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RESOURCES

MAJORS & CAREER PLANNING

Occupational Outlook Handbook (career and salary info) - https://www.bls.gov/ooh

 

COLLEGE SEARCH

College Board’s Big Future - https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org

Niche - https://www.niche.com

CollegeXpress - https://www.collegexpress.com/

Colleges that Change Lives - http://www.ctcl.org

 

TESTING

ACT - http://www.actstudent.org

SAT - https://sat.collegeboard.org/scores

FairTest - http://www.fairtest.org/university/optional

Khan Academy - http://www.khanacademy.org

 

APPLICATIONS

The Common Application - https://commonapp.org

The Common Application Essay Prompts for 2022-2023 - https://www.commonapp.org/blog/2022-2023-common-app-essay-prompts

The Coalition Application - http://www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org/

FINANCIAL AID

Expected Family Contribution (EFC) calculator: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/paying-your-share/expected-family-contribution-calculator

Help with FAFSA & CSS Profile: http://www.thecollegesolution.com/getting-help-with-the-fafsa-and-css-profile/

FAFSA ID - https://fsaid.ed.gov/npas/pub/faq.htm

CSS Profile - https://student.collegeboard.org/css-financial-aid-profile

Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) - http://www.wiche.edu/wue

Incredible calculators to estimate various college costs and payments: http://www.finaid.org/calculators/

Fastweb - http://www.fastweb.com

 

SCHOLARSHIPS

Whatcom Dollars for Scholars: https://bellingham.dollarsforscholars.org/index.php?section=chapterWebsite&action=main&fwID=2167

Washington State Scholarships & Grants: http://www.collegescholarships.org/states/washington.htm

National Scholarships: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search

Scholarships: https://www.scholarships.com/

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

College Planner Pro - https://www.collegeplannerpro.com/counselor-resources/ 

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