College Prep

College Prep - Planning for College

West Shore Visits

College Visits for 2023-2024

College Fairs

HBCU College Fair (for historically black colleges and universities) February 7th 6-8:30 at Viera High School (juniors and seniors only) 

Viera High School College Fair Feb 13th 6-8

Virtual HBCU College Fair (Virtual with 8 Florida counties) February date TBD 

Information about Florida Colleges

State University System Matrix  (Information for Florida Public Schools) - for 2023-24

Private Colleges and Universities of Florida (PCUF Brochure) for 2023-24

 

College Planning Checklists

Discovering a Career or Major and Career Exploration Tools

  1. Big Futures Career Quiz

  2. Eastern Florida State College Career Coach

  3. 16 Personalities (Myers Briggs Assessment)

  4. US News College Major Quiz (requires account)

  5. Truity Big 5 Personality Traits Quiz

  6. Truity Career Aptitude Test

Building a High School Resume

Getting Started

  1. Roll of the Dice - Resume Writing Part 1, Finding Your Strengths

Videos

  1. How to Make a Resume for College Applications

  2. Write an Incredible Resume: 5 Golden Rules!

 Resume Templates  (Make a Copy and Use it to Organize your Information)

  1. West Shore High School Resume Template for Google Docs

  2. Best Resume Template for Google Docs

  3. College Resume Template for Google Docs

  4. Basic Resume Template for Google Docs

  5. Student Resume Template for Google Docs  

Letters of Recommendation

  1. SLC - Steps to a Great Letter of Recommendation

  2. How to Ask for a Letter of Recommendation

  3. How to add a Recommender to Common App

  4. Cover Letter to Request Recommendation

  5. Information for your 

    Senior Parent Night 2024 Presentation

    Senior Survey for Post Secondary Plan

Common Application   

  1. Common App Ready - Toolkit of Tips

  2. Common Application Activities Section

  3. Common Application Essay Prompts for 2023-2024

  4. Common Application Quick Start Guide

  5. WS Common App Tip Sheet

  6. FERPA & Your Application

College Research and Planning

  1. College Visits for 2023-2024

  2. College Deadlines at a Glance

  3. College Scorecard

  4. Links to Schedule College Tours

  5. Junior Symposium Presentation 2023

  6. BPS College Boot Camp Presentation

  7. State University System Matrix (information for Florida Public Schools)

  8. Private Colleges of Florida Matrix (information for Florida Private Schools)

  9. College Application Guide

  10. TOP Tips for College

Standardized Tests

PSAT Preparation

  1. College Board Tips to Prepare for the PSAT

  2. PSAT Practice Tests from College Board

  3. PSAT Answer Sheet

  4. PSAT Practice Test #1 (2015)         Answers        Scoring  

  5. PSAT Practice Test #2 (2022)         Answers        Scoring  

  6. Ivy Global PSAT Practice Test

SAT Preparation

  1. NEW Digital SAT Prep

  2. SAT Test Dates for 2023-2024

  3. How to Link your SAT Score to Khan Academy

  4. Video: How I Improved my SAT Score by 300+ Points

8 Full Length Practice Tests from College Board

  1. Practice SAT Answer Sheet

  2. Practice SAT #1 (2016)                   Answers        Scoring  

  3. Practice SAT #2  (2015)                 Answers         Scoring  

  4. Practice SAT #3 (2016)                  Answers         Scoring  

  5. Practice SAT #4 (2015)                  Answers         Scoring  

  6. Practice SAT #5 (2016)                  Answers         Scoring  

  7. Practice SAT #6 (2021-22)             Answers         Scoring  

  8. Practice SAT #7 (2016)                  Answers         Scoring  

  9. Practice SAT #8 (2016)                  Answers         Scoring  

  10. Practice SAT #9                             Answers          Scoring  

  11. Practice SAT #10                           Answers          Scoring  

ACT Preparation

  1. ACT Test Dates for 2023-2024

  2. ACT Prep - Making the Most of Khan Academy

  3. Practice ACT Test #1 (2022-2023)

  4. Practice ACT Test #2 (2020-2021)

  5. Practice ACT Test #3 (2017-2018)

  6. ACT Subject Practice

    1. ACT English Practice Problems

    2. ACT Math Practice Problems

    3. ACT Reading Practice Problems

    4. ACT Science Practice Problems

    5. ACT Writing Practice Problems

CLT Preparation (CLT is now a Bright Futures Qualifying Test) 

Classical Learning Test - Practice Tests