Resources to help a student adjust to high school

 

Timeline for preparing for college

http://enursescribe.com/timeline.htm

 

How to prepare for college and more

http://www.students.gov/STUGOVWebApp/index.jsp

Where to get your work published

http://www.reacheverychild.com/feature/kids_publish.html

Homework help sites

http://www.reacheverychild.com/homework.html

Scholarships, grants, awards

http://www.reacheverychild.com/scholarships/index.html

http://www.reacheverychild.com/feature/grants.html

Fellowships

http://www.reacheverychild.com/fellowship/index.html

College search and grants

http://www.collegenet.com/about/index_html

How to find the best college.

http://www.princetonreview.com/home.asp

Learn to email yourself future reminders.

A great way to stay reminded of long term assignment dates.

http://futureme.org/

 

How to improve your test scores.

Sample tests, too.

http://www.reacheverychild.com/feature/tests.html

 

Practice SAT tests

http://www.sat-preparation.co.il/

 

How to get aid money

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6532055/

Keys to high school success

http://barcharts.com/system/downloads/KeysToHighSchool.pdf

 

Teenage guide to the real world

http://www.bygpub.com/books/tg2rw/chap1excerpt.htm

Mapping your future

How to plan for college and beyond

http://mapping-your-future.org

 

High school practice test sites and more

http://highschoolace.com/ace/ace.cfm

 

Color blindness test

http://www.toledo-bend.com/colorblind/Ishihara.html

How to do citations

http://www.noodletools.com/quickcite/

http://www.blinklist.com/tag/citation/

 

Study skills, essay writing help sites

http://www.reacheverychild.com/feature/study_skills.html

Federal grants

http://www.house.gov/ffr/resources_all.shtml

What is a college degree worth

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/elearning/?article=whatisyourdegreeworth

Student aid on the web; how to select a college, and more

http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/index.jsp

Practice SAT questions

http://www.indiavarta.com/questions/SAT11.asp

See actual FBI files.

See how they do primary research.

http://foia.fbi.gov/room.htm

 

College scholarships and online courses

http://www.college-scholarships.com

 

Large funding site

http://www.fastweb.com/index.ptml

 

Hispanic scholarships

http://www.hsf.net/

 

Various types of aid

http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/

   

Online thesaurus to improve your vocabulary

http://thesaurus.reference.com/

    

Why ninth grade is so important

http://www.post-gazette.com/regionstate/19990824ninth3.asp

Effective study skills

http://www.adprima.com/studyout.htm

  

When you have nothing to do

http://www.boardsmag.com/screeningroom/commercials/581/