Health,  Homework Help, Careers,  Colleges, Essay tips, Useful forms

Health

• ARCH:Access to Resources for Community Health
  The ARCH project (based in the MGH Revere Health Care Center) aims to improve electronic access to health information for those living in Chelsea, Revere, Everett, and Charlestown. The links provide information not only about medical problems but other matters of social welfare.  Where possible resources in languages other than English are included.
• ADOL, Adolescent Directory on Line (ADOL)

Homework Help

• High School Hub  
• HomeworkSpot.com
• Novel Guides
  Novel Analysis (Don't plagiarise)
• Pink Monkey 
  Plot summaries, etc. (Don't plagiarise)
• Sparknotes
  Plot summaries, etc. (Don't plagiarise)
• Study Guides
  Sponsored by the University of St. Thomas, provides excellent study guides for testing, reading, writing, and classroom participation. It also includes links to additional web pages on the same topic. This site is available in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Arabic, Russian, and Chinese. 

Careers

• BLS Career Information
• Career Choices
  (from About.com)
  
• Massachusetts Career Information System 
  You may sign in with the name of your town and its Zipcode
• Occupational Outlook Handbook   
  There is a huge amount of information here.

Colleges

• American Universities
• College Board Online Includes College Board tests, programs, and online registration; a "Test Question of the Day;" a searchable database of colleges and financial aid information (including a financial aid calculator).
  
• CareersandColleges Search for Scholarships; Explore Colleges; Find Student Loans; Consider Career Schools; Discover Careers & Majors
  
• College entrance exam preparation from Scholastic Testing Systems
• college.gov "the go-to source for information and resources about planning, preparing and paying for postsecondary education"
  
• College View
• CollegeNet
• FastWeb
  Search for scholarships and more
  
• FinAid
• Funding Education Beyond High School
• Kaplan Test Prep
• Massachusetts Colleges and Universities
  Provides links to the Web sites of colleges and universities in Massachusetts
• Peterson's Guide to Colleges
• Princeton Review
• Student Aid on the Web

College Admission Essay Tips

• 15 Essay Tips from some admissions readers
• Peterson's Essay Edge Lots of good advice on writing your essay including "Remember that admissions officers will probably spend no more than a few minutes on your essay. In the first two sentences, you must capture their interest."
• Tips for the Personal Essay Options on the Common Application

Useful Forms for College Application

• Common Application
  
• FAFSA, Free Application for Federal Student Aid
  
• College Board’s PROFILE OnLine (financial aid)