King Philip
Regional
School District
King
Philip Middle School
Guidance Department
The following Internet Sites are extremely helpful to Grade 7 and 8 students and their parents who are interested in researching colleges, scholarships and career opportunities.
THINK COLLEGE EARLY
The Think College Early Massachusetts Web site is full of useful publications and links that give students, parents, teachers, and counselors the latest resources for college preparations, including a database of early awareness programs and listings of important Massachusetts agencies.
The address is:
http://www.thinkcollegeearly.org.COLLEGE PLANNING
- CollegeNet http://collegenet.com
- College View http://collegeview.com
- Higher Ed. Information Center http://www.heic.org
- College Board Services http://www.collegeboard.org
- The College Answer Service http://www.salliemae.com
- Peterson's College Search http://www.petersons.com
- College Express http://www.collegexpress.com
- Massachusetts Mentor http://www.massmentor.edu
FINDING COLLEGE HOME PAGES
Link To College Web Sites
STUDENT ATHLETES
FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION
- College Board Services http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
- The College Answer Service http://www.salliemae.com
- Private Scholarship Search http://fastweb.com
- http://www.finaid.org This site, sponsored by the national association of student financial aid administrators includes links to financial aid data bases, federal and state government web sites.
- Http://www.finaid.org/nasfaa This site features web versions of two financial aid publications: "Timely Information for Parents" and "Students and Cash for College"
- http://www.fastweb.com Financial Aid search through the Web is a searchable data base of more than 275,000 private sector scholarships, fellowships, grants and loans.
FAFSA Now Available on the Internet
- Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now available on the internet through the higher ed. web site www.heic.org and the department of education web site www.fafsa.ed.gov
TEST PREPARATION
If you are looking for help in preparing for the SAT's, the following web sites provide helpful information and practice questions.
- College Board Services http://www.collegeboard.org
- Princeton Review http://www.review.com
- Kaplan Test Preparation http://www.kaplan.com
- Test Preparation http://testprep.com
* Remember the guidance office computer is Internet assessable and available for your use.