Links

College and Career Resource Center

Henry J. Kaiser High School

Room H-101

(808) 394-1200 ext. 2340

IG: @kaiserhigh808

Suzanne Nii, Trevor Teraoka: College & Career Counselors

suzanne_nii@k12.hi.us, trevor.teraoka@k12.hi.us

Frequently used websites

Naviance Student 

http://student.naviance.com/kaiserhs

Kaiser HS

http://www.kaiserhighschoolhawaii.org/

Infinite Campus

https://www.infinitecampus.com/audience/parents-students/login-search

ACT

https://www.act.org/

SAT

https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat

TOEFL (ELL students)       

https://www.ets.org/toefl

ASVAB

http://official-asvab.com/

Accuplacer (RS and CCs)

https://www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu/admissions/placement-testing-information/

Running Start/Dual Credit

https://www.hawaii.edu/dualcredit/

FAFSA (financial aid)

https://fafsa.ed.gov/

Federal Student Aid

https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/

Hawaii Community Foundation

https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/

UHM Native Hawaiian Student Services (good place to start)

http://manoa.hawaii.edu/nhss/financial-aid-scholarships/scholarship-list/

CSS Profile

https://cssprofile.collegeboard.org/

University of Hawaii System

https://www.hawaii.edu/

UH Manoa

https://manoa.hawaii.edu/admissions/

KCC

https://www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu/

KCC App Video

https://tinyurl.com/apply2kapcc

The Common App

https://www.commonapp.org/

Other useful websites

The College Solution

http://www.thecollegesolution.com/

College Essay Guy

https://www.collegeessayguy.com/

How much will your lifestyle cost?

https://uhcc.hawaii.edu/career_explorer/lifestyle/mylife.php

Career options based on your personality

https://uhcc.hawaii.edu/career_explorer/assessments/career_clusters.php

Hawaii Career Explorer

https://uhcc.hawaii.edu/career_explorer/

Education attainment's effect on your income

http://uhcc.hawaii.edu/workforce/lifestyle/education_income.php

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