Web Resources for Students and Parents

 

College Search and General Information

College Home Page Links

SAT Information

Financial Aid

Miscellaneous Information (including summer program and volunteer information)

Interest Inventories

Career Planning

Career Descriptions

Military

Special Education Resources

                  

College Search/Info

Address

College Board 

http://www2.collegeboard.com/search/AdvancedSearch1.jsp

 

US News College Search:

 

 

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/cosearch.htm

Peterson’s College Quest

http://www.collegequest.com/plugin.nd/CollegeQuest/pgGateway

http://www.petersons.com

National Center for Education Statistics

IPEDS College Search

 

http://www.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool/Search.asp

College View Search

 

http://www.collegeview.com/collegesearch/

College Net Search

 

http://cnsearch.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/CN/index

College Guide Search

 

http://www.mycollegeguide.org/ACG/search.html

Princeton Review

 

http://www.review.com/college/searchhome.cfm?menuID=0&search=0

College Fair Online

 

http://www.onlinecollegefair.com/

The National Association for College Admission Counseling

 

http://www.nacac.com

OPE Campus Security Statistics

 

http://www.ope.ed.gov/security/

 

Crime Statistics on College Campuses

 

http://chronicle.com/data/infobank.dir/factfile.dir/crime.dir/crimain.htm/

 

Security on Campus

 

http://campussafety.org/

Virtual Tours

 

http://www.campustours.com/

College 101

 

http://www.collegeprep.ok.state.edu

List of SAT Optional Colleges

 

http://fairtest.org/optional.htm

Cynthia’s Good

http://users.massed.net/~cgood/

 

 

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College Home Page Links

Address

Number 2.com College Home Pages

 

http://www.number2.com/guides/college-guide/listing/index.cfm?s=0

Yahoo Link to college home pages

 

http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/Higher_Education/Colleges_and_Universities/United_States/

Historically Black Colleges and Universities

 

http://www.smart.net/~pope/hbcu/hbculist.htm

 

US 2-year college Links

 

http://cset.sp.utoledo.edu/twoyrcol.html

http://www.ecola.com/college/twoyear/

 

 

SAT Information

Address

College Board SAT Info

 

http://www.collegeboard.org/sat/html/students/indx001.html

Number 2 SAT Prep

 

http://www.number2.com/

TestPrep SAT Practice

 

http://www.testprep.com/wwmain.sat.html

Princeton Reviews Free SAT

Online Course

 

http://www.princetonreview.com/registration/index.asp?body=login

Kaplan’s Free SAT Prep downloads

 

http://www.kaptest.com/

 

TestU SAT Prep

 

http://www.testu.com/

Max the test: Demystifying Standardized Tests

 

http://www.maxthetest.com/

 

Preparing for the SAT Online

http://mciu.org/%7Espjvweb/sat.html

 

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Financial Aid

Address

Free Scholarship Search

http://www.wiredscholar.com/

http://www.fastweb.com/

http://www.freschinfo.com/

http://www.fastaid.com/fastap/index.asp

http://www.college-scholarships.com

http://www.scholarships.com

 

SRN Express Scholarship Search Engine

 

http://www.srnexpress.com/

 

FAFSA on the Web

http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

 

Student Funding

http://www.ed.gov/studentaid/

 

The Student Guide

 

http://www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/StudentGuide/2000-1/index.html

Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits

 

http://www.ed.gov/inits/hope

CSSF Profile Online

 

http://www.collegeboard.org/finaid/fastud/html/proform.html

Sallie Mae – College Cost Calculator

 

http://www.salliemae.com/calculators/

 

Financial Aid and Scam Alert

 

http://www.finaid.org/

Info and scholarships re: historically black and Hispanic Colleges

 

http://www.sciencewise.com/molis/

 

Paying for School

 

http://www.mapping-your-future.org/paying/

NYS Higher Education Services Corp

 

http://www.hesc.com

 

Absolutely Scholarships

 

http://www.absolutelyscholarships.com/exec/scholarship

Scholarships for Minorities

http://scholarships.fatomei.com/scholar3.html

 

 

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Misc. Info

Address

Student Gateway to the US Government

 

http://www.students.gov/

 

Essay Help

 

http://www.essayedge.com

College Board Online

Essay Evaluation

 

http://cbweb6.collegeboard.org/writewellCB/html/essintro.html

 

Americorp – Volunteering

 

http://www.americorps.org/

 

Peace Corp

 

http://www.peacecorps.gov/

14,000 Volunteer Experiences

 

http://www.idealist.org/

 

Volunteer Experience

 

 

 

http://www.about.com

http://www.volunteermatch.org

http://www.servenet.com

Servnet Service and Volunteering

 

http://www.servenet.org/

 

Summer Programs

http://www.rc.net/orange/rosary/counseling/mt.htm

http://www.ametsoc.org

http://www.vsac.org/html/summer.htm

 

Link to Homework Help Page

 

http://www.collingswood.k12.nj.us/high/guidance/hwhelp.htm

 

Links to Many Homework Help Pages

 

http://www.cyberguidance.net/homework.htm

World Wide Study Abroad

 

http://studyabroadworldwide.com/

 

Study Abroad Info

 

http://studyabroad.com/

Study Abroad Web Guides

 

http://chronicle.com/free/2000/04/2000042501t.htm

 

NCAA Online

http://www.ncaa.org/

NAIA

http://www.naia.org/

NJCAA

http://www.njcaa.org/

 

 

Interest Inventories

Address

Career Key Career Search

 

http://www.ncsu.edu/careerkey/

MOIS Career Survey

 

http://mois.org/moistest.html

School Finder Interest Quiz

 

http://www.schoolfinder.com/career/quiz.htm

Career Interest Checklist

 

http://icpac.indiana.edu/infoseries/is-50pl.html

Career Interest Games

 

http://career.missouri.edu/holland/

Campbell’s Interest and Skill Survey

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/careers/ccciss.htm

 

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Career Planning

Address

Access America Careers

 

 

http://students.gov/link_search/listlinks.cfm?cfid=533940&cftoken=51773732&topic=0404&Criteria=

Planning Your Career

 

http://adventuresineducation.org/HighSchool/hs_plan.htm

Career Planning Process

 

http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/sa/career/process/index.html

Developing Career Goals

 

 

http://www.career.cornell.edu/students/explore/developcareer.html

Career Development Manual

 

http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infocecs/CRC/manual-home.html

Money Ranks Top Hottest Jobs

 

 

http://www.money.com/money/features/bestjobs_0395/50jobslist.html

Quintessential Careers: College Planning Resources for Teen

 

http://www.quintcareers.com/teen_college.html

 

What can I do with a major in?

 

 

 

http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/majors.htm

http://career-3.wustl.edu/cps/major/

http://www.luc.edu/resources/career/majors/majors.html

What color is your parachute?

 

http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/

Career Builder

 

http://www.careerbuilder.com/

Sample Employment Letters

 

http://www.careerlab.com/letters/default.htm

It’s Working

 

http://www.itsworking.org/main.html

Career and Educational Planning

 

http://web.utk.edu/~powwwer/

The Career Key

http://www.ncsu.edu/careerkey/

 

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Career Descriptions

Address

O*Net

 

http://www.onetcenter.org

Occupational Outlook Handbook

 

http://stats.bls.gov/search/oco_s.asp

College Board’s Career Browser

 

 

http://cbweb9p.collegeboard.org/career/bin/career.pl?runlevel=all#all

Princeton Review Career

Descriptions

 

http://www.review.com/career/article.cfm?id=career%5Ccar_car_index&careers=4&menuID=0

Netscape’s “Compare Careers”

 

 

 

 

http://www005.personalogic.netscape.com/pl/system/pl.qanda?pl_sid=cnuyb5po-1l31mwz-j7i5y&info=netscape%2CSILVER%2Cnetscape&product=careers%2Cnetscape%2Cnetscape&timeout=true

Military Careers

 

http://www.militarycareers.com/

Military Opportunities

 

http://www.myfuture.com/

CareerZone

 

http://www.labor.state.ny.us/careerzaone

America’s Job Bank

 

http://www.ajb.dni.us

Job’s for the Future

http://www.jff.org

 

 

Military

Address

Selective Service Online Registration

 

http://www.sss.gov/

Army

 

http://www.army.mil

Navy

 

http://www.navy.mil

Air Force

 

http://www.af.mil

Marines

 

http://www.usmc.mil

West Point (Army)

 

http://www.usma.edu

Annapolis (Navy)

 

http://www.nada.navy.mil

Air Force Academy

 

http://www.usafa.af.mil

Coast Guard Academy

http://www.cga.edu

 

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Special Education Resources

Address

Learning Disabilities Online

 

http://www.ldonline.org/index.html

Internet Resources for Kids with Disabilities

 

http://www.irsc.org/

National Academy for Child Development

 

http://www.nacd.org/

Federation for Children with Special Needs

 

http://www.fcsn.org/

Dyslexia Information

 

http://www.dyslexia.com/

Family Village – Disability Resources

 

http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/

Disability Web Resource

 

http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Topic/Disability/

Disabilities Studies and Service Center

 

http://www.dssc.org/

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic

http://www.rfbd.org/

 

 

Compiled by Christine Monseliu, Hastings-On Hudson High School, 12/01

 

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