| Counseling
Center/College and Career Center |
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College
and Career Center
Rush
Henrietta is very lucky to have a comprehensive College and Career Center for
students to utilize. This link will help you to navigate all the resources that
are available. |
The
Counseling Connection
The
Counseling Connection is a monthly publication produced to help keep you up to
date with all the offerings the Counseling Center and College and Career Center
has to offer. It includes articles pertaining to college and career preparation,
information on scholarships, financial aid, SAT/ACT testing, tuition-free
classes for R-H students at area colleges, visits to R-H by college
representatives, college fairs, college open houses, career trips and other
events. New issues of The Counseling Connection are provided to all Homerooms
and are also available in the College & Career Center, the Counseling
Center, the Main Office and the R-H Library. Use this link to access the latest
or older versions of the Counseling Connection. |
Counseling Center
Resources available through out the Counseling
Center. |
Course Description Book
This is a PDF file with a brief description of all the
courses the Senior High School Offers for the 2013-2014 school year.
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| College
Preparation |
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College Search
Useful site for researching potential
colleges! |
Colleges and Universities in the USA
Schools in the USA makes it easy to review university and
college programs across the United States from one source. We also allow you to
inquire at all the schools you’re interested in directly from ONE
website! |
The
College Board
The College
Board is full of information from scholarships and college searches, to SAT
information and registration! |
ACT
Another
great source of information for post-secondary planning and ACT
registration. |
SUNY
Everything
you need to know about SUNY (State University of New York) and
more! |
SUNY Online Application
Apply to any SUNY School here! |
SUNY Supplemental Applications
Many SUNY Schools require a supplemental application.
Find out if the school you're applying to is one of them. |
Open
Houses - SUNY Schools
Students
and families are encouraged to visit as many campuses as possible. Here you can
find when each SUNY school is hosting an open house. |
The
Common Application
Apply to
any school listed on the Common Application here! Be sure to follow the
directions carefully so you don't leave out any information. |
MCC
Accuplacer Testing
Students
applying to MCC will need to take the Accuplacer. This site will tell you
everything you need to know. |
Open Houses - New York's Private Schools
Students and families are encouraged to visit as
many campuses as possible. Here you can find when each private school in NY is
hosting an open house. |
Petersons
Get
information on ACT, SAT, TOEFL, PSAT, AP and PCAT. Includes online practice test
for SAT and TOEFL. |
College Week Live
entirely online. With hundreds of colleges exhibiting and
hundreds of thousands of registrants, CollegeWeekLive revolutionizes college
admissions, making the process easier and more cost-effective by bringing
students, parents, counselors and colleges together online, overcoming cost and
distance. CollegeWeekLive is free for attendees. |
eCampusTours
Virtual tours of over 1200 campuses, scholarship search,
financial aid, college and career planning. |
Fair Test
Here
you will find colleges that DO NOT require the SAT/ACT. |
nextSTEP Magazine
College and career search tools, scholarship search, and
more. |
Fastweb
College
Search, Scholarship Search, Financial Aid help and more! |
Colleges with Programs for Students With Learning
Disabilities
Almost all
colleges and universities provide some level of services and/or accommodations
for learning disabled students, as mandated by the Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA). The colleges and universities listed below go a step further...they
offer programs, some quite comprehensive, designed to support students with
learning disabilities. |
Going To College
A Resource for Students with
Disabilities |
College Center
CSO College Center provides an online clearinghouse for
college programs and admissions information serving first-generation and other
historically undeserved student populations. |
Nelnet
College Planning
College
planning tools and resources, financial aid tools including a FAFSA tutorial
video,calculators for loan repayment and budgeting, information on federal and
private student loans. Practice SAT/ACT tests. |
Payscale.com
This link provides salary information, most popular jobs
by major and by college, most popular schools by job, salary potential by
college, and more. |
Preparing Your Child For College
A resource for parents of students of any age. Helpful
information if you feel like the don't know where to begin or if you want to get
a jump start on the process. |
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| Careers |
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Career Zone
Resources for beginning Job Seekers. |
Career Builder
Search over 250,000 jobs! |
PersonalityType.com
A quick quiz to discover your personality
type. |
Rochester Works
Another job search site with centers right here in
Rochester to help maximize your job search and experience. |
Payscale.com
This link provides salary information, most popular jobs
by major and by college, most popular schools by job, salary potential by
college, and more. |
Mapping Your Future
On this tour, you can find out how to choose a career and
how to reach your career goal. You can also pick up useful tips on job hunting,
resume writing, and job interviewing techniques. |
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| Financial
Aid |
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Current and Future Developments in Student Financial
Aid
This link is a
presentation by Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of finaid.org and fastweb.com
regarding changes for financial aid for 09-10. |
FAFSA
Complete
your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aide) online. |
PIN
Number
This Web site is your
source of information for the Federal Student Aid PIN. Your PIN can be used each
year to electronically apply for federal student aid and to access your Federal
Student Aid records online. |
FAFSA4caster
The FAFSA4caster provides students with an early estimate
of their eligibility for federal student financial assistance. |
Financial Aid Help Video
This video explains the federal student aid programs and
application process. These video chapters are viewable in
RealPlayer |
College Toolkit
This site includes an Estimated Family Contribution
Calculator which will provide an early estimate of federal financial aid
eligibility. |
HESC-Higher Education Services Corporation
HESC helps people plan and pay for college. Here
you'll find information about how to save for college plus tips on filling out
forms, finding grants and scholarships, getting tax breaks, and applying for
loans. |
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| Scholarship
Search |
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Scholarships.com
Scholarship Search! |
FastWeb
College
Search, Scholarship Search, Financial Aid help and more! |
College
Scholarships, Colleges and Online Degrees
Provides links to 101 TOP College, University, and
Scholarship websites. |
SuperCollege.com
Includes a scholarship search, Q&A, information on
college admissions, careers, financial aid, etc. |
Questbridge
See
if you qualify for a full four year scholarship to leading colleges like Yale,
Amherst, Stanford and more! |
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| NCAA |
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NCAA
The
official site of the NCAA. |
NCAA Eligibility Center
NCAA eligibility center. Apply to the NCAA eligibility
center here, find out what you need to qualify to play a Division I or II sport
and other information regarding the clearinghouse. |
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| Test
Preparation |
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Practice Regents Exams
This is a link to the NYSED website where you can access
old Regents Exams in every subject. |
Princeton Review
Information on careers, colleges, financial aid, SAT/ACT,
scholarships. |
Number
2
The Internet's first source
for absolutely free test prep. |
Majortests.com
Use this site to prepare for the SAT including practice
tests and vocabulary - 1,000 essential SAT words. |
Edusolution
Tutorials, helpful test-taking strategies, and Regents
exam information, including a collection of past New York State Regents
exams. |
4Tests
Free
online practice test site for SAT and ACT. |
PSAT/NMSQT
The
PSAT/NMSQT measures the critical reading, math,problem-solving, and writing
skills that you've been developing throughout your life. The PSAT/NMSQT gives
you firsthand practice for the SAT I and SAT II: Subject Test in Writing. It
also gives you a chance to qualify for scholarship and recognition
programs. |
Regents Exam Preparation
This site is not affiliated with NYSED (New York State
Education Department) but is very well put together by the Oswego City School
District. Check it out for help preparing for your Regents
Exams! |
New York State Regents Exam Review
Start reviewing for this year's exams with RRL! streaming
programs. All of the Regents Review Live! 2000 programs are available as
streaming video courtesy of WNYE-TV, New York. The programs, which thousands
watched "live" on the internet, will be available throughout the school year. If
you want to get a jump on this years exams, log on, grab some popcorn and enjoy!
To view the streamed programs you'll need the real player for your web
browser. |
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| Volunteering |
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Americorps
Information on volunteering. |
Generation Give Back
Includes the Red Cross listing of volunteer
opportunities. |
Volunteer Match
Type in your zip code and find lots of local
organizations looking for volunteer help. |
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| Drug and
Alcohol Abuse |
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Alcohol, Peer Pressure and Underage Drinking
A teenagers site for information on alcohol and
resisting peer pressure. |
Community Drug Alert Bulletin on Club Drugs
Club Drugs include Ecstasy (MDMA),GHB, Rohypnol,
Ketamine,LSD, - Resources, Headlines, Trends & Statistics & More
Information |
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| Just For
Fun |
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Sporcle
For
those of you who like random trivia, give this site a
try! |
