College & Career Search Websites

 COLLEGE SEARCH

www.collegeboard.org One of the best overall websites for parents and students:  testing, college & career planning, applying, financial aid.

www.collegeresults.org     Compare multiple schools – powerful site

www.collegeprowler.com  Another great website to search for colleges.

www.collegedata.com Great website to search for your perfect college

www.capex.com College search and reviews, scholarships, and college admission chances.

www.nationalappcenter.com Internet connection to colleges and universities in Massachusetts 

www.princetonreview.com   Good site for college preparation testing

www.collegeview.com         College search and multimedia tours

www.collegeexpress.com    College search engine

 

CAREER PLANNING TOOLS

https://masscis.intocareers.org/materials/portal/home.html Free website designed Massachusetts residents to make better-informed career and school choices. Can be used by middle and high school students. www.onetonline.org A powerful tool for career exploration and job analysis. Can be utilized by middle and high school students.

 

APPLICATION PROCESS

www.commonapp.org    Common Application website  - it’s a recommended form by many colleges

 

WRITE YOUR COLLEGE ESSAY

www.collegeboard.org    In the search engine type 'essay'

VIRTUAL  COLLEGE TOURS AND GUIDES

www.campustours.com  Take virtual tours of hundreds of colleges across the country.

 

FINANCIAL AID

www.fafsa.gov               Used by many colleges – this will help you understand your financial eligibility – very important website

www.mefa.org               Mass Educational Financial Authority

www.finaid.org              User-friendly guide regarding financial aid

www.collegeboard.org A wonderful all purpose website

 

COMPARING FINANCIAL AID PACKAGES

www.collegeboard.org

COLLEGE TESTING

www.act.org  The ACT test www.collegeboard.org   SAT, PSAT/NMSQT, KHAN ACADEMY = SAT practice www.ets.org TOEFL, TOEIC, Praxis Series and GRE tests   TEST PREPARATION AND INFORMATION satpractice.org  KHAN ACADEMY  Best site** connects to your College Board account www.princetonreview.com www.kaplan.com www.powerprep.com www.gocollege.com www.fairtest.org   NCAA CLEARINGHOUSE www.ncaaclearinghouse.net An important website for student athletes and administrators.  

Resume Writing

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/resume-generator-30808.html     Free and easy to use

 

EMPLOYMENT

www.careerbuilder.com

www.monster.com

www.hotjobs.com

www.idealist.org

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