| College
Planning Links: |
| ReadySetGotoCollege |
Steps
and information to help students through the complex
process of taking the SATs, preparing for college,
applying for financial aid, and fining the right
school and area of study. |
| FSA
Pubs |
The
one-stop source for ordering all of Federal Student
Aid free publications |
|
The
College Board |
Register
here for the SATs and send your scores to colleges. |
| The
College Board - College Search Assistance |
Search
for colleges that have what you're looking for. |
| Alphabetical
Listing of Four-Year Colleges |
This
website will provide you with direct links to
the websites of all four-year colleges in the
US. |
| College
and University Home Pages - Alphabetical Listing |
Check
out these sites to research colleges. |
| The
College Answer |
The
planning for college destination! |
| college.net |
CollegeNET,
Inc. is the world's leading 'virtual plumber'
for higher education internet transactions. We
provide here for your convenience over 1500 customized
Internet admissions applications built for college
and university programs. When applying to more
than one program you save redundant typing since
common data automatically travels from form to
form. |
|
What
Can I do With a Major In...?
Look at lists from:
Florida
State University
University
of North Carolina
University
of Minnesota |
The
first question everyone asks is "Where are you
going to college?" The second is "What are you
going to study?" But picking a major can be tough!
How do you know what career a major will prepare
you for? |
| The
Common Application |
Over
200 selective colleges and universities accept
the Common Application. In fact, some use the
Common Application exclusively. Using the Common
Application allows students to fill out one application
and send copies to several schools. |
| Virtual
Campus Tours |
Take
a virtual tour of colleges! |
| College
View College Search |
Offers
hundreds of virtual tours, financial aid and scholarship
information, college search with profiles of over
3,800 colleges and universities, college-related
books and articles. |
| Petersen's
Education Center |
Comprehensive
guide to Colleges and Universities, Studying Abroad,
Graduate Study, Summer Programs, Continuing Education,
Testing and Assessment, and much more. |
| Princeton
Review |
Offers
personalized online search, selection and application
tool. |
| US
News |
US
News offers a website that includes rankings tables,
search directory, school comparison tool, and
more. |
| Massachusetts
Association of Private Career Schools |
You
can learn about education and career training
in a wide variety of fields, schools and the programs
they offer, and the organization that supports
them.
|
| Massachusetts
Colleges and Schools |
A
directory of information on Massachusetts schools
that can help you decide which schools are of
most interest to you. |
| Research
Art Schools at National Portfolio Day Association |
Interested
in an art school? This site provides names and
information of colleges and universities with
art programs, as well as calendars for portfolio
days. |
| New
England Board of Higher Education |
Every
year, NEBHE’s Tuition Break program, also
called the Regional Student Program (RSP), enables
thousands of New England residents to enroll in
other New England public colleges and universities
at a discount. Students must enroll in a major
that is not available at the public colleges in
their own state in order to be eligible. |
| Career
Planning Links: |
| Massachusetts
Career Information System |
Offered
by the Massachusetts Division of Employment and
Training (DET), Massachusetts Career Information
System (MassCIS) free on-line to all Massachusetts
residents. This site is designed to provide occupational
and educational information to help people make
better-informed career and school choices. |
| Exploring
Careers |
You
may be interested in a general career area, like
computers or health care, but may not know the
specific career you would like to pursue. Created
by the Indiana Department of Education and Indiana
Department of Workforce Development, this website
and its many links can help! |
| The
Career Interest Game |
This
game is designed to help you match your interests
and skills with similar careers. It can help you
see how your personality will fit with specific
majors or occupations. |
| Vocational
Guidance - Dept. of Health and Human Services
|
Provides
information about job search assistance, job fairs
and resume posting. |
| Complimentary
Career Assessment |
Find
a complimentary personality type assessment summarizing
one's strengths and relating type preferences
to career choice. |
| Job
Corps |
The
U.S. Department of Labor site. JOB TRAINING -
Hands-on experience in 20+ careers. ACADEMIC TRAINING
- ESL and GED assistance. SOCIAL SKILLS TRAINING
- Learn employment skills such as: time management,
reliability, and team work. BENEFITS - Dorm housing,
meals, health and dental care, driver's education,
career counseling and job placement services.
|
| Massachusetts
Association of Private Career Schools |
This
is where you can learn about education and career
training in a wide variety of fields, schools
and the programs they offer, and the organization
that supports them. |
| What
Can I Do with this Major/Degree? |
Ever
wonder what you can actually do with the major
you'd like to study? Take a look at What Can I
Do With This Major/Degree. Each title outlines
common career areas, typical employers, and strategies
designed to maximize career opportunities upon
completion of a four-year degree. |
| Financial
Aid Links: |
| Please
BEWARE - there is a site called FAFSA.com that
is NOT the official
government FAFSA site. This site charges you
for their services. There is NO CHARGE for your
regular FAFSA application. |
| Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) |
Direct
link to the FAFSA, the beginning of your financial
aid process. File online, get your questions answered,
and verify deadlines here. |
CSS
PROFILE |
PROFILE
is the financial aid application service of the
College Board -- a national, 100-year-old, not-for-profit
membership association. Many of the member colleges,
universities, graduate and professional schools,
and scholarship programs use the information collected
on PROFILE to help them award nonfederal student
aid funds. |
| Massachusetts
Educational Financing Authority (MEFA) |
MEFA
is a self-financing, not-for-profit state authority
dedicated to assisting students, parents, colleges
and universities in meeting the challenges of
financing higher education. |
| Financial
Aid Need Estimator |
This
free service can help you plan more effectively
to meet college costs. The Financial Aid Need
Estimator allows you to calculate both your family
contribution and costs at specific institutions
by taking you through two steps. |
| Scholarships.com |
you
may review your search results or update your
personal profile information by clicking Mailbox
and Profile Update. By updating your information,
you may qualify for even more scholarship awards
or discover new awards in our database. |
| FIN
AID! |
has
a stellar reputation in the educational community
as the best Web site of its kind. It's comprehensive,
it's informative, it's objective--and it's the
first stop on the Web for students looking for
ways to finance their education. |
| FastWeb |
This
online free scholarship site is very popular for
high school students. |
| Study
Skills Links: |
| How-to-study.com |
This
site provides tips for students at all levels
on how to improve study skills. |
