MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL

AP/SAT/PSAT

• College Board www.collegeboard.org/ www.collegeboard.org/ Through our work in middle schools, high schools and colleges, we serve more than seven million students and parents and 3,800 colleges and universities in over 180 countries and territories, as well as policymakers on the national and state levels. We also maintain relationships with more than 900 key school districts across the country.

• Suny Regents Review www.regentsreviewlive.net/ www.regentsreviewlive.net/ Suny Regents Review Live

Online Schools

• Guides To Online Schools In New York www.onlineschools.org/guides/new-york www.onlineschools.org/guides/new-york New York, a state brimming with ambition and amalgamation, ranks among history's greatest trade and cultural centers. Home to Wall Street and the United Nations, New York's population hails from every country around the globe, drawing influential businessmen and women as well as a number of artists, writers, and musicians whose collective creativity once formed the highly influential Harlem Renaissance of the modern era. New York City, briefly established as the nation's capital, played a significant role in the American Revolution and later served as the location for President George Washington's swearing-in ceremony and celebration.

• Online Schools In New York www.onlineschoolsinnewyork.com/ www.onlineschoolsinnewyork.com/ Online Schools In New York

Universities and colleges

• The City University of New York cuny.edu/index.html cuny.edu/index.html The City University of New York is the nation's leading urban public university, serving 540,000 students - more than 271,000 degree-credit students and nearly 270,000 in adult, continuing and professional education â?? at 24 institutions in New York City. The University includes 11 senior colleges, seven community colleges, the William E. Macaulay Honors College at CUNY, the Graduate School and University Center, the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, the CUNY School of Law, the CUNY School of Professional Studies, and the CUNY School of Public Health.

• The State University Of New York www.suny.edu/ www.suny.edu/ The magnitude of our potential is breathtaking. The Power of SUNY is not confined to one or two dots on the state???s landscape, or to a cluster of institutions. We are literally all over the map, with 64 unique learning environments for every type of student, every stage of life, and every kind of passion. SUNY is truly a universe of knowledge, encompassing every field of human inquiry - disciplines that range from music to mechanics, and perspectives from the molecular to the macroeconomic.

• Go College NY gocollegeny.org/ gocollegeny.org/ Are you thinking about going to college, but don???t know where to start and have a million questions? This website will take you through the journey step by step to get you where you want to be -- COLLEGE. You???ll learn why college is important for your future, the right steps and classes to take to get to college, how to choose the college that is right for you, how to apply for and pay for college. Plus, you???ll learn what to expect in college and how to succeed in college.

• LaGuardia Community College www.lagcc.cuny.edu/home/ www.lagcc.cuny.edu/home/ LaGuardia is a unique environment where, through a diverse offering of academic and vocational programs, students from all over the world are guided toward building a better life for themselves and their families. Though tuition at LaGuardia is low compared to other institutions of higher education, two-thirds of the LaGuardia student body come from households whose annual income does not exceed $25,000. For many, the cost of attaining a college education is truly a financial burden. Since 2003, the LaGuardia Community College Foundation has been bridging this financial gap, having raised over $4.1 million and assisting over 2,500 diligent students.

• The Common Application https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/default.aspx https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/default.aspx The Common Application is a not-for-profit membership organization that, since its founding over 35 years ago, has been committed to providing reliable services that promote equity, access, and integrity in the college application process. We serve students, member institutions, and secondary schools by providing applications - online and in print - that students and school officials may submit to any of our more than 450 members. Membership is open to colleges and universities that promote access by evaluating students using a holistic selection process.

• ny colleges www.nycolleges.org/ www.nycolleges.org/

Financial Aids, Grants and Scholarships

• Department of Education's Direct Loan Program www.direct.ed.gov/ www.direct.ed.gov/ Welcome to the homepage of the U.S. Department of Education's Direct Loan Program. Students and parents can explore the site for information about the Direct Loan Program, including helpful publications and tools to help manage their Direct Loans. Financial aid professionals at schools can find operational communications and guidance, technical documents, and related information as well as tools for administering the program at their school. There is also a special section for schools interested in joining the program.

• fafsa www.fafsa.com/home www.fafsa.com/home Student Financial Aid Services, Inc. advises students and their families about how to successfully obtain the most student aid possible to achieve their education dreams by accurately and truthfully preparing the federal student aid application (FAFSA). Our company was founded in 1991 by college financial aid director Michael Alexander, who had experienced the challenges that students and their families face when attempting to complete the FAFSA. As the nation???s oldest and largest aid advisory firm, we have successfully helped hundreds of thousands of families understand how to apply for student financial aid and pay for college.

• fafsa.ed.gov www.fafsa.ed.gov/ www.fafsa.ed.gov/ Check out the free FAFSA on the WebSM the way to apply online for student financial aid! When you apply online, you don't hassle with paperwork, and you get your results faster. Plus, help filling out your FAFSA is built into the system, so you'll know what to do as you go along. You can even chat live online with a customer service representative if you need personal assistance. This help is freeyou don't have to pay usor anyone elsefor assistance. For another form of free help,

• TAP Grant www.hesc.ny.gov www.hesc.ny.gov New York's TAP can help you pay for college. The New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) helps eligible New York residents pay tuition at approved schools in New York State. Depending on the academic year in which you begin study, an annual TAP award can be up to $5,000. Because TAP is a grant, it does not have to be paid back. Effective for the 2007-08 academic year and thereafter, TAP is available for students attending SUNY, CUNY and not-for-profit independent degree-granting colleges on a part-time basis. To be eligible for Part-time TAP you must have been a first-time freshman in the 2006-07 academic year or thereafter, have earned 12 credits or more in each of two consecutive semesters, and maintain a ???C??? average.

• Pell Grants studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/PellGrants.jsp?tab=funding studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/PellGrants.jsp?tab=funding A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, does not have to be repaid. Pell Grants are awarded usually only to undergraduate students who have not earned a bachelor's or a professional degree. (In some cases, however, a student enrolled in a post-baccalaureate teacher certification program might receive a Pell Grant.) Pell Grants are considered a foundation of federal financial aid, to which aid from other federal and nonfederal sources might be added.

• The Rise Scholarship Foundation, Inc risescholarshipfoundation.org/ risescholarshipfoundation.org/ The Rise Scholarship Foundation, Inc. was established in 2010 to reward students with learning disabilities, who have shown determination, self advocacy and success in overcoming their difficulties and are pursuing post secondary education. Rise Scholarship Foundation Inc. aims to offer meaningful scholarships to award the success of students, to bring awareness, and education to the subject of learning disabilities. Rise Scholarship Foundation, Inc. is a non- profit organization. It is recognized by the IRS as a 501 (c) 3 organization. Please contact us if you need specific information regarding our tax exempt status.

• Milton Fisher www.rbffoundation.org/ www.rbffoundation.org/ Milton Fisher was born and educated in New York City and made his home in Connecticut from 1960 until his death in 2001. He was an attorney and an investment banker who also taught a unique course for adults called "Applied Creativity" for over 25 years. The popular class focused less on creativity as expressed in the arts (as it is often understood), and more on helping people be more creative in all aspects of their lives, developing creative problem-solving skills and innovative approaches to challenges that they faced individually, or that faced their community...

• New York State Scholarships www.cuny.edu/admissions/financial-aid/scholarships/nys-scholarships.html www.cuny.edu/admissions/financial-aid/scholarships/nys-scholarships.html New York State offers a number of special scholarships for students who excelled in high school or who may be pursuing particular academic objectives in special programs. Information about these scholarships may be obtained from the New York State Higher Education Services Corporations HESC NY State Scholarships.

• Hispanic Scholarship Fund www.hsf.net/ www.hsf.net/ The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) believes that the country prospers when all Americans have access to the opportunities a college education can afford. As the nation???s leading Hispanic higher education fund, HSF works to address the barriers that keep many Latinos from earning a college degree.

• The Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) Program www.gmsp.org/ www.gmsp.org/ The Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) Program selects 1,000 talented students each year to receive a good-through-graduation scholarship to use at any college or university of their choice. We provide Gates Millennium Scholars with personal and professional development through our leadership programs along with academic support throughout their college career.

• Scholarships Awards and Programs Supported by Faculty Council www.lagcc.cuny.edu/facultycouncil/awards-scholarships.aspx www.lagcc.cuny.edu/facultycouncil/awards-scholarships.aspx Scholarships Awards and Programs Supported by Faculty Council