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Queens Gateway Guidance & College Office Recommended Websites

Test Preparation
College Board
College Board is the official organization responsible for PSAT and SAT examinations.  They provide information on how best to help students perform on these tests as well as other helpful college related information
www.collegeboard.com

Princeton Review
Princeton Review provides students with PSAT/SAT and ACT test preparation information, at a cost.
www.princetonreview.com

Kaplan
Kaplan provides students with test preparation that can assist them on standardized tests.
www.kaptest.com

Sylvan Learning Center
Sylvan Learning Center helps students in various academic subjects.  They provide individualized academic tutoring as well as standardized test preparation.
www.sylvanlearning.com

Financial Aid:
BrokeScholar
BrokeScholar, the home of 650,000 scholarship award listings. Our members can use our free service to apply for billions of scholarship and grant dollars. Tell us about yourself and what you're into, and we'll match your profile to scholarships that apply specifically to you. After you check out your scholarship results, use our tools to stay organized and make the application process easier.
https://www.brokescholar.com/
 
EDUPASS - "The Smart Student's Guide to Studying in the USA" (INCLUDING INFORMATION FOR UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS!)
This site provides information for international students who are thinking about pursuing an undergraduate, graduate, or professional education in the United States. It also contains material of interest to international students who are already in the United States. There is also some information for international students who are interested in studying in countries other than the US, but the main focus is on higher education in the US. This guide contains up-to-date information about everything an international student needs to know about studying and living in the United States. It covers every topic, from college admissions and financial aid to culture shock and clothing sizes.
http://www.edupass.org/
 
FINAID - "The Smart Student's Guide to Financial Aid"
FinAid has earned a stellar reputation in the educational community as the best web site of its kind. It's comprehensive, it's informative, it's objective -- and it's the first stop on the web for students looking for ways to finance their education. Every major newspaper and personal finance magazine in the country has reviewed the site. The New York Daily News called FinAid "the hottest site on the Internet for financial aid tips." It is "the best place to begin a search" according to the Chicago Sun-Times, and "the grand-daddy of all Web sites" according to the Boston Globe. Yahoo Internet Life said to "make FinAid your first stop. This site offers some of the best 'how to' guidance on securing financial aid."
http://www.finaid.org/
 
U.S. Dept. of Education's FAFSA 4-Caster (Forecaster)
FAFSA4caster will help you get an early start on the financial aid process by providing you with an early estimate of your eligibility for federal student aid. n addition, FAFSA4caster will increase your knowledge of the financial aid process and provide information about other sources of aid. But that's not all. If you use FAFSA4caster, when you're ready to officially apply for aid, FAFSA4caster will transfer all of your data to the FAFSA on the Web application, making the experience of applying for federal student aid a lot easier for you.
http://www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov/
 
Standardized Testing:
NUMBER2.COM - Free Online Test Prep
Number2.com is the only website that offers students access to comprehensive free online test preparation courses for the SAT, ACT, and GRE. How do we do it? Number2.com earns revenue from sponsorships and licensing. Our ACT Companion provides personal tutoring, with immediate feedback on every incorrect answer. It automatically adapts to your personal skill level and can even remind you via e-mail of what's best to study next! Each time you log on you'll be taken to your own homepage that tracks how much you've studied, and how well you're doing. You will also be able to use our vocabulary builder which challenges you to learn new words and allows you to build up your own set of electronic flashcards.
http://www.number2.com/exams/act/companion/index.cfm?s=0
 
 
College Research:
COLLEGECLICKTV (from USNews.com)
Enjoy and learn from over 175 colleges' and universities' students in video clips from numerous students at each featured campus.
http://www.usnews.com/features/education/best-colleges/collegeclicktv.html
 
OneCampusNYC
Resources for all colleges in NYC
http://www.onecampusnyc.com/
 
eCampusTours - Video/iPix tours of over 1,200 College Campuses
This is a WONDERFUL multi-media resource for any college-bound student who hasn't been able to visit one of over 1200 college campuses. eCampusTours.com is a revolutionary college planning web site featuring 360° x 360° virtual college tours of over 1200 college campuses. Each virtual campus tour allows you to see what campus life is really like through unique panoramic virtual tours. If you like what you see in the virtual campus tour, you can search the college website, contact the college admissions office, or save the virtual college tour in your eCampusTours portfolio. Free registration required.
http://www.ecampustours.com/
 
Community Service/ Volunteering:
Children for Children
Children for Children® (CFC), a New York not-for-profit founded by parents to foster community involvement and social responsibility in young people, offers opportunities for young people from preschool through high school to "grow involved," through hands-on service and philanthropy programs that teach the value of volunteering and giving. CFC's programs accommodate a wide range of ages, abilities, interests and busy schedules just right for kids, families, schools, educators and other community youth organizations.
http://www.childrenforchildren.org/
 
Do Something
Do Something is a not-for-profit internet company that believes young people have the power to make a difference. It is our aim to inspire, support and celebrate a generation do-ers: people who see the need to do something, believe in their ability to get it done, and then take action. Listen up, speak out, and take action.
http://www.dosomething.org/
 
IDEALIST.ORG'S GENERATION IDEALIST
Resources for a New Generation of Community Leaders and World Changers.
http://www.idealist.org/en/youth/index.html
 
STREETSQUASH
Founded in September 1999, StreetSquash is an after-school youth enrichment program that combines academic tutoring with squash instruction, community service, and one-on-one mentoring. StreetSquash’s mission is to provide consistent, long-term and reliable support to the children, families and schools in Harlem. By exposing these children to a broad range of experiences and by maintaining the highest standards, StreetSquash aims to help each child realize his or her academic and personal potential.
http://www.streetsquash.org/
 
Career Resources:
Aspiring Doctors
The United States needs more doctors, and our nation’s medical schools are looking for talented, committed, and caring individuals who want to make a difference. The need for more African American, Latino/a, and Native American doctors is especially important. Today, while these groups make up 25 percent of the population, they account for only 12 percent of U.S. medical school graduates. The AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) welcomes you to AspiringDocs.org® Web site. We’re the organization that represents all 126 accredited medical schools that grant the M.D. degree and more than 400 major teaching hospitals in the United States. We also administer the MCAT® exam and manage the application process for medical school.
http://www.aspiringdocs.org/
 
LifeWorks - Health Careers Exploration tool from the National Institute of Health
LifeWorksTM is an interactive career exploration web site for teen-aged students. Users can browse for information on more than 100 medical science and health careers by title, education required, interest area, or median salary. Alternatively, the "Career Finder" can be used to generate a customized list of careers especially suited for users' skills and interests. LifeWorks promotes awareness of the wide variety of occupations in health and medical sciences and the range of opportunities at different education levels. The site complements its factual career data by highlighting true stories of successful people. They illustrate the variety of real-life career pathways, from the carefully planned to the unpredictable.
http://science.education.nih.gov/lifeworks.nsf/feature/index.htm
 
Mentoring in Medicine
A national nonprofit organization created by minority physicians passionate about addressing health care disparities by helping to increase health literacy in urban communities, to ignite an interest in health careers and to help students create a strategic plan for graduation from health professional school. The goal is to create a seamless system of mentorship, academic enrichment, and leadership development.
http://www.mentoringinmedicine.org

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