College Counseling Resources
- MCDS School Code/CEEB Code: 502396
- Naviance Family Connection sign-in: https://student.naviance.com/madisoncds -Grade 11 students and parents are provided access to this college search and application platform.
- To access the Common App: www.commonapp.org
- For information about IB: www.ibo.org
- NCAA Eligibility Center: https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/ - creating an account is the first step to becoming an NCAA student-athlete (required for Division 1 or 2, optional for Division 3)
- For ACT registration and information: www.actstudent.org
- For SAT registration and PSAT and AP information: www.sat.org
- To access the FAFSA (Free Application For Federal Student Aid; opens October 1): https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa
- To learn about types of financial aid, including loans: https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/types
- To access the CSS Profile (application for financial aid required by many private colleges and universities; opens October 1): https://student.collegeboard.org/css-financial-aid-profile
- To compare costs, graduation rate, earnings of graduates, etc.: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
- To learn about consortium programs (study abroad, scholarships, etc.) offered by the Associated Colleges of the Midwest: www.acm.edu
- To find a wealth of statistics about American colleges and universities, compiled by the US Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics: www.nces.ed.gov
- MCDS High School Profile: https://www.madisoncountryday.org/high-school-profile
To locate statistics about a particular college or university when you can’t find the information easily on their website, do a search for “Common Data Set” followed by the name of the institution.
