Test Preparation, Admissions, and Financial Aid

Vocabulary University -  Participate in these FREE vocabulary puzzles to enhance vocabulary mastery. Earn your diploma at VOCAB U. Teachers have endorsed this site which enriches classroom curriculum. These exercises help prepare for SSAT®, PSAT®, GED®, SAT® and ACT® tests, and they supplement personal vocabulary acquisition, are used in home-schooling and ESL programs.

Occupational Outlook Handbook - Detailed information about occupations including employment projections and publications
Additional career/job web sites: Career Key, My Future, CareerZone

Embark.com - A powerful college search tool, useful links. Explore careers and majors, explore colleges, advice on applying, finance, college checklist, FAQ(questions answered). Includes excellent links to colleges and universities in the U.S. with their home pages! Over 3,800 listed.

Peterson's College Quest - A free membership offering in-depth profiles of every undergraduate institution accredited in the United States, specially designed tools to help you manage the college admissions and financial aid process, and Peterson's database of more than 800,000 scholarships and awards.

FastWeb.Com - For a full search, start here to set up a personalized profile that will match your specific skills, and abilities, and interests to FastWEB's database of over 400,000 scholarships. Just complete six simple steps to get immediate results on-line!

Fin-Aid - A free, comprehensive, independent and objective guide to student financial aid.

FRESCH - FreSch! has a database of over 2,000 organizations and foundations that offer scholarships, representing approximately 169,000 awards. FreSch! offers a searchable database and other advice and tips on how to get merit-based and need-based financial assistance.

USDOE Office of Postsecondary Education -  Includes comprehensive information about federal student aid at the new Office of Student Financial Assistance Programs web site. There's also information on HOPE Scholarships and other education tax credits and provisions, as well as links to other higher education resources for students.

The Student Guide - The Student Guide is the most comprehensive resource on student financial aid from the U.S. Department of Education. Grants, loans, and work-study are the three major forms of student financial aid available through the federal Student Financial Assistance Programs. Updated each award year, The Student Guide tells you about the programs and how to apply for them.

Nellie Mae - Nonprofit organization that provides students and parents education information on free pre- college planning material, understanding college loan programs. Provides repayment help chart, loan comparison charts, early college planning, loan basics, repayment savings program.

College Admissions Online - Your About.com guide to college admissions.

National Endowment for Financial Education - The site includes sections on education programs, collaborative programs, innovative thinking, and personal finance.  The site is for students, educators and parents.

National Center for Education Statistics - The National Center for Education Statistics provides help to college students, future students, and their parents to understand the differences between colleges and how much it costs to attend college.  It includes links to colleges and universities.

College is Possible - A resource guide for parents, students, and education professionals from the American Council on Education.

Princeton Review - The site includes a college search, college rankings, SAT, PSAT, and ACT.

College Net - Extensive lists and databases to assist college-bound students obtain college funding.

Black Colleges & Universities - Postsecondary academic institutions founded before 1964 whose educational mission has historically been the education of Black Americans.

College Connection - College Connection has been listing free college scholarship information, every month, since 1995.

BrainTrack -   Over 30 original articles cover topics that should be of interest to any student pursuing financial aid, including guidance on obtaining aid from the federal government, state governments, colleges and universities, private organizations, community service, scholarships, and more.  The articles link to dozens of other references to enable further research. Planning assistance:  Articles help students plan their finances with strategies on maximizing aid, timelines, Frequently Asked Questions, and a glossary.  Federal Aid:   A special focus on this major source of aid details topics including FAFSA, grants, loans, work-study, military programs, taxes, and changes during 2010.  School Costs:  Estimated costs of tuition, room and board, books, supplies, and other items are included as part of detailed profiles for thousands of US schools on BrainTrack.  All of our listed US colleges and universities are recognized by the US Department of Education as being accredited.

Every effort has been made to make this page as complete and accurate as possible, and inclusion on this page is not necessarily an endorsement by Horry County Schools for any site or service mentioned.  Remember that your school's guidance counselor is an excellent first source for information and materials pertaining to continuing your education after high school. We welcome your email  with any suggestions for additional sites you think should be included on this page.