College and Career Center Resource Materials

Reference books

• Careers guides
• Guides to colleges and universities (such as Fiske, Princeton Review, Peterson's and others)
• College Guide for Gunn and Palo Alto High Schools, published yearly by PAUSD*
• Books about the college admission process (such as Gatekeepers, Admission Matters, and many others)
• College publicity viewbooks
• College catalogs
• Financial aid
• Test preparation booklets (ACT, PSAT, SAT I, SAT II, AP)

Files of looseleaf brochures

• Colleges (internal scholarships, honor programs, school profiles )
• Scholarships
• Summer opportunities
• Internships
• Volunteer opportunities
• Jobs
• Gap year (year off from school) opportunities

Videotapes and DVDs

• SAT language test practice CDs
• Careers
• Colleges and universities
• College campus tours
• College application process
• Financial aid

Internet access

• Education resources web sites (such as Fiske, Princeton Review, Peterson's and others)
• College search programs (such as CollegeView, CollegeNET and others)
• College evaluation web sites (such as ISI.org, Washington Monthly (2006), USNews & World Report)
• Online college application forms
• Work permit application form

Applications and forms

•Test registration (ACT, PSAT, SAT I, SAT II, AP)
• Permission to meet with college representative in the C&CC
• Community service verification
• Presidential service award application
• Work permit application form submission to C&CC
• Community college registration and course catalogs
• Financial aid
• Scholarships
• College common application

* PAUSD = Palo Alto Unified School District