Careers and Employment

• Job Shadow Day
  National Job Shadow Day includes activities that enhance students' understanding of the importance and relevance of their education.
• MonsterTrak
  Career guide including job search tools.
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
  A nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives.
• The Career Key
  A free public service to help people make sound career decisions, with links to the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
• Job Corps
  The nation's largest residential education and job training program for at-risk youth.
• Career Information for Kids
  Provides information about different careers and their educational requirements. Written for a youth audience.
• The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
  Youth policy aimed at improving the transition of youth and young adults with disabilities to successful employment and adulthood.
• Explore Career Options
  Explores career options and jobs in high demand.
• Fastest Growing Occupations
  Provides important information about the labor market for the nation.
• Job Safety for Teens
  Provides helpful information about on-the-job safety.
• Minimum Wage
  Provides a brief synopsis of the youth minimum wage.
• Student Jobs with the Federal Government
  Provides information about federal employment opportunities for students who are enrolled or accepted as degree seeking students.
• Volunteer in Your Community
  The Corporation for National Service is the domestic version of the Peace Corps, in which citizens volunteer for one year in their community.
• Youth Employment Rules
  A gateway providing quick access to information about federal and state labor laws that apply to young workers.

Test Preparation

• The Princeton Review
  Includes a career assessment, career exploration and information features.
• The College Board
  Provides information on SAT test prep and Next Stop College for students, parents and educators.
• ACT
  ACT test preparation tips, sample tests, and suggestions for how to get ready for college, choose a career, and get a job. There is also a section for parents.
• Test Prep Review
  Practice for the SAT and other tests at this free Web site established by educators.

Financial Aid and Scholarships

• Cash For College
  A guide to student aid programs and application procedures provided by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.
• CollegeNet
  Scholarship search site.
• College-Scholarships.com
  A listing of links to free online scholarship searches, college admissions and financial aid office email addresses and toll-free numbers, links to college Web sites and online applications (by state), a free college admissions and scholarships email newsletter, and a list of the Web's best college and scholarship Web sites.
• FastWeb
  Helps students with scholarship searches.
• FinAid.org
  Provides answers to basic financial aid questions.
• Free Application for Student Financial Aid (FAFSA)
  Get organized, fill out your application and do follow up of your FAFSA online.
• Guaranteed-Scholarships.com
  A listing of scholarships guaranteed by individual colleges to ALL admitted students who meet the criteria listed and who adhere to the application deadlines set by individual colleges and universities.
• Sallie Mae
  Information on private scholarships, grants, fellowships and work study, including the CASHE scholarship database and search engine.
• Scholarships.com
  Independent online source for free college scholarship searches and financial aid information
• Scholarship America
  Provides access to post-secondary education for all students through financial aid and support.
• ScholarshipExperts.com
  A scholarship search that promises to provide accurate and tailored scholarship search results without compromising the privacy of students and parents.
• SimpleTuition
  Simple Tuition is a completely free online resource center for students and parents looking to finance a college/grad school education. The site features information on financial aid, student loans and consolidation, as well as a handy loan comparison tool.
• Students.gov
  Student gateway to the U.S. government with information on everything from financial aid to filing taxes.
• The United Negro College Fund
  Since its inception in 1944, UNCF has grown to become the nation's oldest and most successful African American education assistance organization.
• U.S. Air Force Academy Admissions
  The United States Air Force Academy offers a rigorous, character-driven education, and the potential for some of the world's most exciting careers. For the select applicants who receive an appointment, it comes at little to no cost.Click here to find out if you meet the basic eligibility requirements, and visit AcademyAdmissions.com to explore whether the Air Force Academy is right for you.

College Success

• 40 Money Management Tips Every College Freshman Should Know (PDF, 1.7Mb)
  ScholarShop and the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) have teamed up to offer you a crash course in money management to help you learn how to take control of your money instead of letting your money take control of you.
• College View
  College Life is discussed in the College Search section of this web site. It covers tips on academics as well campus life.
• FastWeb
  What to pack, dorm life and budgeting.
• Students 4 Students
  Students helping students get ahead. Offers tips on all aspects of surviving college, straight from the mouths of other college students.
• Not the 13th Grade
  A college professor provides useful tips and links.
• ACT
  ACT has a guide to college survival with tips and step-by-step instructions for getting through the first year of college.