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College
and Career Links
General
Search Sites
College
Board Online
http://www.collegeboard.com
The
most comprehensive college information site, College Board Online includes
College Board tests, programs, and online registration, a “Test Question
of the Day,” a searchable database of colleges, financial aid
information (including a financial aid calculator), career planning
information, a fee-based essay evaluation service, online shopping, and
more.
Peterson’s
Education Center
http://www.petersons.com
Peterson’s
includes information about educational programs at all levels and provides
searchable databases of colleges and academic programs.
Princeton
Review Online
http://www.review.com
This
extensive college and career information site includes timed tests, essay
hints, internship database, job hunting hints, career lists by salary and
industry, career profiles, and more.
College
Edge
http://www.collegeedge.com
This
site is an online resource for students to research and apply to colleges.
Financial
Aid Information
Fastweb
http://www.fastweb.com
Students
may register for scholarship information at Fastweb, one of the
Internet’s largest free scholarship search sites.
Financial
Aid Information from the Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/index.html
This
site provides information and documents about federal student financial
aid programs and how to apply for them.
U.S.
Department of Education’s FAFSA on the web
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
Families
may use this site to complete and submit directly over the Internet the
FAFSA Application for Federal Student Aid.
FinAid: The Financial Aid Information Page
http://www.finaid.org
This
page (sponsored by the National Association of Student Financial Aid
Administrators) provides links to many sources of information about
student financial aid. It
also includes a scholarship Scam Alert, http://www.finaid.org/finaid/scams.html,
with
important information about scams and how to avoid them.
Planning Your Future
The Occupation Outlook Handbook
http://www.bls.gov/oco
When
considering potential college majors, students may check out employment
trends in the electronic version of the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
The entire handbook, searchable by keyword, is included.
Bridges
http://access.bridges.com
Login Site ID: 0013950
Password: hampton (must be lowercase)
Choices Explorer has information on college majors and career
options.
Choices Planner has information on search options to find careers
related to your interests.
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