CAREER,
EDUCATIONAL, AND FINANCIAL AID WEB SITES
CAREER AND COLLEGE SELECTIONS:
www.MyRoad.com
is a program offered free through
the College Board which is available to students who have taken the
PSAT/NMSQT. It will use your personal
data to help you find a college, explore majors, research careers, etc. To log
on: If you have already been to www.collegeboard.com
and created a user name/password (register for ACT) go to “already a
member”; if not, go to MyRoad is free (at lower
right); learn more; test takers option to create an account; continue
registration.
www.tuitionfundingsources.com is a private web site from Pepsi-Cola Co.
given to the
COLLEGE SELECTIONS:
www.collegeplanning.nelnet.net
NEXT STOP COLLEGE
www.collegeboard.org online application service for over 300 colleges and universities provided by The College Board
2008-2009 COMMON APPLICATION: www.commonapp.org
The following sites let you enter specific information about yourself, print a list of all the college scholarships available for which you might qualify. Information will also be provided on how to obtain and submit applications for those scholarships.
National Scholarship Search: www.fastweb.com
Scholarship, college, & career search site: www.schoolsintheusa.com
www.collegeplanning.nelnet.net
VOLUNTEERING
Volunteering experience can turn a good scholarship application into a competitive scholarship applicant.
FastWeb has partnered with VolunteerMatch.org to provide volunteer opportunities to FastWeb members in their area:
AP course descriptions and booklets that cover this information can be downloaded free of charge from this site:
www.collegeboard.com/apstudents
To determine what AP scores specific colleges require and what credit(s) will be given at the college:
www.collegeboard.com/ap/creditpolicy