| Beyond High School Resources |
| http://www.sss.gov/ |
Online registration with the Selective Service for males when they turn 18. |
| http://texasscholars.lifeafterhighschool.org/ |
Tons of information on careers, financial aid, etc. GREAT resource. |
| www.AIE.org |
Information on education beyond high school and also on careers. |
| http://www.mapping-your-future.org/ |
Steps toward college and a career for middle and high school students, college students, borrowers, non-traditional students and parents. |
| www.americorps.org |
Information about the domestic Peace Corps. |
| www.ed.gov/thinkcollege/early/students |
Thinking about college early. |
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| Career |
| http://www.jobtrak.com/ |
Job search |
| www.entrepreneurU.org |
Connecting high school students to college entrepreneurships programs |
http://www.collegeboard.org/career/html/
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Career Search finds careers that match a student's interests and abilities. |
http://www.washingtonpost.com/parachute/
Job_Central/front.htm
parachute/Job_Central/front.htm* |
Job Central provides tips and career advice on subjects such as changing careers and networking |
| www.ncsu.edu/careerkey/ |
The Career Key test measures a student's personality to find the jobs best fit for the student and to learn about the jobs listed in the Occupational Outlook Handbook. |
| http://stats.bis.gov/ |
Bureau of Labor Statistics is an agency within the U.S. Department of Labor and has information about the economy and various jobs. |
| http://stats.bis.gov/ocohome.htm |
Occupational Outlook Handbook lists information about specific occupations |
| www.acinet.org/acinet |
America's Career InfoNet supplies a comprehensive source of occupational and economic information |
| www.wfu.edu/career |
General Career Exploration links provides comprehensive links including exploring an occupation and finding a career |
| www.usnews.com/usnews/work/wohome.htm |
U.S. News Online Education section filled with links such as finding the best suited career field. |
| www.fis.nscu.edu/career/Major/major.htm* |
What can I do with a major in.... explores job opportunities for various interest areas. |
gopher://gopher.wustl.edu/11/WU_Links/
Career_Center/
majorchoose/major* |
What can I do with a major in... explores other job opportunities for various areas of interest |
| http://web.missouri.edu~cppcww/holland.shtml |
Career Interest Game will identify a student's Holland type and provide a list of occupations that match. A description of each occupation is available using information from various sources such as the Occupational Outlook Handbook |
| http://www.personalogic.com/* |
Select "careers" under the Life Decisions category title to obtain a decision guide when a student does not know what career is right of when the student is simply searching for more information on a specific career. |
| www.bls.gov/oco |
Information on job prospects and earnings in careers. |
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| College Prep Resources |
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Powerful search engine which allows you to create a list of schools that meet your preference for size, geography, areas of study, and student body. Link to the homepages of many universities and email the college admissions offices for more information.
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| http://www.aacc.hche.edu/ |
American Association of Community Colleges- General College information regarding community colleges and grants. |
| http://content.sciencewise.com/molis |
Funding research, Career research and Education Information Minority On-line Information Service (MOLIS) |
| http://www.petersons.com/ |
Peterson's General College info. Test Prep. College Directory and Financial Aid |
| http://www.collegefortexans.com/ |
Information on preparing for college, applying for college, paying for college, making the transition from high school to college, and career planning. This site which is a project of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board also has an online library where you can order booklets or pamphlets on admissions, financial aid, TEXAS Grant, educational opportunities, major and colleges, residency, etc. |
| http://www.applytexas.org/ |
Access the Common Application for Admission to Texas Public Universities and apply for admission online.
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| http://www.texasmentor.org/ |
Information on the independent (private) colleges and universities of Texas.
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| www.usmall.com/college* |
Internet College Exchange has a search engine with a few different specs to create a list of schools that you would be interested in. You can download their e-zine "The Dunce's Cap" which has a lot of information and advice for college admissions.
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| www.window.state.tx.us/scholars/mspmain.html |
Compendium of Texas Colleges and financial aid calendar |
| http://www.tasp.nesinc.com/ |
THEA practice test; online registration for THEA; registration deadlines and test dates. |
| http://www.essayedge.com/ |
Sample college essays; tips on writing college essays; will edit essays submitted electronically |
| www.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool |
U.S. Department of Education site where students can plug in their major, interests, and geographic area and be matched with colleges and career schools from a pool of more than 9,000. |
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| Scholarship & Financial Aid Resources |
| http://www.cashe.com/ |
Free scholarship service/financial aid information.
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| http://www.collegenet.com/ |
Financial aid/scholarship resources. |
| http://www.educaid.com/ |
Financial aid information. |
| www.entrepreneurU.org |
Scholarship & financial aid opportunities. |
| http://www.scholarships.com/ |
Scholarship searches including student profile. |
| http://www.fastweb.com/ |
This is perhaps the largest and most well known of all scholarship-search sites on the web. In addition to a listing of over 600,000 scholarships, Fastweb also provides articles and guides that may be helpful in the process of finding money for college. |
| http://www.finaid.com/ |
Financial aid information |
| http://www.finaid.org/ |
This is an excellent source for guides, calculators, and general information on financing a college education. This site actually uses Fastweb as a link for the scholarship search process. |
| http://www.salliemae.com/ |
Sallie Mae is the nation's leading provider for student financial aid. The Web site contains lots of valuable information to guide students and parent through the financial aid process. |
| www.yahoo.com/Education/financial_aid |
Financial aid information |
| http://www.loanstar.com/ |
Educational loan company site. |
| http://www.costep.org/ |
(210) 805-8339 Financial Aid, Scholarship and Grant Information and assistance with scholarship searches. |
| www.collegeboard.com/profile.html |
CSS/Financial Aid Profile- Financial Aid search and profile. |
| www.tgslc.org |
Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation site. |
| www.edfund.org |
Information on planning for college and a career, applying for financial aid and managing student loans; also provides sound advice on borrowing and links to other useful sites. |
| http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/ |
Database of more than 2000 programs that provide funding for undergraduate study from non-college sources. |
| http://www.edwise.org/ |
Financial planning tool; easy to use and provides a printed report with student's financial information. |
| http://www.fastaid.com/ |
Scholarship directory. |
| http://www.hsf.net/ |
Hispanic Scholarship Fund. |
| www.scholarships.com |
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| www.schoolsoup.com |
Contains over $32 billion in scholarship awards, along with information on all aspects of funding a college education. |
| www.collegeAnswer.com |
A site where students can register for a $1000 |
| www.wachovia.com/gimmefive |
A site where students can register for $5000 |
| www.nelnet.net/collegeplanning |
A site where students can register for a $1000 scholarship |
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| State & Federal Government Resources |
| http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/ |
Search publications such as THE STUDENT GUIDE or FUNDING YOUR EDUCATION. Find everything you need to know about student aid. It's easy to understand. I
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| http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/ |
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board provides educational opportunities in Texas about which college or university a student should attend, what major is best, and how a student even knows about his/her choices |
| http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ |
Federal financial aid information. Complete and transmit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on the Web. FAFSA on the web is fast, easy, and accurate. |
| www.pin.ed.gov |
Request a PIN, your electronic signature for FAFSA and Renewal FAFSA on the WEB. Use the PIN to access your student aid history online. Use it to correct your Student Aid Report (SAR) online beginning Spring 2000. |
| http://www.fedmoney.org/ |
All U.S. Federal Government Student Financial Aid Programs. Listing many grants and scholarships. Must review each item of list for eligibility requirements. |
| http://www.nslds.ed.gov/ |
Using their PINS, students can get current information on their federal financial aid history from the federal government's central database. |
| http://www.students.gov/ |
All the services the federal government has to offer students--from praying for college to getting a passport. |
http://www.yesican.gov/ or
http://www.yosipuedo.gov/ |
New bilingual site sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education which provides tools to help families make college a reality. |
| www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/fsa/index.html |
Federal Student Aid HomePage - here you will find complete information on federal programs such as grants and loans as well as on line access to the FAFSA |
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| Test Prep Resources |
| http://www.act.org/ |
Online registration for the ACT including test dates and registration deadlines.
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Online registration for the SAT; College information, information on SAT and PSAT including test dates and registration deadlines.
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| http://www.testprep.collegefortexans.com |
Go to TOPCAT,(Texas Online Preparation for College Admissions Tests) a free, comprehensive online test prep program. |
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