Helpful Links
Student Athletes
NCAA Clearinghouse – For students interested in participating in college athletics
https://www.ncaaclearinghouse.net/NCAA/common/index.html
Financial Aid & Scholarships
FAFSA – Free Application for Federal Student Aid
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
FinAid – Guide to Financial Aid
http://www.finaid.org/
FastWeb – A comprehensive free scholarship search and information site
http://www.fastweb.com/
Florida Bright Futures
http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/ssfad/home/uamain.htm
Wired Scholar – Help in planning for the college destination
http://www.collegeanswer.com/index.jsp
CollegeNet – Information regarding scholarships, loans, admissions, and more.
http://www.college.net/
Free-4U – Scholarship opportunities by category (Military, minority, athletics, etc.)
http://www.free-4u.com/
CollegeBoard -- Locate scholarships, loans, internships, and other financial aid programs
http://www.collegeboard.com/splash/
College Applications & Admissions
The Common Application – Apply for more than 200 colleges and universities easily.
http://www.commonapp.org/
Peterson’s Guide -- Listing of nearly every college in North America
http://www.petersons.com/
Council for Christian Colleges & Universities – Christian colleges that integrate faith and learning
http://www.cccu.org/
Hobson’s Christian Colleges Guide
http://www.CollegeView.com
National Association of Christian College Admissions Personnel
http://www.naccap.org/
Explore schools and careers
http://www.embark.com
National Association for College Admission Counseling – Great information about the college admissions process
http://www.naccap.org/
Valuable college and career news
http://www.usnews.com
Virtual campus tours, a college search, articles about college life
http://www.eCampusTours.com
Careers
FACTS.org – http://www.facts.org/cgi-bin/eaglec?MDASTRAN=SW-HMMNE00
Designed for Florida students. See the “Careers” section for a career interest inventory and career builder program.
Career Magazine – Articles about specific careers and career exploration
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/home.htm
Occupational Outlook Handbook – Current and projected information for over 300,000 careers.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/
Military careers – A look at 4,100 military careers.
http://www.todaysmilitary.com/app/tm/careers
Career Explorer -- Career and School Search
http://www.careerexplorer.net/
Mapping Your Future – One-stop site for regarding career planning and exploration
http://www.mapping-your-future.org/
College Majors – Information about degree programs, double and joint majors
http://www.mymajors.com/
Standardized Testing
ACT – American College Testing website
http://www.act.org
SAT – Scholastic Assessment Test website
http://www.collegeboard.com
Test Preparation
http://www.kaplan.com/TestPreparation/ -- Test preparation
http://www.review.com/college/ -- Princeton Review
TestPrepReview – Free Practice Tests
http://www.testprepreview.com/
Official SAT Question of the Day
http://www.collegeboard.com/apps/qotd/question
Selective Service
Register Online for Selective Service
https://www4.sss.gov/regver/register1.asp