Scholarships, Financial Aid, Careers, and Professional
Growth
Parents and students: Using the internet can be an easy and
efficient way to gain most of the information that you need to plan your
future. Use the internet addresses below to surf the
internet for a wealth of information.
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Bob Turba's Cyber Guidance
officehttp://cyberguidance.net/
Go to a site that provides tutorials,
questionnaires, or links to other sites to begin your quest. Sites such
as www.collegeboard.org and www.usnews.com/usnews/edu or the Cyber
Guidance Office above provide a "jumping off point."
First,complete a career survey and do a career search.
Second, search for colleges that offer the major relating to
a career that interests you.
Third, search for scholarships and
financial aid to pay for college, and
Fourth, go to individual
college sites and view their online course catalogs for courses in your
intended major, note thier deadlines for applications and financial aid,
and search through the student directory for students who are majoring
in your interest area and email them to ask question.
Useful
websites:
1.
http://www.collegeboard.org The College Board Online
2. http://www.pureadvice.com College
Searches and much more
3.
http://www.princetonreview.com/ Princeton Review Rating for yourself
4.
http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/state College and Universities
Nationwide - 1015 Total
5.
http://www.collegenet.com CollegeNet
6.
http://www.collegeexpress.com CollgeXpress
7. http://www.petersons.com Peterson's
Education Center
8.
http://www.smart.net/~pope/hbcu/hbculist.htm Historically Black
Colleges and Universities
9.
http://www.ajcunet.edu Jesuit Colleges and Universities
10. http://www.universities.com
Colleges and Universities
11.
http://www.globalcomputing.com/universy.html Global Computing,
Inc
12.
http://www.ecola.com/college/ College Locator
13.
http://www.campustours.com/ Campus tours
14.
http://www.careers.org CareerNet
15.
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infocecs/CRC/manual-home.html Career
Service
16. http://www.jobweb.org/occhandb.htm Job Web
17. http://www.ajb.dni.us America's
Job Bank
18.
http://www.careerbuilder.com Career Builder
19. http://www.occ.com
The On-line Career Center
20.
http://www.futurescan.com
Future Scan
21.
http://www.myfuture.com Futures
Financial Aid and
Scholarship
22.
http://www.scholaraid.com Local, State adn
National Scholarships
23.
http://www.collegeboard.org The
College Board Online
24.
http://www.pureadvice.com Financial
Aid Calculators and much more.
25. http://www.finaid.org
Financial Aid Information Page
26. http://www.fastweb.com
Fastweb Scholarship Search
27.
http://www.10americanexpress.com/sif/cda/page/0.1641.1531.00.asp
American Express University
28.
http://www.petersons.com/resources/finance.html Peterson's
Education
Center
29.
http://www.salliemac.com Sallie Mac Financial
Aid
30.
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/index.html The Federal
Government
31.
http://www.easi.ed.gov/index.html The Federal
Government
32.
http://www.firn.edu/doc/bin00072/home0072.htm
Florida Bright Futures Page
Free Test Prep on the Web
The College Board site has the most extensive test prep and
answer analysis
http://www.collegeboard.org/sat/center/html/skill.html
http://www.collegeboard.org/sat/center/html/answer.html
http://www.testu.com
http://www.number2.com
http://www.geometry.net/math_test_preparation.htm
http://www.openhere.com/edu/test-preparation/sat
Other important information
1.) Office of Postsecondary Education
2.) Federal Sources for Educational Excellence
3.) WV Higher Education Policy Commission
4.) Minority Scholarships and Fellowships
5.) www.nacac.com The National Association for College Admission
6.) The Coalition of America's Colleges and Universities
IMPORTANT CONTACTS
www.fasfa.ed.gov
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on the web
If you don't receive an SAR, or need anotehr copy of your SAR,
call: 1-319-337-5665
Questions about filling out the FAFSA: 1-800-433-3243
West Virginia Higher Education Grant Program:
Local 1-304-558-4614
Toll free 1-888-825-5707
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