Air Force Websites
Check out these links for important information regarding Air Force ROTC and the Air Force Academy. www.afrotc.com or www.usafa.af.mil
Catholic College Admission Association. The Catholic College Admission Association has launched a new website filled with information for college-bound students and their families. www.catholiccollegesonline.org
The Common Application. The Common Application allows you to use one form to apply for college admission at many public and private institutions. Check out their website to download the application and get a list of member institutions. www.commonapp.org
Western Undergraduate Exchange. The Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)allows students in western state to enroll in many 2 and 4 year college programs at reduced tuition levels (150% of in-state tuition). Each college sets their own entrance requirements. To see if a
college is involved in the WUE program, check their website or visit with a counselor. www.wiche.edu
Princeton Review Website. The Princeton Review offers a variety of services for counselors, students, and parents. The college search, student match, expert advise, and APPLY! services are easy to use. There is no fee for the services provided. www.review.com
Schools in the USA. Another career and college preparation tool available over the internet is www.schoolsintheUSA.com.
Financial Aid Estimator. The "finaid" website has a helpful tool for families trying to estimate costs for college. Information about savings, investments, etc. are included. www.finaid.org
Career Information System (CIS). The Career Information System (CIS) from the State of Idaho offers information about occupations, education, scholarships, and more. We use CIS extensively here at Bishop Kelly and now you can access CIS at home. You will need to use "bishopkelly" as the user name and "knight05" (that's a zero) as the password. After you access the webpage, go to the "e-cis" logo in the top left corner. If you have any questions after you use CIS, check with your counselor and she'll help you out. www.idahocis.org
AP Test Prep Guides are available from Thomson Learning. The guides include test taking strategies as well as full-length practice tests. http://schoolsplus.thomsonlearning.com
SAT Fee Waiver Information. The counselors have received current information on SAT I and SAT II fee waiver cards. There are eligibility requirements which must be met in order to receive a fee waiver. These are based on household income. See your counselor if you think you might qualify.
STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS: Information on international summer programs is available in the counseling hallway area. See your counselor if you are interested in investigating one of these programs.
FastWeb
www.fastweb.com
This is a vast array of tools to assist students and counselor with scholarship and college information. Check out the website for details!
NCAA Clearinghouse If you hope to participate in NCAA Division 1 or 2 athletics in college, you will need to register with the NCAA Clearinghouse at the end of your junior year or during your senior year. The guidelines for this process can be found at www.eligibilitycenter.org. Please note that courses taken through Brigham Young University Independent Study, and Idaho Digital Learning Academy Flex Program do not meet NCAA core course requirements. Before taking any correspondence courses, please check with your counselor. After you have registered, contact Mr. Coulter to have him send official transcripts.
NAIA Eligibility Center Students hoping to participate in NAIA intercollegiate athletics, must register on the NAIA website found at http://www.playnaia.org. After you have registered, contact Mr. Coulter to have him send official transcripts.
CollegeBoard Help for Parents and Students: While CollegeBoard might be better known for their AP and SAT tests, they also have an extensive website that has a great deal of information regarding college and financial planning. There are specific sites for both parents http://www.collegeboard.com/parents/ and students http://www.collegeboard.com/student/index.html?student
CollegeBoard New Score Report Policy: Please take time to read the new policy regarding the sending of SAT scores to colleges. The following website gives information regarding this new policy: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/score_choice.html
Note that Bishop Kelly will only be able to send either all test scores, or no test scores. When a transcript is requested, we will ask the student whether they want all ACT and SAT scores sent to the colleges to which they apply. If they say they do not want all scores sent, it will be the responsibility of the student to have those scores sent directly from the testing agency. Please contact your counselor if you have further questions regarding this new policy.
Selective Service Registration: All young men are reminded that you need to register with the Selective Service within 30 days of your 18th Birthday. Go to www.sss.gov to register online.
Each year the counseling department receives numerous requests to nominate students for a variety of leadership opportunities. The National Youth Leadership Forums offer programs on Medicine; Law; National Security; Defense, Intelligence and Diplomacy; and Collegiate Success. If you would like more information, check their website at www.nylf.org. The Global Young Leaders Conference offers similar opportunities. Their website is www.cylc.org/GYLC. People to People Leadership Program information is available at www.peopletopeople.com. Lead America’s website is www.lead-america.org. Contact your counselor if you would like to be nominated for a specific forum.