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Links for High School Students
Academic Performance Index (API)
Accountability Progress Reporting (APR)
California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE)
California English Language Development Test (CELDT)
Most Popular Links
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!
Personality and Career Assessment
Learning Styles Assessment – determine the best learning environment for you
The Princeton Review Career Test
Vocational Information Center
Military Careers
http://www.todaysmilitary.com– Military (general)
http://www.army.mil– Army
http://www.navy.mil– Navy
www.uscg.mil/USCG.shtm – Coast Guard
http://www.marines.com – Marines
www.af.mil./ – Air Force
Reading Lists for Students
College Board – 101 great books for the college bound readers
Search for Colleges
National Center for Education – links and searches to colleges and universities
State University – Profiles of state universities and other colleges by state
University of Phoenix – links and searches to all campuses by state
Peterson’s – find colleges by degree programs of interest
Online Education Links
University of Phoenix Online – degree and program information
AIU Online – financial aid info
DeVry University – technical programs available
Jones University – specializes in business and computer courses
College Rankings
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
www.ecampustours.com – virtual campus tours
www.campustours.com
www.campusview.com – collection of on line viewbooks
www.collegeselection.com/question.htm – 56 questions to ask on visitswww.collegiatechoice.com/ – non promotional videos of colleges
What Are My Chances at This School?
www.go4college.com/
www.collegedata.com/cs/promo/promo_calcodds_tmpl.jhtml
www.princetonreview.com/college/research/articles/find/MatchReachSafety.asp
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
SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject tests
Test Prep Resources
www.testprep.com – by Stanford Testing Systems
www.act.org – online registration and prep for ACT
www.EurekaReview.com – Eureka One on One Review, LLC
www.vocabulary.com/– fun ways to improve your vocabulary
www.admissiontests.org/– test prep resources
Online Education Links
www.scholarship.com/ – finding scholarships
www.fastweb.com – Financial Aid and Scholarship Search
www.collegeboard.com – College, Career, Scholarship Search
www.tuitions.com/ – scholarship search
www.wiredscholar.com – SallieMay site for financial aid
www.collegepayway.com/ – tools for planning to pay for college
Financial Aid Calculators
www.finaid.org/calculators/ – financial aid calculator
www.act.org/fane/index.html – calculator on the ACT website
Financial Aid Links
www.studentaid.ed.gov -Federal Student Aid Site or call 1-800-433-3243 (TTY 800-730-8913 for hearing impaired)
www.finaid.org – Student aid resource site
www.fafsa.ed.gov– online FAFSA application
www.college-scholarships.com/ – scholarships and contact information for them
For Minority, Low-Income, First Generation Students
www.pathwaystocollege.org – help for underserved communities
www.chciyouth.org – english and spanish information on planning – free publications
www.hispanicfund.org/ – Hispanic resource for college aid
www.uncf.org/ – United Negro College Fund
www.finaid.org/otheraid/minority.phtml – minority aid site
www.smart.net/~pope/hbcu/hbculist.htm – historically black colleges
www.ubp.com/ – universal black pages
collegefund.org – American Indian fund
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
www.black-collegian.com/ – the Black Collegian
www.BlackExcel.org – Black Excel: The College Help Network
www.hillel.org – Jewish resource for colleges
www.gmsp.org – Gates Millennium Scholars Fund
www.hsf.net – Hispanic scholarships
www.hacu.net – Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
www.jbhe.com – Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
qemnetwork.qem.org – Quality Education for Minorities
www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/education.html – Tribal Colleges, Native Studies Programs, and Indian Education
Students With Disabilities
www.ahead.org – Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
www.add.org – Attention Deficit Disorder Association
www.chadd.org – Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders
www.ldanatl.org – Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
www.ldresources.com – Learning Disability Resources
www.ncld.org – National Center for Learning Disabilities
www.dssc.org – Disabilities Studies and Services Center
www.fcsn.org -Federation for Children with Special Needs
www.ldonline.org – Learning Disabilities Online
