INTERNET LINKS

Athletics

NCAA Eligibility Center -Registration for athletes who would like to play Division I or II athletics in college

College Info

Community College Directory -Listing of all California community colleges

College Comparison -Information on four-year California colleges

College Search -Build a list of schools and compare them as you continue your college exploration

Community Service Recognition

Congressional Award- Learn how 14-23 year-olds can earn an award from the US Congress

Cool Websites... Competitions... Enrichment... Visiting Campuses

Competition: YoungArts -High school 15-18 year-olds may apply in one or more disciplines, including cinematic arts, photography, visual arts, and more. Up to 50 finalists are nominated to be named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts, and are invited to ARTS Week, where they compete for cash prizes and scholarships.

Coursera -FREE online courses offered by Princeton, Stanford, Michigan and UPenn

DayTripperUniversity- GREAT site offering info on each college, where to stay and eat, local attractions, and MORE!

MIT OpenCourseware -More than 2000 courses offered FREE for enrichment

Open Studio Project -At this virtual artist-in-residence, find art-making activities created by a roster of international artists

Financial Aid/ Scholarships

Best Colleges for Your Money

College Cost Estimator- Enter information and find out what students with your profile paid to attend the institution in previous years

Going Merry- FREE personalized scholarship list, simplified FAFSA instructions, GREAT tool for students and parents

Scholarship Owl- FREE scholarship matching service

Scholarship Search- Another FREE college scholarship search

Math (All about)

Calculus.org- BEST place for help with calculus!

Students with Special Needs

Internet Resources -Comprehensive directory for parents of students with special needs

Testing

Colleges that Deemphasize SAT or ACT -Provided by Fairtest.org

PREP

ACT PREP -Test prep sponsored by the ACT

ACT PREP -Free SAT and ACT prep sponsored by Number 2.com

SAT/PSAT PREP -SAT and PSAT prep, sponsored by the College Board

PSAT

PSAT/ National Merit Scholarships -Learn why you should care about the PSAT

REGISTRATION

Registration (ACT)

Registration (SAT)

Writing

Visual Thesaurus -Click Look it Up and Enter a Word for a visual display of word meanings.