Colleges & Careers

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Illinois Colleges & Universities

• Occupational Outlook Handbook:   
  Search for career descriptions, salaries, education  and training requirements, job outlook etc.

• Career Key:  
  Take an interest inventory, find college major information and career information

• Illinois Career Resource Network

• http://www.nycareerzone.org/

• http://www.princetonreview.com/cte/quiz/default.asp?menuID=0&careers=2  (Career quiz to find out what you like, etc. This is matched to careers.)

• http://www.bls.gov/k12/  Check-out your career interests

• http://www.collegeboard.com/html/careerbrowser.html

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• Coast Guard

• Air Force

• Army

• Marine Corps

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• College Board Online

• College and University Rankings

• CollegeView

• Preparing your child for College

• CollegeNet

• Campus Tours  

• Petersons.com   (Undergraduate Studies)

• US News.com:  America's Best Colleges

• http://www.academicinfo.net/student.html

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• FinAid! The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid

• National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators

• Wired Scholar
  Sallie Mae, leading U.S. provider of student loans, focuses on strategies for paying for college. Walks you through each facet of the college finance process: college costs, savings and tax plans, scholarships, loans and other options. Free scholarship search.

• FAFSA
  Free Application for Federal Student Aid, begins process of obtaing federal grants, loans, and other assistance. Available for students attending 4-year colleges, community colleges, trade abd technical schools, and special certificate programs. Guides you through application process. Sponsored by U.S. Department  of Education.

• FinancialAidSupersite.com
  Helps people find money for college. How to plan a scholarship search, how to avoid financial aid scams.Links to other financial aid resources.

• IEFA: International Education Financial Aid 
  Helps locate financial aid to study abroad. Can search by field of study, geographic location or specific organization.

• U.S. Department of Education 
  Information on financial aid from the Federal Government, how to apply, find and repay student loans.

• Scholarships.com 
  Free scholarship search engine and financial aid aid resource. Information on more than 600,000 scholarships and 8,000 sources

• FastWeb! 
  Free scholarship search service for private scholarship opportunities. Contains information on more than 600,00 scholarships worth over $1 billion. Visit the Student Center for expert advise on financial aide and careers.

• Financial Aid Resource Center
  Includes sites on student/parent loans, work programs, federal assistance, state assistance and tax incentives. Calculators estimate loan payments and college costs.

• http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp

• Funding your Education

• Site connecting students with U.S. Government information and services.

• Request a Personal Identification Number (PIN)

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• EduPrep

• Princeton Review

• ACT Information Center

• http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/prep_one/
  prep_one.html

• http://www.actstudent.org/testprep/

• http://www.saab.org/

• http://www.vocabulary.com/AOLtopsatwords12.html

• http://www.webmath.com/index.html

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• Illinois State Board of Higher Education

• Community and Technical Schools

• Illinois Colleges

• Illinois Two-Year Colleges

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