Study Skills & Test Preparation
Study Skills & Test Preparation
Career Exploration & Planning
Resources for High School Students
- America’s Career InfoNet
- Bridges Transitions
- Career Development eManual
- Career Games
- Career Guidance Web Links
- Career Key
- Career One Stop
- Career Zone
- Child Labor Information
- Exploring Career Information
- Job Profiles
- Mapping Your Future
- My Future
- MyMajors.com
- My Road – Career Planning Website
- National Career Development Guidelines
- New 16 Career Clusters
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Peterson’s Home Page
- SallieMae Planning for College
- SCANS Skills
Resources for Special Populations
- ACT for Students with Disabilities
- Job Accommodation Network
- Academic Assistance for Students with Learning Disabilities including Essay Writing
- Landmark College – Curriculum devoted to students with Learning Disabilities
- National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity
- National Center for Secondary Education Transition
Government Resources
- America’s Career Resource Network
- Association for Career & Technical Education
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Job Corps
- National Academy Foundation
- National Association for College Admission Counseling
- National Career Development Association
- National Career Development Guidelines
- National Center for Educational Statistics
- National Science Foundation
- National Tech Prep Network
- No Child Left Behind
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Occupational Outlook Quarterly
- O*NET (formerly Dictionary of Occupational Titles)
- US Census Bureau
- US Department of Education
- US Department of Labor
- US Department of Labor Education Resources
Assessments
- ASVAB
- Career Development eManual/Steps to Success
- Career Direction Interest Inventory
- Career Interest Card Sort
- Career Key Interest Survey
- Career Zone Interest Survey
- Destination 2020 (Math & Sciences)
- Developing a Career Transition Strategy
- Keirsey Temperament Sorter Personality Test
- Lifetime Career Planning Cycle-Self Assessment
- MAPP Motivational Appraisal of Personal Potential
- Meyers Briggs – The Personality Page
- My Future.com Work Interest Quiz
- Princeton Review Career Quiz
- The Profiler Personality Test
- The Testing Room
- Typing Master Online Typing Test
- Typing Test
Hot Jobs
- Earnings by Education Level
- Education Pays- Average Earnings by Education Level
- National-Fastest Growing Occupations
- National-Highest Paying Occupations
- National-Occupations with the Most Openings
- National-Occupations with the Largest Employment
- National-Occupations with Declining Employment
- National-Wages & Occupational Trends
- State Occupational Projections
Post Secondary Education
General College Information
- Assistance in Writing Your Personal Statement
- Campus Security Information
- College Coach – Preparing College Applications
- College Confidential – A Wealth of Information
- COLLEGEdata – Online College Advisor
- CollegeMomAdvice.com (ok, dads too)
- CollegeNET.com
- CollegePrep-101
- Common College Application
- Directory of Colleges Offering Early Decision/Early Action Admissions
- Fair Test – Schools That Do Not Use SATI or ACT Scores for Admissions
- Guide to State Residency Requirements
- International Student Exchange & Study Abroad Resource Center
- IvyLeagueAdmissions.com
- Martha Wiseman’s General Postsecondary Information
- My Footpath – Experts in College Admissions
- National Collegiate Honors Council Member Colleges
- Off to College – Planning Guide
- Online College Applications
- Students.gov – Gateway to the US Government
- College Resources
- The Essay Wizard (college application essay)
- Unified Application for Conservatory Admission
- What can I do with a Major in . . .?
Search for Schools
- Alphabetic List of Community Colleges
- Alphabetic List of Universities
- American International Colleges & Universities
- American Universities
- Any College.Net – College Search
- Boarding Schools
- Campus Program.com
- Campus Tours
- Canadian Universities
- College View
- College Profiles
- Community College Web
- Fair Test – ACT/SAT Optional Schools
- GoCollege – click College
- Historically Black Colleges & Universities
- Military Colleges & Schools
- My College Guide
- NCES College Search
- SCHOLARSTUFF.COM
- Search for Schools by Career Field
- Search for Schools by Fields of Study
- Search for Technical Schools by Programs
- TABS-Association of Boarding Schools
- The Princeton Review
- Trade Schools, Colleges & Universities
- Trade & Technical School Directories
- Tribal Colleges
- ULinks College Search
- UNIVERSITIES.COM
- Universities in the United Kingdom
- UnivSource
- US College Search (9734 colleges)
- US Department of Education College Search
- Web US Higher Ed
- Women’s Colleges
- Worldwide Universities
- XAP College Search
Search for Schools by Specific Programs
- American Association of Medical Colleges
- Animation Schools
- Architecture Programs
- Art Therapy Schools
- Athletic Trainer Education Programs
- Atmospheric, Oceanic, Hydrologic & Related Sciences
- Culinary Schools
- Culinary Schools USA
- Engineering Schools
- Forensic Science & Criminology Programs
- Forensic Science Programs
- Independent Colleges of Art & Design
- Law Schools
- Medical Assistant Training Schools
- Natural Healers Alternate Therapy Schools
- Nursing Schools
- Pharmacy Schools
- Photography Schools
- Sports Management Programs
- Veterinary Medicine
Resources for Athletes
- College Athletic Placement Service
- College Coaches Online
- Future Connect – College Sports Recruiting (fee)
- Link Athletics – Linking the Internet World of Sports & Athletics
- National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes
- National Junior College Athletic Association
- National Recruiting Network
- National Scouting Report – fee
- NCAA – National Collegiate Athletic Association
Financial Aid & Scholarship Information
- CollegeBoard – Paying for College
- College Express – Scholarship Search
- CollegeNet Scholarship Search
- College Scholarships
- CSS/ Financial Aid PROFILE
- Educaid – Student Loan Specialist
- FAFSA
- fastWEB- Financial aid search
- Federal Student Aid
- Federal School Code Search
- FinAid
- Financial Aid Advisor
- Financial Aid Calculator
- Financial Aid Center
- Financial Aid Resource Center
- Free Scholarship Searches
- FRESCH Free Scholarship Search
- Funding Your Education – US Department of Education
- GoScholarship Search
- Looking for Student Aid
- Martha Wisman’s Financial Aid Page
- Martha Wisman’s Scholarship Information Page
- Sallie Mae – College Answer
- Students.gov
- Supercollege.com – Scholarship Search
- The Princeton Review
- XAP – Scholarship Search
- YAHOO Financial Aid Search
- Athletic Aid – Sports Scholarship, Financial Aid & College Search Resources
ACT/SAT Testing Dates
ACT Testing Dates
| Test Date | Deadline to Register | |
| April 9, 2005 | March 4, 2005 | |
| June 11, 2005 | May 6, 2005 | |
| October 22, 2005 | September 16, 2005 | |
| December 10, 2005 | November 4, 2005 | |
| February 11, 2006 | November 4, 2005 | |
| April 8, 2006 | March 3, 2006 | |
| June 10, 2006 | May 5, 2006 | |
SAT Testing Dates
| Test Date | Test | Deadline to Register |
| March 12, 2005 /New SAT | SAT I only | February 7, 2005 |
| May 7, 2005 /New SAT | SAT I & SAT II | March 25, 2005 |
| June 4, 2005 /New SAT | SAT I & SAT II | April 29, 2005 |
| October 8, 2005 | SAT I & SAT II | TBA |
| November 5, 2005 | SAT I & SAT II | TBA |
| December 3, 2005 | SAT I & SAT II | TBA |
| January 28, 2006 | SAT I & SAT II | TBA |
| April 1, 2006 | SAT I only | TBA |
| May 6, 2006 | SAT I & SAT II | TBA |
| June 3, 2006 | SAT I & SAT II | TBA |
Employment Resources
Search for Employment
- America’s Job Bank
- Apprenticeship Opportunities
- Career Builder
- Career Magazine
- Employer Locator
- Employability Checkup
- Federal Jobs Digest
- JobGenie-Job Description Software
- Jobs in Sports
- Jobtrak
- Jobweb
- Militaryhire
- Monster.com
- Monster Track
- Salary Calculator
- US Department of Labor Employment & Training
- What Color is Your Parachute?

