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ACT <back to top>

The Official ACT Site

ACT College Search

What Colleges Have Decided About the ACT Writing Test

ACT Writing Test FAQs

ACT Student Link

Comparison of SAT/ACT (courtesy of Princeton Review)

Average ACT/SAT Scores for Admitted Students (courtesy of Princeton Review)

College Planning

PLAN (pre-ACT ) <back to top>

Official PLAN site

PLAN Student Site

Links to Other College Related Links <back to top>

College 411: http://www.college411.org/

On-Line Applications <back to top>

Common Application: http://www.commonapp.org/

SAT/ACT Test Information <back to top>

Princeton Review www.princetonreview.com

College Board: http://www.collegeboard.com

ACT : http://www.act.org/

TestPrep:  http://www.number2.com/

SAT/ACT Optional Schools  http://fairtest.org/optional.htm

FREE test prep events! http://www.princetonreview.com/college/testprep/testprep.asp?TPRPAGE=77&

College Athletics <back to top>

NAIA: http://www.naia.org/

NCAA: http://www.ncaa.org

Financial Aid Information <back to top>

Finaid Info Page: http://www.finaid.org/

FAFSA on the Web   http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

Fastweb: http://www.fastweb.com/

College Planning  http://collegeplan.org/ 

Mapping Your Future http://mapping-your-future.org/  

Scholarships <back to top>

Current Scholarships

CollegeNET

College Scholarships  http://www.college-scholarships.com/  

Ouch! Students Getting Stung  http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/ouchalrt.htm

Scholarship Scams  http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/scholarship/index.html

Career Questionnaires <back to top>

Personality Tests:  http://www.2h.com/

Kiersey Temperament Sorter: http://www.keirsey.com/cgi-bin/keirsey/newkts.cgi

Personality Tests: http://www.2h.com/Tests/personality.phtml

Career Planning <back to top>

Career Choice:  http://www.umanitoba.ca/counselling/careers.html

Career Development Manual:  http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infocecs/CRC/manual-home.html

What Color Is Your Parachute?:  http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/

Career Key Planning:  http://www.ncsu.edu/careerkey/

Career Resources:  http://www.careerpath.com/ows-bin/editorial.cgi/resources.htm?session_id=&status=

Careers in Science: http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/careers/contents.html

Careership (middle school students career info) : http://www.mapping-your-future.org/features/careership/

Inroads (Minority Internships) http://www.inroadsinc.org/

The Riley Employment Guide:  http://www.dbm.com/jobguide/

Career Descriptions <back to top>

Exploring Occupations:   http://www.umanitoba.ca/counselling/careers.html

College Board Career Descriptions:  http://www.collegeboard.org/career/bin/career.pl?runlevel=all#all

Occupational Information: http://www.umanitoba.ca/counselling/occupations.html

Career Center Links <back to top>

Career Resource Center: http://www.careers.org/

America's Job Bank: http://www.ajb.dni.us/

Career Mosaic:  http://www.careermosaic.com/

Disney Careers:  http://disney.go.com/DisneyCareers/index.html

Career Information <back to top>

Bureau of Labor Statistics : http://stats.bls.gov/

Career Magazine: http://www.careermag.com/

Expanding Horizons (Career discovery program for middle school students): http://www.expandinghorizons.com/

Military Information <back to top>

Military Careers Online:  http://www.militarycareers.com/

Selective Service Registration:  http://www.sss.gov/

US Coast Guard  http://www.uscg.mil/

US Army:  http://www.goarmy.com/

US Marine Corps  http://www.usmc.mil/

US Air Force:  http://www.airforce.com/

US Naval Academy:  http://www.nadn.navy.mil/

US Air Force Academy:  http://www.usafa.af.mil/

Study Skills <back to top>

Study Skills from the Augustine Club:  http://www.columbia.edu/cu/augustine/study/

Studying World Languages:  http://www.columbia.edu/cu/augustine/study/lingua.html

Strategies for Academic Success:  http://www.campuslife.utoronto.ca/handbook/02-GettingGoodGrades.html

Study Skills Package:  http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infocs/Study/study_skills.html

Study Skills Self-Help Info: http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html

Study Strategies: http://www.d.umn.edu/student/loon/acad/strat/

Study Skills Self-help:  http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html

EasySites-HomeworkHelper  http://www.infokids.com.hk/homewk/index.html

Homework Help <back to top>

General Research

Homework Helper: http://tristate.pgh.net/~pinch13/

Writing Research Papers: http://webster.commnet.edu/mla.htm

B.J.Pinchbeck's Homework Helper  http://tristate.pgh.net/~pinch13/

Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org/

Homework Central http://www.homeworkcentral.com/

Pitsco's Ask an Expert http://www.askanexpert.com/

SchoolWork.Org http://www.schoolwork.org/

My Homework Helper http://www.refdesk.com/homework.html  

Encyclopedia Smithsonian http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/ (Smithsonian Institution)

Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/

The Federal Gateway:  http://fedgate.org  (Research government-related documents and information)

Britannica Internet Guide: http://www.britannica.com/

Electric Library Encyclopedia: http://www.encyclopedia.com/

Electric Library:  http://www.elibrary.com/

Information Please http://www.infoplease.com/ (Ultimate Fact Finder)

Education Place  http://www.eduplace.com/index.html  (K-8 resources)   

Five Hot Learning Sites to Keep You Ahead of the Pack  http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/story/story_3841.html

English Resources

Guide for Writing Research Papers http://webster.commnet.edu/mla.htm (Styles recommended by the MLA)

Online Literary Criticism http://www.ipl.org/ref/litcrit/ (Collection of 1180 critical & biographical sites)

Online Journalism Review http://www.ojr.org/ (Annenberg School for Communication Web Journalism Review)

Complete Works of William Shakespeare http://www-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/works.html (The electronic source for Shakespeare)

WritingDen  http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations http://www.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/bartlett/

English Dictionary http://www.dictionary.com/ 

Project Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.net/ (Fine Literature Digitally Re-Published) 

Authors on the Web (Collection of Biographical Sketches)  http://www.people.Virginia.EDU/~jbh/author.html

Math Resources   

Flashcards for Kids  http://www.edu4kids.com/math/

BasketMath Interactive  http://www.scienceacademy.com/BI/index.html

Ask Dr. Math http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/

The Math Forum http://forum.swarthmore.edu/ (K-12 Math Resources)

Dave's Math Tables http://www.sisweb.com/math/tables.htm (Math Reference Tables)

Math Archives http://archives.math.utk.edu/topics/ (Mathematical Resources) 

Math Forum Geometry Links http://forum.swarthmore.edu/geometry/selected.geom.html

Math Forum Internet Math Hunt http://forum.swarthmore.edu/hunt/  (Internet Math Hunt)

Webmath http://www.webmath.com/ (An online "math engine" to instantly provide step-by-step solutions to many different kinds of math problems)

Graphing Applet http://www.pa.uky.edu/~phy211/graph_applets/plot_graph.html (This applet allows one to enter and plot functions of one variable.)

A+ Math http://www.aplusmath.com/

Science Resources    

Science Online http://www.scienceonline.org/ (Summaries and full texts of scientific news articles)

The Exploratorium http://www.exploratorium.edu/ (Science Museum)

Discovery Channel Online http://www.discovery.com/ (Science & Nature)

Science Friday http://www.sciencefriday.com/ (National Public Radio's Science Friday on the Internet)

SciCentral http://www.scicentral.com/ (Biological, Health, Earth, Physical and Chemical Science Resources)

Science Fair Project http://www.ipl.org/youth/projectguide/ (Science Fair tips)

Amateur Science Links  http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/amasci.html

PBS Science http://www.pbs.org/science/ (PBS Science Exploration)

Tech Museum of Innovation http://www.thetech.org

Science4Kids http://www.chem4kids.com/matter/index.html (Biology, Chemistry, Physics & Terrarum fun)

Human Anatomy Online http://www.innerbody.com/default.htm (Link to an interactive anatomy site and take anatomy lessons) 

Virtual Frog Dissection Kit http://www-itg.lbl.gov/ITG.hm.pg.docs/dissect/info.html (Whole Frog Project)

The Heart http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/heart.html (An online exploration)

PhysicsWeb http://www.physicsweb.org/ (Global Physics News & Information)

Physics Home Page http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/phys.html (Glenbrook South's Physics Lessons) 

Virtual Physics Laboratory http://www.phys.hawaii.edu/~teb/java/ntnujava/index.html (Physics experiments)

The Virtual Laboratory http://physicsweb.org/TIPTOP/VLAB/ (On-Line Physics Java Applets)

Amusement Park Physics http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/ (A mix of physics lessons relating to roller coasters, bumper cars, free fall rides, etc.)

How Things Work http://landau1.phys.virginia.edu/Education/Teaching/HowThingsWork/ (Answers to Physics Questions) 

Hands-On-Universe http://hou.lbl.gov/ (Investigate the Universe )

Apollo 18 http://www.apolloeighteen.com/ (Space: History, Education and News) 

Microworlds Advanced Light Source http://www.lbl.gov/MicroWorlds/Contents/Contents.html (A Tool for Solving the Mysteries of Materials)

Social Studies Resources    

The History Net http://www.thehistorynet.com/ (History Lives on the Web)

Bureau of Justice Statistics http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/ (Sociology, Current Events and Statistics)

FedWorld http://www.fedworld.gov/ (Federal Government Information)

Thomas http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas2.html (Legislative Information) 

This Day in History http://www.historychannel.com/historychannel/thisday/ (Historical Archives)

HyperHistory http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html (3000 Years of World History)

National Museum of American History http://www.si.edu/nmah/ (Smithsonian Institution)

The History Place http://www.historyplace.com/(Historical Overview)

Vietnam http://www.vietvet.org/visit.htm (Links to Vietnam sites)

The Drop Zone http://www.thedropzone.org/ (World War II Virtual Museum)

CNN http://www.cnn.com/ (CNN Interactive)

MSNBC http://msnbc.com/news/default.asp (MSNBC Interactive)

Science Museum of Minnesota http://www.greatestplaces.org/ (Greatest Places on Earth)

PBS History http://www.pbs.org/history/ (History's Best on PBS)

States and Capitals:  http://www.50states.com/