College and Career Resources

Career Information Sites

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Career Zone

Indeed

Mapping Your Future

Quintessential Career

The Riley Guide

Salary

Internships

Back Door Jobs

Volunteer and Community Service Opportunities

Job Postings

America's Job Bank

Career Mosaic

Career Path

Help Wanted.com

Monster

Listings of Employer Web Sites

The New York Job Source (links to web sites of major NYC employers)

College Resources

CollegeBasics.com
Offers college admissions tips and insider secrets about planning for college, applying for college, financial aid, admissions essays, college interviews, and much more.

Campus Tour
Features virtual tours and/or maps of US colleges.

College Confidential
College information

College Xpress
Easy to use college search, admissions advice, information for parents and athletics.

College View
College search, virtual tours, career search, online information requests.

College Zone
College Search Site

The Common Application
Electronic Common Application

Community College
Two-year colleges

College Board Search
Excellent detailed college search. Includes SAT information and online registration.

CollegeNet College Search Site

Colleges That Change Lives
Colleges That Change Lives helps families change the way they think about colleges and the college search.

Jesuit Colleges and Universities

Princeton Review College Search
Includes a thorough college search, information on testing, scholarships, and applying online. Student-centered site includes a ranking of colleges for the best professors, dorms, food, parties, etc.

Professional and Graduate Schools
Graduate schools

Student Doctor Network
Information for medical students

U.S.News
Database of colleges

Check out these helpful links: 

• BIG FUTURE - Find colleges by location, majors, cost, & more
   
• College Navigator - Data on 7,000 colleges & universities
   
• U.S. Dept. of Education’s College Affordability & Transparency Ctr. College Scorecard
   
• New York State
  • State University of NY - nation's largest comprehensive system of public higher education
     
  • City University of N Y
     
  • New York's 100+ Independent Private Colleges and Universities
     
• College Search for Kids

 

FAFSA

CSS Profile

Glen Cove Financial Aid Night Guide

Finaid
A not-for-profit site explains the different types of aid available.

FastWeb
Personalized scholarship-search program

How to Apply for Financial Aid

NY State Financial Aid
The official website of the New York Student Financial Aid Administrators Association - NYSFAAA, the professional association for New York.

WiredScholar
Database of scholarships

National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)

National Directory

NJCAA
Sports programs at Junior Colleges

Get Connected to the Resources Students Need to Prepare for College

• High school students and their parents can sign up to receive text messages from the NYS Higher Education Services Corporation to get connected to the resources they need to prepare for college and apply for financial aid. 
   

• Text messages include key information about financial aid programs, how to apply, important deadlines, available events to assist students in completing applications, and resources to help put them on the right path toward their college careers.
   

• Sign-up is quick and easy at HESC Text Messaging Registration.
   

• Any questions can be sent to thepath@hesc.ny.gov
   

 

Links:

• SAT Registration
   
• ACT Registration
   
• College Board
  SAT registration and information. Includes an "SAT Question of the Day"

SAT/ACT Test Prep