October 14th, 2011 GUIDANCE BULLETIN Bulletin #5 - Chaminade ...

Helpful Web SitesFAMILY CONNECTION - Go to the CJ website www.cjeagles.org and Click on the Guidance tab. The link toFamily Connection is on the right side of the page.www.fastweb.comwww.PrincetonReview.comwww.bridges.comwww.Questbridge.orgwww.collegeboard.com if you are applying to a selective school you may have to complete the “Profile” aswell as the FAFSA. Click on CSS/Profile or come to guidance to find out.www.MoneyAndStuff.info sponsored by Ohio’s credit unions. Useful financial education lesson plans,personal finance tips, budget worksheets, interactive games, and more for educators and parents.https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/default.aspxTo register for ACT testing go to www.actstudent.orgTo register for SAT testing go to www.sat.collegeboard.org/registerNCAA - www.eligibilitycenter.org Per NCAA - students should register with the NCAA Eligibility Center at thebeginning of their junior year in high school. At the end of the student's junior year, a transcript, including six semestersof grades, should be sent to the NCAA Elibility Center from the high school. Additionally , students should have theirSAT or ACT scores forwarded directly to the NCAA Eligibility Center (by using code "9999") whenever they take theexam. NCAA fee is $65 payable online when the student registers.http://www.college-scholarships.com includes comprehensive information on traditional and online colleges, post-secondarycareer schools, scholarships, financial aid, colleges for women, Christian colleges, scholarship matching data bases, colleges withprograms for students with learning disabilities, historically black colleges, an easy GPA calculator, and much, much, more.http://www.college-admission-profiles.com allows students, parents, and educators to look up individual colleges anduniversities, and see what is required to be admitted to each. This relatively new site currently has profiles of about 600 colleges,with more added every week.http://www.get-recruited.com allows students of all ages to get "matched" to career schools, traditional colleges, and onlinecolleges which meet their needs and preferences.7