Colleges and more
Useful Links
There are a lot of organizations out there to help you prepare for college. Here are some of the best.
The College Board offers a variety of tools and resources to help you prepare and plan for college. Learn how about your Big Future. Use College MatchMaker to generate a list of colleges that match your preferences. Create and manage your personal list of colleges with My Organizer. Get ready for the SAT by taking an official, free practice test.
College Abacus - Is a new online financial aid calculator that helps students learn how much it will cost to attend specific institutions. It is extremely easy to use and the interface is focused on providing a seamless user experience. The site presents information in a way students and their parents can easily understand. Overall, a very useful tool that bridges the gap between open data accessible online resources. https://collegeabacus.org/
This Is Grit - This is Grit is a student generated video campaign leveraging social media to spread Grit’s message that any student facing adversity is not alone, especially in the pursuit of collegiate, professional or development education. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s8ofDQUJq0
I'm First - Is an online community for first-generation college students, helping to find the best colleges, spark discussions and track progress along the way. https://imfirst.org/
How-To Programs and Books
Useful Links
There are a lot of organizations out there to help you prepare for college. Here are some of the best.
The College Board offers a variety of tools and resources to help you prepare and plan for college. Learn how about your Big Future. Use College MatchMaker to generate a list of colleges that match your preferences. Create and manage your personal list of colleges with My Organizer. Get ready for the SAT by taking an official, free practice test.
College Abacus - Is a new online financial aid calculator that helps students learn how much it will cost to attend specific institutions. It is extremely easy to use and the interface is focused on providing a seamless user experience. The site presents information in a way students and their parents can easily understand. Overall, a very useful tool that bridges the gap between open data accessible online resources. https://collegeabacus.org/
This Is Grit - This is Grit is a student generated video campaign leveraging social media to spread Grit’s message that any student facing adversity is not alone, especially in the pursuit of collegiate, professional or development education. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s8ofDQUJq0
I'm First - Is an online community for first-generation college students, helping to find the best colleges, spark discussions and track progress along the way. https://imfirst.org/
- FinAid – Links to scholarships, grants, loans, and graduate aid.
- StudentAid.gov – Information from the U.S. Department of Education on preparing for and funding education beyond high school.
- College Affordability Guide – This site’s mission is to provide clear, correct info and advice on the many options students have to reduce the cost of their degree, and to offer a fresh analysis of which colleges are doing the most to make high-quality education affordable.
- KnowHow2GO – Complete information on college prep, whether in middle school or seniors.
- Khan Academy - https://www.khanacademy.org/ - You can learn anything. For free. For everyone. Forever
- Khan Academy en Espanol - https://es.khanacademy.org/
- College Board - www.collegeboard.com (tiene una seccion en espanol)
- ACT- www.act.org (tienen una seccion en espanol)
- Kaplan test Prep - www.kaptest.com
- A Better Chance (Una mejor oportunidad) - www.abetterchance.org
- Knowledge is Power Program (Programa saber es poder) (KIPP) - www.kipp.org
- League of United American Citizen - LULAC - www.lulac.org
- United States Hispanic Leadership Institute - USHLI - www.ushli.org
- Illinois Student Assistance Commission - www.isac.org — Resource for exploring careers, planning for, finding, applying to and paying for college, Financial Aid Wizard and the Scholarship Finder.
- College Green Light - www.collegegreenlight.com — Free information to help find the right college per your personal factors and preferences
- College Net - www.collegenet.com — hosts official forms for many college and universities including admission forms, housing forms.
- College Plan - www.collegeplan.org — provides information on college selection, admission, and financial aid
- College Profiles - www.collegeprofiles.com — in-depth college profiles with information about academic programs, athletics, campus life.
- College Zone - www.collegezone.com — resource for exploring careers, planning for, finding, applying to and paying for college
- College Guide - www.mycollegeguide.org — provides information on college admissions, scholarships, loans, ACT /SAT
- College Express -www.collegexpress.com/ — get matched to colleges and scholarships that really fit you.
- NCAA Athletics- www.ncaaclearinghouse.net — official registration center for NCAA Athletics
- Core course GPA - www.corecoursegpa.com — assists student athletes in calculating their Core Course GPA. This website is a precursor to registering officially with the NCAA Clearinghouse.
- Scholar up - www.scholarup.net — A monthly e-newsletter and social community dedicated to helping students navigate the college-prep process.
How-To Programs and Books
- The Scholarship Workshop – Scholarship information from an award-winning author and scholarship winner.
- The Scholarship Academy – Offers curriculum to help students identify tailored scholarship options and build solid scholarship profile.
- Senior Year Head Start: for 9th, 10th and 11th graders. Win college money now
- Ayude a Sus Hijos a Triunfar en la Escuela Secundaria y Llegar a la Univesidad (Spanish Edition)
- Help your children succeed in high school and go to college (English Edition)
- El vuelo de la mama Quetzal: Como criar hijos exitosos y preparalos para las mejores universidades (Spanish Edition)
- Flight of the Quetzal Mama: How to Raise Latino Superstars and Get Them Into the Best Colleges (English edition)
- College Planner Workbook - by Sparknotes
- Go Girl Go! 2017 Directory of Grants, Scholarships and More For Women
- Winning Scholarships for College-Best Selling College Scholarship Guide from Marianne Ragins
Winner of More than $400,000 in Scholarships for College - The Scholarship Monthly Planner
