Guidance
Resources
Web sites available with career, college and financial aid information for seniors and parents. Click on the following links for more information.
Popular Links
- Education Planner - comprehensive info on careers and colleges.
- Career Cruising (user name: lmhs; password: careers) - excellent career information.
- www.fastweb.com - general college and financial info.
- www.commonapp.org - Common Application for Undergraduate Admissions
- Campus Champs - info for student athletes.
- School Soup - extensive database of scholarship information.
- The Princeton Review - all sorts of college information
- College Board - The SAT test plus all sorts of testing and college preparation information
- ACT - the ACT test and other resources
- Federal Student Aid Site - Federal Student Aid Site for students, parents and counselors
- FinAid - Student aid resource site
- US Dept. of Education - search for student aid resources by state
- Scholarship Scams - avoid scholarship scams - don't pay!
- Undergradzone.com - Free College prep checklist and free test prep
- NCAA Eligibility Center for Student Athletes
Testing
About the Different Tests
- ACT test - used for college admissions, an alternative to the SAT
- Advanced Placement (AP) tests - information about AP testing
- www.collegeboard.com/prof/counselors/apply/12.html - Sat Subject Test Requirements at different schools
- College Level Examination Program (CLEP) - about the CLEP program
- ISEE – Independent School Entrance Exam - often used for entrance into private high schools
- PLAN test - generally administered fall of Sophomore year
- PSAT – Preliminary SAT
Testing Calendars
Test Prep Resources
- http://www.testprep.com/ - by Stanford Testing Systems
- http://www.act.org/ - online registration and prep for ACT
- http://www.eurekareview.com/ - Eureka One on One Review, LLC
- http://www.vocabulary.com/ - fun ways to improve your vocabulary
Search for Colleges
Search for Colleges
- National Center for Education - links and searches to colleges and universities
- Online Education and College Degrees – online education and degree program information
- Peterson’s – find colleges by degree programs of interest
College Rankings
- Top 100 National Universities - US News & World Report
- College and University Rankings - a list of different ranking sites
Two Year College Resources
- Community College Review – profiles of community and junior colleges
- Axia College – online education offering associate degrees
- League for Innovation in Community Colleges – international consortium of community colleges
- American Assoc. of Community Colleges
Virtual Tours
- http://www.ecampustours.com/ - virtual campus tours
- http://www.campustours.com/
- http://www.campusview.com/ - collection of on line view books
- http://www.collegiatechoice.com/ - non promotional videos of colleges
What are my Chances at This School?
- http://www.go4college.com/
- www.collegedata.com/cs/promo/promo_calcodds_tmpl.jhtml
- www.princetonreview.com/college/research/articles/find/MatchReachSafety.asp
Other Resources
Online Education Links
- AIU Online – career-relevant degrees
- Capella University – degree programs listed by professional focus
- Kaplan University – includes financial aid info
- University of Phoenix – includes links to all campus locations
- Westwood College – technical program available
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?
- The Princeton Review Career Test
- The 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
Health and Safety for Students
- Centers for Disease Control - learn what you can do to enjoy college the safe and healthy way!
- Gyms and Fitness Clubs – gym and health club directory, stay fit and healthy
- Healthy Minds – great mental health resource
- Affordable Health Insurance – student health insurance quotes and plans
Minorities and Students with Disabilities
For Minority, Low-Income, First Generation Students
- www.finaid.org/otheraid/minority.phtml - minority aid site
- www.smart.net/~pope/hbcu/hbculist.htm - historically black colleges
- http://www.yesican.gov/ - White House initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
- http://www.yosipuedo.gov/ - spanish version of same site as above
- http://www.chciyouth.org/ - english and spanish information on planning - free publications
- http://www.hispanicfund.org/ - Hispanic resource for college aid
- http://www.uncf.org/ - United Negro College Fund
- http://www.ubp.com/ - universal black pages
- collegefund.org - American Indian fund
- http://www.aimd.org/ - American Institute for Managing Diversity
- http://www.aihec.org/ - American Indian Higher Education Consortium
- www.sciencewise.com/molis - Minority Scholarships and Fellowships
- www.ed.gov/offices/OBEMLA -Department of Education/Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs
- http://www.black-collegian.com/ - the Black Collegian
- http://www.blackexcel.org/ - Black Excel: The College Help Network
- http://www.gmsp.org/ - Gates Millennium Scholars Fund
- http://www.hsf.net/ - Hispanic scholarships
- http://www.hacu.net/ - Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
- http://www.jbhe.com/ - Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
- qemnetwork.qem.org - Quality Education for Minorities
- www.ets.org/toefl - Test of English as a foreign language
- www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/education.html - Tribal Colleges, Native Studies Programs, and Indian Education
Students With Disabilities
- http://www.ahead.org/ - Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
- http://www.add.org/ - Attention Deficit Disorder Association
- http://www.chadd.org/ - Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders
- http://www.ldanatl.org/ - Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
- http://www.ldresources.com/ - Learning Disability Resources
- http://www.ncld.org/ - National Center for Learning Disabilities
- http://www.fcsn.org/ -Federation for Children with Special Needs
- http://www.ldonline.org/ - Learning Disabilities Online
- http://www.nifl.gov/ - National Adult Literacy & Learning Disabilities Center