Websites that will guide your high school career smoothly to college

 Organize your high school plan  Know where to go to look for the right information for college  Scholarship search  Meet your deadlines  Use your online resources wisely and efficiently

 Provide timelines and checklists  Direct you to appropriate resources in areas that include:  Finding the right college  Taking the right classes  College prep classes  Testing  Scholarships  Paying for school Also provides resources for parents and counselors

 Websites that charge you fees for college prep  You do not want to pay for:  Scholarship search engines  Essay review  FAFSA completion  Any college search activity

 Register for a free College Board account  My Road is free after having taken the PSAT/NMSQ AT

 Organize your college preparation  Take career assessments  Search school info  Create a profile for college prep and applications

 CSS Profile application for available on October 1, 2010  Some schools require completion of the FAFSA and the CSS Profile in order to determine financial need  List of schools available on College Board

 Pay for College section  Contains useful resources:  scholarship search  Compare loan rates  EFC calculator  EFC calculator gives you an estimated amount that your family will be expected to contribute  Offers insight to how much your family will be eligible for financial aid

 Offers a comprehensive search engine  Can also include search for:  Federal aid programs  Internships  Loans  Research grants  Make a profile to narrow your search  For example, by:  Ethnicity  Sport and Club Participation  Academics

 Search results for a scholarship search

 Offers free in- depth information on colleges  Includes:  Cost of Attendance  Student body profiles  Majors offered  More

 Scholarship search engine  Loan information  FAFSA  Financial aid process explanation

 Free scholarship search  Make an account with Student Edge  Can search for 2 year programs, 4 year programs, and technical schools

 Can narrow the search  Profile includes school information to narrow it  Student can provide additional information

 Sign up for access to “Career” and “College” sections  Offers info on:  Careers  Scholarships & Aid  Study Abroad  Opinions & Advice  More

 take a career assessment quiz  Education needed to pursue careers  Search college profiles  Understanding and applying for financial aid

 Make a free registration to access the scholarship search  Scholarship search is currently being updated, so unavailable for now  Other resources:  FAFSA  Loan information

 Campaign created by the American Council on Education  Monthly newsletter  Provides students with:  Organization  College prep tips  Timelines

 “Get Tough” campaign  Encourage s students to take challengin g classes in order to be prepared for college

 Information specific to Illinois  College advice  College admissions  Career choice advice  Paying for college  Financial aid  Applying to colleges

 All of this information is available free to Illinois students  All CPS students automatically get an account  Use your student ID number to register

 Scholarship finder  Make a profile to refine your search

 Test prep  Free test prep for:  ACT  SAT  GRE  Vocabulary expansion

 Lots of information out there  These five websites offer a vast amount of information for:  Organizing your high school career  Finding out which careers match your interests  Looking for the right school for you  General information about FAFSA  Applying for CSS Profile  General information about loans  FINDING SCHOLARSHIPS!

Please remember to use these websites to organize your high school career!