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SAT: (General information regarding registration, scoring, schedules and SAT Subject tests and AP exams.) www.collegeboard.com
ACT: (General information regarding registration, scoring, etc.) www.act.org
For AP test information at WJ, contact Maria Limarzi: ap@walterjohnson.com and for information on how different colleges award credit for the AP tests, visit. collegesearch.collegeboard.com/apcreditpolicy/index.jsp

MCPS FREE online SAT and ACT Preparation Resources for WJ Students. Click here to access the courses. Remember to ask your counselor for WJ's access codes
See WJHS Media Center’s "Surviving the SAT’s and Links to Help Prepare" for a long list of helpful sites
ACT www.actstudent.org
Test Prep Companies (WJ does not endorse any specific company)

College & Career Family Connection: TCCi – Juniors see Ms. Evans in the Registrar's Office to get your personal code. Parents may log-on as a guest with the password "wildcat."
Choices Planner (Internet based College Search Program): Go to www.bridges.com; Under Student Sign In, click on the tab called Site ID and enter Site ID: 1013586; and Password: a5f2x2d7 and then click on the link Create a new portfolio. To conduct your college search, start by clicking on the category of characteristics you would like to use to search for a school. They are listed in purple on the left side of your screen. You may click on as many options as you would like in any one category.
"A GUIDE TO COLLEGE and UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCES for MCPS & WJ HIGH SCHOOL" on WJ’s Website: statistics on which colleges accepted WJ students.
College Board Search
www.collegesofdistinction.com A Search-site for smaller, less well-known colleges with special programs
Campus Tours
theU.com Virtual Tours

MD Higher Education Commission: Preparing for College www.mhec.state.md.us/preparing/index.asp
All of the Test Sites listed above have college planning guides on their websites, see for example: www.collegeboard.com; www.petersons.com; www.kaplan.com; and Princeton Review
NACAC Web Resources for the College bound: "Steps to College" a free online newsletter for college-bound students and their parents, focusing on career planning, community colleges and help in the college planning process. Students click here and parents click here.

Fastweb: www.fastweb.com
FAFSA on the Web: www.fafsa.ed.gov
Salliemae: www.collegeanswer.com/index.jsp
scholarships.com: www.scholarships.com/
Funding Your Education: www.ed.gov/fund/landing.jhtml
Financial Aid Calculator: www.finaid.org/calculators/
Federally funded scholarships, internships, and cooperative programs: www.studentjobs.gov/e-scholar.asp
Scholarships for Students of Hispanic descent: www.scholarshipsforhispanics.org/ and www.hsf.net/

Historically Black Colleges and Universities: HBCUConnect.com and www.hbcumentor.com/
Black Excel: www.BlackExcel.org
Hispanic Students: www.hnip.net
Catholic Colleges Online: www.catholiccollegesonline.org
Jesuit Colleges and Universities: www.ajcunet.edu
Hillel Chapters: www.hillel.org
Council for Christian Colleges & Universities: www.cccu.org
NCAA Guide for the Student-Athletes:
www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=263
Gap year alternatives: www.timeoutassociates.com and www.interimprograms.com
Alternatives to College Ideas from an Illinois HS
The Academic Common Market and the Electronic Campus: www.electroniccampus.org/Traditional/

Army: www.goarmy.com
Air Force: www.airforce.com
Coast Guard: www.uscg.mil
Marines: www.usmc.mil
National Guard: www.nationalguard.com
Navy: www.navy.com
Selective Service Registration: www.sss.gov
Males ages 18-25 who live in the US must register. Visit the Career Center SSS Info Page for more information.

College Planning for Students with Learning Disabilities: www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content3/college.planning.LD.html
National Institute on Life Planning for Persons with Disabilities: www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Parents/naparent.html

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