College Prep is in the Air: Resources for College Applicants

Spring is approaching quickly-- and while for some the season brings to mind leisure and longer days, if you're applying to college soon, you might be thinking more about entrance exams than flowers and butterflies. Whether you're an educator, a parent or a college applicant yourself, you should know the Fresno County Public Library has online tools to help you prepare for the SAT, the ACT and Advanced Placement (AP) exams. As long as you have a library card, you can use them from home, school or wherever you have internet access.

Learning Express Database

Access tutorials, practice tests and eBooks to help prepare for:

• SAT Math, Critical Reading and Writing tests
  
• Advanced Placement tests for English Lit and Composition, Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, Government, U.S. and European History  
• PSAT/ NMSQT Tests
• College admissions essay writing

eBooks from Overdrive

Having trouble getting your hands on a test-prep book? If you have an eReader, smartphone or PC, you can download test preparation books to your devices. Take a look at the study aids and workbooks available through Overdrive. Ebooks check out for up to three weeks and can be renewed as long as no one is waiting for the title.

As always, Library staff are here to help if you have questions.

FCPL databases provide cardholders with a vast amount of accurate, free online information. This blog post is a part of a weekly series highlighting FCPL databases and is tagged with the blog tag “Resource of the Week.”