VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE

• CareerOneStop - Pathways to Career Success. Your source for employment information and inspiration. The place to manage your career
• Careersmarts - Career planning site for students in career planning classes, parents who wish to assist their children in the career planning process, and young adults who seek independent self-assessment.
  
• CareerZone - from New York State Department of Labor
• Coolworks - specializes in jobs and internships for the adventurous - in national parks, resorts and more - across the country.
• DO-IT - DO-IT serves to increase the success of individuals with disabilities in challenging academic programs and careers. It promotes the use of computer and networking technologies to increase independence, productivity, and participation in education and employment.
• HotJobs.com
  
• Long Island Works Coalition - matches students with LI businesses for internships.
• Monster.com
• My Summers - specializes in camp jobs.
• Summer Jobs - features jobs available around the world.

COLLEGE PREPARATION AND FINANCIAL AID

• ACT - register for the ACT online
• Adventures in Education - News about the college experience from national publications, financial aid timelines and answers to frequently asked college-planning questions in both English and Spanish.
• All Student Loan Group - learn the difference between grants, loans and scholarships.
• American Education Services - links to online college applications.
• Black Excel - College help network for black and minority students to gain admission and scholarships to college.
• Chela Financial - apply for student loans.
• College Board - register for SATs online, search and compare colleges and much more!
• College Is Possible - comprehensive site of the Coalition of America's Colleges and Universities
• College Opportunities Online Locator (COOL) - See and compare profiles of nearly 7000 colleges and universities in the U.S.
• College Scholarships.com - free scholarship information
• CollegeView - financial aid information and more
• eStudentLoan - compare student loans and apply online
• Fastweb.com - large and comprehensive free site for scholarships, fellowships, grants and loans
• Federal Student Aid - government-run site that has detailed college-planning timelines, and access to the online version of the FAFSA.
• FinAid - loans, scholarships and more
• Free Application for Federal Student Aid - fill out your FAFSA form online
• NYColleges.org - Information on admissions and financial aid for New York's private colleges and universities
• New York State Higher Education Services - financial aid information from New York State
• New York State Regents Exams - recent Regents exams online.
• Peterson's Education Portal - View information on undergraduate, graduate and vocational/technical programs as well as study abroad.
• Sallie Mae - nation's leading provider of educational funding
• US Department of Education - financial aid information from the Department of Education

SUMMER CAMPS AND PROGRAMS

• SummerOnCampus - summer camps and programs at New York colleges.

For additional information, please call Jill Holleufer at (516) 223-6228. If you are in need of interpretive assistance or other accommodation, please call Catherine Overton at (516) 223-6228.



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