College Planning Guide (PDF)

College of Southern Idaho Treasure Valley Day will be held on Thursday, December 3.  This visit provides an opportunity for seniors to learn about admissions, financial aid, housing and more.  A chartered bus will take students from Boise, but space is limited.  If you are interested, please contact Amela at 208-732-6289 or email her at acelic@csi.edu before November 24.

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 need to register with the NCAA Clearinghouse. at the end of your junior year or during your senior year.  The new guidelines for this process can be found at www.eligibilitycenter.org.  Students who registered with the NCAA prior to the launch of this new website should still go to www.ncaaclearinghouse.net to access your account.

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.