GUIDANCE - COLLEGE & CAREER INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET
UPDATED 02/25/2008

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NAPLES HIGH SCHOOL LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP FORM, COLLEGE INFORMATION & APPLICATIONS, CAREER INFORMATION & JOB SEARCHES, FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIPS, SAT/ACT, MINORITY STUDENTS, STUDENT ATHLETES, SELECTIVE SERVICE ONLINE REGISTRATION

NAPLES HIGH LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP FORM

NHS scholarship application online
http://test.collier.k12.fl.us/scholarship/index.htm
Note: This is a temporary site for Naples High School students. No cataloging information will be provided.

Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Information
http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/ssfad/home/uamain.htm
Information about the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program. This Florida Lottery-Funded scholarship rewards students for their academic achievements during high school by providing funding for them to pursue postsecondary educational and career goals in Florida.
WWW 378.3 BRI    COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; COLLEGE COSTS; STUDENT AID

FAFSA on the web
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
Complete guide to applying for federal aid for education.
WWW 378.3 FAF    COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; COLLEGE COSTS; STUDENT AID

FastWeb: free scholarship and college searches plus financial aid tools and more
http://www.fastweb.com
Comprehensive, annotated links to student financial aid resources. Also includes financial aid calculators and answers to frequently asked questions. Also includes linsto over 4,000 colleges and universities and downloadable applications for over 400 colleges and universities.
WWW 378 FAS    COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

FinAid!: the smart student guide to financial aid
http://finaid.org
Information on all types of financial aid for college students including loans, scholarships, military aid as well as lesser-known funding sources. Information is included for students, parents and counselors.
WWW 378.3 KAN    COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; COLLEGE COSTS; STUDENT AID

Scholarships for Hispanics
http://www.scholarshipsforhispanics.org/
"The web site will make more than 1,000 sources of financial aid more easily accessible to Hispanic students around the country and world. The site includes application guidelines, an alumni section, and, most importantly, a database of scholarships fully searchable by a variety of categories, including state, college, and field of interest."
WWW 378.3 SCH    COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; COLLEGE COSTS; HISPANIC AMERICANS-SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, ETC.-DIRECTORIES; SCHOLARSHIPS-DIRECTORIES; STUDENT AID

Association of Jesuit colleges and universities
http://www.ajcunet.edu

Campus tours: virtual college tours
http://www.campustours.com
Index to virtual tours, pictures, and information about university campuses in the United States.
WWW 378 CAM    COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

Catholic College Search
http://www.catholiccollegesonline.org/

Christian college search
http://www.christiancollegesearch.com/

College admission applications & financial aid: Xap.com
http://www.xap.com/

College is possible: American Council on Education
http://www.collegeispossible.org/

Collegeboard.com: your inside source
http://www.collegeboard.com/
This Web site is created for prospective college students and provides an on-line source to planning for college. Students can learn about taking the SAT and AP tests, how to find the right school, become admitted, and pay for tuition. There is also a special section for parents and teachers. Use the college quickfinder to find answers to personal preference questions and locate schools that match.
WWW 378.1 COL    COLLEGE CHOICE; COLLEGE STUDENTS; COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES-ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS

CollegeBound.net
http://www.collegebound.net/

CollegeXpress
http://www.collegexpress.com
Information on both private colleges and universities. Search keyword, name, subject interests, or region. Includes application information, financial aid, campus life, information for parentals, and more.
WWW 378 COL    COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

CollegeNET.com
http://www.collegenet.com/about/index_html
Contains information on post-secondary schools in the United States and Canada.Links are provided to most of those with home pages. Also includes information on financial aid and scholarship and allows a user to create an individual profile for college recruitment purposes.
WWW 378 COL    COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

CollegeView:college search, financial aid, and scholarships
http://www.collegeview.com
Information on both careers and colleges. Career section features career planning, occupational search, writing resumes and cover laters, and other career related information. College section includes information on over 3800 colleges and universities. Also includes scholarship information.
WWW 378 COL    COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE

Community college web search
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/cc/search.html
Contains a searchable index to the web sites for over 1200 community colleges in the United States, Canada, and elsewhere around the world. Search alphabetically (by the first letter of the college's name), geographically (by the country/state/province), or by keywords in the college name, location, or web address.
WWW 378 COM    COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

EGuidanceCounselor.com
http://www.eguidancecounselor.com/

Florida academic counseling and tracking for students (FACTS)
http://www.facts.org/cgi-bin/eaglec?MDASTRAN=SW-HMMNE00

The Foundation for Independent Higher Education
http://www.fihe.org/

GoCollege
http://www.gocollege.com/

iApply
http://www.iapply.bridges.com/

My college guide
http://www.mycollegeguide.org/index.phtml
This Web site helps prospective college students locate a school that is best suited to their needs and interests. The site offers a quick search, where visitors input items such as: area, estimated annual cost, freshman class size, and surrounding community size. Find out what your estimated chances are of getting in to the school of your choice. Download college applications over the Internet and print them off at home or fill them out on line (depending on each University's policy). This site will provide viewers with a jump start on their pathway to college life.
WWW 378.7 MYC    COLLEGE CHOICE; COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES-ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS; COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES-EVALUATION; COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES-ADMISSION; COLLEGE APPLICATIONS

Peterson's home page: colleges, career Information, test prep and more
http://www.petersons.com
Information about colleges and universities, career schools, graduate programs, distance learning, executive training, private secondary schools, summer opportunities, study abroad, financial aid, test preparation, and career exploration.
WWW 378 PET    COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; COLLEGE COSTS; STUDENT AID; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE

The Princeton Review
http://www.review.com/
Information on all aspects of the college or graduate/professional school admissions process.  Also includes information on admission tests including the SAT, PSAT, SAT II, ACT, GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, USMLE, TOEFL, and other tests, financial aid, graduate school rankings, and more.
WWW 378 PRI    COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES-ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS

SuperCollege
http://www.supercollege.com/

Universities.com
http://www.universities.com/

Web U.S. higher education
http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ
Links to U.S. universities and community colleges.
WWW 378 WEB    COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

America's job bank
http://www.ajb.dni.us/
"Job seekers can post their resume where thousands of employers search every day, search for job openings automatically, and find their dream job fast. Employers can post job listings in the nation's largest online labor exchange, create customized job orders, and search resumes automatically to find the right people fast."

Careerbuilder
http://www.careerbuilder.com/
Provides employers, recruiters and job seekers with an online and print recruitment resource through CareerBuilder.com, its online component, and three newspaper companies: Gannett Co. Inc., Knight Ridder and Tribune Company.

Career explorer
http://www.careerexplorer.net/
This Web site allows its visitors to search by career or by state for the school that offers the courses needed. Visitors can also read school or career articles on topics of interest. There are financial aid links and articles and pages to aid students in preparation for college (explorer's aptitude test, SAT and ACT dates, and ways to order test preparation books on line). Students can check out the 25 fastest growing jobs or add their school to the growing list of visitors interested in the vast avenues of help from Career Explorer.
WWW 331.7 CAR    CAREER EDUCATION; PROFESSIONS; WAGES; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE

Careers
http://www.careers.org/
Over 4,000 links to jobs, employment, job search, employer resources, education, home office, career services, and career references organized by topic and regionally.

CareersNow
http://www.careerandservicecenter.org/careersnow/
A career research tool for the Southwest Florida area (Charlotte, Collier, Hendry, Glades and Lee Counties). It is linked to a local job bank organized and maintained by the Agency for Workforce Innovation (www2.myflorida.com/awi). Users will enter the keyword "youth" and be transported to a gateway that locates local employers willing to provide career experiences (JOBS) and train youth.

Choices-Florida
http://www.florida.echoices.com
Access to Choices via the Internet at home is a service provided by Naples High School.  It is a password-protected site.  Please ask the library media center staff or a guidance counselor for the USERNAME and PASSWORD.

Monster
http://www.monster.com/

MyFuture
http://www.myfuture.com/
Career tools, information, and opportunities.

Jung typology test
http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/Jtypes1.htm
This test based on the Jung - Myers-Briggs typological approach to personality.

ACT, Inc.: information for life's transitions
http://www.act.org/
An independent, not-for-profit organization that provides more than a hundred assessment, research, information, and program management services in the broad areas of education and workforce development. Information about the ACT exam is available at this web site.

Collegeboard.com: your inside source
http://www.collegeboard.com/
This Web site is created for prospective college students and provides an on-line source to planning for college. Students can learn about taking the SAT and AP tests, how to find the right school, become admitted, and pay for tuition. There is also a special section for parents and teachers. Use the college quickfinder to find answers to personal preference questions and locate schools that match.
WWW 378.1 COL    COLLEGE CHOICE; COLLEGE STUDENTS; COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES-ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS

Princeton Review
http://www.review.com/
Information on all aspects of the college or graduate/professional school admissions process.  Also includes
information on admission tests including the SAT, PSAT, SAT II, ACT, GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, USMLE, TOEFL,
and other tests, financial aid, graduate school rankings, and more.
WWW 378 PRI    COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES-ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS

Kaplan
http://www.kaplan.com/
Test prep and admisssions and financial aid information.

Black excel: the college help network
http://www.blackexcel.org/

Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities
http://www.hacu.net/

American Indian Higher Education Consortium
http://www.aihec.org/

NCAA guide for the college-bound student-athlete
https://web1.ncaa.org/eligibilitycenter/common/
NCAA eligibility and college information for student athletes.

National association of intercollegiate athletics
http://www.naia.org/news/gen/gen/2000/01/26/948899799273.html
Student-athlete information.

Athletes edge
http://www.athletesedge.com
Athletic recruiting and information resource.

College recruiting
http://www.crrathlon.com
College recruiting resource.

It is critical for male students turning eighteen to register for the selective service as loans and scholarships may be in jeopardy if this has not been done.

Selective Service Registration Link
https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx