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Helpful Websites

The websites compiled here are a small piece of what is available on the Internet. If you have suggestions for additional sites, questions, or comments, please contact us.

Reference Databases / Homework Help / Books & Reading / College & Careers / Advice & Health / Entertainment / Games / Current Interest

Homework Help

Books & Reading

College & Careers

  • ACT Assessment Register and prepare for the test designed to assess high school students' general educational development and their ability to complete college-level work.
  • Brain Track Over 5500 links to Higher Educational Institutions in 161 countries... Search by name, country, or continent!
  • CollegeNet An award-winning site that allows you to research colleges and scholarships, take virtual tours of campuses, and apply online.
  • College Source Online 23,389 College Catalogs in complete cover-to-cover, original page format.
  • College Opportunities Online A direct link to over 9,000 colleges and universities in the US.
  • Educational Testing Service (ETS) A gateway to information about the big tests: ACTS and SATS.
  • EduPrep Free online SAT preparation.
  • FinAid A comprehensive annotated collection of information about student financial aid on the web.
  • 4Tests.com Free online practice for tests such as the SAT, GED and GRE.
  • Peterson's Information about colleges and universities, career schools, graduate programs, distance learning, executive training, private secondary schools, summer opportunities, study abroad, financial aid, test preparation, and career exploration.
  • US Department of Education Apply for financial aid online
  • U.S. News & World Report - College Ranking Includes a step-by-step guide to college admissions.

Advice & Health

  • About Teens Now A wide array of issues from relationships and family to school and health.
  • AL-ANON and ALATEEN Support and information for families, friends and others needing the services of Alcoholics Anonymous and Teen Al-Anon.
  • Fast Food Facts Find out nutritional information from a number of popular fast food restaurants.
  • FDA on the Teen Scene Articles from the Food and Drug Administration relating to teens.
  • Fitness.com Articles on nutrition and fitness
  • Freevibe Find out drug facts and myths at this site.
  • Go Ask Alice Teen questions on a variety of topics are answered through Columbia University's Health Education Program.
  • Something Fishy Pro-recovery website all about eating disorders.
  • Teencentral.net A help-line site for teens and by teens.
  • TeensHealth.org Answers and advice on a range of topics.

Entertainment

  • Billboard Music ratings, current top ratings and songs.
  • Internet Movie Database Look up movie show times, watch trailers, or search the database of thousands of titles.
  • IPL Teenspace Arts and entertainment links for teens form the Internet Public Library.
  • MP3.com Download music in MP3 format.
  • MusicNet Samples of hits you can listen to from rock to rap and beyond.
  • Mxtabs.net Guitar tabs, drum tabs and bass tabs.
  • TabCrawler Search fpr all kinds of music tinfo and tons of guitar, bass, keyboard and drum tabs.
  • UBL The ultimate band list

Games

  • Addicting Games Lots of fun games to play online or download to your computer.
  • Bored.com Sites for all ages and interests; new and funny sites updated frequently.
  • Candystand.com Online games, both single player and multi-player plus puzzles and more.
  • Coffee Break Arcade Free online games.
  • Cool Math 4 Kids Try Lemonade Stand and the hard jigsaw puzzles.
  • Cool Quiz! Trivia, games, puzzles, and more
  • Cyberteens Artwork, poetry, fiction, games, plus contests for you to enter.
  • EA Sports Look under each sport to find some free games like NHL 97.
  • Electrotank Online gaming.
  • Freearcade.com Over one hundred free online games.
  • Gamespot Where gamers go to know.
  • Gamesville Free games as well as downloads to purchase.
  • Jippii! Ringtones, graphics and games to your mobile phone and lots of online games.
  • Makaimedia Free games.
  • Mazoons Tons of printable mazes.
  • Miniclip Free games and shows.
  • Pogo Tons of free games.

Current Interest

Elections: The American Way  The Library of Congress' site offers much for 'tweens and teens studying the democratic process.

 

 

 
 
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