Web Links
ACT (Information on ACT Testing)
ACT - What colleges have decided about the ACT Writing Exam
ACT Online Practice Test (Free online test. Must register for free with the Princeton Review)
ACT Student (Student oriented ACT web site)
ACT Test Prep Resource:Some of our students have had good results 3 Moms and a Test
American School Search (Finding colleges that offer the academic programs that you want)
Assistance League of Omaha (ACT and PSAT prep classes)
Building Your Future (Iowa Regents University Admission Requirements) (pdf. file)
College Atlas (Information and location of various types of colleges and post-secondary education)
College.gov (Why go, what to do, how to pay. Sponsored by the US Dept. of Education)
College Debt Advice (4 steps to avoid years of college debt)
College Reality Check (College cost information)
College Savings Iowa (Information on starting an Iowa college savings account or 529 plan)
FAFSA4caster (To receive an early estimate of eligibility for federal student aid)
Federal Student Aid (Federal Financial Student Aid web site)
Free Tests On-Line (Practice ACT, SAT, AP and other tests)
Gov Benefits (Official benefits website of the US Government - Ed. Programs - Loans - Job Training - Disaster Assistance)
Health Career Center - information on health careers.
Health Management Careers - find out more information about a career in healthcare management
Iowa College Access Network (Formerly known as the College Planning Center. Website has a wealth of college planning information for students and parents.)
Iowa College Student Aid Commission
I Have a Plan Iowa (Career and college software that has an immense amount of information on careers, college programs, and colleges. Website has various assessments for interests, skills, values in regard to career choices. It is the official career information software endorsed by the State of Iowa. Users need to initiate an account to login and use. Access is through the Iowa College Student Aid Commission.)
Iowa School Counselor Association
Iowa Association of College Admission Counseling
Iowa Western Community College Transcript Request Form - Use this form to transfer IWCC credit to other colleges
Iowa Workforce Development - Information for Students
JETS.ORG Explore the career field of engineering
Managing College Costs - free website that teaches how to manage and plan for the costs of college. Free video seminars that explain a unique approach for thinking about colleges and the cost of a college education. Good website that deals with this very important issue.
Math Matters @ Iowa (Quizzes, tutorials, and sample UI final exams to help students gauge how close they are to mastering topis in math.)
MeritAid.com (Website that helps students find scholarships based on merit)
NAIA Eligibility Center (Academic eligibility information for NAIA colleges)
National Merit Scholarship Corporation (Info on a major academic and scholarship competition)
NCAA Eligibility Center (Website to register with the NCAA Eligibility Center)
NCAA - 2point3.org (Information on the initial-eligibility process for NCAA athletics in college)
NCAA Guide for the Student Athlete (NCAA booklet that explains requirements to be eligible to participate in college athletics in the NCAA)
NextStepU (College planning website, scholarship search, career and college search)
Number 2.com - Free ACT test preparation
Paying for College (Bank of America's Interactive tools on funding a college education)
Regents Admissions Index (For freshmen entering Regents Universities Fall, 2009) (Students applying to UNI, ISU, U. of Iowa)
Senior Year Plus (Dept. of Education program for college credit in high school)
SchoolSoup.com (Scholarship Money Search)
Social Work (site shows post-secondary schools in Iowa and other states that have social work degrees.
Student Loan Game Plan (This is an interactive educational resource that demonstrates how student loan debt may affect your financial future. It provides personalized real-time results and lets you develop an action plan to help reduce your need to borrow.)
StudyTechniques.org (Help hints on how to be more successful in the classroom)
Teen Suicide Prevention Resources - two resource handouts that are valuable in this area of concern Click Here.
Transfer in Iowa (To check how college courses will transfer to various colleges in Iowa)
US Community Colleges by States
US Universities and Colleges by States
US News and World Report College Search and Rankings
Varsity Tutors - Free test prep for ACT, digital flash cards, diagnostic tests. Helpful test prep resource
Wired Kids (Website devoted to Internet Safety for Kids)