College Planning

This page is devoted to displaying links and resources toward your college and university search. Good luck, please contact our guidance office if you have any questions.

College Week Live

The leading free online college fair and admissions event website. In partnership with the U.S. Department of Education, CollegeWeekLive offers a variety of live events that take place online.

Transferology

Create a free "u.select" account in order to see if PSO credits will transfer to another college. View course equivalencies, see program requirements, enter and store course work, or request an evaluation of transfer work against another college's program

Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Ohio

This website provides information on private colleges in Ohio, with links to colleges, info on financial aid, visiting, etc.

College View

Hobson's Collegeview is a large search engine for information on colleges and universities. Included are links to 3,800 schools, info on choosing college majors, financial aid, degree programs, and more.

Peterson's

The most comprehensive and heavily traveled education resources on the Internet, providing information about colleges and universities, career schools, graduate programs, distance learning, executive training, private secondary schools, etc.

The College Board

A not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. The association is composed of more than 4,700 schools, colleges, universities, and other educational organizations.

Entrepreneur.com

A searchable database of college entrepreneurship programs created by DECA and the Kauffman Foundation.

NCAA Eligibility

Students interested in playing sports at the college level must register with the NCAA at www.eligibilitycenter.org to participate in Division 1 or 2 athletics.

Students register during the summer following their junior year. There is a fee to register, which will be handled as part of the registration process. Registration is done through the NCAA web site and is not handled through the guidance office.

Be sure to download the transcript request forms when you register and turn in both copies to the guidance office.

The NCAA web site has excellent information on preparing for college athletics. Visit www.ncaa.org for more information.

Basic Eligibility Requirements

Junior/Senior College Timeline

Resource for Letters of Recommendation

Scholarships & Financial Aid Information

Free Application for Federal Student Aid

Website to use to establish your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) account and instructions for completing FAFSA forms.

FAFSA Estimator

Website provides an early need estimator, will automatically generate a PIN # for the FAFSA, and will automatically upload to the FAFSA form. This can be used to help estimate how much you may qualify to receive in financial aid.

U.S. Department of Education

US Dept of Education website with information on grants, scholarships, financial aid, and preparing financially for college.

Ohio Student Scholarships

Source for Ohio Students to find scholarships and research careers.

FinAid

Established in the fall of 1994 as a public service. This award-winning site has grown into the most comprehensive annotated collection of information about student financial aid on the web.

Debt.org

Provides information about financial aid process, types of loans, and college budgeting.

Sallie Mae

Another Student Loan website.

Scholarship.com

A free scholarship search engine, with resources for exploring colleges, information on financial aid, etc.

FastWeb

A free scholarship search service that will provide notices about potential national and college-specific scholarships, college search and comparison, etc.