Guidance Department

College Search & Selection

•CollegeNET provides separate searchable databases for four-year colleges, community, technical and junior colleges including links to the actual college Web sites. The database can be surveyed by geography, tuition, enrollment, and college major.

•Princeton Review Online contains information on exploring and selecting colleges, based upon major, location, enrollment, etc.

•CollegeExpress.com is an on-line college and financial aid search program

•University Links allows the user to research college Web sites based on location (by state), descriptive category (two-year, four-year, culinary, technical, IVY League) and alphabetically.

•The U.S. News and World Report site includes college and university rankings, a college scholarship search engine and other useful resources.

•Study Abroad lists thousands of academic programs in more than 100 countries throughout the world, with links to study abroad programs, academic courses, and internships. The programs are searchable by country, subject and language.

•Campus Tours provides you with maps showing school locations and surrounding areas, a pictorial tour of each school and links to college home pages.

•Wiredscholar.com provides information about selecting and applying to colleges, as well as, financial aid and scholarships.

•College Board Online includes College Board tests, programs, and online registration, a "Test Question of the Day", a searchable database of colleges, financial aid information (including a financial aid calculator) and more.

•Peterson’s Education Center includes information about educational programs at
all levels and searchable databases of colleges and academic programs.

•Princeton Review Online includes timed tests, essay hints, an internship database,
job-hunting hints, career lists by salary and industry, career profiles and
more.

•CollegeView is a free online college search service with profiles of more than
3,700 colleges and universities, virtual tours of selected schools, financial aid
information, and career planning tools.

COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY HOME PAGES

•American Universities: listing of colleges and universities with direct links to their
corresponding home pages.

•Yahoo!’s List of Colleges and Universities allows you to search for the home page
of a specific school or follow the links to home pages of thousands of
colleges and universities worldwide.

FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIP

•Collegeboard.com includes a Scholarship Search option

•FastWEB includes a free scholarship search engine, an informational college
directory of over 4,000 schools, college cost calculators and more.

•FinAid.org: A comprehensive guide to financial aid and scholarship.

•The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the required application
for all federally funded programs. Students now have the option of filing the
application on-line.

•Scholarship.com includes a free scholarship search engine and financial aid
resource information.

•Hesc.com is the New York State website for financial aid information.
COLLEGE SPORTS

• NCAA - The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a voluntary
association of about 1,200 colleges and universities, athletic conferences and sports
organizations devoted to the sound administration of intercollegiate athletics.
CAREERS

•The College Board Career Search Questionnaire - Try the "QUESTIONNAIRE"
and check "ALL CAREERS" info.

•Jobstar contains links to resources for planning a career, salary information,
resume tips and real life stories from workers in many fields.

•Careers.org: A career directory and links to other helpful career resources.

•Jobweb.org: The On-line job search.

•Mapping your future: Career information and links to a variety of college and
career planning organizations.

•America’s Job Bank Job seekers may create and post resumes, search for specific
jobs by location, agency, or position, and examine job market information.

•Job profiles.org provides profiles of people who are actually working in the
occupations highlighted.

•State University of New York Career Development Organization provides links to
career information about 14 career areas.

•Labor.state.ny.us - The New York State Department of Labor website contains
information about the labor market, apprenticeships, and finding a job.

•Careerbuilder.com – use the Advice and Resources link to complete a career
assessment, get salary information, write a resume, and search for a job.

•NYcareerzone.org is a free, career exploration and planning system designed
especially for New York State students.

•LIworks.org will guide students to Long Island's Colleges, businesses and unique
programs and help them find the answers they seek.

•Snagajob Provides part-time, full-time, summer, and internship opportunities to
students. Complete a job search to find a job in your neighborhood.