Resources
The Guidance Office is home to a great deal of information about colleges and the college application process. Students visit the office routinely to peruse college catalogues and viewbooks, SAT and ACT preparation materials, and brochures and other information about financial aid, merit scholarships, and college athletics, among many other topics. Computers with internet access are available for student use.
Register for the ACT, research colleges and apply online.
Campus Tours offers virtual tours and snapshots of information about more than 800 U.S. colleges and universities.
The National Catholic College Admission Association is a non-profit organization of Catholic colleges and universities committed to promoting the value of Catholic higher education and serving students in the transition to college.
More than 100 links to scholarship and financial aid searches, as well as a directory of college contact information.
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Register for the SAT, research and apply to colleges, research financial aid, and register for the CSS/profile, a financial aid form required by some colleges.
A college search service and scholarship database with more than 500,000 listings.
CollegeView offers virtual tours and handy information about more than 3,500 colleges and universities. Students can search for colleges that match their interests using criteria such as location, size, majors, and athletics.
Here you will find the "Common Application," which many schools use exclusively or in addition to supplemental applications of their own.
The Connecticut Department of Higher Education provides information on state scholarships and grants, as well as many other state programs for college-bound students.
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Electronic Financial Aid Library
The Electronic Financial Aid Library is a series of "infobases" with Student Financial Assistance documents from the U.S. Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services.
A list of college and universities that do not require the SAT (click on "University Testing" and then choose "List of Schools").
Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), required by most schools for financial aid consideration.
Called the "internet's largest free scholarship search" service, this site includes more than 275,000 listings.
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The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators' site includes links to many other sites, including scam alerts (on bogus scholarship companies), reference lists, scholarship databases, and cost calculators.
The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has a directory of more than 100 scholarships available to college-bound students in the Greater Hartford region.
Thsis includes information for prospective student-athletes who wish to participate in NCAA Division I or Division II athletics. These three links offer information on the process of gaining initial eligibility:
Worksheet for monitoring initial-eligibility process
NCAA Freshman-eligibility standards
Frequently asked questions about the academic eligibility of prospective student-athletes
A college search engine with test prep and financial aid information.
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Sallie Mae is a government-sponsored corporation that services college loans. This site offers general information about eligibility, necessary forms, and the financial aid process in general.
This is a new option from the College Board that permits students to choose which of their SAT scores to report to colleges.
This is a step-by-step explanation of how to use the College Board's Score Choice feature.
A guide from the U.S. Department of Education on determination financial aid eligibility and on various types of loans and federal grants.
Student Scholarships
A comprehensive overview of numerous scholarships offered to students who meet certain criteria.
Information and registration for the Test of English as a Foreign Language.
Information about financial aid and scholarships.
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