College Exploration

Virginia Mentor - Contains information on preparing for college, financial aid, career information and more.  Sponsored by the State Council of Higher Education in Virginia.

College Board - Great resource with information on colleges, practice for PSAT and SAT tests, and much more.  From the people who design the SAT.

College View - Features college searches and scholarship resources.

Peterson's Educational Portal - Contains college searches, financial aid info., test prep, and more.

Princeton Review - Another great resource with college information, SAT assistance, as well as financial aid and scholarship information

E Campus Tours - Virtual tours of over 400 colleges/universities, college planning and scholarship search.

Wired Scholar - Another great resource with college information, SAT assistance, as well as financial aid and scholarship information

EdRef - Another free on-line college search program with information with additional information on minority colleges and financial aid for athletes.

College Center - an online clearinghouse of college programs and admissions information serving first-generation, low-income, and minority student populations.

Scholarships/Financial Aid

Fast Web - Free Scholarship search and more.

FAFSA - The official Federal Student Aid website.  Apply online for federal financial aid using the FAFSA and more..

FinAid! - Information on financial aid including scholarships, loans, and savings.

Scholarship Experts - Just what the name implies.

SRN Express - Scholarship Resource Network Express.  A free scholarship search.

KSG - Scholarship Resource page.  General scholarships, plus links for scholarships for women, minorities, for students with disabilities and more.

Black College Dollars - Directory of scholarships for African American students

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Academic Assistance

High School Hub - A learning portal to excellent free educational resources.  Online learning activities, poetry contests, reference section, and subject guides.

Study Skills - Information on preparing to study, how to listen, improving reading, note-taking help and more.

How to Study - Lots of great information as well as links.

Study Strategies and Guides - Full of inforrmation on study skills.

Homework Help and Study Skills - Homework help and information on improving study skills.

Virginia Tech Study Skills and Self-Help Page - Study Skills and self-help information from the VT Counseling Center.

Encarta - Lots of educational info. from academic to college planning.

BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper - More than 700 links.

Math Forum - The title should tell it all.

Web Math - Once again, it's all in the title.

SAT Prep Plan - Just what the title suggests.  SAT Practice problems, customized SAT preparation plan, SAT problem solving videos, free online SAT test preparation books and materials.