College Counseling: Recommended Resources

Career Exploration

• BLS Career Information
• Career Clusters
• CareerShip
• Career Voyages
• CareerZone Self-Assessment
• College Board Major & Career Profiles
• Net Mentors
• nextSTEP Career Search
• Reality Check
• TN Teens 2 Work

 

College Expos and Opportunities

• NACAC College Fairs
• PACAC Regional College Fairs
• PHEAA College Fairs

 

Financial Aid

• AIE Scholarship Search
• ALL Student Loan Information
• ED.gov
• FAFSA4Caster
• FAFSA Application for Student Aid
• FastWeb Scholarship Matchmaker
• FinAid
• MeritAid.com
• National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
• Nellie Mae Student Loans
• Nelnet Education Financing
• Pennsylvania Higher Ed Assistance Agency
• Pennsylvania Mentor Scholarship Search
• Sallie Mae College Financial Planning
• SavingForCollege.com 529 Plans
• Student Loan Center
• StudentLoans.com
• SuperCollege Database of Scholarships, Grants, and Contests
• Wachovia Education Loans
• Wall Street Journal article on the Recent Increase in Student Debt

 

Military

• US Air Force Academy
• US Air Force
• US Army
• US Coast Guard
• US Marine Corps
• US Naval Academy

 

NCAA

• Eligibility
• Sports Sponsorship

 

Resources Specific to Underserved Students

• American Council on Education – College Is Possible
• Latino College Dollars
• Latino College Expo
• Pathways to College

 

SAT and ACT

• ACT Registration
• FairTest
• Kaplan Test Prep
• Peterson’s Prepare for Test
• Princeton Review
• SAT Registration

 

Other

• Colleges That Change Lives
• Community College Web
• Integrated Post-Secondary Data Education System
• Riley Guide to Interviewing
• Teens & the Job Game
• Universities Worldwide