PARENT-TO-PARENT

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PLANNING FOR COLLEGE (updated 4/3/2009)

For today's students, everything is online--registering for your SAT & ACT tests and getting results, applying to colleges, submitting financial aid information. Even your first news of getting accepted (or not) is learned by email. The SMHS counselors have compiled an extensive list of resources for college planning. Please visit the "Helpful Links" page on the SMHS Counseling Department website for detailed descriptions of the organizations listed below. You might find it handy to "bookmark" the Counseling Department sites for future reference.

SMHS COUNSELING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS

ACT
http://www.actstudent.org

Assist.org
http://www.assist.org

ASVAB Program
http://www.asvabprogram.com

Athletic Aid
http://www.athleticaid.com/

AVID Program
http://www.avidonline.org/

California Career Zone
http://www.cacareerzone.org/

California Colleges
http://www.californiacolleges.edu/

California Community College Sports
http://www.coasports.org/

California State University
http://www.csumentor.edu

Cal-SOAP
http://www.sandiegocalsoap.com/star/

College Athletic Scholarships
http://www.college-athletic-scholarships.com/index.htm

College Board
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/index.html

College Savings Plan Network (529 Plans)
http://www.collegesavings.org/index.aspx

Counselor-O-Matic
http://princetonreview.com/college/research/advsearch/match.asp

EDFUND
http://www.edfund.org

FAFSA-Free Application for Federal Student Aid
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

FastWeb!
http://www.fastweb.com/

FinAid!
http://www.finaid.org

Hispanic Scholarship Fund
http://www.hsf.net/Scholarships.aspx?id=72

Latino College Dollars
http://www.latinocollegedollars.org/index.html

Mapping Your Future
http://www.mappingyourfuture.org

NCAA Eligibility Center
http://web1.ncaa.org/eligibilitycenter/common/

NCAAStudent.org
http://www.ncaastudent.org/

O*Net
http://online.onetcenter.org/skills/

PACE Promise
http://pace.smusd.org/

Scholarships.com
http://www.scholarships.com/

Student's Review
http://www.studentsreview.com

University of California
http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/

University of California Pathways
http://www.ucop.edu/pathways/

Vocational Schools Database
http://www.rwm.org/rwm/

OTHER USEFUL SITES:

Unigo--College Reviews by College Students
http://www.unigo.com/

The Princeton Review
http://www.princetonreview.com/