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You’ve worked hard in high school and you deserve portraits that you love! Cristen Farrell Photography provides a custom senior portrait experience that is fun, relaxed, and reflects who you are. We'll discuss location, wardrobe, hair and makeup, and your images will show your personality and confidence. All final images are carefully retouched, and flyaways and blemishes will disappear! As a mom of two teenage daughters, Cristen also knows that Senior year can be bittersweet for parents, and they'll be so happy to have beautiful images to mark this milestone. Learn more about Cristen’s senior portrait packages at www.cristenfarrell.com/seniors.

Brett E. Murphy Tutoring & Consulting, Inc. is run by Dr. Brett Murphy Hunt, EdD. A seasoned professor and tutor in the Metrowest and beyond, Brett works with a talented team of top-notch educators who specialize in SAT/ACT prep and subject tutoring all the way through college-level courses. She and her tutors go above and beyond for the students with whom they work, which has earned them an esteemed reputation in the area. 

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The SAT Suite of Assessments is adapting to meet the changing needs of students and educators alike. Explore details on test structure, content alignment, and scoring for the digital SAT Suite.

Sponsored by NACAC (Nat’l. Assoc. of College Admissions Counselors) and the Common App, these virtual fairs feature multiple institutional participants over several days.  Browse fair days and sign up for what interests you. Click on the “Exhibitors” tab on any date, to see which colleges are participating.

Federal Student Aid – U.S. Department of Education federal student aid website

FAFSA – Free Application for Federal Student Aid

FAFSA Worksheet

CSS Profile – used by roughly 400 colleges and scholarship programs to award non-federal financial aid; use your College Board account

HERE is a great list of college terms and acronyms.

What Can I Do With This Major? is a website featuring 106 major profiles with information on common career paths, types of employers that hire in the field, and strategies to maximize opportunities. Links to professional associations, occupational outlook information, and job search resources are included.

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ACT preparation 

The Princeton Review

ETS - advancement of equity and fairness

College Board Bluebook

Khan Academy Digital SAT prep

Kaplan SAT and ACT prep

Magoosh

College Board (PSAT, SAT, AP)

ACT

As the cost of attending a private college or university increases each year, financial aid becomes an important component in decision-making. Most aid is based on need, so many students look beyond for some additional help. Here are some suggestions:

Collegescholarships.org  This is a financial aid search service using a large database of private scholarships. 

fastWEB.com  This is a free online scholarship matching service. 

Mefa.org  The Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority assists students and parents with financing higher education.

Reducingcollegecosts.com  A website to help navigate the process of paying for college.

Wiredscholar.com  Hosted by Sallie Mae, this site has information about all parts of financial aid and a free scholarship search tool.

Scholarships.com

Myscholly.com  An app which helps search for scholarships.
Unigo.com A search tool for categorized scholarships

SwiftStudent will help you write a financial aid appeal letter - for free.