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• Financial Aid and Scholarship Resources

• Find out more about getting ready for the ACT & SAT!

Plan Ahead! Get your planning guide for each year:

• Freshman Year Checklist
• Sophomore Year Checklist
• Junior Year Checklist
• Senior Year Checklist

College Bound Resources!

• Texas common college application that your student can fill out and send to colleges (and some 2 year colleges as well) - www.applytexas.org 
• LendEdu Video Courses: 

  -Financial Aid, Scholarships, and Student Loans 101 Course & Quiz 
  -Searching for Scholarships 101 Course & Quiz 
  -College Student Personal Finance 101 Course & Quiz 
  -Student Credit Cards 101 Course & Quiz 
  -Private Student Loans 101 Quiz (only a quiz)

• College Scorecard- This site helps ensure that students and families have the most up to date, reliable information on colleges throughout this process, in an easy-to-use format. For every college, students can learn about how much they're likely to pay, whether they're likely to graduate, find good jobs, and pay off their loans. - collegescorecard.ed.gov
• Graduation Toolkit -  www.tea.state.tx.us/brochures/
• Student & Parent Resources from The National Association for College Admission Counseling  - www.nacacnet.org/studentinfo/Pages/Default.aspx
• Tips on what you should be doing to prepare for college - www.ownyourownfuture.com 
• College for All Texans - www.collegeforalltexans.com
• Texas College and Career Planning System -
• College & Career Planning from ACT Profile - www.act.org/profile
• Step-by-step guide to college planning - www.bigfuture.org 
• Find a school that is right for you - www.petersons.com/college-search.aspx 
• "Your College Decision Headquarters" - www.cappex.com  
• Adventures in Education- Tips on planning for your college and career - www.aie.org 
• Exploration of career fields and the college programs to get there - texasgenuine.org 
• Texas College and Career Readiness Support Center- www.txccrsc.org
• White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics: ¡Gradúate! A College Planning Guide to Success- sites.ed.gov/hispanic-initiative
• National Center for Learning Disabilities- Checklist for Transitioning From High School to College - www.ncld.org/learning-disability-resources/checklists-worksheets/checklist-for-transitioning-from-high-school-college 
• Online Colleges- Database of fully or partially online postsecondary programs in Texas - www.onlinecolleges.net/texas
• Best Online Colleges- List of the highest-ranking online schools - www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/online-colleges
• Guide to Trade & Vocational Schools - www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/vocational-trade-school 

Did you know?
Did you know that most Texas state universities grant automatic admission to students who rank within the top 10% of their high school graduating class? WOW!
The exception is the University of Texas at Austin (UT), where they grant automatic admission to the top 8% (http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id=2147509790).