The role of the school counselor is to help all students in the areas of academic achievement, personal development, and educational and career exploration. The counselor assists students are parents with graduation requirements, class registration, college and scholarship applications.

Testing	Colleges & Universities
Financial Aid	Scholarships
Senior Year Planning Calendar

Testing

ISAT Idaho Standard Achievement Test	Tests areas of reading, math, and language usage; proficiency required for graduation from Idaho public high schools
PSAT Preliminary SAT	Measures critical reading skills, math problem-solving skills, and writing skills; usually taken as a junior; also National Merit Scholarship qualifying test.
ACT American College Tests Troy school code: 130630	College entrance exam used by most Idaho colleges and universities; tests areas of English, math, reading, and science.
SAT Scholastic Assessment Tests Troy school code: 130630	College entrance exam primary used in some states (besides Idaho); tests areas of critical reading, math, and writing.
COMPASS Computer-adaptive College Placement Tests	College placement tests in reading, writing, and math; accepted by colleges and universities to place students in appropriate classes.
CLEP College-Level Exam Program	Subject area exams that give students the opportunity to receive college credit.

Colleges & Universities

Did you know...a report in 2006 found that statewide, only 26% of Idaho students are going to college. In 2007, about 79% of THS's graduating seniors started college in the fall as did about 73% of the class of 2008.
College Search	Search for colleges and universities based on majors, size, location, etc.
Idaho Colleges & Universities	Links to all Idaho colleges and universities.

Financial Aid

www.finaid.org	Guide to all types of financial aid — loans, grants, scholarships, etc.
www.fafsa.ed.gov	Federal Student Aid site — apply online
wue.wiche.edu	Western Undergraduate Exchange — western schools that participate in program that allows students from participating states to attend for less than non-resident tuition

Scholarships

Ramsdale Scholarship	Scholarship available to all Troy High School graduates to continue their education.
Doug & Edna Kelly Scholarship	Selective scholarship for Troy High School graduates who have completed one or more years of college.
Scholarship List	List of scholarship information from counselor.