College and Career Sites
Here's just a sampling of what you can find on the Internet! Every day there are new sites added! Keep track of them by bookmarking, so you can easily find the sites of interest to you.

• College Board
  http://www.collegeboard.com/
  This site offers information on college applications, financial aid, SAT registration and career search.
  
• Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov
  
• Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www./bls.gov/oco

• Career Magazine Online

http://www.careermag.com
This interactive employment and job resource center offers resume submissions, a mailing list, recruiter directories, consultant directories, articles, and much more to help job seekers and employers alike.


• Mapping Your Future

http://www.mapping-your-future.org/planning/
On this career planning tour, you can find out how to choose a career and how to reach your career goal. You can also pick up useful tips on job hunting, resume writing, and job interviewing techniques. Feel free to leave the tour at any time to find out more about a subject just by clicking on the highlighted text.


• Princeton Review

http://www.review.com/
This site is a great resource for: Test preparation and information; Choosing  a college major; Matching a school to your major; How to "fund" a college experience and much more!! (We've received several parent reviews on this site as a "very helpful and informative" one)


• Assessments on the Web

http://www.2h.com/
A variety of interactive interest, personality, and entrepreneurship assessments.


• JOBSMART

http://www.jobsmart.org/tools/career
You'll find a guide to resume writing, career guides, and salary information here with EXCELLENT links to other career related sites! These sites are packed with information about planning your career. What kind of training or education is required? What can you earn? What kind of environment will you work in? What's hot? What's not?


• The Kiersy Temperament Sorter

http://www.advisorteam.com/user/kts.asp
The Kiersy Temperament Sorter allows an online personality assessment with immediate results and an explanation and examples related to the individual results. (Suggested for junior or seniors)


• My Future

http://www.myfuture.com/
The "My Future" site offers various post-secondary options, a "career toolbox" filled with job search skills, money management suggestions, and more!


• U.S. Listing of 2-Year Colleges

http://www.utexas.edu/world/comcol/alpha/
This site is part of the University of Texas website and lists regionally-accredited community colleges in theU.S. and provides links to those with a Web presence. (Please note: this list includes 2-year institutions and 2-year branch campuses of 4-year institutions, but not 4-year institutions offering associate degrees.) 

• Ohio Board of Regents

http://regents.ohio.gov
Ohio two-year and four-year public and private colleges/universities are listed on this site. Each school's name has a link to the campus website. There is also a map showing the location of colleges/universities on a state map.


• College View
  http://www.collegeview.com
  This is a free online search service which profiles 3,500+ colleges and universities, virtual tours, electronic applications, financial aid information and career planning tools.
   
• Historically Black Colleges
  http://www.edonline.com/cq/hbcu/
  Educational On-Line's - Listing of Historically Black Colleges and Universities
  http://www.smart.net/~pope/hbcu/hbculist.htm
  Historically Black Colleges and Universities website links

• Common Application

https://app.commonapp.org/action/apply.nsf
The Common Application is the recommended form of 209 selective, independent
colleges and universities for admission to their undergraduate programs. Many of these institutions use the form exclusively. All give equal consideration to the Common Application and the college's own form.


• America's Job Bank

http://www.acinet.org/acinet/resource/default.htm
You can find national and state occupational information and trends in the job market. Find Ohio-specific job outlooks and college links.


• How Stuff Works

http://www.howstuffworks.com/index.htm
http://www.howstuffworks.com/big.htm
What fun! Loads of information about "How Stuff Works". The site includes several sections on careers, such as "How Airline Pilots Work" or "How Becoming a Doctor Works". Really interesting site to check out! The second link is a database of many archived topics!