Chesapeake High School Library Media Center

Student Resources

• SAT Question of the Day...question changes daily, so visit often

• Mathematics Review for SAT: With Practice Tests

• Wonderful World of SAT ( Kaplan)

  • Focus: Math

  • Focus: Verbal

  • Practice Verbal

  • Guessing Penalty

• GoCollege..free 180 minute-long SAT and ACT practice tests

• All About College...Links to colleges & universities around the world including admissions office email addresses for most schools.

• CollegeNET...lets applicants complete, file, and pay for their admissions applications entirely through the Internet.

• College Board...identify and search for suitable colleges, apply to college online, explore career options, learn about college costs.

• College Search...find a college that fits your personality.

• CampusTours: Virtual College Tours!...Includes tours, webcams, maps, videos and pictures.

• Yahoo: Colleges and Universities...A list of links provided by Yahoo.

• Princeton Review...Counselor-O-Matic rates your chances of getting into a specific school.

• GoCollege...College and scholarship search engines

• America's Best Colleges...search by college major and degrees.

• U.S. Two-Year Colleges

• Community College Web

• FastWeb...A free service to students to search for scholarships. They ask a lot of questions and return a very large list of scholarships. They have an extensive list of schools around the area, including UMBC and UMD.

• College Board Scholarship Search

• FastAid...personal questions used for profile are kept private and the information is not for sale.

• Occupational Outlook Handbook...Career preparation, analysis of tomorrow's jobs and occupation descriptions.

• Career InfoNet ...Explore information by occupation.

• Career Mosaic...Cites job openings and information on such things as job fairs, resumes, and other career resources.

• CareerWEB  

• U.S. Cost-of-Living Comparisons for 399 U.S. Job Markets  

• America's Job Bank

• Career Path

• Monster Board

• JobWeb

• Cool Works

• USA Jobs

• Be What I Want to Be

• STEM Career Awareness and Choices

• Career Clusters ...Career Connections of Baltimore County list of jobs by clusters.

• JobSmart...Answers many common career questions

• Jobs and Careers InfoCenter ...Links by the Baltimore County Public Library.

• The Monster Board

• Tomorrow's Jobs...A view into future job markets.

• Yahoo: Employment and Work...Links to job listings and descriptions provided by Yahoo.

• Jobs, Community Service & Career Information

• Teen Read Week - Sponsored by ALA in order to encourage teens to read.

• Coretta Scott King Award - The award (or awards) is given to an African American author and an African American illustrator for an outstandingly inspirational and educational contribution. The books promote understanding and appreciation of the culture of all peoples and their contribution to the realization of the American dream.

• Newbery Medal - The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

• Best Books for Young Adults

• Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Life-Long Learners

• Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award - The purpose of this award is to promote literacy and lifelong reading habits by encouraging students to read quality, contemporary literature. The books selected to be placed on lists for each category are expected to broaden the human experience and provide accurate, factual information. The Black-Eyed Susan Book Award honors outstanding books, chosen annually by Maryland students.

• Reading Rants - Out of the Ordinary Booklists for Teens (Categorized by Topic)

• Strive for 25! - Developed by K-12 library media specialists in the Baltimore County Public Schools. The recommendations represent the most popular books read by students. Don't forget! Check your school library for new favorites. The lists to the right are in Excel format.

• Jobsmart's List of Resume Resources on the Web

• Jobsmart's Tips on Resumes and Cover Letters

• What do Employers really want in a resume?

Gain instant access to plot summaries, character analysis, and themes motifs and symbolism of your favorite classic books.  All online study guides are free to view online but will require a fee if you wish to print them out.

AskUsNow! is a 24/7 live
online interactive service. 
It uses the expertise of librarians to provide the residents of Maryland and students of Maryland educational institutions with answers to questions, research guidance, and help
navigating the Internet.

Texas Instruments (TI) Student Lounge - provides students with helpful tutorials, discussion groups and games to assist them in using their TI-84 calculators.