Getting
Ready For College
The first step towards earning a degree is to get
ready for the application process and admission requirements. Young
college bound students need to be ready for academic requirements and
standards for acceptance, decide where they want to attend school, put
in applications for admissions, and then wait to be accepted by a
school of their choice. Here are some links that will help teenagers
begin preparing themselves for the success at college.
100 most common SAT
words
Practice SAT words.
4Tests.com: Online
Games
Boost your test-taking skills with mindbending
games.
ACT
Includes
preparation and registration information for the ACT, plus much more.
AP Classes
Career Exploration
College Admissions Essay Tips
Colleges &
Careers
College and University Directory
College Board
Includes preparation and registration information for the SAT, plus
much more.
College Power Prep
Contains tools for ACT and SAT preparation.
College Search
Daily SAT Question
Educational Testing Service
Explore Colleges
FAFSA: Free App Federal Student
Aid
Financial Aid
Free ACT/SAT Test Prep
Newton's Window
Useful information regarding preparing for the ACT and SAT.
Number2.com
This site offers free SAT prep and a vocabulary builder.
Occupational Outlook
Handbook
Quia
100 most common SAT words.
Review.com
College and career preparation information.
Students.gov
Plan your education, pay for it, plan a career, and more.
Test Prep
U.S. Government Financial Aid Guide
General Academic Links
These resource have been carefully selected to provide
useful information about the transition from high school to college.
Academic Success Strategies.
Online advising!
Topics covered range from relaxation and test anxiety, student
self-evaluation tools, study strategies, and MORE!
Academic
Support Services @ Shenandoah.
Links for: 10 Good
Reasons to Go to Class, Attitude is Important, Who to See If you Have
a Problem, Strategies to Improve Memory, What's Your Learning Style?
Dealing With Stress. Managing Your Time. Overcoming Procrastination.
How to Read a Textbook, Taking Good Notes in Class, Preparing for a
Test, Taking an Objective Test, Writing Essay Exams, Overcoming Test
Anxiety, and Writing a Research Paper.
Academic Survival Tips.
From Iowa Community College
Onine Consortium. “You have rains in your head. You have feet in
your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” – Dr.
Seuss “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!”
ACC
Study Skills and College Survival.
Many students say
that they were never really taught how to study, take notes, and
prepare for exams. Study Strategies are important to be a success in
college and they can be learned. Check out the resources here.
Campus Blues.
The
college experience is challenging by design. Let campusblues.com help
you
locate resources
at your college or university
CAPS Internet Study Resources.
Comprehensive set of
college support links from Center for Academic Planning & Support New
Hampshire Community Technical College.
CAS Study
Skills Homepage.
The Center for Academic Support
provides online resources to help students develop a wide range of
academic skills and study strategies in order to become more efficient
and flexible learners.
College Success/Survival Skills.
This collection of
links provides access to sites with a wide variety of general academic
skills as well as specific strategies and suggestions to do well in
college.
College Survival Skills: Technology and Information Literacy
Initiative.
Links to support today’s students.
College Survival Tips and College Guides.
A
selection of reviewed college survival or college guide websites to
help you survive and thrive during your college years.
Freshman Survival Skills
.
College is a place where you can either find yourself or get lost.
Your tour guides include U of M students who tell you, in interactive
multimedia and video, what they've experienced and how to make the
most of your new freedoms and responsibilities.
Higher Learning, Higher Standards.
This site has a
large set of links that have been carefully chosen and evaluated to
support college students. These resources cover a variety of subjects
and are useful in providing students with additional practice and
information.
Howtostudy.org.
Studying for that big test? Wish you
had more time? Wish you could remember what you had read? Do you need
to know how to study biology or psychology? This site is for you! Be
sure to check out the RESOURCES links for a comprehensive list of
links for a wide variety of college courses.
Independence Café.
College students are responsible
for their actions, learning, successes, and failures. Successful
students have a system. While the site is maintained for students
with a range of disabilities, there are many resources here that can
help any college students.
Links to a Better
Education.
Great site with many links to outstanding
resources. While it is put together by Chemistry Coach
-- this site will support students in any curriculum.
Memory Aids
. Mnemonic strategies that provide a
systematic approach for organizing and remembering information. They
do not provide the answers to questions but rather, a tool that will
assist in the retrieval of information already learned.
Mind Tools.
Since 1999, Mind Tools has helped improve and advance the careers of
more than 8,500,000 visitors. Isn’t it time you discovered the secrets
to their success? Check out the more than 100 essential life and
career skills outlined in easy to understand language. These are
supported by simple examples and exercises that expand and reinforce
your understanding.
Northwestern College: Survival Skills.
College is
not the same as high school. Most freshmen quickly realize they can’t
approach college with the same study habits they used in high school.
College students attend class fewer hours than high school students,
but they need to study more. These links support students during the
transition.
On-Line Resources:
CAPS.
A huge collection of links for self-help as it
relates to the college experience.
On-Line Self-Assessments.
Want to learn more about
yourself – check out these tools for self-assessments.
PBS
Campus.
A variety of college related links maintained
by the Public Broadcasting System. Includes links for virtually any
college related need.
Prefix/Suffix Meaning.
A comprehensive listing of
Latin and Greek, with some other language derived prefixes and
suffixes that are put together to form scientific terms.
Punctuation Handout.
Great review of punctuation –
college instructors expect papers to be readable. This site will
help.
Sites to Promote
Academic Success.
A sampling of sites that provide
tips to help you manage your time, take better notes and study more
effectively, work on your memory, take tests, and handle the stresses
of college life. You can also explore your learning style and explore
some excellent general academic success sites.
Special
Multimedia Collection: College Survival Skills.
You've been accepted into a college. But, you wonder what it's going
to be like. Or, maybe you have a few worries about making it away from
home? How will you study? What will you eat? The College Survival
Special Multimedia Collection offers a few good books and a few good
links to help you make the best of your college experience.
Student Affairs – Study Skills.
Good collection of
college related links and resources.
Student Resources.
Nice collection from Santa Fe
Community College.
Student Success Tips.
Links for Time Management,
Study Skills, Test-Taking Tips, Learning Styles, Setting Goals, Memory
Development, Managing The Stresses Of College Life, General College
Success Strategies.
Study Guides &
Strategies.
A comprehensive listing of general study
skills including, preparing, learning studying, classroom
participation, learning with others, and project management.
Study Skill Guide.
A comprehensive collection of
links to support many study skills.
Study Skills/Strategies for Success.
A variety of
links that will be helpful to college students.
Survival Skills for Quantitative Courses.
These units
will help you teach yourself the skills you need to succeed in
introductory science courses. Some of them will be very easy, some you
may never have seen before. This site contains links for Algebra &
Arithmetic, Scientific Notation, and Logarithms as well as additional
tutorial links.
Unabridged Student Counseling
Virtual Pamphlet Collection.
Huge collection of
resources for many different needs.
Differences Between High School and College
High
School Versus College
How Is College Different
P.A.S.S. - Tools for Success
Tips
for First Year Students
Top-Ten
Transition Issues Identified by Students
What Your Mother Never Told You About College
Brief
Learning Styles Preview test
Learning Styles: Visual, Audio, and Kinesthetic/Tactile Modalities
Inventory: Learning Style
Inventory:
Intelligence
Learning Styles Links
Learning Styles Links II
Index of
Learning Styles (ILS) Self-Assessment
Learning Styles Cognitive Preference Inventory
Learning Styles
Questionnaire
Learning
Styles Inventory – Paper & Pencil Version
Multiple
Intelligences
Assignment
Calculator
Developing a Schedule
First Spot Time
Management
Interactive
Planner
Time Management: Semester & Weekly Plans
Time Management
Sites
Time Management
Sites II
Time
Management Sites III
Creating Goals
College Countdown: Goal Setting Skills
College Survival Skills: Goal Setting
Goal Setting
Goal Setting II
Goal Setting for Academic Success
Goal Setting for First Time College Student
Goal Setting Worksheet
Motivation and Goal Setting
Reach Your Goals
Setting Goals for College
Getting Motivated
Academic Success: Motivation
College Motivation
Links for
a Better Education: Motivation
Motivation
Motivation Advice for College Students
Motivation & Attitude
Motivation & College
Motivation Tips
Questions to Guide Your Thinking About Motivation
Anxiety Disorders
College Drinking
College Students &
Stress
How To Deal With Stress
Online
Screening for Mental Health
Psychology of Daily Life
Self-Help Resources
Self-Help Resources II
Unabridged Student Counseling
Virtual Pamphlet Collection
Math Resources
AAA Math
BMCC Math Tutorials
College Algebra Tutorial
Cool Math
Extra Practice Problems
GoMath
Internet4Math
Introduction to Algebra
Math for Morons
Math.com Algebra
MathMax
Mr. B's Beginning Algebra
Pre-Algebra by free-ed.net
Purplemath
QuickMath: Algebra
Understanding Algebra
Webmath
World of Math Online
Study Strategies
Effective Study Strategies
Internet Study Resources
Study
Skills & Help Page
Study Skills & Related Web Sites
Study
Strategies
Study Strategies II
Study
Strategies & Skills
Tips for
Effective Study
Top 40 Study Tips
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