HELPFUL LINKS
Student Resources
Websites available with career, college, and financial aid information for students and parents. Click on the following links for more information.
- Education Planner - career and college planning
- Computer science careers
- Computer science scholarships
- Computer science degree options
- Fast Web - general college and financial information
- NCAA - National Collegiate Athletic Association information for student athletes
- Goodcall - extensive database of scholarship information
- The Princeton Review - all types of college information
- College Board - the SAT test preparation as well and college preparation information
- ACT - the ACT test and other resources
- Federal Student Aid Site - Federal Student Aid Site for students and parents
- FinAid - Student aid resource site
- U.S. Dept. of Education - search for student aid resources by state
- Scholarship Scams - avoid scholarship scams - don't pay!
- Undergrad Zone - free college prep checklist and free test prep
- Mental health careers
Scholarship Search
- Scholarship - finding scholarships
- FastWeb - financial aid and scholarship search
- College Board - college, career, and scholarship search
- Cappex - scholarship search
Financial Aid Calculators
- FinAid - financial aid calculator
- Financial Aid Need Estimator - calculator on the ACT website
Testing
About the Different Tests
- Advanced Placement (AP) tests
- PSAT test - preliminary SAT generally administered fall of Sophomore year - only selected Juniors take this
- ACT.org
- SAT.org
- Triumph Learning
- Vocabulary University - fun ways to improve your vocabulary
- Test Prep Review - free test preparation
- FabMarks
- Khan Academy
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 College Guide - find colleges by degree programs of interest
- Schools in the USA - career assessment center, testimonials from students about their choices, and links to over 1,500 colleges.
College Rankings
- Top 100 National Universities - developed by US News and World Report
- College and University Rankings - a list of rankings developed by the Princeton Review
Personality & Career Assessments
- Bureau of Labor and Statistics Career Guide - link your favorite subject in school to a possible career
- The Vocational Information Center
- South Carolina Career Information System (See your guidance counselor for the username and password)
Student Life
- Centers for Disease Control - learn what you can do to enjoy college the safe and healthy way!
- Break the Cycle - empowering youth to end domestic violence
- Love is Respect - comprehensive resource on the web to learn about dating violence
- GetNetWise - Helps parents stay "one-click" ahead of would-be pornographers, hackers, child-predators and those who would misuse your and your child's sensitive information
- Wired Safety - Helps people of all ages with anything that can go wrong online, from con artists, identity thieves, predators, stalker criminal hackers, online fraud, cyber-romance gone wrong and privacy problems.
Online Education
- AIU Online - career relevant degrees
- Capella University - degree programs listed by professional focus
- Kaplan University - includes financial aid information
- University of Phoenix - includes links to all campus locations
What are My Chances at This School?
- College Data - see what colleges look for and how to make your applications stand out
- College on Princeton Review - helps you calculate the right school for you
Virtual Tours
Students with Disabilities
- AHEAD - Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
- Autism - Autism and PDD Support Network
- ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder Association
- CHADD - Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders
- LDA - Learning Disability Resources
- NCLD - National Center for Learning Disabilities
- FCSN - Federation for Children with Special Needs
- LD Online - Learning Disabilities Online
- Down Syndrome & Sleep
- ADHD & Sleep
- Autism & Sleep
For Minority, Low-income, First Generation Students
- FinAid for Minority Students - minority aid site
- HACU- Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
- UNCF - United Negro College Fund
- AIHEC - American Indian Higher Education Consortium
- GMSP - Gates Millennium Scholars Fund
- HSF - Hispanic scholarships
- TOEFL - Test of English as a foreign language
- Native Culture - Tribal Colleges, Native Studies Programs, and Indian Education
