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Student Resources

Student Crisis Resources

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255 or Dial 988

National Domestic Violence Hotline - 1-800-799-7233

Bikers Against Child Abuse (B.A.C.A.) Hotline- 1-843-284-3312

Rape Crisis Center Hotline - 1-843-448-7273

Care Solace Virtual Counseling - Care Solace is a complimentary and confidential care coordination service that can help you quickly find mental health or substance-use treatment options matched to your needs, regardless of circumstances.

Engaging Minds Services (Human Trafficking Agency) National Hotline - 1-888-373-7888

Websites available with career, college, and financial aid information for students and parents. Click on the following links for more information.

Education Planner - career and college planning.

Fast Web - general college and financial information

NCAA - National Collegiate Athletic Association information for student athletes

School Soup - extensive database of scholarship information

The Princeton Review - all types of college information

College Board - the SAT test preparation as well and college preparation information

ACT - the ACT test and other resources

Federal Student Aid Site - Federal Student Aid Site for students and parents

FinAid - Student aid resource site

U.S. Dept. of Education - search for student aid resources by state

Scholarship Scams - avoid scholarship scams - don't pay!

Undergrad Zone - free college prep checklist and free test prep

Best Colleges - Start your search for the best online college for you here!

University HQ - Provides students with the necessary resources to prepare and plan their career path in their chosen field.

Testing

About the Different Tests

Advanced Placement (AP) tests - information about AP testing

ASVAB Fact Sheet - Information about the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery

PSAT test - preliminary SAT generally administered fall of Sophomore year - only selected Juniors take this

Test Prep Resources

Coach - by Stanford Test Systems

Vocabulary University - fun ways to improve your vocabulary

Test Prep Review - free test preparation

Search for Colleges

National Center for Education - links and searches to colleges and universities

Online Education and College Degrees - online education and degree program information

Peterson's College Guide - find colleges by degree programs of interest

Schools in the USA - career assessment center, testimonials from students about their choices, and links to over 1,500 colleges.

College Rankings

Top 100 National Universities - developed by US News and World Report

College and University Rankings - a list of rankings developed by the Princeton Review

Personality and Career Assessment

Bureau of Labor and Statistics Career Guide - link your favorite subject in school to a possible career

The Princeton Review Career Quiz

The Vocational Information Center

South Carolina Career Information System (See your guidance counselor for the username and password)

Reading Lists for Students

Young Adult Library Services - outstanding books for the college bound

College Board - 101 great books for the college bound readers

Student Life Links

Centers for Disease Control - learn what you can do to enjoy college the safe and healthy way!

Break the Cycle - empowering youth to end domestic violence

Love is Respect - comprehensive resource on the web to learn about dating violence

GetNetWise - Helps parents stay "one-click" ahead of would-be pornographers, hackers, child-predators and those who would misuse your and your child's sensitive information

Wired Safety - Helps people of all ages with anything that can go wrong online, from con artists, identity thieves, predators, stalker criminal hackers, online fraud, cyber-romance gone wrong and privacy problems.

Bereavement Camp Hands of Hope

For Minority, Low-Income, First Generation Student

FinAid for Minority Students - minority aid site

Hispanic Fund - Hispanic resources for college aid

UNCF - United Negro College Fund

AIHEC - American Indian Higher Education Consortium

GMSP - Gates Millennium Scholars Fund

HSF - Hispanic scholarships

HACU- Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities

TOEFL - Test of English as a foreign language

Native Culture - Tribal Colleges, Native Studies Programs, and Indian Education

Students with Disabilities

AHEAD - Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)

Autism - Autism and PDD Support Network

ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder Association

CHADD - Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders

LDA - Learning Disability Resources

NCLD - National Center for Learning Disabilities

FCSN - Federation for Children with Special Needs

LD Online - Learning Disabilities Online

Virtual Tours

ECampus Tours - virtual campus tours

Campus Tours - virtual campus tours

What are my Chances at this School?

College Data - see what colleges look for and how to make your applications stand out

College search from Princeton Review - helps you search for the right college for you

Scholarships and Financial Aid

Scholarship Search

Scholarship - finding scholarships

FastWeb - financial aid and scholarship search

Collegeboard - college, career, and scholarship search

Tuitions - scholarship search

Wired Scholar - SallieMae site for financial aid

Zinch - scholarship search

Cappex - scholarship search

Financial Aid Calculators

FinAid - financial aid calculator

Financial Aid Need Estimator- calculator on the ACT website

Financial Aid Links

Federal Student Aid - Federal Student Aid Site

FinAid - Student aid resource site

FAFSA - online FAFSA application

Online Education Links

AIU Online - career relevant degrees

Capella University - degree programs listed by professional focus

Kaplan University - includes financial aid information

University of Phoenix - includes links to all campus locations

Westwood College - technical programs available