College Bound Resources
- NEISD College & Career Readiness
- NEISD Department of Testing Services
- NEISD College Planning Begins in High School
- Café College in San Antonio
- Every Chance Every Texan – Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation
- Big Future
- Texas College and Career
- College Board
- You Can Go….to College
- ReadiStep
- About PSAT/NMSQT® (PDF)
- ACT/SAT Practice Tests FREE Prep Tests
-
Understanding SAT Scores
- SAT FAQ's
Plan for College
ReadiSTEP / PSAT/NMSQT / sat / ACT
US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, INFORMATION AND SERVICES
- Scholarship Help - How college funding works, the types of scholarships available, how to apply for them.
- Free Application For Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) – The official web site to apply for grants, loans, or work study funds including helpful instructional videos
- US News &
World Report College & Career Center - Info on college rankings,
scholarships, financial aid, career choices and
college culture.
- The Education & Career
Center from Peterson's - Great information for those
who are College Bound.
- The Princeton Review
- Resources for the most personal, effective and efficient ways
to maximize your test scores and get into the right college or graduate
school for you.
- Kaplan Test Prep - Background on the key standardized exams, information on test changes, video clips and other resources related to Kaplan Test Prep.
- College Review - Advice
on college selection & financing, links to application sites & virtual college tours.
- CollegeForTexans.com
- The premier source of information about financial aid for Texas
students.
- General Information
- 1-800-USA-LEARN; 1-800-872-5327 (Spanish speakers available)
Email: usa_learn@ed.gov
- Federal Student Aid Information Center - 1-800-4FED-AID (1-800-433-3243)
Helpful Financial Aid Websites
Federal Student Aid website: http://studentaid.ed.gov/
AIE website: http://www.aie.org/paying-for-college/
St. Thomas Financial Aid TV: http://stthom.financialaidtv.com/
Local Colleges and Universities
Public Universities
Texas State University (San Marcos) - www.txstate.edu
Texas A&M University-San Antonio - www.tamusa.tamus.edu/
University of Texas at San Antonio - www.utsa.edu
Alamo Colleges
Northwest Vista College - www.alamo.edu/nvc
Palo Alto College - www.alamo.edu/pac
St. Philip's College - www.alamo.edu/spc
San Antonio College - www.alamo.edu/sac
Northeast Lakeview College - www.alamo.edu/nlc
Private Universities
Our Lady of the Lake University - www.ollusa.edu
Schreiner University (Kerrville) - www.schreiner.edu
St. Mary's University - www.stmarytx.edu
Texas Lutheran University (Seguin) - www.tlu.edu
Trinity University - www.trinity.edu
University of the Incarnate Word - www.uiw.edu
Wayland Baptist University (San Antonio) - www.sa.wbu.edu