Jul 25, 2008

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Career, College and Financial Aid Resources on the Web

There are thousands of sites on the Web available to help in your career, college and financial aid search. We hope the sampling of sites listed below may be of assistance to you. As always, please feel free to contact your Guidance Counselor with any questions or for help with this process.


GENERAL RESOURCES: (sites provide information in a variety of areas)

College Xpress www.collegexpress.com
Choices Explorer (see guidance counselor for site name/password) www.access.bridges.com
Go College www.gocollege.com
The Education Resources Institute, TERI College Access www.tericollegeaccess.org
The College Board (SAT, PSAT, college search) www.collegeboard.com
Talbot's Student Planning Book www.talbotsbook.com
The Undergraduate Channel www.petersons.com/ugchannel
College Answer www.collegeanswer.com
Mass Board of Higher Education www.mass.edu
New England Board of Higher Education www.nebhe.org
Think College Early Massachusetts! www.thinkcollegeearly.org
National Association For College Admissions Counseling www.nacac.org
New England Association For College Admissions Counseling www.neacac.org
Mass Department of Education www.doe.mass.edu
US Department of Education www.ed.gov
Education Online Search www.education-online-search.com

COLLEGE:

School and Program Directory www.allschools.com
AICUM, MA (Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts) www.masscolleges.org
Common Application www.commonapp.org/

NOTE: College sites are usually listed by www.collegename.edu. For example, the UMASS Amherst website is "www.umass.edu"

MILITARY:

Military Careers www.militarycareers.com
Military www.todaysmilitary.com

ATHLETCS:

NCAA Clearinghouse www.ncaaclearinghouse.net

FINANCIAL AID/ SCHOLARSHIPS:

Student Guide to Federal Aid (Funding Your Education) http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/FYE/index.html
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid/ can search for codes too) www.fafsa.ed.gov
Personal Identification Number (for FAFSA) www.pin.ed.gov
CSS/Financial Aid Profile www.collegeboard.com/profile
Educaid www.educaid.com
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA) www.mefa.org
Mass Office of Student Financial Assistance www.osfa.mass.edu
Fastweb Scholarship Search www.fastweb.com
Scholarships.com www.scholarships.com
American Student Assistance www.amsa.com
Student Loan Financing and Servicing www.salliemae.com and www.nellieMae.com
Scholarship Scams (Federal Trade Commission) www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/scholarship

TESTING:

ACT online Registration www.act.org
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery www.asvabprogram.com/
Educational Testing Service www.ets.org
SAT/PSAT/AP www.collegeboard.com
SAT, ACT prep www.www.number2.com

CAREERS:

My Future www.myfuture.com
National Career Development Association www.ncda.org
US Bureau of Labor www.bls.gov.oco
US Department of Labor www.dol.gov
Occupational Outlook Handbook www.onetcenter.org
Massachusetts Career Information System http://masscis.intocareers.org
Professional Career Test www.careerkey.org
North Central MA Tech Prep Consortium www.fsc.edu/techprep

STUDY SKILLS:

Study Guides and Strategies www.studygs.net
Huntington Learning Center (family is responsible for the fees for services www.huntingtonlearning.com/parent.php
Sylvan Learning Center (family is responsible for the fees for service) www.educate.com

As a last note: Please share with us any helpful websites you may find and for your own protection be aware that websites are subject to change without notice.

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