College and Careers
College & Career Websites
COLLEGE OR TRADE SCHOOL: SEARCH & INITIAL RESEARCH
Search - Enter criteria you want and receive schools suggested for you, SAT/ACT scores, tuition, etc.
- Cappex
- College Board Big Future
- College Confidential
- College Data
- College Insight
- College Kickstart
- College Navigator
- College Scorecard
- College Xpress
- Find My HBCU
- LGBTQ+ Pride College Index
- My College Options
- Niche
- Petersons
- Princeton Review
- Super College
- Unigo
COLLEGE OR TRADE SCHOOL: INTENSE RESEARCH AND APPLICATION PROCESS
- Senior College Timeline - When should I be doing everything?
- Individual College / Trade School Websites (Find "request more information" links) - This is your ultimate destination where you can compare programs, learn how to visit, go on a virtual tour, check out the college catalog and begin the application process
- Common Application - The Common App - Complete one application and apply to over 1000 schools
- Coalition Application - The Coalition App - Complete one application and apply to over 150 top colleges that promise to make college affordable if you are eligible and they accept you
TRADE SCHOOL / APPRENTICESHIPS / UNIONS
- Mike Rowe WORKS Foundation - How America works resources
- Best Trade Schools in Pennsylvania
- America's Unions / AFL-CIO - Find a union job
- Career Seekers - Search for apprenticeships
- IBEW 81 - Local electrical worker's union
- UA Local 524 - Local plumber's union
- Local 445 - Local carpenter's union
- BAC Local 5 PA - Local bricklayer's union
TESTING
- Khan Academy - Free SAT Practice and free tutorials
- ACT - ACT Testing
- Collegeboard - SAT Testing
- Fairtest - List of colleges that are test optional
- March2Success - Prepare for ASVAB and free ACT practice session
- NOCTI - Technical skill certification
- Military - ASVAB testing for military
COLLEGE MAJORS & RANKINGS
- My Majors
- College Majors 101
- US News - best colleges, best engineering schools, 100 best jobs, etc.
COLLEGE ESSAY
FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIPS
FAFSA: Federal and State Resources
- FAFSA - Apply for financial aid – starting October, senior year
- FAFSA Forecaster - Predict grant money you may be eligible for - any grade level
- Fin Aid - Understanding the financial aid process
- Pheaa - State money
- Student Aid
SAVING FOR COLLEGE:
NET PRICE CALCULATORS: (What will you really pay?)
- Tuition Tracker
- College Affordability and Transparency Center - Link to net price calculators, etc.
LOANS:
- US News World Report - Best student loans
- My Smart Borrowing - Helps make smart decisions about careers and education
SCHOLARSHIPS:
- Fast Web - Scholarship search
- Going Merry - Find scholarships and financial aid
- Raise Me - Micro scholarship search
- Scholarships 360 - Scholarship search
- Scholarship Owl - Scholarship search
- Scholly App (Featured on Shark Tank - $3.75 per month or $45 per year) - Comprehensive scholarship search
- Bold Scholarship Search - Newest one on the market - 2023
- QuestBridge - Free college scholarships at top-ranked schools - low income / first generation students
MILITARY
- Todays Military - Links to Air Force, Marines, Navy, Army, Space Force and Coast Guard
UNDECIDED / CAREER INTEREST ASSESSMENTS
- 123 Test
- Monster - Career assessments
- PA Career Zone - Interest profiler for career match assessment
- What Career is Right for Me?
- Clever - Link to Xello
RESUME WRITING
- Resume Examples - Free resume templates can be found on Google Docs
CAREER RESEARCH / JOB HUNTING
- BLS - Occupational Outlook Handbook: career profiles including salary, demand, etc.
- Salary - Compare salaries for different careers based on location
- Online Job Shadowing Resources - Find occupations by clusters, detailed descriptions
- Indeed, Monster, Career Builder - Locate current job openings geographically
- PA Career Link - Find a job, apprenticeship, training program, connect to the Office of Career Rehabilitation (OVR) for disability services
- Career Ready Monroe
- Federal Government Jobs
- Pennsylvania Government Jobs
- New York Government Jobs
JOB SHADOWING / FREE COLLEGE NON-CREDIT COURSES
- Online Job Shadowing Resources
- Skillup PA - 6000 free courses, certificates, etc.
- Coursera - Free non-credit college courses you can take now
- Job Shadow - Interview links
- Career Ready Monroe
COLLEGE ATHLETICS
- NCAA Clearinghouse - How to register with the NCAA Clearinghouse
- Be Recruited
OWN A BUSINESS
- Small Business Administration
- Ye$ Youth Entrepreneurship
- University of Scranton Small Business Development Center (SBDC) - Helping NEPA and Northern Tier small businesses start, grow and prosper
VOLUNTEER WORK
- Volunteer Match - Matchmaker volunteer work
- College Vine - Online opportunities for teenagers
STUDY ABROAD
- Study Abroad - Attend college in the U.S., but have study abroad experience
- College Choice - Most popular international universities
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