR LINKS The Princeton Review - all sorts of college information College Board- The SAT test plus all sorts of testing and college preparation informationACT - the ACT test and other resourcesFederal Student Aid Site - Federal Student Aid Site for students, parents and counselorsFinAid - Student aid resource siteStudents.gov- student gateway to the US GovernmentUS Dept. of Education- search for student aid resources by stateScholarship Scams- avoid scholarship scams - don't pay!
PERSONALITY AND CAREER ASSESSMENT Bureau of Labor and Statistics Career Guide - link your favorite subject in school to a possible career Life Colors Questionnaire- What Kind of Person Are You?Minnesota Career Information System - Username: holyfamily Password: fireThe Princeton Review Career TestThe Vocational Information Center
READING LISTS FOR STUDENTS Young Adult Library Services - outstanding books for the college bound College Board- 101 great books for the college bound readers
SEARCH FOR COLLEGES National Center for Education - links and searches to colleges and universities Online Education and Degrees- online education and degree program informationPeterson's - find colleges by degree programs of interestONLINE EDUCATION LINKS AIU Online - career-relevant degrees Capella University- degree programs listed by professional focusKaplan University- includes financial aid infoUniversity of Phoenix Online- includes links to all campus locations Westwood College- technical program availableCOLLEGE RANKINGS
TWO YEAR COLLEGE RESOURCES Community College Review - profiles of community and junior colleges Axia College Online- online education offering associate degreesLeague for Innovation in Community Colleges- international consortium of community collegesAmerican Assoc. of Community CollegesMILITARY CAREERS todaysmilitary.com - Military (general) army.mil- Armynavy.mil- Navyuscg.mil/USCG.shtm- Coast Guardmarines.com - Marinesaf.mi - Air ForceVIRTUAL TOURS ecampustours.co - virtual campus tours campustours.comcampusview.com - collection of on line view bookscollegiatechoice.com- non promotional videos of colleges
WHAT ARE MY CHANCES AT THIS SCHOOL? go4college.comcollegedata.com/cs/promo/promo_calcodds_tmpl.jhtmlprincetonreview.com/college/research/articles/find/MatchReachSafety.asp
TESTING CALENDARS The SAT Calendar The ACT CalendarHEALTH AND SAFETY FOR STUDENTS Centers for Disease Control - learn what you can do to enjoy college the safe and healthy way! Healthy Minds - great mental health resourceHealth Insurance Quotes- student health insurance quotes and plans
ABOUT THE DIFFERENT TESTS ACT test - used for college admissions, an alternative to the SAT Advanced Placement (AP) tests - information about AP testingCollegeboard.com/prof/counselors/apply/12.html- Sat Subject Test Requirements at different schoolsCollege Level Examination Program (CLEP) - about the CLEP programISEE - Independent School Entrance Exam - often used for entrance into private high schoolsPLAN test- generally administered fall of Sophomore yearPSAT- Preliminary SATTEST PREP RESOURCES testprep.com - by Stanford Testing Systems act.org- online registration and prep for ACTeurekareview.com- Eureka One on One Review, LLCvocabulary.com- fun ways to improve your vocabulary
SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH
FINANCIAL AID LINKS studentaid.ed.gov- Federal Student Aid Site or call 1-800-433-3243 (TTY 800-730-8913 for hearing impaired) finaid.org- Student aid resource sitestudents.gov- student gateway to the US Governmentfafsa.ed.gov- online FAFSA applicationFOR MINORITY, LOW-INCOME, FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS finaid.org/otheraid/minority.phtml - minority aid site smart.net/~pope/hbcu/hbculist.htm- historically black collegeseducacionsuperior.orgyesican.gov - White House initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americansyosipuedo.gov- Spanish version of same site as abovechciyouth.org - English and Spanish information on planning - free publicationshispanicfund.org- Hispanic resource for college aiduncf.org - United Negro College Fundubp.com- universal Black Pagescollegefund.org - American Indian Fundaimd.org- American Institute for Managing Diversityaihec.org- American Indian Higher Education Consortiumlite.researchresearch.com - Minority Scholarships and Fellowshipsed.gov/offices/OBEMLA- Department of Education/Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairsblack-collegian.com - the Black Collegianblackexcel.org - Black Excel: The College Help Networkhillel.org - Jewish resource for collegesgmsp.org- Gates Millennium Scholars Fundhsf.net- Hispanic scholarshipshacu.net - Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universitiesjbhe.com- Journal of Blacks in Higher Educationqemnetwork.qem.org - Quality Education for Minoritiesnativeculture.com/lisamitten/education.html - Tribal Colleges, Native Studies Programs, and Indian EducationSTUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ahead.org - Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) add.org - Attention Deficit Disorder Associationchadd.org- Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disordersldanatl.org- Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)ldresources.com - Learning Disability Resourcesncld.org - National Center for Learning Disabilitiesfcsn.org - Federation for Children with Special Needsldonline.org - Learning Disabilities Onlinenifl.gov - National Adult Literacy & Learning Disabilities Center
