College/Career Links

COLLEGE LINKS  

www.commonapp.org

Check here to see if any of your schools accept the common application. You could fill out one application for many schools.

http://www.collegeboard.com

A great resource to help students identify potential colleges.

http://www.keycolleges.com

An easy way to find a specific schools address on the web.

http://www.collegenet.com

Allows a student to search for an institution by geography, tuition, enrollment and college major. Includes both 2 and 4 year colleges.

 

http://www.commonapp.org

 

Connects students to the Common Application On-line.

http://www.pureadvice.com

Here is a site that will allow students to perform numerous searches based on their criteria for colleges.

http://isl-garnet.uah.edu/Universities/

The University of Alabama has set up this site to provide easy access to college and university homepages.

http://www.petersons.com

This site includes information and a searchable database of colleges and academic programs. All sites provide basic info some provide descriptive material, online view books, and applications

www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/cohome.htm

This link connects you with the latest college rankings by US News and World Reports

www.collegeview.com

A different site that offers many different articles and links to find schools and gather information.

www.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool

IPEDS College Opportunities On-Line is your direct link to nearly 7,000 colleges and universities in the United States.

 

 

CAREER LINKS    
http://www.jumpstart.org/madmoney/pgv_money_rc_main.html Here is a quick hitter that connects some of your future desires with the earnings required to maintain that lifestyle.  

http://www.dlt.ri.gov/lmi/jobseeker.htm

Sponsored by the RI Department of Labor and Training, this site allows individuals to search for careers by their skills, interests and current employment trends as well as identify education needed for a specific career field.

http://www.myfuture.com/

Sponsored by the armed forces, there is a work interest quiz available.

http://www.workforceinfo.state.il.us/

Career Click works off the State of Illinois website and provides valid career information. Be aware that salary and job outlook applies to Illinois.

http://votech.about.com/

This site provides links to various inventories, related primarily to careers.

http://www.conknet.com/~p_bliss/stw.htm

Developed for students with learning disabilities, this site has some interest inventories as well as other information.

http://www.AdventuresInEducation.org

This site provides information and services to help plan a career, select a school and even finance your education.

http://www.bryant.edu/career/

This site offers useful sections on deciding and marketing yourself.

http://www.dlt.state.ri.us/jobseeker

Rhode Island's interactive Labor Market Information System

http://www.careerweb.com

The Employment Guide online. Provides a directory of occupational opportunities.

http://www.myfuture.com

Here's some information for career and financial planning for high school students.

http://coach.careerbuilder.com/

Links to web sites about choosing a career.

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm

This is a quick questionnaire designed to give you some feedback on your personality type similar to Jung-Myers-Briggs.

http://www.teamtechnology.co.uk/mmdi-re/mmdi-re.htm

This free personality test indicates your psychological type

http://www.dtic.dla.mi./defense.link/

DefenseLink, the Web information Service of the US Department of Defense, provides links to the home pages of all the armed services.

NHS Homepage

Guidance Homepage