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ACT
http://www.act.org/
America's most widely accepted college entrance exam — and more! ACT provides educational and career planning for students , families, and teachers at every level.
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College Access and Success
http://fred.fcny.org/ydipubs/pubs/CollegeAccessAndSuccess.pdf
This paper is designed to help teachers and youth workers identify obstacles that impede their young people in entering and succeeding in college and offer opportunities to engage them in their post-secondary education.
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College Navigator
http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/
Find the right college for you using the National Center for Education Statistics. You can 1) begin your search from the search menu or choose Guide Me; 2) refine your search by selecting More Search Options to use additional search criteria; 3) build a list of schools using My Favorites for side-by-side comparisons; 4) pinpoint school locations with an interactive map; 5) Export search results into a spreadsheet; and 6) save your session including search options, results, and favorites.
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College Partnerships - Fairfax County Public Schools
http://www.fcps.edu/ss/StudentServices/CollegePartnership/colpart2.htm
This site provides ideas for school districts as they seek to involve all students in pursuing college. Activities begin in middle school to increase students' and parents' understanding of higher education programs and college life. 98% of graduating seniors in the program enroll in college.
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College Planning Services in Spanish
http://www.aea1.k12.ia.us/lep/CPCJuanintro.pdf
The Iowa Student Loan College Planning Center’s mission is
to help individuals attain their educational and career goals.
Visit the West Des Moines office for FREE information,
assistance, counseling and support for our diverse population
of students and their families as they plan for their education
and apply for financial aid.
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College Readiness Begins in Middle School
http://www.act.org/research/policymakers/pdf/CollegeReadiness.pdf
This policy brief from ACT examines the extent of early exploration and planning and explores how parents, school staff, and school experiences help students with their early educational planning.
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CollegeNet - College Applications
http://www.collegenet.com
CollegeNET, Inc. is the world's leading 'virtual plumber' for higher education internet transactions. We provide here for your convenience over 1500 customized Internet admissions applications built for college and university programs. When applying to more than one program you save redundant typing since common data automatically travels from form to form.
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Gateway Classes to Success
http://www.msep.uncc.edu/Zgateway.html
There are six major mathematics and science classes that your child should complete during middle and high school, and the earlier the better. These six classes not only open the door to more advanced mathematics and science classes, they also prepare your child for college and the rewarding careers that follow.
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Pathways to College Network - Registration for Toolbox
http://www.pathwaystocollege.net/collegereadiness/toolbox/
Welcome to College Readiness for All, a toolbox for increasing postsecondary preparation and access for all students. The Toolbox contains sections of Tools, Lessons Learned, and Resources & Links, all designed to support the collaborative efforts of educators, counselors, outreach professionals, and policymakers.
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Pathways to College Network - Toolbox
http://www.pathwaystocollege.net/collegereadiness/toolbox/register.asp
This College Readiness for All is a toolbox to help school and college outreach practitioners increase college preparation and access for all students. The toolbox is a systematic, research-based approach designed to help you increase the number of students preparing for postsecondary education.
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Students.Gov InfoSource
http://www.students.gov/STUGOVWebApp/index.jsp
students.gov InfoSource provides useful tips and information for college students and their families. Published periodically, students.gov InfoSource is sponsored by the United States Departgment of Education, Federal Student Aid office.
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Surfing for Colleges
http://www.collegesurfing.com/
This web site allows you to search college in various ways - by zip code, by interest, by program, by school, etc.
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The Middle Grades: Putting All Students onTrack for College
http://www.prel.org/products/pn_/middle-grades.pdf
The focus of this briefing paper is to help middle grades educators close the opportunity gap for underserved students. The author provides reasons these grades are so critical to postsecondary preparation, background, examples, and recommendations for building school capacity to increase student performance for college access.
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Why Take Math and Science
http://www.msep.uncc.edu/Zmathfocus.html
By ensuring that their children are enrolled in challenging math and science classes, parents provide their children with the keys to the gates of opportunity and success in the future!
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