Greenwich Jr./Sr. High School Educational Planning Guides

Senior High

Junior High

College Timeline

http://www.eguidancecounselor.com/college_timeline.htm
This timeline is a good, basic calendar for preparation for college throughout grades 9-12

College Admissions Blog

http://www.theadmissiongame.com/blog/
The Admission Game is an outstanding blog written by Peter Van Buskirk, former Dean of Admissions at Franklin and Marshall College.

Free Online Academic Lessons

http://www.khanacademy.org/
The Khan Academy is sponsored by the Gates Foundation and this website provides thousands of lessons across the academic spectrum, including SAT preparation.

Careers

www.careercruising.com

http://www.nycareerzone.org/

Career Search, College Search

http://www.mycollegeoptions.org/
My College Options- This site offers an outstanding search survey matching students to colleges. The site also claims to have the largest online scholarship search database.

http://www.suny.edu/Student/index.cfm
Outstanding site for exploring the SUNY campuses. There is even live help for the application process.

www.careercruising.com
Call Counseling Office for Username and Password.
Research careers and search for colleges on this excellent, informational site.

http://www.bls.gov/oco/
The Occupational Outlook Handbook.
Research thousands of careers with this online resource.

www.unigo.com
This site may make college viewbooks obsolete. Read reviews of colleges
by the site editors and students attending the colleges. No holds barred.

2011 Series Scholarships For Academic Excellence
http://www.highered.nysed.gov/kiap/scholarships/documents/SAE2011BULLETIN.pdf
The State Education Department offers Greenwich Central School a total of three scholarships, one for $1500.00 and two for $500.00, for academic excellence. Students do not apply, but are chosen by Regents test performance. Winners must attend a New York State college to collect the award. Full details are available in the link, above.
 

College and Scholarship Information and Searches

www.SchoolSoup.com
This is the latest, greatest scholarship search engine.
The database contains over $32 billion in awards.

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/scholarship/index.shtml
Scholarship Scams: beware of any "offers" for which you have to pay.
Scholarship information is widely available, free of charge
(see Tuition Funding Sources, above).

http://www.savingforcollege.com/
College savings - monthly newsletter; information on how to best pay for college
Scholarship of the Month

http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/state/
Alphabetical listing, by state, of college and university web sites

http://cset.sp.utoledo.edu/twoyrcol.html
Alphabetical listing, by state, of two-year colleges

www.gocollege.com
College Search, Scholarship Search, College Admissions Tests Info

www.fastweb.com
Scholarship Search, College Search, Expert Advice, Cost Calculators, How-to's

www.collegeboard.com
College Search, S.A.T. Preparation, Financial Aid Preparation

www.nycolleges.org
Info about Private Colleges and Universities in New York

http://www.suny.edu/Student/downloads/Pdf/2006_Admissions_QF_StateOp.pdf
2006 SUNY College Admissions Survey
Check GPA and SAT norms in the SUNY Colleges and Universities

www.suny.edu
Tour any State University of New York Campus On-line

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/ranknatudoc_brief.php
U.S. News and World Report Ranks the Colleges and Universities

http://www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankings.htm
College Ranking Links

http://ope.ed.gov/security/Search.asp
Check the safety records/crime rate of any college or university

www.review.com
College Search, On-line Applications, S.A.T. Info and Tips

Online College Information　
 http://www.onlinecollegedegreehelp.com/
 

Educational Consultation
Grignon Educational Consultants
albina.grignon@gmail.com
Albina Grignon has more than thirty-five years of college administrative experience. She is the former Assistant Dean at SUNY Albany. Grignon Educational Consultants will work with individual students and families concerning all aspects of the college admissions process, including financial aid.

Financial Aid

http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
Free Application for Federal Student Aid- the starting point for virtually all financial aid.

http://www.salliemae.com/
SallieMae: Information and resources concerning Financial Aid and college loans.

http://www.collegeanswer.com/index.jsp
Finance and plan your college destination

Professional Financial Aid Services

Mr. Robert Shorb has more than 27 years experience in the financial aid profession.
For families interested in professional, fee-based financial aid assistance,
Mr. Shorb may be contacted at: 518-587-0143 or by email at: rshorb@skidmore.edu

Regents Test Preparation

http://www.highschoolace.com/ace/ace.cfm
High School Ace is a web guide to
the best free educational resources for teens

http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/hsregents.html
Old Regents Exams

http://regentsprep.org/regents.cfm

www.regentsreviewlive.net

College Admissions Testing

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/about.html
SAT I & SAT II Testing- Register online, see and send scores,
find test dates, prepare for tests

http://www.act.org/
ACT Assessment- Register online, see and send scores, find test dates, prepare for tests

College Admissions Test Preparation

http://www.satprephelp.com
Free SAT test questions, explanations and prep materials

http://www.princetonreview.com/college/default.asp
Princeton Review- preparation for SAT I, SAT II, ACT testing

http://www.kaplan.com/
Kaplan- preparation for SAT I, SAT II, ACT testing

College and Career Links Page

http://www.district87.org/bhs/guidance/links.htm
Dozens more links concerning college admissions, financial aid, testing, career opportunities

NCAA Sports Eligibility

http://www.ncaaclearinghouse.net/ncaa/NCAA/general/index_general.html
Prospective Division I and Division II college athletes
must register with the clearinghouse to establish eligibility.
See Mr. Morris for specifics.

Tutoring

http://www.greenwichlearningsystems.com/
This service offers,among other features, 24-hour e-tutoring and homework assistance

www.clubztutoring.com
This is a tutoring service providing tutors for school subjects and SAT/ACT preparation. 　

Know Your Legal Rights

http://www.aclu.org/FilesPDFs/dwb%20bust%20card7_04.pdf
This is a handy, important document that explains your basic rights
and responsibilities with the police.
Print, read and fold into wallet-sized brochure for ready access.