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Career
Assessment Information
Job Profiles: Profiles of real people currently
on the job
http://www.jobprofiles.org/
Occupational Outlook Handbook: Gives profiles
of specific occupations from eleven different career clusters
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ooh_index.htm
Ohio Career Information System: username:
FremontRoss Password: ohiocis03
http://ocis.ode.state.oh.us/
College
Admission Testing
ACT Website: Registration Site for the ACT
http://www.act.org/
AP Credit Policies: AP Exam Credit Policies
for Colleges and Universities in the US
http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/apcreditpolicy/index.jsp
Learning Express Library – Practice Tests:
Online practice for AP Exams
http://www.learnatest.com/LEL/index.cfm/learningCenter/collegePreparation
Test Prep for ACT/SAT: Practice test questions
for standardized tests
http://www.testprepreview.com/
The College Board: Registration site for SAT
http://www.collegeboard.com/
Toefl Website: For students who speak English
as a second language
www.toefl.org
College
Planning
Campus Tours: College search website
http://www.campustours.com/
College Center: Minority opportunities/college
search website
http://www.csocollegecenter.org/
College planning and scholarships: Information
on planning for college and scholarship opportunities
http://www.college-scholarships.com/
College Quest: College search website
http://www.studentedge.com/studentedge/default.aspx
College View: Virtual tours, online
applications, links to colleges
http://www.collegeview.com/index.jsp
Common Application Website: Be sure to see the
Download Forms tab on this website for the Teacher/Counselor Forms
you are required to submit
https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/default.aspx
Common Black College Application: Allows
students to apply to any/all of the 31 member institutions
http://www.eduinconline.com/
In Like Me: Comprehensive site for college
planning
http://www.inlikeme.com/
Ohio Colleges: All colleges in Ohio and
Tuition, links to colleges
http://www.collegeview.com/SearchSchools.do?state=48&location=1500
Ohio Mentor: This is a helpful tool to help students plan for college and select schools. Financial aid is also discussed
http://www.ohiomentor.com
Petersons: College search website
http://www.petersons.com/
Princeton Review: Offers the Counselor-O-Matic
for a search of colleges - great tool to start the search process
http://www.princetonreview.com/
Undergrad Zone: College planning tips and test
prep
http://www.undergradzone.com/
Wired Scholar: Links to online applications
http://www.collegeanswer.com/index.jsp
YOUnversitytv: GREAT site for virtual tours-also has a college
match survey.
http://www.youniversitytv.com/youlife/index.home.php
Financial Aid Resources
College Board: Financial Aid Information
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/pay/index.html
College Savings: Financial Aid Information
http://www.collegesavings.org/index.aspx
College Scholarships: Financial Aid Information
http://www.college-scholarships.com/
FAFSA: Free Application for Federal Student Aid
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
Fast Aid: This is a scholarship search engine. It is helpful when looking for scholarships
http://www.fastaid.com/
Fast Web: Financial Aid Information
http://www.fastweb.com/
Free Scholarship Search Websites: Over 50 free scholarship search
websites
http://www.college-scholarships.com/free_scholarship_searches.htm
Quest Bridge: Connecting low-income high-achieving students with
educational opportunities
http://questbridge.org
Sallie Mae: Financial Aid Information
http://www.salliemae.com/
Scholarships.com : Scholarship search based on your profile
http://www.scholarships.com/
UNCF: Scholarship opportunities for African American students
http://www.uncf.org/
U.S. News and World Report: Offers a Web tool to help students
identify which schools might be more likely to accept them and offer
financial aid and provides information on grants/loans
http://www.usnews.com/sections/education/paying-for-college
Financial Aid Resources
through Companies
ACT Poster Contest: Design a poster to encourage students to attend
college and take the ACT
http://www.actstudent.org/postercontest/
Anne and Allegra Ford Scholarship for LD: Scholarship opportunities
for students with learning disabilities
http://www.ncld.org/about-us/scholarships-aamp-awards/the-anne-ford-and-allegra-ford-scholarship-award
Ayn Rand Essay Contest: Essay Contests/Scholarship Opportunities
for grades 8-12
http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=education_contests_index
Bill and Melinda Gates Scholarships: Purpose is to provide outstanding African American, American
Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander American, and Hispanic
American students with an opportunity to pursue a college education
http://www.gmsp.org/
Burger King Scholarship: Scholarship opportunities for BK
employees. Type SCHOLARSHIP into the site search line.
http://www.bk.com/
Coca Cola Scholarships: Minimum 3.0 GPA
https://www.coca-colascholars.org
Discover Scholarships: For high school juniors; minimum 2.75 GPA,
community service, leadership, has faced challenges
http://www.discoverfinancial.com/community/scholarship.shtml
Dr. Seuss Scholarship: Oh The Places You’ll Go Scholarship
http://origin-www.seussville.com/ohtheplaces/
JFK Essay Contest: JFK Profiles In Courage Essay Contest
http://www.jfklibrary.org/
McDonald’s Scholarship: Scholarship Opportunities for McDonald’s
employees
http://rmhc.org/WHAT-WE-DO/RMHC-U-S-SCHOLARSHIPS
Ron Brown Scholarship: Scholarship opportunities for African
American high school seniors
http://www.ronbrown.org/home.aspx
SAMMY Scholarships: For high school senior student athletes
http://www.bodybymilk.com/sammy_scholarship.php
WalMart Scholarships: Scholarship opportunities through WalMart.
Click on Education
http://walmartstores.com/CommunityGiving/203.aspx
Special Needs
ACB: American Council for the Blind
http://www.acb.org/
Ahead: Association of Higher Education and Disability
http://www.ahead.org/
Chadd: Children and Adults with AD/HD
http://www.chadd.org/
Going to College: This new website contains information about
living college life with a disability.
http://www.going-to-college.org/
State and Federal Resources
FAFSA: Free Application for Federal Student Aid
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
Military Opportunities: Military Opportunities (Service Academies,
ROTC, Military Colleges, and Officer Candidate Training Schools)
http://www.todaysmilitary.com/
U.S. Department of Education: Think College
http://www2.ed.gov/students/prep/college/thinkcollege/edlite-index.html
Student Athletes
College Student Athletes: D3 Schools and Info.
http://www.collegestudentathletes.com/index.cfm
FinAid: Sports/Athletic Scholarships
http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/sports.phtml
NCAA: NCAA Homepage
http://www.ncaa.org/
Official NCAA Clearinghouse Site: The initial eligibility
Clearinghouse registration forms
http://eligibilitycenter.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA.html
Wendy’s Heisman Scholarship Opportunities: For seniors involved in
high school athletics with at least a B average. Application due by
October 1st.
http://www.wendysheisman.com/ |
