The Puente Project is an academic preparation program that for more than 25 years has improved the college-going rate of tens of thousands of California's educationally disadvantaged students. Its mission is to increase the number of educationally disadvantaged students who:Welcome to Puente!
Welcome Puentistas to your web page! As a Puentista, you've already taken the right step towards your future as a successful college student and career professional. We know you want to go to a four-year college; the Puente Project will give you the academic preparation, social environment and resource tools needed to get you there. Let's get started.
Planning to go to college starts in high school. As a Puentista, you know that you have big plans for your future. Going to college will take dedication and work. Your Puente counselor and English teacher will help you get there. Get to know them and don't be afraid to ask questions, such as: We've added some useful links below to a large amount of information available to you on the web: from helping you plan your courses to finding out about how to pay for college. ¡Sí se puede! Check them out. Puente Survey for 9th Graders ONLY. Resources for Puente High School Students: College Entrance Exams College Admissions Prepare for College Choose a College Apply to a College Financial Aid, Scholarships, AB540 Resources State Specific Share your Success! Share your successes with us and with the rest of the Puente familia! Submit your special award, Puente event, or achievement. Please submit samples of your writing or poetry. Events Southern California Puente 9th Grade Student Leadership ConferencePuente High School Students
http://www.actstudent.org/ ACT registration, scores, test dates and more http://www.collegeboard.com/splash/ SAT registration, scores, test prep and more
http://www.makingitcount.com How to succeed in college http://mappingyourfuture.org/ Mapping your future http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm Gives overview of hundreds of careers and describes job duties, education requirements and earnings
http://www.ecampustours.com/ Virtual tours of colleges https://myroad.collegeboard.com College and career planning http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/
usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.phpRanking of America's best colleges http://www.collegenet.com/elect/app/app Guide to colleges, universities, financial aid
https://www.commonapp.org Information for Private Univ. admissions http://www.csumentor.edu/ Information for CSU admissions http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/ Information for UC admissions
http://www.aiccu.edu/ Independent colleges and universities http://www.assist.org/ Information on transferring college credits http://www.californiacolleges.edu/ Information on public and private schools http://www.calstate.edu/ California State University http://www.cccco.edu/ California community colleges http://www.csac.ca.gov/ Financial aid http://www.csumentor.edu/ Choose the CSU campus for you http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/ University of California
