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. br>
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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