School Resources

• Wheeler High School

• Wheeler PTSA

• Wheeler Magnet: Center for Advanced Studies in Math, Science and Technology

• Wildcat 101: Great go-to guide for new students.

• Synergy ParentVUE: Parent access to student grades and attendance records throughout the school year. Obtain login account from the Counseling Office.

• Naviance: Helps students and families connect what students do in the classroom to their life goals, including finding colleges and careers based on their personal skills and areas of interests.

• Cobb County School District: Calendars, Board agenda items, news updates, personnel opportunities, links to reports and other useful information.

• Georgia Department of Education: Access to Georgia and OEA Reports Cards and comparative data, calendars, Board agenda and minutes, downloads of research documents, Quality Core Curriculum

• Governor's Honors Program (GHP)

Standardized Testing and Tutoring

• ACT vs New SAT

• College Board Online : SAT I, SAT II, PSAT/NMSQT, AP tests preparation and online registration. Plus scholarship search options, financial aid information and applications.

• Daily practice for the new SAT: download the College Board's app to get a practice question a day!

• ACT : ACT test online registration, strategies and sample tests, plus college search, applications, and a financial need estimator.

• Khan Academy: Online resource for test prep and subject tutoring.

• Applerouth Tutoring: Local tutoring classes for test prep.

• Huntington Learning Center: Local one-on one skills tutoring and test prep support.

• Princeton Review : Info on SAT, SAT II, PSAT; test tips and strategies plus a practice SAT; online application access; school search; scholarship search.

• Kaplan : Test preparation for SAT, PSAT, ACT, AP subjects and more; college planning and admissions, high school study tips.

• University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education: Online test prep for SAT and ACT.

College Information

• Georgia Futures: Formerly known as gacollege411.org. Offers tools for career exploration, planning and applying to college, and information on how to pay for college.

• GCIS (Georgia Career Information System): Provides current and accurate occupational and educational information to schools and agencies throughout Georgia in order to help young people and adults make informed career choices. To access GCIS, get current password from the Counseling Office.

• Technical College System of Georgia: Gives information on the 17 tuition-free programs offered with a Hope Career Grant.

• PROBE College Fairs: Find dates and locations of local fairs where you can meet with college representatives from around the country.

• US News College Guide: Annual review and ranking of colleges by different types of numerical rankings.

• Peterson's Education Center : Search colleges and prepare for the college prep process.

• Campustours.com : Online virtual tours of colleges.

• Unigo: Source to find college reviews by students, and advice on admissions and financial aid by college counselors.

Scholarships & Financial Aid

• Naviance: all scholarships are listed in Naviance.

• Georgia Student Finance Commission: the official State of Georgia agency designated to help students pay for post-high school education. Includes HOPE scholarship info.

• Federal Student Aid : U.S. Department of Education's student aid site and link to FAFSA (Free Application for Student Aid). All seniors applying for the HOPE scholarship and/or most other financial aid must submit the FAFSA.

• NCAA.org : Scholarships and grants for student-athletes.

• Sallie Mae: Sallie Mae is a major provider of loans to college students. Financial planning information, online application for loans.

• College Express ... College, scholarship, financial aid search service.

• Fastweb.com : Scholarship and college search.

• CollegeNet : Scholarship, financial aid, college searches; resource links.

• College-scholarships.com : Links for college planning, scholarships & financial aid, test prep.

• Nextstudent.com : Scholarship search; financial aid information and calculator; FAFSA details.

• Blackexcel.org : Links for scholarships, financial aid, college planning, and test prep.

• Gocollege.com : Scholarship and loan search and tips; college planning and search.

• Scholarships.com : Scholarship search; financial aid resources.

• Estudentloan.com : Compare student loans online.

• Pickett & Hatcher Education Fund : Nonprofit private foundation granting student loans for full-time students at 4-year colleges in the southeastern states.

• Educaid.com : the student loan division of Wells Fargo Bank.

• Chegg.com: Scholarship search; other college resources.