Educational
Resources
Links to noteworthy educational sites and services:
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SAT/ACT/AP
Complete information on the PSAT, SAT1, SAT2
http://www.collegeboard.com/
Complete information on the ACT (schedule, registration,
etc.)
http://www.act.org/
Complete information on the AP subject tests
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/
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High School
Entrance
Complete information on the
SSAT (schedule, registration, etc.)
http://www.ssat.org
Advice and tips on various high school entrance tests
http://www.petersons.com/highschool/file.asp?id=969&path=hs.pft.advice
National Association of
Independent Schools: high school admissions info
http://www.nais.org/admission/index.cfm?ItemNumber=145854
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College and
Career Info
Peterson's
college planner (general information, college search, etc.)
http://www.petersons.com/college_home.asp?path=ug.home
College lists and rankings, Counselor-O-Matic, majors,
career advice, etc.
http://www.princetonreview.com/college/default.asp
Career aptitude test, job descriptions, training programs
search, more!
http://www.careerexplorer.net/aptitude.asp
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College
Costs
Paul R. Wrubel and Associates is the place to go for
financial aid coaching
http://paulrwrubel.com/
TuitionCoach.com – the best online resource for
controlling college costs
http://www.tuitioncoach.com/collegecost/index.jsp
Cost planning, scholarship search, financial aid, tuition
calculator, etc.
http://www.princetonreview.com/college/finance/default.asp
Great place to begin research on how to finance a college
education
http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp
Largest free and
independent college scholarship search and financial aid
site
http://www.scholarships.com/
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Learning
Differences and Disabilities
Companion site to the PBS special: "Misunderstood Minds"
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/misunderstoodminds/
Leading LD site – comprehensive information, good
list of resources
http://www.ldonline.org/
Thom Hartman: The Gift of ADHD, "Hunter/Farmer" hypothesis,
etc.
http://tomhartman.com/whosorder.shtml
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Independent
Study
B.Y.U.'s
fully accredited high school correspondence courses
http://ce.byu.edu/is/site/courses/select.cfm?&SUBJECT=75&TYPE=hs
Homeschooling resources at the Apple Education site
http://www.apple.com/education/k12/homeschool/resources.html
Newsweek: reputable online universities and degree programs
http://www.newsweekdistancelearning.com/index.php?source=googleadcore
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Education and
the News
Google's Education Directory
– more than 60,000 well organized links!
http://www.google.com/Top/Reference/Education/
K through 12 education (5,000 categorized pages with
descriptions)
http://www.google.com/Top/Reference/Education/K_through_12/
Yahoo's
full education coverage: articles, editorials, audio,
video, related sites
http://news.yahoo.com/fc?tmpl=fc&cid=34&in=us&cat=education
Yahoo's vast directory of educational sites, blogs, forums,
etc.
http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/
Searchable list of hundreds of recent educational news
stories
http://news.yahoo.com/fc/us/education/news_stories/1
List of sites featuring news on educational topics
http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/News_and_Media/
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Special
Programs
Summer Search: leadership program for low-income high
school students
http://www.summersearch.org/s.php
Since the 1960's, Outward Bound has inspired the best in
people
http://www.outwardbound.org/
Big Brothers / Big Sisters: helping children reach their
full potential
http://www.bbbs.org/
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Recreational
Mathematics
WolframMathworld – the web's most extensive math
resource
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/
Harvey Mudd's database of fun-tastic math curiosities
http://www.math.hmc.edu/funfacts/
Excellent compendium of links to things mathematical!
http://www.counton.org/links/links/index.html
An amazing collection of math stuff – rigorous, but
still tons of fun!
http://www.google.com/Top/Science/Math/Recreations/
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Puzzles
All
kinds of brain teasers, games, and puzzles from simple to
... not simple
http://www.brainbashers.com/puzzles.asp
Links to Sudoku resources
http://dmoz.org/Games/Puzzles/Brain_Teasers/Sudoku/
Search for cool puzzles, teasers, math games, etc.
http://math.about.com/od/recreationalmath/
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Growth and
Support
Conquering test anxiety (or any form of anxiety or
depression)
http://www.threeminutetherapy.com/bio.html
Good, solid, reliable advice and information from "Mr.
Common Sense"
http://drphil.com/articles/category/2
Official site: Anthony Robbins
http://www.tonyrobbins.com/Home/Home.aspx
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Miscellaneous
Can
your computer read your mind? No ... it's just elementary
algebra!
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/ghost_whisperer/crystal_ball.shtml
Computer as coach? "Virtual Coaching" really can work. Give
it a try!
http://www.shadowcoaching.com/virtualcoach.shtml
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Christopher R. Borland. All Rights Reserved.