College and Career Resources
Career Information
Family
Connections -- WRHS's College and Career Online Planning
Tool. See the guidance office if you have not received a
username and password.
www.myroad.com - Free to any high school student who has
taken the PSAT
www.nacacnet.org - Go to student resources – Career
Resources
It's Your Future -- A guide to your plans after high school
provided by the West Sound Consortium.
Idaho Parent
Resources - Sponsored by the JA and K Albertson Foundation.
Great career and college planning resources including interest
surveys.
College
www.collegeboard.com - college search, scholarships, SAT,
PSAT, AP, registration, study guides
www.peterson.com
www.princetonreview.com
www.nacacnet.org - go to Student Resources
www.campustours.com
U.S. News and World Report - Yearly College Resource Issue.
Packed with information about colleges, programs and answers to
questions.
Wood River
High School Higher Education Guide - Assembled by Wood
River High counseling department. This guide will help students
and parents with the process of preparing for secondary
education.
Testing Information
www.collegeboard.com - Test dates, test registration, test
preparation for SAT, PSAT & AP
www.act.org
- Test dates, test registration, test preparation
www.ets.org
- Educational Testing Service
http://act.org/compass - Placement test for vocational
colleges and junior colleges
Financial Aid and Scholarships
http://studentaid.ed.gov - A Federal Government web site
with college tips on preparing, choosing, applying, funding,
attending and transferring
www.fafsa.ed.gov - Free application for Federal Student Aid
with detailed instructions
www.fastweb.com - Scholarship search, planning guides
www.wiche.edu - Western Undergraduate Exchange:
Opportunities for undergraduate study available to residents
participating in western states at reduced tuition rates.
Information for Athletes
www.ncaa.org
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Clearinghouse
Go to student resources for the student athlete.
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