PLANNING FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER WEBSITES

Website Testing Sites College BoardRegistration site for the SAT and AP exams along with college planning site ACTRegistration for the ACT test THEATest to evaluate student readiness for college-level coursework in Texas Kaplan Test PrepOffers prep for more than 90 standardized tests including college entrance exams Princeton ReviewVarious test prep options along with college rankings College Application Sites Common ApplicationFree online undergraduate application used by over 400 colleges & universities Apply TexasAdmissions & scholarships applications for Texas colleges & universities College Planning Sites College for All TexansGuide to the college process for all Texans College Week LiveTake virtual college tours or talk with college admissions representatives GoCollegeResource covering college admissions, financial aid, educational options, & surviving college Going2CollegeExplore career options, plan for college & locate financial aid sources Big FutureCollege Boards own planning site where you can find colleges, learn about financial aid, and make a plan for college Petersons Colleges & Universities Provides data on over 4000 colleges, universities and graduate programs along with financial aid information and test prep resources. NACACNational Association of College Admission Counseling site that offers resources for students & parents Ecampus ToursVirtual campus tours along with college planning & scholarship search First in the FamilyAdvice about college for first generation college students US News College RankingsHighly respected source for ranking & evaluating colleges & universities FASTWEBSearch for scholarships with their free scholarship matching service and find money for college NCAA ClearinghouseSite for students who want to participate in intercollegiate athletics at an NCAA Division I or II institution Link www.collegeboard.com www.actstudent.org www.thea.nesinc.com www.kaptest.com www.princetonreview.com

www.commonapp.org www.applytexas.org

www.collegefortexans.com www.collegeweeklive.com www.gocollege.com http://going2college.org/ https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/ www.petersons.com www.nacacnet.org www.ecampustours.com www.firstinthefamily.org www.usnews.com/rankings then click on Best Colleges www.fastweb.com www.ncaaclearinghouse.net

Website Money for College FAFSAFree Application for Federal Student Aid site that all students need to complete when applying for financial aid for college Federal Student AidLearn about federal student aid & how to apply along with repayment info Texas Guaranteed Student LoanSite for families & students to learn about college & financial aid FinAid!Free resource about student financial aid eScholarshipsPassword protected site to locate money for college. See your counselor for the password ZinchWorks with students to locate scholarships & colleges Scholarships.comFind scholarships while colleges recruit you College ViewFind free scholarships, financial aid, college and career information Career Sites COINCareer website that provides college information, job outlook, and career assessment tests. See your counselor for login info Occupational Outlook HandbookUS governments premier source of career guidance about hundreds of jobs

Link www.fafsa.ed.gov http://studentaid.ed.gov/ www.tgslc.org/students www.finaid.org www.collegeguidancecousultants.com www.zinch.com www.scholarships.com www.collegeview.com

http://www.coin3.com/ www.bls.gov/oco/

Also visit Clements HS Counseling Website at http://clementscounseling.wordpress.com to see information about: Scholarships College Visits College Preview Days Summer Programs at Colleges College Application Process SAT/ACT Dates After high school planning guide and much more information to help you navigate the post-high school process