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College Search & Information Websites

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ACT and SAT test preparation  

  • ACT  information, registration and scores
  • SAT  information, registration and scores
  • Applerouth offers online tutoring and test prep services for all major standardized tests
  • Arborbridge offers online personalized tutoring and test prep services
  • Compass Education Group offers local 1-on-1 test prep and tutoring
  • Mindfish offers local group and 1-on-1 ACT, SAT and academic tutoring
  • Moser Educational Services offers local ACT, SAT and academic 1-on-1 tutoring

Financial Aid

  • Fill out the FAFSA, Free Application for Federal Student Aid, to submit after October 1.  This official site is a free service. 
  • College in Colorado College Opportunity Fund provides a stipend funding for up to 145 credit hours for eligible Colorado students attending a participating Colorado public college or university.  Sign up now!
  • CSS (College Scholarship Service) Profile is a financial aid profile required by a subset of selective colleges to be submitted after October 1. 
  • College Affordability and Transparency Center -  U.S. Department of Education’s site providing information on costs for each college, as well as net price calculator access.
  • CollegeBoard features EFC and College Cost Calculators.
  • FinAid explains various financial aid programs available and includes a "SmartStudent" Guide to Financial Aid including calculators
  • Mapping Your Future - “Managing Your Money” menu option will provide access to “Calculators.” The Student loan debt/salary wizard tool helps estimate earnings required to pay off student loan debt.
  • Federal Student Aid -  offers free information from the US Dept. of Education on preparing for and funding education beyond high school.
  • Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) allows students who are residents of certain Western states to request a reduced tuition rate of 150% of resident tuition at participating college programs outside of their home state.

Scholarship Searches

  • Cappex - scholarship overview and search assistance
  • College Answer - SallieMae college funding and scholarship information
  • College.Net - free online scholarship search 
  • Denver Scholarship Foundation - Scholarship Directory links to a wide variety of scholarships.
  • Fastweb - website for scholarship search and financial aid advice
  • Going Merry - free scholarship search and application platform
  • Scholarships - free online scholarship search
  • Unigo - college reviews and scholarship search
  • Please note:  Do NOT pay for online scholarship services.  Most are happy to take your money with little or no results.  

Application

  • Common Application - college application and supplements accepted by over 900 member institutions.  (The newest version is now available, but essay prompts may not yet be updated.)
  • Universal Application - college application and supplements accepted by a select group of colleges
  • Coalition for Access, Affordability and Success - new portfolio-based application used by nearly 100 colleges
  • ZeeMee - phone app that creates a profile used to supplement the college application to over 200 colleges
  • AXS Companion - Oregon State University's free online guide to walk you through the Common Application

Athletics

  • NCAA Eligibility Center - Explore this site to learn more about the NCAA, its athletics divisions, its sports and other information about collegiate athletics.
  • NAIA Eligibility Center for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics 300 member schools.
  • beRecruited - connect with over 25,000 coaches in 31 sports
  • Scholarship Stats - odds of playing college sports and athletic scholarship sources

Majors & Career Planning

  • Educate to Career provides occupations and salary outcomes by college and major
  • Glassdoor provides an inside look at potential jobs and employers
  • My Colorado Journey - college and career resources for Colorado residents
  • MyMajors provides searches and articles on majors and careers
  • Occupational Outlook Handbook  helps you research potential salary ranges by occupation and region
  • O*NET offers a career exploration and job analysis tool
  • PayScale provides a survey and salary report as well as tips to help you accomplish your career goals
  • Roadtrip Nation  provides interviews with hundreds of professionals to help you "Define Your Road in Life"
  • Salary.com  provides articles on majors, jobs and earning potential
  • Study.com offers videos on thousands of subjects including majors and careers
  • TryEngineering  provides helpful insights and articles about engineering careers
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Important Dates


Test dates below are current, but please check back or visit testing websites for updates, announcements or cancellations.


ACT Test  - 2025

February 8

April 5

June 14

July 12


SAT  2025 Test Dates - now online

March 8

May 3

June 7




Denver RMACAC Spring College Fair


Date: March 9, 2025

Time: 1:00p - 4:00p MST

Location: Cherokee Trail High School, 25901 E Arapahoe Rd, Aurora, 

To register (required) click here.