College and Scholarship Information

Colleges

Most colleges have extensive websites with information for propestive student; use the Search Engines to find them. For information on financial aid for college, check the following:

Finaid- Student Guide to Financial Aid- an online newsletter for scholarship and financial aid applications and information.

College Board Scholarship Search- online scholarship information and searching

FastWeb- Online scholarship and financial aid searches and information; email updates available . This is one of the largest and most comprehensive scholarship search services.

Peterson's Guide to Financing College- Scholarship and financial aid information from the producers of the Peterson's College Guides.

EASI- Easy Access for School and Institutions- Scholarship and financial aid information from the US Department of Education; good information on financial aid for those who do NOT want a traditional four-year college.

SallieMae.Com- Information and applications for students loans from national student loan programs.

Careers

Occupational Outlook Handbook- http://stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm - Offers most of the same information found in the current classic career resource, The Occupational Outlook Handbook. Gives details about specific careers and outlook for current and future careers.

College Board - http://cbweb9p.collegeboard.org/career/bin/career.pl -Full descriptions of careers plus a questionnaire that matches interests and abilities.

ACT Career Resources - http://www.act.org/path/student/career/index.html - The ACT site offers steps to chossing a career.

What Can I Do With A Major In? - http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/majors.htm -This University of North Carolina site shows career opportunities for many college majors.

Jobstar - http://jobstar.org/tools/career/index.htm - a career explorationo site with many tips for choosing a career.

Princeton Review Career Quiz - http://www.review.com/career/careerquizhome.cfm?menuID=o&careers=2 - Search for careers that match your interests and careers that suit you.