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- Advanced
Placement - At the College Board website AP Course Descriptions may be read
online or downloaded. The guides are useful in preparation for the AP examinations.
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Common
Application Online - Numerous colleges and universities are members of this
electronic application filing system. Look over the listing of higher education
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- FastWeb
- " In 1995, an idea was born: use the Internet to help students find scholarships
for college. Match each student's background, automatically, with eligibility
requirements for scholarships from around the country and advise them about scholarship
opportunities tailored to them. All for free."
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- Life
After High School - "Life After High School," a Texas Scholars Program
interactive guide, is worth visiting. Have you wondered what you'll do after high
school? Do you want to match a career with your interests? How much money will
it take to live the lifestyle you're aiming for? Here's some help in finding answers
to these and other questions about your future.
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- Occupational
Ourlook Handbook - Students face many decisions during their high school years,
and one of the most important areas is that of preparing for careers. A nationally
recognized source of career information is the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
It is produced by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Copies of this publication
are available in our Career Center; however, at this time we direct your attention
to the online version for 2004-2005. You can search for hundreds of career descriptions,
along with a wealth of information and work outlook.
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- MyMajors.com
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Here's
a FREE online academic advising program you can try out that will help you identify
a major, see what other majors might be of interest, and perhaps confirm a major
you have already decided on. Are you interested? Get online for about 15 minutes
and obtain some insight on where your interests are for a college major. This
website is not just for Seniors, all students need to be aware of their career
interests.
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- PTA
Newsletter
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The
last Richard King High School PTA Newsletter, The Mustang Express, may be viewed
in PDF files by clicking the page numbers below.
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- SAT
Prep - Often
students ask about ideas on preparing for the SAT. While we do not endorse any
particular commercial products or companies, there are a variety of materials
and services available. However, remember that a free preparation guide is
available in the Counselors Office. You may want to check out an online service
at a website called BoostMyScore.com, where you'll find a wealth of materials
and services on a broad range of tests, some inexpensive while others cost several
hundred dollars. The basic SAT Prep online course is on special.
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- Student
Newsletters - One of the most
useful
websites for students, parents, and counselors is sponsored by The College Board
(those SAT guys). Each month this company publishes online student newsletters,
for freshmen/sophomores, juniors, and seniors. These newsletters contain advice
and tips for students as they progress toward a post high school education. Below
you'll see links to the specific newsletters. Students may also log on, sign up,
and receive these newsletters via e-mail as they go online. For you convenience,
we've placed hyper-links below that you can click to view each newsletter. Junior
Newsletter Senior
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- TAKS
Help Online - The
University of Texas, with the support of sponsors, has launched a website that
is not only flashy, but also highly engaging. The website has a diagnostic test
and individually paced lessons that will assist students in preparing for the
Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills examination (TAKS), that is the new exit
level examination required for graduation. Students initially need to set up a
user name and password. Also, it appears that a broadband ISP is needed, due to
the high quality of animation and interaction. The system is called "Track,"
and hosted by "Blackboard." The Track program is highly acclaimed and
well worth using. One key feature of the program is that students can focus on
areas of academic weaknesses. With the many academic areas that the TAKS assesses,
this online preparation website may prove to be of value to many students.
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- Web
U.S Community Colleges
- This page of UT Austin
Web Central lists all regionally-accredited community colleges in the U.S. and
provides links to those with a Web presence. (Please note: this list includes
2-year institutions and 2-year branch campuses of 4-year institutions, but not
4-year institutions offering associate degrees.)
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