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Resources for Pre-College Students
- The College Board – Allows for high school students to conduct college searches, it provides information on SAT/ACT, tips on how to prepare for college, the college application process and timeline, advanced placement examinations, and scholarship search/financial aid information.
- The Education Planner- Covers preparing for college and timeline for high school seniors, college search and application, how to choose a college/university, career choice and how to write a resume.
- Peterson’s – Provides college timeline and preparation information, college search engine, preparing for entrance exams, and how to pay for school. Peterson’s includes information on majors and programs at colleges. In addition, there is information on admission essays and how to write an essay.
- College Bound E-profiles- Allows high schools scholars going to college to create a professional profile that allows the scholar to share information about them and also view other scholars. The website provides articles on college-going students.
- Next Step Magazine- An online magazine (find hard copies) that allows for college searches, college planning, career information, and contains articles with personal accounts from high school and college students.
- The Princeton Review- Website includes a college match/search, information on entrance examinations, and careers along with majors. There is a section dedicated to scholarship and financial aid information. There is a bookstore online that provides information on books with advice on college preparation.
Additional Resources:
www.gocollege.com
http://www.gmsp.org/
www.hesc.com
www.act.org
www.studentaid.ed.gov
www.tapweb.org
www.aacc.nche.edu/Pages/default.aspx
www.collegeview.com
http://collegeapps.about.com/od/choosingacollege/tp/ivy-league-schools.htm
http://www.4icu.org/
http://www.fastweb.com/
https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/default.aspx
