Useful Websites For College - Bound SISD Students

College Searches

• Collegeboard.com
• collegefortexans.com
• Collegenet.com
• Fastweb.com
• campustours.com
• Virtualcollegefairs.com
• careercruising.com
• cccu.org
• thinkcollege.net

Scholarship Searches

• Fastweb.com
• gocollege.com
• fastaid.com
• college-scholarships.com                      
• myfreedegree.com
• collegefortexans.com  

Essay Writing

• http://www.questbridge.org/resources/applying/writing_essays.html
• http://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarships-application-strategies/top-10tips-for-writing-effective-scholarship-essays/ http://www.internationalstudent.com/essay_writing/scholarship_essay.shtml

Sat & ACT

• collegeboard.org                                      Register for the SAT
• act.student.org                                         Register for the ACT
• number2.com                                            SAT and ACT prep site
• sparknotes.com                                        SAT, ACT, & AP test prep site
• princetonreview.com                                SAT & ACT prep site

Common College Applications

• collegefortexans.com           Common application for all public TX college
• commonapp.org                    Common application for many U.S. colleges

Financial Aid

• www.fafsa.ed.gov
• www.studentaid.ed.gov
• www.finaid.org
• https://profileonline.collegeboard.com
• www.collegefortexans.com

Career & Technical Schools

• www.khake.com
• www.ed.gov/students/prep/college/consumerinfo/index.html
• www.careercolleges.com
• www.educationguys.com
• www.search4colleges.com