MORE GREAT RESOURCES FOR COLLEGE BOUND STUDENTS
Most Popular Links
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
Personality and Career Assessment
Bureau of Labor and Statistics Career Guide - link your favorite subject in school to a possible career
The Princeton Review Career Test
The Vocational Information Center
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
Online Education – general degree and program information
Peterson’s – find colleges by degree programs of interest
Online Education Links
DeVry University – technical programs available
Jones University – specializes in business and computer courses
AIU Online – includes financial aid info
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
American Assoc. of Community Colleges
Military Careers
Military (general)
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Marines
Air Force
What are my Chances at This School?
http://www.go4college.com/
Testing Calendars
The SAT Calendar
The ACT Calendar
Health and Safety for Students
Centers for Disease Control - learn what you can do to enjoy college the safe and healthy way!
Health Insurance – student health insurance quotes and plans
For access to services and immediate crisis help, call the Georgia Crisis & Access Line at 1-800-715-4225 or download the MY GCAL App. The App will allow you to call, text, or chat with GCAL 24 hours a day/7 days a week/365 days a year.
About the Different Tests
ACT test - used for college admissions, an alternative to the SAT
Advanced Placement (AP) tests - information about AP testing
College Level Examination Program (CLEP) - about the CLEP program
PSAT – Preliminary SAT
Test Prep Resources
http://www.act.org/ - online registration and prep for ACT
http://www.vocabulary.com/ - fun ways to improve your vocabulary
Scholarship Search
Scholarships - finding scholarships
Fastweb - Financial Aid and Scholarship Search
CollegeBoard - College, Career, Scholarship Search
Tuitions - scholarship search
SallieMae - SallieMay site for financial aid
http://www.collegescholarships.org/financial-aid/
http://migrant.net/migrant/scholarships/index.htm
https://vfwauxiliary.org/scholarships/young-american-creative-patriotic-art-contest/
http://www.noaa.gov/office-education/hollings-scholarship
http://www.rankinfoundation.org/students/eligibility/
http://diabetesscholars.org/college-scholarship/
Financial Aid Calculators
www.finaid.org/calculators/ - financial aid calculator
www.act.org/fane/index.html - calculator on the ACT website
Financial Aid Links
http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/ - Federal Student Aid Site or call 1-800-433-3243 (TTY 800-730-8913 for hearing impaired)
http://www.finaid.org/ - Student aid resource site
Scholarship Opportunities
Finaid - minority aid site
http://www.uncf.org/ - United Negro College Fund
collegefund.org - American Indian Fund
http://www.aihec.org/ - American Indian Higher Education Consortium
http://www.blackexcel.org/ - Black Excel: The College Help Network
http://www.hillel.org/ - Jewish resource for colleges
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
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.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