Inglewood Unified School District

401 S. Inglewood Ave. Inglewood CA 90301

Resources Links

Academic Performance Index (API)
Accountability Progress Reporting (APR)
California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE)
California English Language Development Test (CELDT)

Most Popular Links

Princeton Review – all sorts of college information
College Board – The SAT test plus all sorts of testing and college preparation information
ACT – the ACT test and other resources
Federal Student Aid Site – Federal Student Aid Site for students, parents and counselors
FinAid – Student aid resource site
US Dept. of Education – search for student aid resources by state
Scholarship Scams – avoid scholarship scams – don’t pay!

Personality and Career Assessment

Learning Styles Assessment – determine the best learning environment for you
The Princeton Review Career Test
Vocational Information Center

Military Careers

http://www.todaysmilitary.com– Military (general)
http://www.army.mil– Army
http://www.navy.mil– Navy
www.uscg.mil/USCG.shtm – Coast Guard
http://www.marines.com – Marines
www.af.mil./ – Air Force

Reading Lists for Students

College Board – 101 great books for the college bound readers

Search for Colleges

National Center for Education – links and searches to colleges and universities
State University – Profiles of state universities and other colleges by state
University of Phoenix – links and searches to all campuses by state
Peterson’s – find colleges by degree programs of interest

Online Education Links

University of Phoenix Online – degree and program information
AIU Online – financial aid info
DeVry University – technical programs available
Jones University – specializes in business and computer courses

College Rankings

College and University Rankings – a list of different ranking sites

Two Year College Resources

Community College Review – profiles of community and junior colleges
Axia College – online education offering associate degrees
League for Innovation in Community Colleges – international consortium of community colleges
American Assoc. of Community Colleges

Virtual Tours

www.ecampustours.com – virtual campus tours
www.campustours.com
www.campusview.com – collection of on line viewbooks
www.collegeselection.com/question.htm – 56 questions to ask on visitswww.collegiatechoice.com/ – non promotional videos of colleges

What Are My Chances at This School?


www.go4college.com/
www.collegedata.com/cs/promo/promo_calcodds_tmpl.jhtml
www.princetonreview.com/college/research/articles/find/MatchReachSafety.asp

About the Different Tests

ACT test – used for college admissions, an alternative to the SAT
Advanced Placement (AP) tests – information about AP testing
www.collegeboard.com/prof/counselors/apply/12.html – Sat Subject Test Requirements at different schools
College Level Examination Program (CLEP) – about the CLEP program
ISEE – Independent School Entrance Exam – often used for entrance into private high schools
PLAN test – generally administered fall of Sophomore year
PSAT – Preliminary SAT
SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject tests

Test Prep Resources

www.testprep.com – by Stanford Testing Systems
www.act.org – online registration and prep for ACT
www.EurekaReview.com – Eureka One on One Review, LLC
www.vocabulary.com/– fun ways to improve your vocabulary
www.admissiontests.org/– test prep resources

Online Education Links

www.scholarship.com/ – finding scholarships
www.fastweb.com – Financial Aid and Scholarship Search
www.collegeboard.com – College, Career, Scholarship Search
www.tuitions.com/ – scholarship search
www.wiredscholar.com – SallieMay site for financial aid
www.collegepayway.com/ – tools for planning to pay for college

Financial Aid Calculators

www.finaid.org/calculators/ – financial aid calculator
www.act.org/fane/index.html – calculator on the ACT website

Financial Aid Links

www.studentaid.ed.gov -Federal Student Aid Site or call 1-800-433-3243  (TTY 800-730-8913 for hearing impaired)
www.finaid.org – Student aid resource site
www.fafsa.ed.gov– online FAFSA application
www.college-scholarships.com/ – scholarships and contact information for them

For Minority, Low-Income, First Generation Students

www.pathwaystocollege.org – help for underserved communities
www.chciyouth.org – english and spanish information on planning – free publications
www.hispanicfund.org/ – Hispanic resource for college aid
www.uncf.org/ – United Negro College Fund
www.finaid.org/otheraid/minority.phtml – minority aid site
www.smart.net/~pope/hbcu/hbculist.htm – historically black colleges
www.ubp.com/ – universal black pages
collegefund.org – American Indian fund
www.aihec.org – American Indian Higher Education Consortium
www.sciencewise.com/molis – Minority Scholarships and Fellowships
www.ed.gov/offices/OBEMLA -Department of Education/Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs
www.black-collegian.com/ – the Black Collegian
www.BlackExcel.org – Black Excel: The College Help Network
www.hillel.org – Jewish resource for colleges
www.gmsp.org – Gates Millennium Scholars Fund
www.hsf.net – Hispanic scholarships
www.hacu.net – Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
www.jbhe.com – Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
qemnetwork.qem.org – Quality Education for Minorities
www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/education.html – Tribal Colleges, Native Studies Programs, and Indian Education

Students With Disabilities

www.ahead.org – Association of Higher Education and Disability  (AHEAD)
www.add.org – Attention Deficit Disorder Association
www.chadd.org – Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders
www.ldanatl.org – Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
www.ldresources.com – Learning Disability Resources
www.ncld.org – National Center for Learning Disabilities
www.dssc.org – Disabilities Studies and Services Center
www.fcsn.org -Federation for Children with Special Needs
www.ldonline.org – Learning Disabilities Online

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