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 Financial Aid & Scholarships:

 
Finaid
  • Provides helpful information on where to find scholarships and how to save for college.
 
CSS Profile
  • Creates an account that colleges can view to let you know scholarship eligibility.
 
Fast Web
  • Gives very specific information on where to find scholarships.
 
Scholarships
  • Scholarship search engine [has many choices]
 
Fast Aid
  • Gives very specific information on where to find scholarships.
 
Funding Your Education
  • This site is solely a guide to student aid.
 
FAFSA
  • The main site for acquiring information and forms for applying for financial aid and scholarships.
 
Fresch! Free Scholarship Search
  • A search engine for a multitude of scholarship opportunities
 
 
College Search:
 
College Board College Search Site
  • Offers many choices in different variations for college preferences. Refers to financial aid, GPA, & SAT each college requires.
 
Princeton Review
  • This site discusses standardized testing [SAT & PSAT], with helpful hints. Also evaluates different colleges and prospective majors for students.
 
College View College Search
  • Lists a plethora areas of study, provides tuition costs, able to search schools based on location and academic interests.
 
 
College Information:
 
Peterson’s
  • Detailed college information [admissions, majors, student body, campus life, etc]. Offers information on scholarships, financial aids, and sells study guides for all standardized tests.
 
 
College Board
  • This site is beneficial for any information regarding college information. Whether is be prospective schools, certain majors, standardized tests, internships, personal matches, etc.
 
College Express
  • Find thousands of college scholarships and grants worth over $7 billion with search engine
 
 
Standardized Testing:
 
SAT Question of the Day
  • This site is beneficial in preparing for the SAT each day by answering an SAT question. This site provides a lengthy explanation and helpful hint as to why the answer was correct.
 
Test of English as a Foreign Language
  • This allows an ESOL student to prepare for the best [by offering tools of improvement] and registering for the test. This website can also let one access their test scores on the test.
 
ACT Home Page
  • Provides general facts for the test [subjects covered, number of questions, scoring system] and allows one to register for the test.
 
SAT II Learning Center
  • This site discusses strategies and practice questions for the SAT subject tests. Covering over 20 subjects, one can download a free SAT practice booklet.
 
College Board Test Dates
  • This site provides the test dates and deadlines for registration for the SAT.
 
SAT Online Registration
  • This is the site that one must use to register for any of the SAT tests.
 
ACT Online Registration
  • This is the site that one must use to register for the ACT test.
 
Number Two
  • A good test preparation site. (FREE)
 
Classic Hangman – SAT Vocab Words
  • Effective and fun way to learn important vocabulary for the SAT.
 
 
Special Needs and Learning Differences:
 
Health Resource Center
  • Good site for students with disabilities in planning their college career
 
LD Online      
  • This site helps parents and students with learning disabilities, mainly students with ADHD
 
College Planning for Students with Learning Disabilities
  • Helps children with learning disabilities develop and appropriate educational program.
  • Characteristics of the post secondary institution
 
 
Resources for Special Interests:
 
Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
  • This is a good search engine for Christian Colleges
  • Scholarship opportunities and further career opportunities discussing Christian services
 
Hillel
  • This site is most beneficial to Jewish students who want to explore and celebrate their Jewish identity in college
 
ASPIRA Association Inc.
  • An investment in Latino Youth
 
 
United Negro College Fund
  • UNCF provides operating funds and technology enhancement services for 39 member historically black colleges and universities
 
Native American College Services
  • Students are able to look into Native American studies and major.
  • Does not explore other majors, only one focus
 
Junior Achievement
  • Educating youth on business, economics, and succeeding in a global economy
 
Maryland Higher Education Commission
  • Education commission of Maryland [states the basics]
 
NAIA
  • This site is for students who want to do a college sport but also want a greater focus education as well
 
NCAA
  • This site is beneficial for students who want to play a sport in college
  • Students can look into different schools and chose the best fitted school [talks about schools statistics]
 
 
Service Academies:
 
U.S. Military Academy at West Point
  • Home page for West Point
  • States the schools philosophies, policies, and describes admission requirements
 
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
  • Lists different athletic programs
  • Provides all the requirements needed in attending Merchant Marine Academy
 
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
  • Lists different athletic programs
  • Provides all the requirements needed in attending Coast Guard Academy
 
U.S. Air Force Academy
  • This website is a vital source for the U.S. Air Force Academy [listing the services and admission requirements]
 
U.S. Naval Academy
  • This website is a vital source for the U.S. Naval Academy [discusses admissions, academics, athletics, etc]