College Planning
Applying to College Senior Packet
Common App & Naviance
Requesting Transcripts in Naviance
Requesting Letters of Recommendation
General College Information/Websites
Common Application- The Common Application is an online platform that allows students to apply to multiple colleges and universities with a single application.
Naviance Student – a web based service designed especially for students and parents that can be used to help in making decisions about courses, colleges and careers. Students must log on using their Google accounts. Parents can select link above for access.
BigFuture – BigFuture is College Board’s free college planning tool, designed to support students from their first thoughts about college to their first day on campus. BigFuture will help students: Handle the college planning process.
CollegeNet – a site for finding colleges, scholarships and financial aid, touring campuses virtually, and completing applications online, with links to related information.
Campus Tours – a source for virtual college tours, with interactive campus maps, videos, photographs and live cameras.
CollegeView – profiles of more than 3,700 colleges and universities, virtual tours of hundreds of schools, career planning tools, financial information and even advice in packing for college, and student blogs.
College Board Online – a directory of services, including online SAT registration.
College Trips & Tips – helps parents and students plan successful and rewarding college visits by offering curated and concise advice – saving hours of research. Get site to plan your college visits.
Peterson’s Education & Career Center – information on private schools, colleges and universities, graduate study, careers and jobs throughout the United States and abroad.
Princeton Review – advice and tools for choosing a college, graduate school, or career with in depth information on business, law and medicine.
U.S. News online Colleges & Careers Center – “best value” rankings of colleges and graduate programs in multiple fields, with related information on careers and financial aid.
New-York-Specific College Information/Websites
- The City University of New York
- The State University of New York
- Suffolk Community College Joint Admissions Programs
College Athletics
College Open Houses
College Fairs
College Visits
- Visit Naviance for Information and to Sign Up for College Visits at East Islip High School
College Essay