Georgianne Revised 10-12-2006
Biggs
High School - Class of 2007
Internet Information for
Scholarships, Tests, Career & Colleges
*** Beware of scams…any place that is asking you to send money – any amount is NOT a place that will benefit you. ALL information is on the web and FREE.
DO
NOT send money to ANYONE!! (State
and Federal Warning)
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www.csumentor.edu Information
website for all California State University campuses, including financial
assistance, housing, and admissions applications.
$55.00. MUST take the SAT
test. Opens Oct 1st.
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www.ucop.edu/pathways
Information website for all University of California campuses including
financial assistance, housing and admissions applications.
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www.assist,org
Articulation and transfer information for CA community Colleges, CSUs and
UCs.
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www.cuschico.edu/pic
Links to colleges, career information and assessments at Chico State
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www.calstate.edu
Additional information on CSU system schools
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www.ccccoedu
Links to all community colleges in California
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www.cpec.ca.gov
College and degree information
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www.petersons.com
College information
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www.collegelink.com
A major resource site for college exploration
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www.collegenet.com
Fast college search,
applications and finance
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www.collegequest.com
College Quest: Huge search engine and database for 1200 schools
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www.usnews.com
Ranks college by cost, size, selectivity, location, fields of study and
extracurricular activities.
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www.review.com/college
Provides a searchable database of college s with enrollment and academic
info
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www.wiredscholar.com
Step by step college financing, loans / lenders
and id offered at each college
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www.essayedge.com
Essay information, sample essays, essay review service
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www.criterioninfo.net
Video tours of colleges with focus on academic, curriculum and student
life issues
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www.actstudent.org
ACT online registration. Most
common College required test for East Coast Colleges.
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www.collegeboard.com
SAT online registration. Most
common College required test for West Coast Colleges.
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www.act.org
ACT online registration test prep. Wide range of programs and services
for the college bound
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www.collegeboard.org
SAT online registration, essay evaluation, test prep
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www.testU.com
Free SAT preparation quizzes
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www.number2.com
Free SAT test preparation
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www.PrincetonReview.com
Online test preparation for LSAT, GRE. GMAT. ACT and SAT
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www.uccp.org
New to BHS since 11-15-03! Directed
through the University of California College Prep Initiative.
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www.howstuffworks.com
Georgianne’s favorite place to explore careers from high school into
the future!
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www.bls.gov/oco/
Career search tips and occupational listings in alphabetical order (click
A - Z)
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www.webcoin.coin.com
Career information and links to job banks, colleges and financial aid
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www.careerexperience.com
Comprehensive library of career descriptions, interviews and information
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www.ajb.dni.us
America’s Job Bank: Search
for current job openings; post your resume online
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www.careers.yahoo.com
Career information and links
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www.mpic.org
Job search with links to many career exploration areas, aptitude
assessments.
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www.soicc.ca.gov
Occupational videos, California career planning, labor market
information.
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www.caljobs.ca.gov
California job search site
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www.mapping-your-future.org/planning
Career planning information.
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www.jobstar.org
Job search and career planning
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www.schoolfinder.com
Career information with interest inventory; includes college search and
scholarship information (Canadian site)
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www.collegebound.net
Students can do career assessments by game playing / contest formats.
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www.militarycareers.com
Military career guide.
Biggs
High School - Class of 2007
Internet Information for
Scholarships, Tests, Career & Colleges
*** Beware of scams…any place that is asking you to send money – any amount is NOT a place that will benefit you. ALL information is on the web and FREE.
DO
NOT send money to ANYONE!! (State
and Federal Warning)
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www.fafsa.ed.gov
FAFSA: Beginning January 1st
of your senior year, A Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) can be
filed at this government web site. (CAL
Grant / GPA verification must be on paper from and processed by NO LATER than
March 1st!)
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www.fastweb.com
One of the largest and most comprehensive scholarship resources currently
available
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www.chase.com/educationfirst
Students and Parents: tips
for completing the FAFSA.
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www.embark.com
Embark: A comprehensive site
that brings all educational financial resources together
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www.usbank.com/studentbanking
US Bank Scholarship
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www.gocollege.com
GoCollege.com: Thought to be the single largest scholarship database
available; over $2 billion
available quarterly
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www.college-scholarships.com
Colleges, college scholarships and financial aid page
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www.scholarshipcoach.com
Learn how to win scholarships and frequently asked questions &
answers
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www.scholarshare.org
Information on the Governor’s Merit Scholarship program, eligibility
requirements
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www.edfund.org
Financial aid information
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www.collegeboard.org
Financial aid information
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www.collegeapps.about.com/msub13.htm
College Admissions Info on scholarships, financial aid and admission
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www.votech.about.com/msub1120.htm
Voctech Education: Money resources for every aspect of education
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www.members.tripod.com/:_Sullivan/college.html
Tripod: College Scholarship
and Loans: This provides a
calculating device for which a student might qualify
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www.wiredscholar.com
A guide for students and parents: successful
scholarship campaign
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www.uwc.pair.comscholarshipage
An index or search the database for a massive collection of scholarships
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www.4scholarships.com
Brings many of the largest scholarship resources searchable from one
location
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www.horatioalger.com
Scholarships for disadvantaged youth
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www.petersons.com
Student recommended site for college-scholarship search
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www.englib.cornell.edu/ice/lists/grants.html
Lists and search engine for information from 2000 plus colleges
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www.srnexpress.com
Scholarship Resource Network
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www.ncaaclearinghouse.net
High School seniors planning to play sports as a College freshmen NEED to
fill out this application and send a $30.00 payment.
(Ask your Coach and Counselor for more information.)
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www.ncaa.org
National Collegiate Athletic Association – official website of NCAA
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www.colegecoach.com
Helps student-athletes search for schools and scholarships
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www.naia.org
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics – official website of
NAIA
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www.universitysports.com
Organization that specializes in helping top student – athletes contact
college coaches.