College Planning, Searches and Applications

College Basics

http://www.collegebasics.com :  Offers tips and insider secrets about planning for college, applying for college, financial aid, admissions essays, college interviews, and much more.

College Board Online

http://www.collegeboard.com/: An excellent tool for college admissions: planning, searching, applying and paying for college.

The Princeton Review

http://www.princetonreview.com/:  Guides for undergrad, grad. medical, law and business schools.

College for Texans

http://www.collegefortexans.com/:  Guide for the college process, includes military options. You may browse in English or Spanish.

College Scholarships, Colleges, and Online Degrees

http://www.college-scholarships.com/:  Links for colleges and scholarships. Has lists for Women's Colleges, Christian Colleges and colleges with programs for learning disabilities.

Peterson's Colleges and Universities

http://www.petersons.com/:  College-planning site including search, test prep and financial aid.

Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions

http://www.kaptest.com/index.jhtml:  Site for testing, admissions, college life, health and medical degrees and professional degrees. Click on "more" for complete information in each field.

Global Computing Links to American Universities

http://www.globalcomputing.com/university.htm  Fun site for locating links to colleges, governors, newspapers, cities, states, and lots more!

U.S. Universities,

http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/alpha/index.html: http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/state/index.html

National Association for College Admission Counseling

http://www.nacacnet.org/: For all the latest changes and innovations in admissions and financial aid, check here. You can locate College Fairs on this site.

College View

http://www.collegeview.com/index.html    College search and comprehensive college planning site.

Common Application

http://app.commonapp.org/  Link to the Private Universities/Colleges Common Application. Accepted by 298 private colleges.   Online submission, all print forms and requirements are available.

Texas Common Application

College Ranking

Education and Social Science Library

http://www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankings.htm:  Various College and University rankings from the library of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

USNews

http://www.usnews.com/ :  Click on Best Colleges. This is the most highly respected source for ranking and evaluating of post secondary schools. Premium services run for a year from late August and costs about $15.00.

Princeton Review 's The Best Colleges Ranked by Students  

http://www.princetonreview.com/:

Campus Dirt

http://www.campusdirt.com/:  Provides college search, compare, salary predictor, and top ten lists.

College Majors and Career Information

Bridges

http://www.bridges.com/: Career and Planning site that includes interest inventories. Instructions for creating a portfolio are available in College and Career Resource Center or from your advisory teacher.

Occupational Outlook Handbook

http://www.bls.gov/oco/  provides career information by occupation. This is an excellent resource for career preparation and information.

Occupation Information Network O*NET OnLine

http://online.onetcenter.org/: Interactive occupational information accessible for all. Resource developed for the US Department of Labor by the National O*NET Consortium.

Iseek

http://www.iseek.org/sv/index.jsp:  Internet System for Education and Employment Knowledge (ISEEK) is an excellent source for career exploration, gives descriptions, preparations, alternatives, and links.

LifeWorks

Career Voyages: the ultimate road trip to career success. US Department of Labor. Check out the Career Compass link for self assessment.

http://www.careervoyages.gov/

CareerShip

http://www.mapping-your-future.org/features/careership/index.cfm

Mapping Your Future

http://www.mapping-your-future.org/   

College Access

http://going2college.org/

Keirsey Temperament

http://www.keirsey.com/

Live Career - free career interest test.

http://www.livecareer.com/

Common Application for Texas Public Universities

http://www.applytexas.org/

THEA Practice Test (formerly TASP)

http://www.thea.nesinc.com/

College for Texans

http://www.collegefortexans.com/A guide for the college process, includes military options

Texas Mentor-

http://www.texasmentor.com/Student planning site for private Texas Schools

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board  

http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Provides information on the state's education programs, colleges and universities, financial aid assistance programs, grants, scholarships, continuing education programs, and career opportunities

SAT/ACT Preparation Classes

TestMasters
http://www.testmasters.com/ /: 281-564-7700 Offer sessions in Kingwood. 12 classes, about $699. $25 Off coupon available in College Center. Guarantees a 300 pt improvement.  Students report they really enjoy this course.

Kingwood College- Continuing Education

http://www.kingwoodcollege.com/ ( Go to My Quicklinks- Select Continuing Education -Select Test Prep):  SAT Preparation $41 or $164, one day or one week session. Call (281) 312-1660 or (281) 312-1661.

Kaplan 

http://www.kaptest.com/index.jhtml: Cost about $899 1-800-KAP-TEST or 713-520-7223.

Princeton Review

http://www.princetonreview.com/college/testprep/  Cost about $899. Houston Office (713)688-5500

On-line College Admission Test Registration and Preparation

College Board

http://www.collegeboard.com/:  Click on "For Students" then "SAT Preparation".

ACT Home Page

http://www.act.org/: Register online for the ACT, and practice.

THEA Exam (Texas Higher Education Assessment)

http://www.thea.nesinc.com/

TOPCAT

http://testprep.collegefortexans.com/  Texas Online Preparation for College Admissions Tests!

Vocabulary.com

http://www.vocabulary.com/

Peterson's

http://www.petersons.com/

Number2.com

http://number2.com/is a free test prep that is lots of fun, and will send you reminders to practice.

Educational Testing Service

http://www.ets.org/is the world's largest private educational testing and measurement organization and a leader in educational research. Has links for the AP, SAT, Toefl, and more.

Test Prep Review

http://www.testprepreview.com/  Your Source for Free Practice Tests

Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions

http://www.kaptest.com/index.jhtml

The Student-Athlete

NCAA - http://www.ncaa.org/

NCAA Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete -  http://www.ncaa.org/library/general/cbsa/2005-06/2005-06_cbsa.pdf   to view and/or save to your computer. OR - Call the NCAA publications hotline at 800/638-3731 and ask for a free copy of the "Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete

NCAA Clearinghouse for online Registration http://www.ncaaclearinghouse.net/

NJCAA http://www.njcaa.org/National Junior College Athletic Association

NAIA - http://www.naia.org/National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics / http://www.naia.org/local/memberschools.htmlfor a list of member NAIA schools

Student/Athlete Educational Association http://www.chap.com/

It is recommended to begin the process of applying to Service Academies in the Fall of your Junior Year. Except for The Coast Guard, nominations are required.

Air Force Academy http://www.usafa.af.mil/  

Coast Guard Academy http://www.cga.edu/ .

Merchant Marine Academy http://www.usmma.edu/ 

Naval Academy http://www.usna.edu/  

US Military Academy (West Point) http://www.usma.edu/  

For students who would like to experience a military environment while getting a first-class education, a Senior Military College (SMC) offers the best of both worlds. SMCs are among the most prestigious and famous education institutions in the world. You can learn more about each SMC by visiting their official Web sites:

Norwich University http://www.norwich.edu/  

Virginia Military Institute http://www.vmi.edu/  

The Citadel http://www.citadel.edu/  

Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets http://www.vtcc.vt.edu/  

North Georgia College & State University http://www.ngcsu.edu/  

Texas A&M Corps of Cadets http://www.aggiecorps.org/  

Mary Baldwin Women's Institute for Leadership http://www.mbc.edu/vwil/  

Air Force ROTC: http://www.afrotc.com/  

Army ROTC: http://www.goarmy.com/rotc/  

Naval ROTC: https://www.nrotc.navy.mil/  

The United States Navy http://www.navy.mil/  

The National Guard http://www.ngb.army.mil/  

The Marines http://www.usmc.mil/  

The Army http://www.army.mil/  

The Air Force http://www.af.mil/  

The Coast Guard http://www.uscg.mil/USCG.shtm  

US Military Careers http://armedforcescareers.com/ 

US Military.com   http://www.usmilitary.com/

The Defense Link http://www.defenselink.mil/  

Federal Student Aid PIN Registration site

http://www.pin.ed.gov/ :  Getting your PIN early before Christmas will hasten the application and determination process with the FAFSA. Corrections and updates are much easier too.

FAFSA

http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ : Online -Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Required by most colleges for Financial Aid.

Funding Education Beyond High School  

http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/index.html :  A comprehensive resource on student financial aid from the U.S. Department of Education. The Student Guide tells you about financial aid programs and how to apply for them. Booklets are available in the Colleg/Career Resource Center.

Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation

http://www.tgslc.org/  Private, non-profit corporation designated to administer the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP).

The College Answer

http://www.collegeanswer.com/   Sponsored by SallieMae

FinAid

http://www.finaid.org/ :  (The SmartStudent's Guide to Financial Aid), was established in the fall of 1994 as a public service. This award-winning site has grown into the most comprehensive annotated collection of information about student financial aid on the web.

FastWEB

http://www.fastweb.com/ :  (Financial Aid Search through the Web) is a searchable database of more than 275,000 private sector scholarships, fellowships, grants, and loans from more than 10,000 sources worth more than $775 million. It has a facility to notify you by e-mail when new scholarships meeting your qualifications come available.

Scholarship Coach:

http://www.scholarshipcoach.com/ :  I'm your virtual Scholarship Coach! As you use this site, my goal is to help you find and win college cash. By Ben Kaplan author of "How to go to College for Free". Turn up your sound, it talks to you!

College Aid Calculator

http://www.aie.org/Calculators/EFC/index.cfm : Plan and estimate your share of college costs.

Students Gateway to the Government

http://www.students.gov/