LINKS to Online Counseling Resources (updated Jan-2010)

The Tamalpais Union High School District Counseling Program provides the academic, career, and personal/ social development necessary to ensure that students are successful both in school and in life. School counseling is a specialized service provided by credentialed school counselors that assist students in resolving emotional, social or behavior problems and help them develop a clearer focus or sense of direction. Tamalpais counselors fully engage in providing students with a unique network of emotional and instructional support services that results in students feeling safe, having better relationships with teachers, understanding that education is relevant and important to their future, experiencing positive interpersonal relationships and earning higher grades.

This web page is designed to assist students and parents in finding information that will support students in their college and career exploration, provide homework and study skills support, identify financial aid and scholarship information, and connect students to local support groups.

General Info | College | Testing | Athletics | Financial Aid/Scholarships | Aptitude, Interest & Career | Year Off/College Alternatives | Study Skills | Learning Disabilities | Military Career & Education |Social/Emotional Support | Local Resources

DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY: effort is made to assure the accuracy of the information contained on this web page, the Tamalpais Union High School District makes no guarantee, expressed or implied, regarding the accuracy of information.

STUDY SKILLS INFORMATION

• Study Guides and Strategies
  Comprehensive site from the University of St. Thomas. Plan to spend some time here!
• Collegeboard
  For a fee, submit essays for the SAT II writing or AP exams electronically and receive evaluations within five days.
• Study Guides and Strategies
  Comprehensive site dedicated to study skills and more.
• The Diagnostic Writing Service
  Professors who teach writing at CSU and UC created this site. Write and submit an essay on a topic that recently appeared on either a CSU English Placement Test or a UC Subject A Exam. Pay $10 per essay and receive feedback in 10 days.
• Essay Edge.com
  Harvard grads edit college admission or scholarship essays for a fee; also find free essay help and sample essays here.
• Writing the College Application Essay
  This excellent article can be downloaded.
• Study Skills Self Help
  Virginia Tech site offers a wide range of help.
• Thesaurus &/or Dictionary
  In addition to the obvious, these sites can provide you with crosswords and a Òword-of the-day.Ó
• Calculus@Internet
  This site helps students in advanced algebra, pre-calculus as well as calculus.
• The Elements of Style
  An online version of this book by Strunk helps students with any writing assignment including college essays.
• Purdue University's Online Writing Lab
  This online writing lab has great handouts for English and for social studies papers.

STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES

• Heath Resource Center
  There are articles on financial aid, summer programs, and other topics of interest to students with learning disabilities and their parents. Fabulous site!!!
• National Center for Learning Disabilities
  This has many resources.
• Summer Camp Directory
  Find summer programs for learning disabled students here.
• Educational Testing Service
  This site gives information on extended time for the SAT and has a policy statement for documentation of ADHD and for learning disabilities.
• ACT
  Learn about extended time procedures for the ACT here.

MILITARY CAREER AND EDUCATION