Counseling

Click on the College and Career Readiness logo above to learn more about the dual credit opportunities in Northwest I.S.D.
 

Scholarship Information and Opportunities

 

Each student has a login to a valuable resource to assist in college planning.  Please ask your child to login to Naviance and show you around.  You can search scholarships, colleges, take career inventories and more!

Additional Web Sites for Scholarship Information
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These pages will open in a new window. NISD, Steele HS and the counseling staff are not responsible for the content on these Web sites.
 

• FastWEB- Search service for financial aid and scholarships

• Schoolsoup - Search service for financial aid and scholarships

• Scholarships.com
• FinAid!
• Nationally Coveted College Scholarships, Graduate Fellowships and Postdoctoral Awards
• College Board - Scholarship Search
• Scholarship Experts
• Where the Scholarships Are
• How To Apply for a Scholarship
• http://www.collegetoolkit.com

Websites with Grant Information: The following websites contain information on grants, scholarships, and other types of financial support:

1. eSchool News online: This online version of a monthly magazine contains a grants section with regularly updated grant, scholarship, professional development, and other funding opportunities for both educators and students.
2. FastWEB: The largest online scholarship search available, with 400,000 scholarships representing over one billion in scholarship dollars. Provides students with accurate, regularly updated information on scholarships, grants, and fellowships suited to their goals and qualifications at no cost.

 

Other Featured Links
college.gov - U.S. Dept. of Education
Federal Student Aid FAFSA4caster - U.S. Dept. of Education
nextSTEP college planning
AAA College Planning Timeline (by months)
Making It Count - Year by Year Timeline for Parents

 

Khan Academy

https://www.khanacademy.org/
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ACT Exam

http://www.actstudent.org
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College Board

http://www.collegeboard.com/
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Kaplan

http://www.kaptest.com/
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Princeton Review

http://www.princetonreview.com/

For more information regarding dual credit offerings at Steele, please see the Dual Credit link below:

Dual Credit & Collegiate Academy Information

Understanding Your Scores

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Understanding your ACT scores: http://www.actstudent.org/scores/understand/

Understanding SAT Scores: http://sat.collegeboard.org/scores/how-sat-is-scored

Understanding SAT Essay scores: http://sat.collegeboard.org/scores/sat-essay-scoring-guide
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Improving Your Scores

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Naviance                                 PrepMe for ACT and/or SAT

ACT FREE Online Prep           http://www.actstudent.org/onlineprep/

SAT, My College Quickstart     http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/
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Planning for College Tips

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• Plan to take both SAT and ACT your junior year, at the latest. After taking both, decide which test best meets your academic style and focus on improving on that test.

• Make a file and keep copies of all test scores mailed to you. You may need to provide them to colleges quickly.

• Plan to take your test of choice 4 times or more. Taking free entire tests online will count as a test experience. Test scores improve with repeated exposure.

• Go to bed early, testing makes for a long day. Have your calculator, pencil, snacks, water, and lucky eraser ready the night before. Starting the day flustered is not the best way to begin!