• ACT – offers
information and registration for the ACT college entrance
test. (Colleges will consider either ACT or SAT scores
in making admission decisions.)
• Artsys - Excellent
site for students who want to see which college credits
transfer to other colleges in the University of Maryland
system.
• College
101 – a power point presentation about the benefits
of beginning post -secondary education at the Community College of Baltimore
County
• College athletes – This site, Campus Champs,
allows high school athletes to search for colleges by sport,
state, and division. (Students interested in playing Division
I or Division II sports should also visit the NCAA web site.)
• College essay – This site offers a course on essay writing for FREE
as well as over 100 sample college essays. Click “need
help getting started” to get to the free materials.
• College
search – This easy-to-use site is offered by
the U.S. Dept. of Education and allows students to search
for a college by geographic region, type of institution,
and program of study.
• College
Board - Information on PSAT,SAT,AP as well as college searches
• Community College of
Baltimore County – a resource
guide that provides an overview of CCBC including information about the cost
savings between two and four year colleges, the programs offered at CCBC,
the registration process, student activities, and support programs.
• NCAA – Students
interested in playing Division I or Division II athletics
in college must register with the NCAA Clearinghouse. Students
may request a paper copy of the form or register on-line
with this web site.
• Parental
involvement in decision making – Popular
media is using the term “helicopter parent” to
refer to the small percentage of parents who seem to “hover” over
their children, making decisions for them and frequently
jumping into their lives to “rescue.” This
weblink takes you to a page posted on the College Board
website on which parents can take a quick “helicopter” quiz. The
College Board has also included links to several helpful
articles on navigating this decision making phase of our
children’s lives.
• Princeton
Review – This site allows students to do a college
search using a number of criteria and provides ratings
of hundreds of colleges.
• Think
College Early – Appealing web site provided by
the U.S. Department of Education to assist with early college
awareness. There are portions of the web site devoted to
students, to parents, and to educators.
• Think
college? Me? Now? - Handbook for middle school students
provided by the U.S. Department of Education to assist
with early college awareness.