RESOURCES AND LINKS FOR STUDENTS

Forms & Printable Information Sheets

Chester County Futures Student Responsibilities

Chester County Futures Activity Parental Permisssion Form

Web Resources for Students

Chester County Library System
Access to library system, viewing your record, renewing/placing a hold, ask a librarian, getting a library card, Live Homework Help, and a Teen web page.

Encyclopedia Smithsonian
Helps answer frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian with links to resources on subjects from Art to Zoology. Good resource for research purposes.

High School Ace
On-line learning center for high school students; offers a variety of resources including major subjects, current events, daily SAT questions, vocabulary, games & puzzles, and other reference resources and research tools.

Discovery School
Homework helpers and curriculum center with monthly featured sites for students

Petersons’s
Wide variety of information for college bound students including financial aid, studying abroad, test prep, admission and essay help, careers and resume services.

CollegeBoard
Instrumental resource for the college bound student with information related to SAT’s, boosting your skills, college success, choosing a college, tips for students.

Homework & Study Skills
Helpful homework tools and homework reference links for students including on-line dictionary and thesaurus, writing guide, quick math, and other sites for factual information.
Note: Offers to order books promoted by site

Fact Sheets
Provides concise information from expert sources on a wide range of topics.

Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
Information on Pennsylvania universities, opportunities for service and learning offered in Pennsylvania, and life after college including top paying jobs in Pennsylvania, top 50 PA employers and fastest growing occupations.

My College Tips
   Links to scholarship information such as:

grants.gov
FAFSA.ed.gov
FinAid.org
Studentaid.ed.gov

   and student loan information, such as:

NSLDS.ed.gov
FAFSA.ed.gov
FinAid.org
Studentaid.ed.gov

nextSTEP Magazine
Offers a wealth of information related to high school students preparing to attend college; lots of offers for scholarships and funding contests.

The Princeton Review
Exploring schools and careers, improving your score & skills, scholarship and aid, and other noteworthy news for students.

Boom! for Youth
Learn how to use the tools needed to take the first step toward financial independence.

Cool On Credit
Learn what's cool for school by teaching the next generation of students about money and credit.

EducaciónSuperior
Designed for Spanish-speaking students and families planning for higher education.

Financial Aid Seminars
Come and learn how to find answers to your most pressing questions about funding higher education.

KeystoneBEST
The Benefits Expanded for Student Tuition (BEST) is a special Stafford loan program meant to make educational loans even more affordable to residents of Pennsylvania (or out-of-state students attending Pennsylvania schools).

KeystonePLUS
The Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) is a loan program in the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). This program helps parents meet educational costs not covered by their child’s financial aid package.

Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE)
Get acquainted with the state's academic standards and performance incentives and look over school programs.

Pennsylvania State Grant Program
Allows eligible Pennsylvania residents to obtain financial assistance for undergraduate study at any PHEAA-approved institution of higher education.