School Counseling Office

Test Preparation / Registration:

www.CollegeBoard.org Opens in a new browser tab   Register for the SAT, send scores, take practice tests and plan for college.

www.KhanAcademy.org Opens in a new browser tab   Pair your College Board with Khan Academy to receive free, personalized SAT preparation.

www.ACTstudent.org Opens in a new browser tab   Register for the ACT, send scores, take practice tests, and plan for college.

Post-Secondary Searching / Planning:

www.Naviance.com Opens in a new browser tab   Your guide to cultivate career knowledge and grow college knowledge. 

www.CollegeView.com Opens in a new browser tab   This website provides helpful information related to college search, financial aid, careers and majors, campus life and more.

www.CampusProgram.com Opens in a new browser tab   A comprehensive education and employment guide to American colleges and universities.

www.USNEWS.com Opens in a new browser tab   U.S. News Rankings of the “best” colleges and universities.

www.bls.gov/ooh/ Opens in a new browser tab   U.S. Department of Labor, occupational information

www.State.CT.us Opens in a new browser tab   Government Services and information

Information for Student Athletes:

 www.EligibilityCenter.org Opens in a new browser tab   NCAA Eligibility Center for requirements and information on Division I, II and III recruiting rules.

www.CollegiateDirectories.com Opens in a new browser tab   Information on National Directory of College Athletics which includes a database of email addresses of coaches from different schools across the country.

Additional Options for After High School:

Gap Year Opportunities  https://usagapyearfairs.org/fairs/ Opens in a new browser tab    Some students choose to take a year off between high school and college for personal growth through travel, internship, work experience, and/or community service.

Military  www.todaysmilitary.com Opens in a new browser tab   Armed Services Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, National Guard, and Navy offer many options for high school graduates such as opportunities in a wide area of skills that later transfer into jobs and careers in civilian life. Alternatively, it is possible to make the Armed Services a life career.  Discuss these opportunities with a recruiter and weigh carefully the options and commitments.  

Reserve Officers’ Training Corp (ROTC) https://www.todaysmilitary.com/education-training/rotc-programs Opens in a new browser tab   This form of college-based military officer training allows students to have a traditional college education while also going through training leading to commissioned officer status in a branch of the US military. In exchange for scholarship benefits, the student has a contractual service obligation to be met upon graduation.

Advanced Placement (AP) Program

APstudents.CollegeBoard.org Opens in a new browser tab   AP courses and exams provides students the opportunity to tackle college-level work while they're still in high school.  AP courses and exams allow students to challenge themselves, explore their interests. Participating colleges, in turn, grant credit and/or appropriate placement to students who have done well on the AP Examinations held in May.

UConn Early College Experience

ECE.UConn.edu Opens in a new browser tab   Students will receive full credit for their ECE UConn classes. All students will receive an actual numerical grade if the student achieves a 75 or higher.  Any grade below a 75 will become an audit on their UConn transcript. This grading system is only for the UConn part of the course. Westbrook High School will keep the earned numerical grade the student has in the class and that grade will be reflected on the WHS transcript.

Paying for College Opens in a new browser tab Basic facts and links for student financial aid, loans, grants and scholarships.

Federal Student Aid ID (FSA ID) Opens in a new browser tab    The student and parent FSA IDs are required to complete the FAFSA.  Please register for your ID through this link.

FAFSA Application and Information Opens in a new browser tab  File for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid online.

CSS Profile Application and Information Opens in a new browser tab  The online application that collects information used by nearly 400 colleges and scholarship programs to award non-federal aid.

CHESLA Financial Aid Presentation Opens in a new browser tab    CHESLA created a Financial Aid Basics presentation. This presentation highlights information about the FAFSA, Financial Aid Award Letter, comparing colleges financially, understanding how interest works, and more. The purpose of this presentation is to provide students and families with the information they need to go through the financial aid and paying for college process.

www.StudentAid.gov Opens in a new browser tab   Provides straightforward and ways to understand information about planning and paying for college.

www.FinAid.org Opens in a new browser tab   A free, comprehensive independent and objective guide to student financial aid.

www.FastWeb.com Opens in a new browser tab   Scholarship Search Engine

www.Scholarships.com Opens in a new browser tab   Scholarship Search Engine

Paying For College by Lew DeLuca - YouTube Opens in a new browser tab

Financial Aid Literacy Tools:

FAFSA mobile App video: Click Here Opens in a new browser tab

Guidance Counselor Living with Student Loans: Click Here Opens in a new browser tab

Great Advice for Parents: Click Here Opens in a new browser tab

Merit Aid Reality: Click Here Opens in a new browser tab

FAFSA Simplification Delayed: Click Here Opens in a new browser tab

Parent PLUS Loans Pros and Cons: Click Here Opens in a new browser tab

Test Optional, Test Blind, and What Should Teens Do? Click Here Opens in a new browser tab

Student Loan Repayment FINAL Extension to 1/31/22: Click Here Opens in a new browser tab