Required Sites for Upward Bound Students
Road Map to College: http://www.college.gov/wps/portal
All students must access and use this web site. Students should print out two copies of their road map, one for themselves and one for Upward Bound staff.
Scholarship Search: http://www.fastweb.com
All students must register.
Tutorials and Test Prep: http://www.comfit.com and http://www.number2.com
Every student must do online tutorials for four hours per month on the Comfit site. Students who do not put in four hours per month will not receive their stipend. The second site is free test prep help and all students must sign up and use site.
ACT Prep: http://www.actstudent.org
Includes account setup, test registration and free test prep. All juniors and seniors must set up their accounts by the end of September each year. If accounts are not set up, no stipend will be awarded.
SAT Prep: http://collegeboard.com
Includes account setup, test registration and free test prep.
Free Application for Federal Student Aid: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov All seniors must go in and request a pin number which is accessed through the FAFSA web site and all FAFSAs for summer aid will be completed by December each year. All seniors must have signed copies of parents' most current income tax.
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