Career Exploration
Campus Tours
http://www.compustours.com
Familiarize yourself with dozens of colleges and universities
without searching for individual Web sites. Some sites are better than
others. Find the school or schools of your choice and click away.
CollegeBoard
http://www.collegeboard.com
This is a treasure of helpful information. There are tips for preparing for
SAT testing, dates, essay writing, finding the right school.
Foundation Basics
http://corporate.bridges.com/
Bridges is a provider of career information services, training, and
self-directed career and educational planning tools. It is a source of information
for the student that doesn’t quite know what they want to do. Interviews with
professionals are included.
Careers in Mathematics
http://www.ams.org/careers/
From the American Mathematical Society, this site gives advice on how to
choose a field and a university. There are career profiles, career-planning profiles, and
a summary of information from a national survey of recent graduates.
CareerZone
http://www.nycareerzone.org/graphic/index.jsp
This site is from the New York State Dept. of Labor. It provides information
in categories of job description, interests, work activities, tasks, skills, knowledge,
educational programs, and job outlook.
High School Hub’s Career and
College Page
http://highschoolace.com/ace/ace.cfm
This is an excellent noncommercial portal to excellent free online academic
resources for high school students. The Colleges & careers page has college
directories, entrance exam information, essay tips, the common application, financial aid
and scholarship information and career sites. There is lots of other information
to prepare and do your best in high school and college.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
http://www.bls.gov/oco/
This is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to
provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives.
It is revised every 2 years.
O’NET Occupations
http://online.onetcenter.org
Developed by the U.S. Department of Labor, this site allows you to browse
through an alphabetical list of occupations where each occupation is rated as to the
importance of each skill, knowledge, ability, interest, work value, work content, task and
work activity.
Peterson's
http://www.petersons.com
This is a powerful college search resource. Search for a wide variety of
educational opportunities and search for colleges by name and apply
electronically. Explore resources for financing your education.
Quintessential Career & Job
Hunting Resource Guide
http://www.quintcareers.com/overview.html
This site is designed to provide as much information, guidance, and resources
as possible about college, jobs, and careers for every kind of job seeker. Everything you
wanted to know about finding a career. There is a special section for Teens in the College
Planning Resources area.
Review.com
http://www.princetonreview.com/
There are about 180 careers listed. The search yields results such as a day
in the life of the profession, what it takes to get into the profession, history of and
associated careers. There is a list of major employers to allow you to initiate contacts.
University of Berkeley, Careen
Exploration Links
http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/Students/CareerLibrary/links/occup.cfm
This is a quick and easy site to use for career information.
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College Finance
Financial Aid
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is a first stop when look for
financial assistance. This begins the process of obtaining federal grants,
loans, and other assistance. This site guides you through the process in English
or Spanish. Find out if you are eligible for federal aid, check application
deadlines, complete financial aid work shops, and fill out a FAFSA online.
FastWeb!
http://www.fastweb.com
This site is a great way to search for private scholarship opportunities.
Complete the free registration and you are guided through your customized
profile.
The Gates Millennium Scholars
http://www.gmsp.org./(0mqjskvqjor0bh450zcimr45)/default.aspx
There is a detailed explanation of the program
along with forms necessary to nominate eligible students for consideration. The
program is specifically targeted at members of the African-American,
Asian-Pacific, Hispanic-American, and Native American/Alaskan Native
communities.
IEFA: International Education Financial Aid
http://www.iefa.org
This program promotes international education and the site helps you locate
financial aid to study abroad. You can search by field of study, geographical
location or specific institution.
NCAA Scholarships and Internships
http://www.caa.org/about/scholarships.html
The association offers help in the form of internships not only scholarships.
The site has detailed information about the programs offered, including programs
for women and minority students, as well as students studying sports journalism.
SallieMae: College Answer: The Planning for College Destination
http://salliemae.collegeanswer.com/index.jsp
All aspects of college planning is found at this site. Check the Paying section.
SallieMae experts lead you through each step of the college finance process
including costs, saving and tax plans, scholarships, loans and other options.
There is a free scholarship search and resources designed for parents and
guidance counselors
U.S. Department of Education: Financial Aid
http://www.ed.gov/finaid/landing.jhtml
Lear how to find, apply for and repay student loans. Check out the Student Guide
in the Finding and Applying section which is a useful overview of financial aid
resources. The Federal Government
will provide more than $78 billion this year,
about 60 percent of all student aid, to help millions of students and families
pay for postsecondary education.
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Last updated:
03.15.2007
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