Links to helpful sites about: college, virtual tours, SATs, financial aid and scholarships, careers, and resumes.
College Websites
- CollegePrep 101 - Designed to help navigate the process of selecting, applying to and being successful in college
- College Countdown.com - Find SAT, ACT, and PSAT practice tests free of charge. Search thousands of colleges and more than $6 billion in scholarship opportunities. There are interactive checklists, important test dates, information about financial aid and more.
- College Board -Information on planning for college, getting into college, finding the right college, taking the tests, and paying for it all.
- Campus Tours: Virtual college tours - Online tours of many different colleges
- College and University Rankings - Find links to many ranking services, along with cautionary notes and a discussion of the ongoing controversy over rankings.
- CollegeNET - Includes online applications for hundreds of colleges.
- Peterson's: Colleges and Universities - Search for a college by name, apply electronically, explore financial aid resources, and chat with other students
- U.S. News.com: College - Compares and ranks colleges and universities.
- College Xpress - Create a personal profile of college preferences, career interests, extracurricular activities in high school, and sports participation.
- College View - Profiles of more than 3,000 colleges and universities.
- Common Application - Download the common application.
- Princeton Review - Online edition of college guide.
- EssayEdge.com - 200+ Harvard-educated editors offer critiques and proofing, and provide editing.
College - Virtual Tours
SAT Preparation Sites
Financial Aid & Scholarships
- FinAid - A comprehensive website for students looking for ways to finance their education.
- FastWeb - Information on scholarships and financial aid.
- Student Guide - Financial aid from the U.S. Department of Education.
- FAFSA on the Web - Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
- International Education Financial Aid - Resource for financial aid, scholarship and grant information for international students wishing to study abroad.
- The Scholarship Page - A free resource for scholarship listings.
- Scholarships.com - Provides a free scholarship search service and financial aid information.
Careers
- Occupational Outlook Handbook - Search for information on specific occupations.
- Career Choices - Occupational information for students to become aware of career options.
- Job Star - Packed with information about planning your career; this site answers questions such as type of training or education required, salary, and type of environment you work in.
- Career Browser - Answers the questions - what do you want to be? and what college major will get you there?
- Career Tips.com - A comprehensive guide to career prospects, education and training facilities.
- BLS Career Information - Provides information on jobs for those who like music/arts, math, science, social studies, reading, and physical education/outdoors.
- Career Quiz - A quiz from Princeton Review based on the Birkman method.
- Job Profiles - Provides in-depth interviews with professionals in hundreds of positions.
- Monster.com - Online career search.
- CareerBuilder.com -A mega job search engine that selects from more than 30 career sites
- HotJobs.com - Job seekers can browse listings and apply for jobs online.
- Net-Temps - For those seeking temporary positions
- About.com: summer jobs - Summer job and camp job listings, internship listings/programs, and how to find and apply for internships and summer jobs.
Resumes
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