http://www.collegeboard.com
Excellent resource for both SAT and AP preparations. Students can sign up for the SAT at this site. Additionally, they have numerous on-line articles available covering every aspect of the college application process.

http://www.act.org
Sign up for the ACT at this website. They also have practice questions available for students to prepare for the ACT.

http://www.ctcl.com
Colleges that Change Lives is a book written by Loren Pope in which he’s selected 40 liberal arts colleges across the country that provide a collaborative learning environment and professors who mentor their students, helping them to develop passion, curiosity, individualism, character. He now has a website in which this information is available; it also provides helpful information regarding the college selection process.

http://www.review.com
Official site of the Princeton Review providing rankings on various colleges, SAT test preparation, and scholarship and college search engines.

http://www.petersons.com
Official site of Peterson’s providing rankings and information on various colleges.

http://www.commonapp.org
Students can complete one Common Application form, photocopy it, and send the form to any of the participating colleges. 241 selective colleges use this form and give it equal consideration to their own form. This site also provides links to any supplemental application forms a student may need for the 241 schools.

http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid at this site. They also have on-line assistance for
financial aid questions.

http://www.fastweb.com
http://www.finaid.org
http://www.fastap.org
http://www.dollarsforscholars.org
All of these websites contain search engines for finding scholarships based on a variety of criteria. Students complete a brief questionnaire, then the search engine finds the top 50 best matches for scholarships.

http://www.osac.state.or.us
Site for the Oregon Student Assistance Commission where students can access numerous scholarships available to Oregon students in a variety of areas. Students can access the application form and scholarship details via this site.

http://www.ncaaclearninghouse.net
Student athletes who are interested in participating in athletics at a Division I or Division II school must first complete the NCAA Clearinghouse form and submit it, along with an official copy of the student’s transcript. Use this site to access more information about their requirements and processes.

http://stats.bls.gov/oco
This site contains the Occupational Outlook Handbook, a guide to numerous occupations. It provides job descriptions, information about education requirements, salary ranges, and related occupations. It’s an excellent tool for career exploration.

http://oregoncis.uoregon.edu
St. Mary’s students have access to this excellent tool—Career Information Systems. By providing a user name and password, students can explore career interests through inventory assessments, and read about occupations and industries within the state of Oregon.