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College Counseling Resources*

*Please view in slide show format. College Counseling Resources*. 2009-2010 By: Jennifer Rowland. Topics Covered:. College Counseling on the Internet Other Useful College Counseling links Career Exploration Financial Aid Assessment Tools

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College Counseling Resources*

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  1. *Please view in slide show format College Counseling Resources* 2009-2010 By: Jennifer Rowland

  2. Topics Covered: • College Counseling on the Internet • Other Useful College Counseling links • Career Exploration • Financial Aid • Assessment Tools • College Counseling and Learning Disabilities • Information on Diversity in College

  3. College Counseling on the Internet • National Association for College Admission Counseling *links to colleges, college admissions offices, locations and dates for national college fairs http://www.nacanet.org/membershipportal/forstudent/onlineresources/ • Student Review *Created by MIT students and posts 7,800 student’s comments on life at various colleges. http://www.studentsreview.com • Colleges by State *A list of each college in each state. http://www.allaboutcollege.com/colleges/united_states/usa.htm • College overviews *college searches, financial aid, application process, etc. http://www.collegeview.com. • Collegeboard *Collegeboard is the site most used by students and parents searching for colleges http://www.collegeboard.com • Petersons *Petersons is well known for its advanced college search and basic information. It is a great alternative to collegboard. http://www.petersons.com

  4. Other useful College Counseling sites • http://www.campuscompare.com • http://www.collegeview.com • http://www.campustours.com • http://www.zinch.com • http://www.anycollege.com • http://www.unigo.com

  5. Examples of Search Functionalities & features • An assortment of sites offer an assortment of search functionalities, these match students and families with appropriate colleges based on priorities. • Examples of search functionalities • By Location • By Major • By Competitiveness • By Cost

  6. New Media Meets the College Search • As new media evolves, so does the college search process. • Here is one example of how a virtual tour can make any college campus accessible to anyone who can’t visit it in person. CLICK ME!

  7. Career Exploration • Career Cruising A website that allows students to explore careers and take a career assessment. http://www.careercruising.com Username: Hopatcong password: High • Quint Career Site http://www.quintcareers.com/career_assessment.html • Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm • Links for career websites http://wisematch.com/guidance • Another career website http://www.careerkey.com

  8. Assessment Tools • Free practice Tests for many different exams http://www.testprepreview.com/ • A free sample test for the ACTs http://www.actstudent.org/sampletest/ • Both free and a $69.95 online test http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/prep_one/prep_one.html • Free online test preparation. Sponsored by the military https://www.march2success.com/index.cfm • Spark notes offer a more direct approach to learning the strategies of standardized tests http://www.sparknotes.com/testprep/ • Another FREE SAT prep site http://www.number2.com/

  9. Financial Aid • Financial Aid FAFSA website http:/www.fafsa.gov • HESAA Higher Education Student Assistant Authority for financial aid information http://hesaa.org • Cappex is a college search site that lists a lot of great scholarships http://cappex.com • Fast Web is a scholarship site http://fastweb.com • Scholarship lists http://www.scholarshipstreet.com • Financial Aid information http://www.Finaid.com • This is a college search site as well as information on scholarships and student loans http://www.mappingyourfuture.org

  10. College Counseling and Learning Disabilities • Arizona has a well known program for LD students. http://www.salt.arizona.edu • A great informational website for Learning Disabilities and college http://www.ldonline.org/indepth/college • A basic site on LD and 504 information http://www.learningdisabilities.about.com • A website for Dyslexia http://www.dyslexia-college.com • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) http://www.additudemag.com/adhd-guide/college.html

  11. Information on Diversity in College • Information for Hispanic student support http://www.hace-usa.org/college.htm • Campus club and information for LGBT http://www.campuspride.org/resources • A site for the best colleges for Asians http://www.asian-nation.org/best-colleges.shtml • A college organization for Jewish students http://www.hillel.org/index • Scholarships awareness for Latinos http://www.latinocollegedollars.org

  12. There are so many useful sites on these presentation. I hope you found it useful and enjoyable! THANK YOU!!

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