If your teenager's future includes college and you're wondering where to start, try the Internet. Web sites can walk you and your teen through many parts of the planning process --- from choosing a school to applying for financial aid and taking standardized tests. Start by exploring the sites below. There are also some scholarships on file in the guidance office. Stop by and check them out. Web Sites The Colleges Database: College Planning Resource - http://www.onlinecollegesdatabase.org/ Accredited Schools Online: Accredited College Search Tool - www.accreditedschoolsonline.org Accredited Schools Online: College Accreditation Guidebook - http://www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/college-accreditation-guide/ Scholarships for High School Seniors. - http://www.scholarshipsandgrants.us/scholarships-highschool-seniors/ FREE SAT Prep Program--online that includes a catalog of over 100 strategic study guides, an interactive vocabulary builder with over 5000 common SAT words, practice quizzes with explanations, and simulated practice tests. - http://domesatreview.com Scholarship Web Site - www.StudentScholarships.org Scholarship and Grant Web Sites - Search Google for Iowa Scholarships - www.google.com Scholarship and Grant Web Site - www.collegeboard.com/student/pay/index.html Scholarship and Grant Web Site - www.XAP.com Scholarship and Grant Web Site - www.nextstudent.com Free Scholarship Search - www.freescholarshipsearch.com Iowa Grants Guide - www.iowagrantsguide.org Scholarship Searches - www.Schoolsoup.com Scholarship Searches - www.collegeplanning.org Easy to Understand--Scholarship Help in preparing the application, scholarship essay, letters of recommendation, the interview, and much more - http://www.scholarshiphelp.org Good Site for information on colleges - www.collegenet.com Scholarship Search - www.fastweb.com FAFSA Free Application for Student Aid - www.fafsa.ed.gov Financial Aid - www.educaid.com Preparing for and selecting a college - www.wiredscholar.com Scholarship Searching - www.bankofamerica.com Misc. federal service information - www.students.com Scholarship Search - www.gocollege.com Common Application - www.commonapp.org ACT Information - www.act.org College Planning on the Web - www.c3apply.org Misc. Information - www.collegeboard.org Scholarship Search/Financial Aid - www.salliemae.com Visit the student's college choice www.mycollege??????.edu Scholarship Money for College www.absolutelyscholarships.com Student Loan www.estudentloan.com Financial Aid www.cashe.com Scholarships www.Scholarships.com Iowa College Student Aid Commission & Iowa Student Aid Programs www.iowacollegeaid.org Adventures in Education - Financial Aid info./Selecting a School--Planning a Career www.adventuresineducation.org CollegeEdge - Covers college applications and financial aid. Plus, offers planning checklists www.collegeedge.com U.S. Dept. of Ed.: Student Financial Assist. - Explains govt. financial aid programs - www.ed.gov/finaid.html Info. about colleges, scholarship, and career earnings - www.AnyCollege.com Web address for scholarships at the University of Iowa - www.uiowa.edu/financial-aid/scholarships Chat live with admission representatives, students, and faculty - www.onlinecollegefair.com If there are any questions, or you need more information concerning the counseling department, please feel free to call anytime at 485-2257 and ask for Tami Harman, 9-12 Guidance Counselor. |
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