Useful Links

For Students

• • ACT  and  Preparing for the ACT 2024-25 and Free Test Prep

  • SAT Test Dates & Deadlines      The SAT Registration and Test Day Guide      Preparing for the SAT (also see Khan Academy link below)

  • Khan Academy

  • Lentz and Lentz SAT Prep Classes- Winter 2025 Session 

  • Peterson's College Guide

  • College Majors

  • College Board

  • Common App

  • Naviance

  • How to Become a Nurse

  • Top Teen Mental Health Apps

  • SMART Recovery Self-Management and Recovery Training

  • www.CampusReel.org - Online video platform that’s designed to help high school students explore college options. The site provides 11,000+ authentic, unscripted videos created by current students at hundreds of colleges/universities around the country.  

  • Job Corps - The nation’s largest free education and job training program for young adults.  You may be eligible for Job Corps if you: Are committed to improving your education and your future; Need job skills training, education, counseling, or related assistance to help get you started on a career pathway; Are between the ages of 16 and 24; Are a U.S. citizen, a legal U.S. resident, or are a resident of a U.S. territory and/or are authorized to work in the United States; Meet other eligibility requirements. 

For Parents

• • Common Sense Media

  • Counselor Week Newsletter

  • Regional School District 8 Financial Assistance Programs

  • Top Teen Mental Health Apps

  • SMART Recovery Self-Management and Recovery Training

  • Where to Find Resources and Where to Donate

Paying for College

Career Exploration

• • ASVAB Exploration 

  • Education Planner

  • My Future

  • My Next Move

  • Bureau of Labor Statistics

  • Adventures in Education

Alternate Post Secondary Options

• • Experiential Learning Programs (Tuition and Fees Required)

    • Seamester

    • Dynamy

    • Where There Be Dragons

    • Audubon Expedition Institute

    • Outward Bound

    • National Outdoor Leadership School

  • Study Abroad

    • Spain Exchange

    • European Council of International Schools

    • Association of American International Colleges and Universities

    • Study Overseas

    • ServeNet

  • Volunteer and Service Programs

    • Volunteers for Peace

    • Student Conservation Association

    • Association of Voluntary Service Organizations

    • Habitat for Humanity

    • Global Service Corps

    • The Corps Network

    • Corporation for National and Community Service

    • Institute for International and Cooperation Development

    • City Year

    • American Friends Service Committee

    • Americorps

    • AFS Intercultural Programs