Counseling Office
The counselor's offices are located in the administration building. The office is open from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm daily. Students can meet with counselors before school, after school, and during lunch without a pass. Students may also come to the counselor's office with a teacher pass or may make scheduled appointments in the counseling appointment book located in the counseling office.
Karen McKelvey - Counseling Office 310-533-4299 x7614 e mail @ kmckelvey@tusd.org
Susan Adams - Registrar/Records - 310-533-4299 x7613 e mail @ sjadams@tusd.org
| A - He | Mrs. Tiffany Garcia |
310-533-4299 x 7609 | |
| Hi - Ne | Ms. Yoko Kobayashi |
310-533-4299 x7611 | |
| Ng - Z | Mrs. Tania Barricklow | 310-533-4299 x7612 | |
| 9th Grade & Student
Support Counselor |
Mr. Philip Drasner | 310-533-4299 x7702 |
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
GREAT RESOURCES FOR COLLEGE BOUND STUDENTS
10.Most Popular Links
11.-
12.
- The Princeton Review - all sorts of college information 13. 14.
- College Board - The SAT test plus all sorts of testing and college preparation information 15.
- ACT - the ACT test and other resources 16.
- Federal Student Aid Site - Federal Student Aid Site for students, parents and counselors 17.
- FinAid - Student aid resource site 18. 19.
- Students.gov - student gateway to the US Government 20.
- US Dept. of Education - search for student aid resources by state 21.
- Scholarship Scams - avoid scholarship scams - don't pay! 22.
Personality and Career Assessment
24. 25.-
26.
- Bureau of Labor and Statistics Career Guide - link your favorite subject in school to a possible career 27.
- The Princeton Review Career Test 28.
- The Vocational Information Center 29.
Reading Lists for Students
31. 32.-
33.
- Young Adult Library Services – outstanding books for the college bound 34.
- College Board - 101 great books for the college bound readers 35.
Search for Colleges
37.-
38.
- National Center for Education - links and searches to colleges and universities 39. 40.
- Online University Education and Degrees – online education and degree program information 41.
- Peterson’s – find colleges by degree programs of interest 42.
Online Education Links
44.-
45.
- AIU Online– career-relevant degrees 46. 47.
- Capella University – degree programs listed by professional focus 48.
- Kaplan University – includes financial aid info 49.
- DeVry University – includes links to all campus locations 50.
- Westwood College – technical program available 51. 52.
College Rankings
54.-
55.
- Top 100 National Universities - US News & World Report 56.
- College and University Rankings - a list of different ranking sites 57.
Two Year College Resources
59. 60.-
61.
- Community College Review – profiles of community and junior colleges 62.
- League for Innovation in Community Colleges – international consortium of community colleges 63.
- American Assoc. of Community Colleges 64.
Military Careers
66. 67.-
68.
- http://www.todaysmilitary.com/ - Military (general) 69.
- http://www.army.mil/ - Army 70.
- http://www.navy.mil/ - Navy 71.
- http://www.uscg.mil/ - Coast Guard 72. 73.
- http://www.marines.com/ - Marines 74.
- http://www.af.mil/ - Air Force 75.
Virtual Tours
77.-
78.
- http://www.ecampustours.com/ - virtual campus tours 79. 80.
- http://www.campustours.com/ 81.
- http://www.campusview.com/ - collection of on line view books 82.
- http://www.collegiatechoice.com/ - non promotional videos of colleges 83.
Going Away to College
85. 86.-
87.
- Things to Bring to College – a checklist to make sure you have everything you need 88.
- Five Best Financial Choices – smartest checking accounts, credit cards, and more… 89.
- How to Prepare from WebMD - some important tips to make the transition 90. 91.
- Affordable Health Insurance Quotes – get covered with student health insurance 92.
- Car Insurance – auto insurance is important if you are bringing a car 93.
What are my Chances at This School?
95.-
96.
- http://www.go4college.com/ 97. 98.
- www.collegedata.com/cs/promo/promo_calcodds_tmpl.jhtml 99.
- www.princetonreview.com/college/research/articles/find/MatchReachSafety.asp 100.
Testing Calendars
102.-
103.
- The SAT Calendar 104.
- The ACT Calendar 105. 106.
Health and Safety for Students
108.-
109.
- Centers for Disease Control - learn what you can do to enjoy college the safe and healthy way! 110.
- Find a Local Gym – gym and health club directory, stay fit and healthy 111.
- Healthy Minds – great mental health resource 112. 113.
- Health and Medical Insurance – everything you need to know about health insurance 114.
About the Different Tests
116.-
117.
- ACT test - used for college admissions, an alternative to the SAT 118.
- Advanced Placement (AP) tests - information about AP testing 119. 120.
- www.collegeboard.com/prof/counselors/apply/12.html - Sat Subject Test Requirements at different schools 121.
- College Level Examination Program (CLEP) - about the CLEP program 122.
- ISEE – Independent School Entrance Exam - often used for entrance into private high schools 123.
- PLAN test - generally administered fall of Sophomore year 124. 125.
- PSAT – Preliminary SAT 126.
Test Prep Resources
128.-
129.
- http://www.testprep.com/ - by Stanford Testing Systems 130.
- http://www.act.org/ - online registration and prep for ACT 131. 132.
- http://www.eurekareview.com/ - Eureka One on One Review, LLC 133.
- http://www.vocabulary.com/ - fun ways to improve your vocabulary 134.
Scholarship Search
136.-
137.
- http://www.scholarship.com/ - finding scholarships 138. 139.
- http://www.fastweb.com/ - Financial Aid and Scholarship Search 140.
- http://www.collegeboard.com/ - College, Career, Scholarship Search 141.
- http://www.wiredscholar.com/ - SallieMay site for financial aid 142.
- http://www.collegepayway.com/ - tools for planning to pay for college 143. 144.
Financial Aid Calculators
146.-
147.
- www.finaid.org/calculators/ - financial aid calculator 148.
- www.act.org/fane/index.html - calculator on the ACT website 149.
Financial Aid Links
151. 152.-
153.
- http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/ -Federal Student Aid Site or call 1-800-433-3243 (TTY 800-730-8913 for hearing impaired) 154.
- http://www.finaid.org/ - Student aid resource site 155.
- http://www.students.gov/ - student gateway to the US Government 156.
- http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/- online FAFSA application 157. 158.
For Minority, Low-Income, First Generation Students
160.-
161.
- www.finaid.org/otheraid/minority.phtml - minority aid site 162.
- http://www.edonline.com/cq/hbcu/alphabet.htm - historically black colleges 163.
- http://www.educacionsuperior.org/ - education information in spanish 164. 165.
- http://www.yesican.gov/ - White House initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans 166.
- http://www.yosipuedo.gov/ - spanish version of same site as above 167.
- http://www.hispanicfund.org/ - Hispanic resource for college aid 168.
- http://www.uncf.org/ - United Negro College Fund 169. 170.
- collegefund.org - American Indian fund 171.
- http://www.aimd.org/ - American Institute for Managing Diversity 172.
- http://www.aihec.org/ - American Indian Higher Education Consortium 173.
- http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/index.html?src=mr -Department of Education/Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs 174. 175.
- http://www.black-collegian.com/ - the Black Collegian 176.
- http://www.hillel.org/ - Jewish resource for colleges 177.
- http://www.gmsp.org/ - Gates Millennium Scholars Fund 178.
- http://www.hsf.net/ - Hispanic scholarships 179. 180.
- http://www.hacu.net/ - Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities 181.
- http://www.jbhe.com/ - Journal of Blacks in Higher Education 182.
- http://www.qem.org - Quality Education for Minorities 183.
- http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/education.html - Tribal Colleges, Native Studies Programs, and Indian Education 184. 185.
Students With Disabilities
187.-
188.
- http://www.ahead.org/ - Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) 189.
- http://www.add.org/ - Attention Deficit Disorder Association 190.
- http://www.chadd.org/ - Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders 191. 192.
- http://www.ldanatl.org/ - Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) 193.
- http://www.ldresources.com/ - Learning Disability Resources 194.
- http://www.ncld.org/ - National Center for Learning Disabilities 195.
- http://www.fcsn.org/ -Federation for Children with Special Needs 196. 197.
- http://www.ldonline.org/ - Learning Disabilities Online 198.
- http://www.nifl.gov/ - National Adult Literacy & Learning Disabilities Center 199.
