College and Careers
Naviance Family Connection is Santa Catalina's online college counseling website and a valuable resource for parents and students as they navigate the college application process. A personal password is required to access Family Connection.
Senior students and their parents have received their passwords. You can
also log in as a guest. The guest password is "Cougar." If you are
unable to locate your password, please contact Colleen Murray at colleen.murray@santacatalina.org.
College Answer
College search with information on testing, application, financial aid, and tips for parents.
CollegeBasics.com offers college admission tips and insider secrets
about planning for college, applying for college, financial aid,
admission essays, college interviews, and more.
College Board
College search with testing information, links to PROFILE and financial aid resources.
Colleges That Changes Lives A nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement and support of a student-centered college search process.
College View
Campus web tours.
The Common Application One application form for more than 525 colleges.
Go College
Admission, financial aid, and college survival guide.
Meritaid.com A comprehensive directory of merit and academic scholarships from colleges across the country.
Peterson’s
College search with information on testing and financial aid.
SimpleTuition offers tips, advice, interactive tools, and deals to ensure students
plan better for the cost of college, pay less for college-related
expenses, and are smarter about how they manage and pay back their
student loans.
US News and World Report
College rankings from U.S. News and World Report with admission information.
Virtual Campus Tours
Campus web tours.
College Athletics
NCAA — National Collegiate Athletic Association
Testing
ACT
AP, PSAT, SAT Tests
TOEFL
Test of English as a Foreign Language
Financial Aid
FAFSA — Free Application for Federal Student Aid
FastWeb
A database of more than 180,000 scholarships, grants, fellowships, and loans.
Federal Trade Commission
Information on scholarship scams and deceptive student loan offers.
FinAid
Financial aid information, advice, and tools.
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)
PROFILE
CSS Profile is the financial aid application service required by many colleges and universities.
Sallie Mae
Lending service that assists students and parents with the financial aid process and scholarships.