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FOR THE 2007 - 08 ACADEMIC YEAR

Guidance Counselors Assigned to IB


SAT and ACT Testing and Preparation

THE ACT
www.act.org
The original ACT Web Page
COLLEGE BOARD ONLINE
www.collegeboard.org
PSAT and SAT testing
EDUCATIONAL & TESTING SERVICE
www.ets.org
A valuable site for testing information
KAPLAN PRE-COLLEGE INFO
www.kaplan.com/precoll/
Great information on PSAT, SAT, ACT tests, test scores and what they mean, sample test questions, and much more.
TEST PREPARATION
http://www.petersons.comL
Download free software for test prep
WEB WARE FOR THE SAT
www.testprep.com
These skill lessons are provided to help you review the math and verbal skills tested on the SAT.
FLORIDA ONLINE HIGH SCHOOL
flvs.net
The Florida High School has a free .5 credit class designed to help students with the SAT

Financial Aid and Scholarships

COLLEGENET
www.collegenet.com
This site provides extensive information on scholarships.
SALLIEMAE
www.collegeanswer.com
Search for scholarships, explore study abroad programs, and apply for loans using this site. A great page designed to help students prepare, select, apply, and finance college education.
US NEWS
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/eduhome.htm
America's Best Colleges 2006: Browse the newly released 2006 rankings, find your ideal school, and then get all the details you need to get in!
BRIGHT FUTURES SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
www.MyFloridaEducation.com/brfuture
In 1997, the Florida Legislature created the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program. This Florida Lottery-Funded scholarship rewards students for their academic achievements during high school by providing funding for them to pursue postsecondary educational and career goals in Florida.
CSS PROFOLE
http://www.collegeboard.org/profile/
This is the Web site for the online version of CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE - the fast, easy, convenient, secure way to apply for financial aid for the 2005-2006 school year. Students can also search for scholarships.
EFC CALCULATOR (Expected Family Contribution)
http://apps.collegeboard.com/fincalc/efc_welcome.jsp
How much money will your family be expected to contribute to the cost of college? How much financial aid will you be eligible to receive? Estimate your family's share of costs and family's financial need.
FAFSA
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
Free Application for Federal Student Aid: The Department of Education uses the information provided on your FAFSA to determine your eligibility for aid from the federal Student Financial Assistance(SFA) programs.
FASTWEB
http://www.fastweb.com
This site provides an extensive search of scholarships.
FINANACIAL AID PAGE & FAST WEB
http://www.finaid.org/
A Tremendous Financial Aid Web Page. A Wealth of Information, includes a scholarship search program designed to assist families in identifying potential scholarship services.
The FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/index.html?src=mr
The largest provider of financial aid, the federal government has a great deal of information on student financial aid.
COLLEGE DATA - YOUR ONLINE COLLEGE ADVISOR
http://www.collegedata.com
Choose, prepare, apply and pay for college with advice and tools from CollegeData. Get college admission help and search for colleges and scholarships.
STATE OF FLORIDA INFO ON SCHOLARSHIPS
http://www.firn.edu/doe/bin00065/home0065.htm
The Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) provides access to grants, scholarships and loans. The administration of these financial assistance programs rests on either the State Programs for grants, scholarships, and some Florida State loans, or on the guaranty agency for the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP).

College Planning and Searches

360' VIRTUAL CAMPUS TOURS
http://www.ecampustours.com
See what campus life is really like. Go inside dorm rooms, classrooms, and libraries.
COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY HOME PAGES - ALPHABETICAL LISTING
http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/cdemello/univ.html
This site has a listing of over 3000 colleges and universities.
COLLEGE SEARCH
http://www.mycollegeguide.org/
This site has information on the college application process. It also has a wonderful college search engine.
COLLEGE NET
http://www.collegenet.com
Admissions information on colleges, universities, and graduate programs.
COLLEGE VIEW
http://www.collegeview.com
Do your college search using CollegeViewฎ College Search. We're pleased to offer hundreds of virtual tours, financial aid and scholarship information, college search with profiles of over 3,800 colleges and universities, college-related books and articles, Ask the Experts with professional guidance counselors, and searchable archives, career counseling and career planning tools.
NCAA ONLINE
http://www.ncaa.org
Find out if you're on track to meet academic eligibility and core-course requirements. See what the graduation rate of the athletics programs and the athletes in your sport are at the colleges in which you are interested. Ask what academic support services are available and how academic progress is tracked.
PETERSON's GUIDE
http://www.petersons.com
A great resource for guidance counselors, students and parents interested in colleges, financial aid and scholarship information.
COLLGE PLANNING FOR FLORIDA SCHOOLS
http://facts004.facts.usf.edu/asp_sw/CollegeSearch/CollegeSearch.asp
On FACTS.org you can search for institutions by characteristics such as region of Florida, athletics, and on-campus housing availability, pinpoint locations on locator maps, and search for degrees/programs offered in Florida. You can even get the course requirements of degree/programs for an absolute picture of what to expect. It doesn't matter if you want to attend a public or private four-year college or university, community college, or vocational-technical center, FACTS.org has it all!
COLLEGE BOARD COLLEGE SEARCH
http://www.collegeboard.com/csearch
Use our college search engine now to find colleges and universities with specific characteristics and to research college admissions requirements.
ACT COLLEGE SEARCH
http://www.act.org/college_search/fset_col_search.html
Use our college search engine now to find colleges and universities with specific characteristics and to research college admissions requirements.
COLLEGE DATA - YOUR ONLINE COLLEGE ADVISOR
http://www.collegedata.com
Choose, prepare, apply and pay for college with advice and tools from College Data. Get college admission help and search for colleges and scholarships.
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