Student Resources

Student Resources

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255 or Dial 988

• National Domestic Violence Hotline - 1-800-799-7233

• Bikers Against Child Abuse (B.A.C.A.) Hotline-  1-843-284-3312
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• Rape Crisis Center Hotline - 1-843-448-7273
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• Care Solace Virtual Counseling - Care Solace is a complimentary and confidential care coordination service that can help you quickly find mental health or substance-use treatment options matched to your needs, regardless of circumstances.
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• Engaging Minds Services (Human Trafficking Agency)   National Hotline - 1-888-373-7888

 

 

Websites available with career, college, and financial aid information for students and parents. Click on the following links for more information.

• Education Planner - career and college planning.

• Fast Web - general college and financial information
• NCAA - National Collegiate Athletic Association information for student athletes
• The Princeton Review - all types of college information
• College Board - the SAT test preparation as well and college preparation information
• ACT - the ACT test and other resources
• Federal Student Aid Site - Federal Student Aid Site for students and parents
• FinAid - Student aid resource site
• U.S. Dept. of Education - search for student aid resources by state
• Scholarship Scams - avoid scholarship scams - don't pay!
• Undergrad Zone - free college prep checklist and free test prep
• Best Colleges - Start your search for the best online college for you here!
• University HQ - Provides students with the necessary resources to prepare and plan their career path in their chosen field.
• Solomon Admissions Consulting College Consulting

Testing

About the Different Tests 

• Advanced Placement (AP) tests - information about AP testing
• ASVAB Fact Sheet - Information about the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
• PSAT test - preliminary SAT generally administered fall of Sophomore year - only selected Juniors take this

Test Prep Resources

• Coach - by Stanford Test Systems
• Vocabulary University - fun ways to improve your vocabulary
• Test Prep Review - free test preparation

Search for Colleges

• National Center for Education - links and searches to colleges and universities
• Online Education and College Degrees - online education and degree program information
• Peterson's College Guide - find colleges by degree programs of interest
• Schools in the USA - career assessment center, testimonials from students about their choices, and links to over 1,500 colleges.

 
College Rankings 

• Top 100 National Universities - developed by US News and World Report
• College and University Rankings - a list of rankings developed by the Princeton Review

 Personality and Career Assessment 

• Bureau of Labor and Statistics Career Guide - link your favorite subject in school to a possible career
• The Princeton Review Career Quiz
• The Vocational Information Center
• South Carolina Career Information System (See your guidance counselor for the username and password)

Reading Lists for Students 

• Young Adult Library Services - outstanding books for the college bound
• College Board - 101 great books for the college bound readers

Student Life Links 

• Centers for Disease Control - learn what you can do to enjoy college the safe and healthy way!
• Break the Cycle - empowering youth to end domestic violence
• Love is Respect - comprehensive resource on the web to learn about dating violence
• GetNetWise - Helps parents stay "one-click" ahead of would-be pornographers, hackers, child-predators and those who would misuse your and your child's sensitive information
• Wired Safety - Helps people of all ages with anything that can go wrong online, from con artists, identity thieves, predators, stalker criminal hackers, online fraud, cyber-romance gone wrong and privacy problems.
• Bereavement Camp Hands of Hope 

 For Minority, Low-Income, First Generation Student 

• FinAid for Minority Students - minority aid site
• Hispanic Fund - Hispanic resources for college aid
• UNCF - United Negro College Fund  
• AIHEC - American Indian Higher Education Consortium
• GMSP - Gates Millennium Scholars Fund
• HSF - Hispanic scholarships
• HACU- Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
• TOEFL - Test of English as a foreign language
• Native Culture - Tribal Colleges, Native Studies Programs, and Indian Education

 

Students with Disabilities

• AHEAD - Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
• Autism - Autism and PDD Support Network
• ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder Association
• CHADD - Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders
• LDA - Learning Disability Resources
• NCLD - National Center for Learning Disabilities
• FCSN - Federation for Children with Special Needs
• LD Online - Learning Disabilities Online

Virtual Tours

• ECampus Tours - virtual campus tours
• Campus Tours - virtual campus tours

What are my Chances at this School?

• College Data - see what colleges look for and how to make your applications stand out
• College search from Princeton Review - helps you search for the right college for you

 

Scholarships and Financial Aid

Scholarship Search

• Scholarship - finding scholarships
• FastWeb - financial aid and scholarship search
• Collegeboard - college, career, and scholarship search
• Tuitions - scholarship search
• Wired Scholar - SallieMae site for financial aid
• Zinch - scholarship search
• Cappex - scholarship search

Financial Aid Calculators

• FinAid - financial aid calculator
• Financial Aid Need Estimator- calculator on the ACT website

Financial Aid Links

• Federal Student Aid - Federal Student Aid Site
• FinAid - Student aid resource site
• FAFSA - online FAFSA application

 Online Education Links

• AIU Online - career relevant degrees
• Capella University - degree programs listed by professional focus
• Kaplan University - includes financial aid information
• University of Phoenix - includes links to all campus locations
• Westwood College - technical programs available