The Career Center is available for students and parents to research and learn about job opportunities, as well as a place to plan post-secondary education.

The Student Services staff meets with all students to ensure that the students are preparing for post-secondary careers and education.  Freshman and Sophomores have opportunities to meet with Student Services Counselors and discuss future plans as well as current academic counseling.  Juniors and Seniors have mandatory meetings with counselors to ensure that they receive individualized attention to help and guide them through the college application process.

Career Center Reference Materials

When deciding which colleges you will apply to, use the reference manuals available in the Career Center (Senior Academy College Planning Office).  The College Handbook contains valuable information such as application deadlines, tuition costs, admission requirements, address and phone numbers, and a general idea of the GPAs and SATs of the freshmen who were admitted in the previous academic year.  Keep in mind that most applications have a fee and your goal is to apply to one or more schools to which you feel you have a reasonable chance of being accepted.  You should always apply to at least one “safe” college that you know will accept you.  Keep in mind that some colleges are highly competitive while others have less demanding admission requirements. You should be able to determine the competitiveness of a college by looking at the freshman GPAs, SATs, and the percent of applicants accepted. Also remember that each college sets its own application deadline.  Be sure to check these deadlines in The College Handbook, the college catalog, or check them by calling the admissions office.  College catalogs are available for use in the Career Center, and can be checked out.  You may also wish to call the college admissions office to get your own copy, but occasionally a fee will be charged.  If you know what you’d like to major in, you can use the Index of Majors to get a list (by state) of colleges that offer that major.  This includes two and four-year colleges.

 

College and Career Internet Information

 

CollegeData.com

This is a wonderful site, there is a college search engine similar to others, but then there is a "calculator" which evaluates your chances of being admitted to a particular school. There is also a place for you to store your favorite schools, your scholarships, and interesting articles (There are a plethora of them there--great SAT word).

 

http://education.yahoo.com/

A very comprehensive site, which tells you everything you would want to know about a particular college. Just type the name into the search, and continue.

 

http://www.XAP.com

I love this website! Enter all your personal information once, and store it to do on-line applications to hundreds of different schools. Includes a college search engine and a scholarship search engine.

 

www.aesmentor.org

This web site offers a wide variety of services and is affiliated with XAP.com. There are links to specialized sites with the same format, including:

http://www.hbcumentor.org for students interested in traditionally black colleges, and http://www.campuschamps.com for the college bound athlete.

 

www.number2.com

This site claims to be the Internet’s first source for absolutely free SAT and ACT test prep. One needs to register there to take advantage. Make sure to check their "privacy policy."

 

www.march2success.com

A brand new site that provides a free test prep program. Designed in conjunction with The Princeton Review, there is an assessment portion, practice drills and specific lessons. Cumulative evaluations are given at the mid-point in the program and at the end to measures progress. Feedback is provided regularly, and test-taking strategies are given as well.

 

Review.com (from Princeton Review) www.review.com/

Great site! Interview and admissions hints, career assessment, search for majors; student match lets schools recruit you! Cost calculator, SAT tips, search links; has APPLY (on-line college applications)

 

www.makingitcount.com

The road to college, planning jobs and careers, test taking skills, choosing a major, what colleges want, college and scholarship search, parent information center. 

 

www.collegeconfidential.com

This site is one of the most comprehensive I've seen ANYWHERE. There is an answer to every question you could possibly think of, and it's structured in an easy to access format. There are articles, experts answering personal questions, and a chat post. Find information about any major; any college; and personal opinions by other students and parents.

Occupational Outlook Handbook - Provides assistance in understanding everything you want to know about specific jobs. U.S. Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration.

o*net OnLine Find occupations matched to your skills.

COLLEGE XPRESS www.collegexpress.com

This is a colorful, easy to navigate site which loaded quickly and had lots of good tools and links. In addition, there is a parents’ corner with financial aid information, a scholarship search (fee-based, don't bother), dos and don’ts, articles, and a weekly poll.

 

The College Board www.collegeboard.com

Known for their administration of the SATs, The College Board web site is an EXCELLENT repository of many reports and articles related to testing, as well as the opportunities for on-line registration and score reporting. In addition, there is SAT preparation information, and an college search engine.

 

Fast Web! www.fastweb.com/fastweb/

Get your own personalized scholarship search account. Fast Web notifies you of scholarships that fit your personal profile (which you’ve filled out in advance). Then, as new scholarships become available you’ll be contacted by e-mail.

 

SCHOLARSHIPS.COM http://scholarships.com

Financial aid information and tips; claims to be the largest and fastest free scholarship search on the internet. Also information on loans and grants

 

CollegeLink.com www.collegelink.com

Fill out one form, helps you file multiple applications, search, monthly planner of things to do 

 

College NET – (Online College Applications and Free Financial Aid Search) www.collegenet.com advanced college search

 

College Quest Gateway (Peterson’s) www.petersons.com College Quest, Scholarships

 

College View Online www.collegeview.com/

Are you ready for college? College search, financial aid, scholarship search. unique "special interests" links, career schools and colleges, test prep. Articles on issues and preparation. Excellent multicultural resources!

 

U.S. Department of Education (ED) Home Page www.ed.gov/

Education headlines; most requested items—research, financial aid, Order publications online, and more.

 

GO COLLEGE www.gocollege.om/

Excellent financial aid information links; Advanced search, campus crime stats, hotels near campus, SAT tips; site changes and updates monthly.