COASTAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

HELPFUL LINKS

HELPFUL LINKS

Financial Aid
  • FAFSA Application
  • USA.gov
  • GoodCall
  • FinAid!
  • Computer Science Scholarships​
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

Test Prep Resources
  • 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
  • ECampus Tours
  • Campus 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

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