College Counseling

Mrs. Rubi Zeledón
College and Guidance Counselor
[email protected]

The College and Guidance Office at ANS is involved in many activities to serve all students. It focuses on counseling students about the importance of building the best four year record possible to reflect academic and extra-curricular achievement to maximize potential of each individual. Emphasis is made on student responsibility for learning, expanding self-awareness of academic strengths, interests and aptitudes to prepare for career exploration and college search. College Advisory classes are offered to the 12th graders with the ultimate goal of finding their best “College Fits”. The Student Services office also prepares transcripts, runs the Advanced Placement Program and is in charge of administering the PSAT and AP exams. This website is to help every upcoming Junior and Senior student in finding resources for their journey to their future.

Online Resources

College Search

Big Future College Board Great site to search thousands of colleges, descriptions,and links.	View
Colleges That Change Lives “Colleges That Change Lives, Inc. (CTCL) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement and support of a student-centered college search process.”	View
College Week Live Hundreds of Colleges to chat with.	View
National Association for College and Admission Counseling Resources for students and parents in colleges search, application process, college fairs and more.	View
Naviance Student ANS Connection This link is for ANS seniors to use their ANS Naviance account for College apps.	View
SAT/ACT Deemphasizing Schools “Top Tier” School that Deemphasize the ACT/SAT in Admissions Decisions	View
Undergraduate Schools in Canada Links to Universities and Colleges in Canada.	View

Career Exploration

Major and Career Profile CollegeBoard’s extensive list of majors and careers.	View
Major Search Princeton Review’s major search.	View
O*Net Online A great list of careers with the tasks, skills, abilities, knowledge, technology, etc required to be successful in each career.	View
University of Missouri Career Interest Game A fun way to see what you might be interested in studying!	View

Standardized Testing

ACT Registration Online registration for the ACT.	View
SAT Registration Online registration for the SAT and SAT Subject tests.	View
SAT Subject Test Schools A list of schools that require, or strongly encourage, SAT Subject tests.	View
Testing Optional Schools A list of colleges and universities that do not require the SAT/ACT for admission can be found here.	View
TOEFL Registration Online registration for the TOEFL English Proficiency Exam.	View

Financial Aid and Scholarships

CSS Profile

CSS/Financial Aid Profile through CollegeBoard is required by many colleges if a student wishes to be considered for financial aid. Check your university to see if its required.

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EFC

How colleges find your Estimated Family Contribution and determine how much financial “need” each student can attain.

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Financial Aid Letters

Read real financial aid letters and get translations for the big, fancy words used by financial aid offices.

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Non-US Citizens

PDF Resource 2013 Leading US Institutions with Financial Aid for International Undergraduates	View
EducationUSA Finance your studies: Resources, videos, budgets, etc. for non-US citizens.	View
eduPASS Financial Aid for International Students	View
International Scholarships For non-US citizens looking to study in the States or US citizens looking to study abroad.	View
NAFSA: Association of International Educators Financial aid for undergraduate international students	View
Organization of American States Rowe Fund Educational loans for citizens of Latin America looking to study in the United States.	View

US Citizens

FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid	View
Fastweb Create an account and be matched with scholarships that you may qualify for.	View
International Financial Aid Search Search Engine for US and non US citizens.	View
MeritAid Academic scholarship search engine.	View
Scholarships.com Create a free account and receive constant updates of scholarships that you may qualify for.	View

Student Athletes

Athletic Scholarships Information regarding the recruiting process and scholarship opportunities for student-athletes.	View
PDF Resource NCAA 2015-2016 Guide for College Bound Student Athlete	View
US News and World Report 8 Tips for the Student Athlete	View
Women’s Sports Foundation A resource for female student-athletes.	View

NCAA

NCAA Eligibility Center

All you need to know about playing sports at the collegiate level.

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Important Dates

SAT 2019-2020

Exam Date
October 5, 2019
November 2, 2019 (SAT Subject Only)
December 7, 2019
March 14, 2020
May 2, 2020
June 6, 2020 (SAT Subject Only)

ACT 2019-2020

Exam Date
September 14, 2019
October 12, 2019
December 14, 2019
February 8, 2020
April 4, 2020
June 13, 2020

College Counseling

Online Resources

College Search

Big Future College Board

Colleges That Change Lives

College Week Live

National Association for College and Admission Counseling

Naviance Student ANS Connection

SAT/ACT Deemphasizing Schools

Undergraduate Schools in Canada

Career Exploration

Major and Career Profile

Major Search

O*Net Online

University of Missouri Career Interest Game

Standardized Testing

ACT Registration

SAT Registration

SAT Subject Test Schools

Testing Optional Schools

TOEFL Registration

Financial Aid and Scholarships

CSS Profile

EFC

Financial Aid Letters

Non-US Citizens

PDF Resource

EducationUSA

eduPASS

International Scholarships

NAFSA: Association of International Educators

Organization of American States Rowe Fund

US Citizens

FAFSA

Fastweb

International Financial Aid Search

MeritAid

Scholarships.com

Student Athletes

Athletic Scholarships

PDF Resource

US News and World Report

Women’s Sports Foundation

NCAA

NCAA Eligibility Center

Links of Interest

Important Dates

SAT 2019-2020

ACT 2019-2020

American Nicaraguan School