Firebird Student Services

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StudentEdge-college and career preparation

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My StudentEdge
You can access this college and career preparation website to assist you in post high school planning. The access code is CZCVZEAG.

My Student Edge offers the following helpful tools:
Comprehensive college search of more than 4,200 schools
Financial aid tools available with more than $8 billion in public and institution based aid.

Career resources that include a career assessment, career outlook tools and a resume builder

Website explores colleges from student perspective

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COLLEGE CLICK TV

http://www.collegeclicktv.com/

This site streams video content of students, local merchants, faculty and staff from over 200 colleges and universities across the US. This is a student review of college life and the community.

Schedules 2009-2010

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Student schedules are mailed 2 weeks before school starts. If there is an error in your schedule or you need to make a change come to Student Services during the time your counselor in available(listed in the material with your schedule).

Please review open classes posted across from the student services office and then fill out an add/drop slip located in the office.

This will need to be signed by a parent. Drop this sheet off with your counselor and if possible the changes will be made and you can pick up your new schedule the first day of school.

Merit Aid INFO

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Meritaid http://www.meritaid.com/, the Web's first comprehensive directory of merit scholarships from colleges. This makes it easy for you to understand how much merit aid is available to you from colleges across the country before you apply.

COMMON APPLICATION

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The Common Application is a not-for-profit membership organization that provides nearly 400 college and university applications – online and in print to students. https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/default.aspx

Video below: Describes filling out the Common Application for 9th graders in anticipation of their Senior Year.
**Please note Free State's CEEB Code is 171-691***

COMMON APPLICATION LESSON

Gap Year after High School

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If going straight to college after high school isn't something you are ready to do check out this link at http://collegelists.pbworks.com/Gap-or-Service-Year-Abroad it include numerous programs to make a year off a valuable experience.

Standarized Tests

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Practice ACT, SAT, and PSAT tests with scoring and explaination of answers

Learn more about Advanced Placement Tests, ASVAB, SAT II, and CLEP

Free Application for Federal Student Aid

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The U.S. Department of Education's official site for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid website with step by step instructions on filling out the FAFSA. http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/index.htm

The internet has several other sites run by companies that may charge you but it's FREE on the Government site.

Questions for your Guidance counselor?

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Do you ever wonder what to ask your guidance counselor?
Follow this link to a video on You Tube that has ten suggestions on where to start.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zT-Y8QHfXU