College & Career Center Resources

http://aie.org/index.cfm

• Information on developing career goals, finding the right school, and financing your education
• Content areas arranged by audience (students and parents of middle school students, high school students, college students, and guidence counselors)
• AIE Counselors Network, open to guidence counselors by registration, offers information on deadlines, admission requirements, and financial aid resources as well as access to monthly counselor checklists, ideas to implement in counseling, and a Counselor Directory for exchanging ideas and information
• Full content availability in Spanish

http://www.applytexas.org

• Apply for admission to any public university in Texas using this Common Application
• Most colleges prefer this application, and for it to be completed and submitted on-line.

http://www.act.org

• Register for  the ACT
• College search; application to many colleges; financial aid need estimator

http://www.bls.gov/oco/

• Occupational Outlook Handbook: describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.

www.careerkey.org

• Click on “CONTINUE,” then “YOU” on the second page, and “Take the Career Key” to help select a potential career interest.

http://www.collegeboard.com

• Register for the SAT; send scores to colleges
• College and scholarship search
• Apply to college; CSS/ PROFILE financial aid registration form

http://www.collegefortexans.com

• Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.  FREE
• Covers all aspects of getting ready for college - Grades 6-12

www.collegeview.com

• Allows you to create a list of schools that meet your preferences for size, geography, areas of study and student body.
• Link to the home pages of many universities and email the colleges’ admissions offices for more information.

http://www.commonapp.org

• Apply to many private colleges and universities using the National Common Application

http://ecos.princetonreview.com

• College and career investigation service; subscription paid for by SBISD
• Personal locker for storing results of searches and resume information
• Free practice SATs and ACTs

http://www.ets.org

• Information on College Board programs
• Test registration online

http://www.fafsa.ed.gov

• The Free Application for Federal Student Aid

http://www.fastweb.com

• Free scholarship search of over 600,000 sources
• College search

http://www.finaid.org

• Free, comprehensive, independent, and objective guide to student financial aid sponsored by the National Association of Financial Aid Administrators

http://www.ncaa.org

• Information regarding athletes and Division I & II eligibility
• How to register with NCAA

http://www.number2.com

• Free ACT and SAT prep; free vocabulary builder

http://www.petersons.com

• College search and selection
• Private Secondary Schools- Prep Schools and Boarding Schools
• Summer Opportunities

http://www.salliemae.com

• Corporate network of financial aid institutions

http://www.texasmentor.org

• Apply to Texas Independent Colleges and Universities

http://www.thecb.state.tx.us

• Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board rules, regulations, and an information link to www.collegefortexans.com regarding community colleges, technical schools and universities

www.thea.nesinc.com

• On-line registration for THEA (formerly TASP), plus test dates and other information.

http://www.wiredscholar.com

• Preparing, Selecting, Applying, Paying, Deciding, and Financing a college education

We have found these web sites to be very valuable sources of information.

TEST REGISTRATION and INFORMATION

www.thea.nesinc.com - On-line registration for THEA (formerly TASP), plus test dates and other information.

INTEREST INVENTORIES

http://career.missouri.edu/holland - The results of the interest inventory provide a profile category. From there, job searches can be done according to category.

COLLEGE SEARCHES and APPLICATIONS

www.ecos.princetonreview.com - Use your personal user ID and password to take free on-line practice SAT and ACT and get immediate scores and feedback on testing strategies. Do scholarship and college searches. Do an interest survey to help choose a potential major. If you have lost your password and ID, go to the library for help.

www.collegenet.com - Search for colleges using your defined criteria.

www.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool - Search for a school by name, location, program, degree offerings, or a combination of criteria

www.window.state.tx.us/scholars - Compendium of Texas Colleges and Financial Aid Calendar from the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation. Has information about Texas colleges, admission criteria, deadlines, and scholarships.

FINANCIAL AID

www.fastweb.com - Build a personal profile to search a massive database of scholarships and get applications for those matching your qualifications.

www.fafsa.ed.gov - The Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Title IV codes. This is the one application for need-based aid, such as grants and loans. DO NOT SUBMIT THIS APPLICATION UNTIL JANUARY! Use to establish a PIN number for filing electronically.

www.ed.gov/studentaid - Federal student financial aid information from the U.S. Department of Education. Includes texts of Funding Your Education, and Student Guide, which is a comprehensive description of the federal student aid programs.

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