Academic Guidance
College & Postsecondary

Indiana school counselors teach a Guidance Curriculum that helps all students achieve academically, prepare for a career and college, and develop good citizenship skills.  School counselors coordinate guidance in all Indiana schools as required by the Educational and Career Services component of 511 IAC 4-1 which corresponds with the Student Guidance component of the Indiana School Counseling Program Standards and the Guidance Curriculum component of the American School Counselor Association’s National Model.

College

• College Guidance Programs & Resources
• KnowHow2GO
  http://www.learnmoreindiana.org
  
• College Profiles & Information
• Indiana College Profiles
  http://www.triptocollege.org/indiana_colleges/main.cfm
• All College Profiles http://www.learnmoreindiana.org/college/choosing/Pages/CollegesInIndiana.aspx
• Indiana Community Colleges
  http://www.community-college.org/indiana_community_college.html
• Indiana Independent Colleges
  http://www.icindiana.org/campuses_map.asp
• Indiana Proprietary Colleges – COPE Accredited List
  http://www.in.gov/cope/directory/
  
• College Search by Preferences
  • Indiana College Search by Preferences
    http://www.triptocollege.org/indiana_colleges/search.cfm
  • College Board’s College MatchMaker
    http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/index.jsp
  • College Search by Career Major
    http://www.collegeboard.com/csearch/majors_careers/profiles/
• College Planning
  • Indiana College Planning Resources – Learn More Indiana
    http://www.learnmoreindiana.org/college/Pages/home.aspx
  • Indiana College Fair Calendar
    http://www.learnmoreindiana.org/college/choosing/Pages/CollegeFairCalendar.aspx
  • College Visits
    http://www.collegeboard.com/student/csearch/college-visits/index.html
• College Admissions Testing
  • SAT
    • SAT General
      http://www.collegeboard.com/prof/counselors/tests/sat/news.html
    • SAT Test Dates & Fees
      http://www.collegeboard.com/prof/counselors/tests/sat/dates_fees/dates_fees.html
    • SAT Fee Waivers
      http://www.collegeboard.com/prof/counselors/tests/sat/fee_waivers/fee_waivers.html
  • ACT
• ACT General
  http://www.act.org/path/secondary/
• ACT Test Dates
  http://www.actstudent.org/regist/currentdates.html
• ACT Fees
  http://www.actstudent.org/regist/actfees.html
• Compare ACT & SAT
• PSAT/NMSQT
  • PSAT General
    http://www.collegeboard.com/prof/counselors/tests/psat/news.html
  • PSAT Dates & Fees
    http://www.collegeboard.com/prof/counselors/tests/psat/dates_fees.html
  • Indiana PSAT Memo 2007
    http://www.doe.in.gov/super/2007/05-May/052507/2007-08PSATfunding.html
• PLAN
  • PLAN General
    http://www.act.org/plan/
    
• College Applications, Transcripts, Letters of Rec, Essays, & Interviews
  • College Application Information
    http://www.collegeboard.com/student/apply/the-application/index.html
  • E-Transcripts
    
  • Letters of Recommendation
    http://www.collegeboard.com/student/apply/the-application/119.html
  • Essays
    
  • Interviews
    http://www.collegeboard.com/student/apply/the-application/135.html
• College Athletics
  • NCAA - National Collegiate Athletic Association
    • NCAA General Info
      http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal
    • NCAA Clearinghouse
      https://www.ncaaclearinghouse.net/NCAA/common/index.html
    • NCAA Eligibility Course Requirements & Changes
      https://www.ncaaclearinghouse.net/NCAA/general/index_general.html
  • NAIA – National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
    • NAIA General Info
      http://naia.cstv.com/
  • NJCAA – National Junior College Athletic Association
    • NJCAA General Info
      http://www.njcaa.org/index.cfm
  • NCCAA – National Christian College Athletic Association
    • NCCAA General Info
      http://www.thenccaa.org/
• Paying for College
  • High School Financial Aid Programs
• Indiana Financial Aid Night Presenters – ISFAA
  http://www.in.gov/ssaci/counselorinformation/ISFAACoordinator.pdf
• Indiana Financial Aid Night Resources (scroll to bottom of page)
  http://www.in.gov/ssaci/counselorinformation/
• Federal Financial Aid Night Powerpoint
  http://ifap.ed.gov/FSACounselors/clcf/PlanningAFinancialAidNight.html
• Indiana College Goal Sunday
  http://www.collegegoalsunday.org/
• Federal School Code Search
  http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/FOTWWebApp/FSLookupServlet
  
• Financial Aid - General
• Financial Aid Process
  http://www.triptocollege.org/paying_colleges/financial_aid_process.cfm
• Federal School Code Search
  http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/FOTWWebApp/FSLookupServlet
• Financial Aid Calculators
  http://www.finaid.org/calculators/
• EFC Calculator
  http://www.triptocollege.org/paying_colleges/efc_calculator.cfm
  
• Financial Aid – Federal – FAFSA & CSS Profile
• FAFSA
• FAFSA Online
  http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
• FAFSA Flowchart
  http://www.triptocollege.org/paying_colleges/file_fafsa/flow_chart.cfm
• FAFSA Worksheet
  http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/before012.htm
• FAFSA PIN Number
  http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/before004.htm
• Federal School Code Search
  http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/FOTWWebApp/FSLookupServlet
• CSS Profile
• CSS Profile Online
  https://profileonline.collegeboard.com/index.jsp
• Indiana Colleges Requiring CSS Profile
  (use Word doc. “Indiana Colleges Requiring CSS Profile”)
• All Colleges Requiring CSS Profile
• Financial Aid – Indiana – SSACI & CHIPS
  • SSACI – State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana
    http://www.in.gov/ssaci/
  • SSACI Counselor Information
    http://www.in.gov/ssaci/counselorinformation/
  • CHIPS Reporting
    http://www.in.gov/ssaci/highschool/
  • Indiana Grant, Scholarship & Work Study Programs
    http://www.in.gov/ssaci/programs/
  • Indiana College Goal Sunday
    http://www.collegegoalsunday.org/
  • Indiana Twenty-first Century Scholars
    http://www.in.gov/ssaci/programs/21st/index.html
• Financial Aid Resources for School Counselors
  • State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana
    http://www.in.gov/ssaci/
  • Indiana Trip to College
    http://www.triptocollege.org
  • Indiana Financial Aid Resources – Sallie Mae
    http://www.collegeanswer.com/selecting/content/sel_state_indiana.jsp
• Scholarships
  • Indiana Scholarships
    • Indiana Twenty-first Century Scholars
      http://www.in.gov/ssaci/programs/21st/index.html
    • Hoosier Scholar Award
      http://www.in.gov/ssaci/programs/hsa.html
    • Indiana Nursing Scholarship
      http://www.in.gov/ssaci/programs/nur.html
    • Indiana Minority Teacher/Special Ed Teacher Scholarship
      http://www.in.gov/ssaci/programs/m-teach.html
    • Robert C. Byrd Scholarship
      http://www.in.gov/ssaci/programs/robert.html
    • Indiana Summer GEAR UP Scholarship
      http://www.in.gov/ssaci/programs/gearup.html
    • Indiana Dollars for Scholars
      http://www.indianadollarsforscholars.org/
    • Hoosier Heroes Scholarship
      http://www.indianadollarsforscholars.org/hoosierheroes.asp
    • Indiana College Scholarship Listing
      http://www.college-scholarships.com/indiana_traditional.htm
  • Scholarship Search Websites
    • Scholarship Search Websites – General
      http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/
    • SSACI Scholarship Search
      http://www.in.gov/ssaci/other/
    • Indiana Twenty-first Century Scholars
      http://www.in.gov/ssaci/programs/21st/index.html
  • Scholarship Scams
    • Scholarship Scams – General
      http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/scams.phtml
    • Common Scholarship Scams
      http://www.ismloans.org:8080/ismstat/parents/commonscholarshipscams/index.html
• Loans
  • Indiana
    • ISM - Indiana Secondary Market
      http://www.ismloans.org:8080/ismstat/
    • Nelnet
      http://www.nelnet.com/
    • Sallie Mae
      http://www.salliemae.com/
  • Federal
  • Stafford Loans – FFELs & Direct
    http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/studentloans.jsp
  • Perkins Loans
    http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/campusaid.jsp#03
  • Parent PLUS Loans
    http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/parentloans.jsp

• Grants
  • Indiana
    • Frank O’Bannon Grant
      http://www.in.gov/ssaci/programs/hea.html
    • Indiana National Guard Supplemental Grant
      http://www.in.gov/ssaci/programs/ngsg.html
    • Indiana Part-Time Student Grant
      http://www.in.gov/ssaci/programs/parttime.html
    • Indiana Child of Veteran or Public Safety Officer Grant
      http://www.in.gov/ssaci/programs/cvo.html
  • Federal
    • All Federal Grants
      http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/grants.jsp
    • FSEOG Grants
      http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/campusaid.jsp#01
• Work Study
  • Indiana
    • Indiana Summer Work Study
      http://www.in.gov/ssaci/programs/summer.html
  • Federal           
    • Federal Work Study
      http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/campusaid.jsp#02
      
  • Saving Plans, 529’s, Tuition Plans
    • Indiana’s 529 Investment Plan – College Choice
      https://www.collegechoiceplan.com/ccp/ccp.jsp
    • Comparison of 529, Coverdells, UGMA’s, etc
      http://www.triptocollege.org/paying_colleges/college_savings.pdf
• Military Financial Aid
  • Military Financial Aid
    http://www.finaid.org/military/
  • GI Bill
    www.Military.com/GiBill 
  • ROTC Four Year Scholarship
    http://www.rotc.usaac.army.mil/scholarship_HPD2/fouryear/index.htm
• Athletic Scholarships
  • Athletic & Sports Scholarships
    http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/sports.phtml
  • NCAA Scholarships & Internships
    http://www.ncaa.org/about/scholarships.html

Postsecondary Options

• Apprenticeships
• Indiana Union Apprenticeships
  http://www.unionapprenticeships.com/
• Apprenticeships Q & A
  http://www.unionapprenticeships.com/apprenticeship-faq.htm
• Apprenticeship Videos & Information
  http://www.careervoyages.gov/apprenticeship-main.cfm
• Military
• Army
  www.army.mil
• Navy         
  www.navy.mil
• Air Force
  www.af.mil
• Marine Corps
  www.usmc.mil
• Coast Guard
  www.uscg.mil
• ROTC – Reserve Officer Training Corps
• ROTC General
  http://www.goarmy.com/rotc/
• ROTC at Indiana University
  http://www.indiana.edu/~rotc/
• USACC - US Army Cadet Command
  http://www.rotc.usaac.army.mil/
• Workforce
  • Indiana Work One Centers
    http://www.in.gov/dwd/employers/workforce_svcs_regional_map.html
  • Indiana Job Seekers Resources
    http://www.in.gov/dwd/job_seekers/job_seeker_index.html