Career Cruising is accessible for OVHS students and their parents. Features of the program include career assessments, college exploration and planning tools, and a database of scholarships. Students and parents can access Career Cruising at http://www.careercruising.com Username: Oley Password: Lynx
Cappex provides resources to find colleges and evaluate a student’s chances of being accepted at particulars schools. You can also search and apply for scholarships using this site. http://www.cappex.com/index.j
Quest Brdige. This site helps outstanding low-income high school seniors gain admission to and win scholarships at some of the most select colleges and universities in the country. http://www.questbridge.org .
Fastweb provides students with a free scholarship database and college search service. www.fastweb.com
College Board Online- This site provides information about the SAT tests and allows you to register for the test online with a credit card. The site also serves as the portal to a wealth of other useful toos, including an excellent college search engine and information about financial aid. Students need to establish an account with a username and password to access all available services at http://www.collegeboard.com .
MyRoad is a personalized exploration tool for exploring colleges, majors and careers. Students can utilize the MyPlan program to record, track, and manage personal information such as courses taken, jobs held, and activities participated in. Students can also take a personality assessment and track their interests and goals. Students whot took the PSAT can use this program free of charge. To set up personal accounts students should go to http://www.myroad.com , and use the personal code provided to them on their PSATscore reports.
U.S. News Online- This site has an excellent college search engine but there is a fee for the premium level service. It provides a ranking of colleges and programs. It helps you to compare colleges and apply online. It also provides a forum in which you can correspond with admissions experts. http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com
CollegeNET- This site provides a search engine to help students to find the ideal college. There is also a feature to help find scholarships and other sources of financial aid. http://www.collegenet.com
College View- This site has profiles of over 3,500 colleges and universities with virtual tours of over 200 schools. It also offers career-planning tool. http://www.collegeview.com
Kaplan Online- This site provides information on standardized test preparation courses with links to over 300 colleges and universities and related services. http://www.kaplan.com
Peterson’s Education Center- Valuable resources on schools K-12 through graduate study. Good college search engine http://www.petersons.com
Princeton Review Online- Provides advice about applying for college and jobs, visiting a college, and surviving once you get there. There is also a career page with tips on interviewing, developing a resume, and searching for a job. http://www.princetonreview.com
Online COMMON APPLICATION- Online application form for all colleges and universities that accept the COMMON APPLICATION. http://www.commonapp.org
Kiplinger’s Best Values in Colleges & Universities- Provides rankings of public and private universities based on factors such as cost, selectivity, financial aid, retention rates, faculty/student ratios, & admissions rates. http://www.kiplinger.com/money/collegevalues /
eduPass- The Smart Student’s Guide to Studying in the USA- Provides excellent resources for helping students who are not US citizens that want to attend college here. The all important topic of funding an American education for non-citizens is given special attention. http://www.edupass.org/