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HERE ARE SOME HELPFUL LINKS FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS
TEST INFORMATIONwww.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessmet/resources/guides/study/index.html - study guide for TAKS tests
www.collegeboard.com - organization that administers the SAT. Visit the site for test-taking advice and prep.
www.act.org - information about the ACT exam.
www.essayedge.com - need some help on the essay required for your application to college?
www.review.com - provides SAT/ACT review along with a database of the best undergraduate, graduate, medical, law, and business
schools.
www.collegefortexans.com - click on TOPCAT on the left hand side to get free customized test prep questions for the ACT, SAT, and GRE
COLLEGE INFORMATION
www.campustours.com - links to virtual tours of college campuses
www.collegexpress.com - information about private colleges, including college search and admissions tips
www.petersons.com - publisher of a number of college guides offering information about pre-college programs, test prep, colleges
and universities, career and vocational/technical education
www.schoolsintheusa.com - college information classified by majors
www.texasmentor.org - college information
www.wiredscholar.com - college information
www.black-collegian.com - information on college life and commentary by leading African-American writers
www.greekpages.com - information regarding sororities and fraternities on campus
www.ubp.com - links to historically black colleges and universities, fraternities and sororities, and African-American
student groups
www.supercollege.com - college information
FREQUENTLY REQUESTED
TEXAS COLLEGE WEB SITES
www.grayson.edu - Grayson County College
www.ccccd.edu - Collin County Community College
www.tamu-commerce.edu - Texas A&M University - Commerce
www.austincollege.edu - Austin College - Sherman,TX
www.utexas.edu - University of Texas At Austin
www.tamu.edu - Texas A&M University
www.tlu.edu - Texas Lutheran University
www.txstate.edu - Texas State University
www.baylor.edu - Baylor University
www.dbu.edu - Dallas Baptist University
www.smu.edu - Southern Methodist University
www.ttech.edu - Texas Tech University
TECHNICAL/TRADE SCHOOLS
www.artinstitues.edu - design, media arts, fashion, and culinary
www.cookingschools.com - a list with information about area culinary schools
www.lincolntech.com - automotive, business & information technology, and skilled trades
www.aticareertraining.edu - Heating and Air (HVAC) and welding
www.nttafireacademy.com - information about North Texas Firefighter training
www.fireskills.com - firefighter and EMT training
www.nctcog.org/cs/rpa/index.asp - regional police academy
www.trade-schools.net - information about all types of trade schools
www.technical-schools-guide.com - information about technical schools
www.directoryofschools.com-online/tradeschools - list of types of trade schools
SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID
WARNING - SITES SHOULD NEVER ASK YOU TO PAY MONEY FOR A SEARCH
www.nextSTEPmag.com - enter to win a $5,000 scholarship, use the College match tool, access thousands of college-planning articles,
etc.
www.collegefortexans.com - financial assistance for grants and exemptions for certain Texans.
www.gocollege.com - free scholarship search through database with over 500,000 scholarships
www.scholarships.com - create personal profile to compare with database of over 600,000 scholarships
www.fastweb.com - fill out an application on-line for scholarship search, and review later for updates
www.collegenet.com - scholarship search, electronic applications, college search, links to financial aid information
www.fafsa.ed.gov - OFFICIAL federal student aid web site featuring the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
www.collegeview.com - in depth resources and the college admission process, financial aid, and careers
www.ed.gov/studentaid - student financial assistance programs
MILITARY INFORMATION
www.armyrotc.com - Information about the Army ROTC program
www.afrotc.com - Information about the Air Force ROTC program
www.myfuture.com - overview of military education/career benefits
CAREER INFORMATION
www.readyminds.com - you can sign up for your own personal career counselor. Your counselor can help you determine your
strengths, a major that will fit your interests and career ideas for after college graduation.
www.netmentors.org - Apply to get an e-mentor, you'll be able to talk to an adult working in the type of career you want
after college.
www.careers.org - career resource center that includes national and international job opportunities
www.jobbankusa.com - career search providing information on jobs in the military, technology, medical, legal, and other fields
www.careerbuilder.com - career search site providing high school students with a look at real jobs in the real world
www.monster.com - job and career information, including resume building information
http://online.onetcenter.org - career search site providing required knowledge and skills and jobs in current demand
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
- STAR Family Connection--Free counseling program for youth ages 0-17 and their families. Contact North Texas
Youth Connection at 903-893-4717 or 1-800-568-7776
Salvation Army--
If you are in need of shelter, food, or clothing. Call 903-868-9602
Women's Crisis Center
Victims of domestic violence or sexual assault - they can provide you with a safe shelter and help you through
the legal process. CALL--903-893-3909 or 24 Hr. Hotline 903-893-5615
Pregnancy Care Medical Center of Texoma
Free services: Pregnancy Testing, STD testing, medical consultation, 24 Hour helpline--903-893-9099.
Legal Aid Legal Aid of Northwest Texas--1-800-906-4035. They
will provide legal assistance to those who cannot otherwise afford legal services.
Prescription Drug Help
If you don't have prescription coverage and can't afford your medicines, call 1-888-477-2669 or go to www.pparx.org. More than 2,500 brand-name and generic medicines are covered. You could get them free or at a
greatly reduced price. You will need to know the name of the medicines you are needing before you call or go online.
To Report Suspected
Child Abuse
CPS 1-800-252-5400
Transportation
TAPS Public Transit--903-893-4601
Runaway Hotline 1-888-580-HELP (24/7)
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