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P A R E N T / S T U D E N T M E M B E R
S H I P D E M O N S T R A T I O N
When an individual signs up for the website for either a paid subscription or in the case of a counselor, a free subscription, this is the registration page that a person will fill out. Counselors have an additional page which allows a counselor to input information about his/her district.
When a parent/student or school district signs up for a subscription this page will be the home page or the “Members Home.” From the home page a person can see a brief description of all the pages that can be accessed in the site. When clicking on any of the maroon tabs on the tool bar, additional tab or page choices will drop down as a selection option.
Click on the “College Information” tab in order to get to the “College Home Page” tab. The College Information page provides the student with a variety of database links to help evaluate and select the college of choice. At the bottom of this page we provide a map of the US in which a student can select the state of choice and then view that states colleges by clicking on the link provided. This resource page allows the student to go directly to the college of choice or complete a profile in order to match a student with a college based on the information he/she selects.
With over 3000 United States Colleges a searchable form for quick easy results!
When choosing the “ACT” link, you will be forwarded to the ACT Information page. This page contains direct links to specific information on the ACT site. From the EPAS program to frequently asked ACT related questions, this page promotes the importance of early participation and continued enhancement opportunities. This page also includes a table of college prep resource sites and software as well as a layman’s chart discussing the differences in the ACT and SAT. We have also provided helpful handouts concerning testing.
This page provides a basic tutorial on how and what students and parents need to be doing when planning for athletic recruitment. The page also contains links to athlete referral companies that are proven to provide “legitimate” services for students. However, because of my background in athletics, I believe the school and parents can do what is necessary to help the child without the use of the athletic referral companies. We have also posted links to the all important Clearinghouse information and sites.
From the “College Information” tab click on the “Essay” link to find a number of links to help students when they begin the all important collegiate essay writing. There are both free and pay sites on this page to help students prepare his/her essay. There are also printable handouts to further educate students on preparing the admissions essay.
From “College Information” select the “SAT” link and you will see information concerning the SAT1 and SAT 2 with direct links to the Collegeboard site. We also have a discussion about the PSAT/NMASQT. Like the ACT page, the SAT page includes links to specific college preparatory resources and sites as well as a chart discussing the differences in the ACT and SAT. We have several handouts relating to the SAT provided by CollegeMasters.
This page is a very extensive scholarship resource page. “The TASSEL Time Must Read Scholarship Information” checklist is provided in PDF format for all students. This resource page provides the best scholarship database tools, scholarship scam information, and individual scholarship information links. There is also a link provided to specific state scholarship information which includes links to specific state database tools and scholarships.
By again clicking on the “Careers” link you will find yourself at the Career Information Resource center. This page provides you with a variety of specific links as well as links to free interest inventory assessment tools. The links on this page help a student begin exploring the different career opportunities.
The financial aid resource page presents tutorial type information on the importance of the FAFSA as well as a variety of specific links to help students determine and apply for financial aid
The “Where to Start” page discusses the importance of starting early in helping children increase his/her learning opportunities and successes. This page also includes a link to research information defining the importance of reading at an early age. At the bottom of this page there is an additional opportunity to read a brief description of the pages in the site.
After clicking on the “Parent Info" link, the “3rd-6th grade” tab presents a page in which parents of this age group can directly access information about the Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP). This page explains the talent search, the explore test and enrichment opportunities and sites. The subject or content links at the bottom of the page give parents an opportunity to have access to links designed to enhance their child’s learning experience. Subject content links and educational game sites make this page additionally beneficial to elementary and secondary teachers.
The “7th-12th grade” page continues the discussion on the TIP program with direct links to information about the Explore and Plan tests. There is also a very basic discussion about the importance of course selection beginning in the 8th grade and continuing through the 12th grade. The discussion gives examples on the importance of knowing the admissions requirements of the college of choice.
The “Additional Resources” page you will be able to access this page that has over 400 links categorized to help parents and educators find the needed links. We have a the following sections:
Parents and Teachers
Parents
Grants
Teachers
Teachers and Administrators
The Additional Resource page includes a comprehensive listing of valuable educational sites for easy access.
