College & Career 101

1. College & Career 101 Websites for Post-Secondary Planning Created by Mindy Shiroma

2. Know Thy Self Career One Stop http://www.acinet.org/ College Board’s Big Future https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/explore-careers O*Net http://www.onetonline.org Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/ooh/ What Color is Your Parachute? http://www.jobhuntersbible.com Career Exploration

3. Interest & Personality Assessments • Jung Typology (Myers-Briggs) http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp • Learning Styles Questionnaire http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html • My Next Move (Career Interest Profiler) http://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip • Your Free Career Test http://www.yourfreecareertest.com • 123 Test http://www.123test.com/

4. College Personality Quiz • You start the process of choosing a college with a careful look at yourself, not with a list of colleges. • It is your own assessment of your interests, your attitudes, and your abilities that is central to finding a college, for the purpose of college-hunting is to find the right match between you and your eventual college choice! • Before you start poring over view books and catalogs from colleges, you want to examine yourself as a person and as a student. Such an appraisal will yield data about yourself that will allow you to move with confidence and greater knowledge to the next stages of finding a college. • http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/right-school/choices/articles/2008/08/21/college-personality-quiz

5. College Board’s College Search • https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-search • College Navigator • http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/ • Colleges That Change Lives • http://www.ctcl.org • NACAC College Fairs • http://www.nacacnet.org/college-fairs/Pages/default.aspx • Peterson’s Guide College Search • http://www.petersons.com/college-search.aspx College Searches Websites to help you build your college list

6. Visual and Performing Arts Colleges • Art Colleges and University Programs • http://www.uscollegesearch.org/art-colleges.html • Music Colleges, Universities, & Conservatories • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_university_schools_of_music_in_the_United_States • Drama and Theater Arts Programs in Colleges & Universities • http://www.uscollegesearch.org/drama-/-theater-arts-general-colleges.html • Dance Programs in Colleges and Universities • http://www.uscollegesearch.org/dance-colleges.html • Fine Art Programs • http://www.umich.edu/~motherha/finearts.html

7. Prospective Collegiate Athletes • NCAA Eligibility Center • http://web1.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA.jsp • NCAA Online Student Guide • http://www.ncaastudent.org • National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) • http://naia.cstv.com • National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) • http://www.njcaa.org • National Letter of Intent • http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/nli/nli • Be Recruited • http://www.berecruited.com • College-Athletic Scholarships • http://www.college-athletic-scholarships.com

8. Students with Disabilities • National Center for Learning Disabilities: • http://www.ncld.org • Books Without Barriers: http://www.bookshare.org • College for Students with LD/AD/HD: • http://www.dys-add.com/CollegeInfo.pdf • College Resources for Students with LD or AD/HD: • http://sefb320.pbworks.com/w/page/32513041/College%20Resources%20for%20students%20with%20LD • College Living Experience: http://experiencecle.com • Going to College with a Disability: • http://www.going-to-college.org/overview/index.html • List of LD Friendly Colleges: • http://www.college-scholarships.com/learning_disabilities.htm • College Academic Support: http://collegeacademicsupport.com • Scholarships for Students with Disabilities: • http://www.financialaidfinder.com/financial-aid/financial-aid-programs/major-aid-programs/grants-students-disabilities/

9. LGBT Friendly Colleges • Campus Pride • http://www.campuspride.org/ • Campus Climate Index • http://www.campusprideindex.org/?gclid=CMCSvJzEikQCFRFW2godtiiuHw • Financial Aid for LGBT • http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/gay.phtml • Human Rights Campaign • http://www.hrc.org/issues/youth-campus • List of LGBT Friendly Colleges • http://www.collegexpress.com/lists/list/gay-friendly-colleges/451/ • Point Foundation • http://www.pointfoundation.org/ • Scholarships for LGBT • http://www.collegescholarships.org/scholarships/lgbt-students.htm

10. Visiting College Campuses Online Campus Virtual Tours * http://www.campustours.com/ College Week Live * http://www.collegeweeklive.com You Tube Education * http://www.youtube.com/education?b=400 You Visit * http://www.youvisit.com/ E-Campus Tours * http://www.ecampustours.com College Click TV * http://www.collegeclicktv.com/

11. Taking a Gap Year? • The Gap Year • http://www.gapyear.com • Idealist • http://www.idealist.org • One Small Planet • http://www.onesmallplanet.com/geninfo.htm • Planet Gap Year • http://www.planetgapyear.com • Youth Service America (YSA) Serve Net • http://www.servenet.org

12. Military Options • Air Force • http://www.airforce.com • Army • http://www.goarmy.com • U.S. Coast Guard • http://www.uscg.mil • Marines • http://www.marines.mil • Navy • http://www.navy.mil • U.S. Merchant Marine Academy • http://www.usmma.edu • Army National Guard • http://www.arng.army.mil • ROTC Scholarships • http://www.collegeprofiles.com/rotc.html • United States Military Schools and Academies • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_military_schools_and_academies

13. Financial Aid Basics • Use the Net Price Calculator to determine total costs (including tuition & fees, room & board, books & supplies, personal expenses, &travel) • http://collegecost.ed.gov/netpricecenter.aspx) • Use FAFSA4Caster to estimate how much federal aid you might receive • http://www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov/F4Capp/index/index.jsf • Apply for the FAFSA— the standard form the Department of Education uses to determine eligibility for state and federal aid— soon after it becomes available on January 1. • http://www.fafsa.ed.gov • The CSS Profile is a secondary financial aid form which some private colleges use to determine eligibility for institutional aid. • http://profileonline.collegeboard.com/prf/index.jsp

14. Types of Grants & Scholarships Grants Scholarships • Grants: http://studentaid.ed.gov/types/grants-scholarships • Pell Grant • Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) • TEACH Grant • Cal Grants: http://www.calgrants.org • State Government Need-Based Financial Aid: www.nassgap.org • Federal Student Aid Scholarship Search Information • https://studentaid.ed.gov/types/grants-scholarships/finding-scholarships • U.S. Department of Labor Scholarship Search • http://www.careerinfonet.org/scholarshipsearch/ScholarshipCategory.asp?searchtype=category&nodeid=22 • State Higher Education Agency Listings • http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/Programs/EROD/org_list.cfm?category_cd=SHE • Merit Scholarships • http://www.meritaid.com

15. Self-Help Aid Work Study Loans • Work-Study / Student Employment Program (SEP) • http://studentaid.ed.gov/types/work-study • Federal Dept. of Education • http://studentaid.ed.gov/types/loans • http://studentaid.ed.gov/types/loans/federal-vs-private • Federal Stafford Loans • http://www.staffordloan.com • Federal PLUS Loans (for parents) • http://studentaid.ed.gov/portalsWebApp/students/english/parentloans.jsp

16. Financial Aid Info & Resources • National Center for College Costs: www.collegecosts.com • College Aid Calculator: www.aie.org/calculators/efc.cfm • Fastweb: www.fastweb.com • National Association of Student Financial Aid Administration: www.nasfaa.org • National Association of Student Grant and Aid Program: www.nassgap.org • Federal Student Aid Information Center:http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/index.jsp) • College Goal Sunday to help fill out the FAFSA: www.collegegoalsunday.org

17. Saving for College • Stocks and Bonds • 529 Saving Plan • https://www.scholarshare.com • http://www.savingforcollege.com • Inheritance and Grandparents • Universal Life Insurance • Certificates of Deposit (CDs) • Bonds and Zero-Coupon Bonds • Independent College 500-Indexed Certificates of Deposit

18. General • https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search • http://www.collegescholarships.org • http://www.collegexpress.com • http://www.fastweb.com • http://www.financialaidfinder.com • http://www.free-4u.com • http://www.highfivescholarships.com • http://www.scholarships.com • http://www.scholarshipexperts.com • http://www.studentadvisor.com • Low-Income / High-Performing Student Scholarships • http://www.questbridge.org • http://www.possefoundation.org • http://www.gmsp.org Scholarship Searches Free Scholarship Search Websites

19. Scholarships for Minorities • African American • http://www.uncf.org • http://www.blackexcel.org • Asian American • http://apiasf.org • Hispanic American • http://www.hsf.net • http://www.latinocollegedollars.org • http://www.maldef.org/index.html • http://www.chicanalatina.org/scholarship.html • Native American • http://www.collegefund.org • http://www.aises.org/what/programs/scholarships

20. Test Preparation Information ACT: http://www.act.org SAT: http://www.collegeboard.com Number2.com: http://www.number2.com ACT versus SAT: http://www.act.org/solutions/college-career-readiness/compare-act-sat/ 4Tests.com: http://www.4tests.com/exams/exams.asp Test Optional Colleges: http://www.fairtest.org/university/optional U.S. News: http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/test-prep

21. Established Test Prep Companies • e-prep • http://www.eprep.com • Kaplan • http://www.kaptest.com • Princeton Review • http://www.princetonreview.com • Revolution Prep • https://www.revolutionprep.com

22. Essay Writing Resources Application Essays Tips http://apps.carleton.edu/admissions/apply/essay_tips/ Bloopers from College Essays http://www.collegeview.com/admit/?p=419 Essay2Review http://www.essay2review.com/work-up-your-common-application-essay.html Purdue Owl http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/642/01/

23. Top 10 College Admission Websites • www.Collegeboard.com (College Planning & SAT) • www.act.org (College Planning & ACT) • www.fairtest.org(Colleges that do not require ACT/SAT) • www.finaid.org (Financial Aid) • www.meritaid.com (Merit-Based Aid) • http://ope.ed.gov/security/ (Campus Safety) • www.berecruited.com (College-Bound Athletes) • www.collegeprowler.com(College Reviews) • http://www.usnews.com/rankings (College Rankings) • http://hscounselorweek.com/ (College Counseling Newsletter)

24. College Planning College Reality Check: http://collegerealitycheck.com/ Education Planner: http://www.educationplanner.org/ Go College: http://www.gocollege.com How To Get In: http://www.howtogetin.com Reality Check California: http://www.californiarealitycheck.com Unigo: http://www.unigo.com Wise Choice: https://www.wisechoice.com Website Resources

25. College Planning Blogs Admitted Blog (NACAC) http://www.nacacnet.org/learning/communities/admitted/default.aspx The Admission Game http://www.theadmissiongame.com/blog/ College Admissions http://www.college-connections.com/blog/ College Basics http://www.collegebasics.com/blog/ College-Path.com http://www.college-path.com How to Get In http://www.howtogetin.com The Choice - The New York Times http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com The College Insider - Cappex http://www.cappex.com/blog The Princeton Review http://in.princetonreview.com/in The Ticker - The Chronicle of Higher of Education http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker