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ACT
Sample Test Questions Before taking the ACT, review sample
questions on line. There are also test tips and other resources.
SAT
and ACT College Entry Tests This site
offers links to sites that offer online preparation information
and courses.
Summary of Test Accommodations for the SAT and
ACT for Students Who are Learning Disabled1999-2000 School
Year by Earl S. Hishinuma, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Dept. of
Psychiatry, University of Hawaii.
Vocabulary
University Participate in these free vocabulary puzzles to
enhance vocabulary mastery. These exercises help prepare for SSAT®,
PSAT®, GED®, SAT® and ACT® tests, supplement personal
vocabulary acquisition, and are being used in home-schooling and
ESL programs.
Pay a fee for test preparation:
Princeton
Review, Kaplan,
ETS, and College Board
The
Admissions Office includes links to hundreds of colleges and
universities via a number of select metasites, school rankings,
entrance tests, applications, financial aid information, and scholarships.
Several resources for counselors are also listed. The Admissions
Office also offers "Lisa" (Live Internet Selection Assistance),
a college counselor who provides short answers to general questions
posted by users.
Careers
and Colleges includes information about selecting a school,
college life, and getting accepted. Search by career or by academic
major and be lead to the latest Occupational Outlook Handbook
information about the career areas of interest to you.
College Board Online This site has a Student/Parent
section and includes a guide to campus visits; online college
applications; scholarship, college, and career information; a
financial aid calculator; College Board test dates; and SAT registration.
College
Conquerors A college student with a sense of humor
and good music has designed a helpful site for the college bound.
Collegeview
This site provides a free online college search service with
profiles of more than 3,500 colleges, virtual tours, financial
aid information, and career planning tools.
College
Is Possible A resource guide for parents, students, and education
professionals that includes three sections: Preparing for College;
Choosing the Right College; and Paying for College. America's
colleges and universities have prepared this site to guide you
to the books, websites, and other resources that admissions and
financial aid professionals consider most helpful. With planning,
preparation -- and the right information -- college is possible
for almost every American.
The Education
& Career Center Peterson's (publisher of a number
of college guides) offers informationabout pre-college programs,
test preparation, colleges and universities, financing education,
distance learning, careers and vocational/technical education,
studying abroad, special schools, and more.
Embark (formally
Colledge Edge) offers, with free registration, a college match
search; a career/major search; a web-based apply on-line system;
and a scholarship search. Registrants may receive advertising
or e-mails with this service.
High School and College Planning A Family
Education Network site-see the section on this page titled "High
School and College Planning". Useful information and interactive
communication tools to help busy parents help their children succeed.
Includes quizzes, polls, discussion groups and articles on parenting
and education subjects. Also includes a network of local school
Web sites, with school calendars and community-level info enabling
parent-school connection.
NCES
College Search Conduct a search to find information for every
U.S. 2-year and 4-year college or university that includes: contact
information; tuition; enrollment; degrees and programs offered;
and diversity of student body.
Parent's
Guide to College is for parents of collegebound students.
The college database, interactive tools, and articles help you
navigate the sometimes turbulent college selection, admission
and financing process.
Princeton Review
This site offers tips, free services, and practice tests to those
prepping for college entrance exams, applying to colleges or looking
for a career.
U.S. News "College Planner" a series
of six easy-to-use work sheets designed to help you organize the
process of selecting a college and getting in. The first three
guide you in creating a suitable list of schools and in taking
full advantage of campus visits. The next two help you streamline
the application process itself. The final work sheet assists families
in comparing financial aid awards.
U.S.
News Colleges and Careers Center U.S. News and World
Report offers information about getting into college, finding
educational funding, choosing a career, and more. Sign up for
their newsletter.
America's 100 Most Wired Colleges (Click on
"Wired")Yahoo! Internet Life magazine presents
its ranking of the 100 most wired colleges in the United States.
It offers details about each school grouped into the following
categories: Hardware and Wiring (Does the school offer unlimited
Web access?); Academics (What percentage of classes has web pages?);
Student Affairs (Can students register online?); and Social Services
(Is there online gaming/chat/dating?).
Campus
Life Rankings is a US News & World Report/Fiske Guide
to Colleges rankings of campus life.
College
Catalog Collections is a subscription service that offers
more than 9,200 catalogs of U.S. and international schools in
their original cover-to-cover format on-line. Free college search
to match your requirements to schools. Then use catalog or go
directly to that school's web site.
College
Opportunities On-Line (COOL) is a research tool that allows
accessto information on more than 9,000 trade schools, colleges,
and universities in the US. Users may search COOL by geographic
region, by state, by city, by type of institution, or by instructional
programs, either alone or in combination. Queries yield general
information about institutions, such as type of institution, contact
information, Carnegie classification, and Title IV code. In addition,
each record provides the cost of tuition and fees, data on fall
enrollment, and a list of degrees or awards conferred.
College Rankings for
2000 Users can browse rankings of approximately 1,400 universities
and colleges, arranged by type and geographical area. Basic information
is provided for each, with a pull-down menu offering more detail
in eleven categories, including academics, admissions, student
body, extracurriculars, financial aid, and campus life, among
others.
College
& University Information Sites This detailed page
provides links to university home pages; allows one to search
for a college; and gives general information on college admissions,
majors, and programs.
Cooperative Education
Sponsored by the National Commission for Cooperative Education,
this site describes ways that students can get work experience
in related fields during college and includes links to colleges
offering co-op.
Degree
Search Find the colleges and universities that offer specific
types of degree or certificate programs. For students who know
the type of program in which they wish to enroll; this is a great
tool.
Interactive
Virtual CampusTours An index of campus virtual tours, maps,
Webcams, pictures and videos. The site takes time to visit; a
good site to visit after selecting a few colleges of high interest.
Apply Online
Home Page Download Apply! software, which contains
applications for more than 500 U.S. colleges and universities.
Schools that accept applications over the internet are noted.
Remind-O-Rama
Students who register at this site, sponsored by Princeton
Review, receive periodic e-mail reminders about deadlines for
college applications, financial aid forms, testing programs and
tips and advice to help you succeed.
College Funding
Company College-bound students and their parents will
find information on topics ranging from college preparation, admission
application, and financial aid to repaying educational loans.
College
Planning is Iowa's new center
to provide on-line financial planning assistance to students and
their families.
College
Scholarship Information There are dozens of sources of information
on college scholarships. This collection includes scholarship
information, links to resources from colleges, and other pointers
on applying for both admission and financial aid.
Free Application
for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for 2000-2001 This on-line
form is used to determine students' eligibility for federal grants
or loans, for most state student financial aid, & for aid
from many colleges or universities. The process takes anywhere
from 20 minutes for students who are familiar with the FAFSA,
to about an hour for first-time applicants. The application is
customized for each student, asking only those questions that
the applicant needs to answer. Online help & online editing
help prevent most mistakes. Students short on time can even save
everything onto a disk & complete & submit their application
later. The website also allows students (regardless of how they
filed) to check the status of their application, obtain their
estimated Expected Family Contribution (EFC) online, or request
a duplicate Student Aid Report (SAR). All 2000-01 financial aid
applicants will receive PINs in the mail. With these PINs they
will be able to make corrections on the web, apply for aid for
the following school year through a simplified renewal application
process, & check the status of loans they have that are in
the Department's databases.
Federal
Direct Loan Counseling and Quiz Take a 15 minute informational
counseling session and quiz to qualify for a federal direct loan.
Information covers the loan, other resources to consider, rights
and responsibilities as a borrower, and budget worksheets/calculator
to help you plan your finances.
The Financial
Aid Information Page This page is sponsored by the
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and
provides a free, comprehensive guide to student financial aid.
Find scholarships that are only available
to students at your school or do a quick search for athletic,
corporate, or minority scholarships. Fill out a profiler to personalize
your search. This is a US News & World Report section.
Money
Matters This is the portion of the U.S. Department
of Education's site that offers information about student financial
assistance.
fastWEB Set up a personalized profile that
will match your specific skills, and abilities, and interests
to fastWEB's database of over 400,000 scholarships. Complete six
simple steps to get immediate results on-line.
Updated! Student
Guide for Financial Aid 2000-2001 describes the federal student
financial aid programs. It is designed for persons entering a
postsecondary school for the first time. The guide is available
in HTML and .PDF formats.
Student Loan
information from Sallie Mae Includes
information, links, and tools for calculating costs. Home page
also includes a search feature that retrieves lender name and
contact information.
U.S.
Dept. of Education Financial Aid Web Page
Good links for families and educators on this newly designed page.
Plan your course work
and work-based learning experiences to support your career goals.
Record your plan in your portfolio, or use the "Course Plan
Drawing Board" printable worksheets for course work and experiences in the "Exploring Career Pathways Guide".