College,+Careers+&+Scholarships

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 * it provides an excellent SAT prep series of lessons,toc
 * free access to a terrific **personality test**
 * access to thousands of colleges,
 * individual accounts for each student to keep a record of all college research in one place.


 * DIRECTIONS**: **Log into Naviance and click on "About Me"**
 * Under "My Assessments" click on** [|StrengthsExplorer]®

COLLEGE ESSAYS
[|Essays that worked from Johns Hopkins] [|Common App College Essay Prompts for 2017-2018 year] [|125 Good College Essays that worked]

CAREERS
Easy to use, this is a great place to //start// exploring careers and finding out the basics on careers, pay scale, outlook for the future, Green connection. It also gives you and easy-to-use training/college finder. created for the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration, and O-NET Online
 * [|MY NEXT MOVE]**
 * My Next Move combines career with college search for a good beginning.**

**[|Occupational Outlook Handbook]** from the US Dept of Labor, a database of all jobs and career possibilities: describes the education and training needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.

Another good place to get career ideas
 * [|Inside Jobs]**

[|Search for unusual careers] (such as tattoo artists?) Every job needs preparation.

[|Find out about licensed occupations] **[|Science, Technology, Engineering and Math]** **[|STEM Careers fact sheet]**
 * [|Technical Schools] **
 * [|How to find jobs in electrical fields] **

Ms Bernstein's Senior Survival Guide
description of the project PLUS models of past projects = =

COLLEGE
[|College Majors from the COLLEGE BOARD website]


 * [|Princeton Review Top Ten Private and Public Colleges]**

[|Pricing for College - Consumer Reports for comparing college costs]

[|Seven Excuses for not Going to College]

[|High School Action Plan]

[|College Prep Glossary] [|Glosario para prepararse para la universidad] [|Find the Right College] Identify all the information you would need to make good choices

[|College Navigator]

__FINANCIAL AID __
Scholarships and financial aid are very important and take a great deal of hunting however, with the help of our college office, you can find out the best opportunities for you. Also take a look at **Paying for College:**

**[|Paying for College]** - a Government web site designed for parents and students who want to learn how to deal with this complicated issue

__Pricing for College - Consumer Reports for comparing college costs__

**[|Common App]** – an online application for applying to many colleges at once C.T.E.A’S School Code: 334656

[|FAFSA] (Free Application for Federal Aid that all students will sign up with) C.T.E.A’S School Code: 334656

[|NY State Scholarships for Academic Excellence]

[|Beware Scholarship Scams]

[|MERITAID] (posts billions of scholarships that are offered by many colleges and universities across the country as well as state governments)

[|College Tool Kit for Scholarships] Please note this website is created by Edvisors, an online education website. Online degrees are still somewhat controversial. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|www.fastweb.com]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__ [|www.finaid.org/scholarships] __

[|Scholarships for NY City Students]

[|Search AIE for over 15,000 scholarships]

<span style="color: #0f0808; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Pay for College] <span style="color: #0f0808; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Develop your Scholarship Strategy]

<span style="color: #0f0808; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Fill Out the College Board Scholarship Questionaire]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Scholarships for Hispanic and Latino Students] [|Hispanic College Fund (HSF)] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__[|Los Padres Foundation]__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__[|Tomas Rivera Policy Institute scholarships Listings]__

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__[|Corporate Scholarships]__

[|Upakar Foundation] for Indian-American students

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Athletic Scholarships]

[|200 Minority Scholarship Gateway]

[|Buick Achievers Scholarship Fund]

[|Scholarship Information for Muslim Students] [|Islamic Scholarship Fund]

[|Matching Students with Scholarships] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__www.Onlinecollegehunt.com__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__[|www.Scholarshiphelp.org]__ []

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">NEW YORK RESOURCES
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|New York State Higher Education Services Cooperation NYSHESC]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">City University of New York: [|www.cuny.edu]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">State University of New York: [|www.suny.edu]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">New York State Department of Education: [|www.nysed.gov]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|College and University Campuses in New York State Directory]

[|Scholarships for NY City Students]

[|**US MILITARY**]
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**[|US Army Corps of Engineers]** <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">Some of our students consider military careers. There are opportunities to be had but before you sign up for anything make sure that you **read the fine print**. <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">Make sure that you are signing on to a quality program that gives you future career skills. Don't just assume you are going to get a college opportunity if you sign up. Ask questions when you are approached by recruiters. Ask about the benefits package (Pensions/Retirement, Medical Treatment/Benefits/Insurance, College/Trade School. Financial Assistance Programs, "G.I. Bill". Can you change your mind? What is a dishonorable discharge? Where are the best opportunities for career training?

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Questions to ask recruiters (from the Dept of Defense)]

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|What the recruiter never told you.] <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">Advice from about.com written by Rod Towers, a retired Air Force First Sergeant. This is not a diatribe against the military but a pragmatic, clear-eyed collection of information

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here's an [|opinion piece against military recruitment in high schools] from a Vietnam vet. Read the comments below to get both sides of the issue.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|TRANSITIONING INTO COLLEGE]
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">useful information from Kent State

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">EXTRA - interactive tools
great place to go for all kinds of free tests
 * [|Career Test]**


 * What are your LEARNING STYLES? take a quiz [|HERE]**

Quick interactive tool to help figure out what kinds of jobs you would be interested in
 * [|NY State Career Zone - explore ideas for future careers]**
 * [|Assess your interests] **

One of the best ways to assess your personality, learning potential and career choices. [|Information about your score] [|Pinterest images of Myers Brigs personality Types] [|16 Personality Types]
 * Naviance Personality Test - (the famous Myers Briggs test)**
 * Further Information about the Myers Briggs System**