FINANCIAL AID

fafsa.ed.gov--free application for federal student aid.  This is the form to be filed to apply for financial aid. 

HESC--Higher Educational Services Corporation. This is the application for a student to apply for New York State financial aid.

FastWeb - Largest free internet scholarship search.

Finaid -     Financial Aid information page.

Rams.com/srn - Scholarship Resource Network

sallie -     Sallie Mae’s free online scholarship service

ed.gov/prog-info/SFA/StudentGuide - US Dept. of Education

hesc.state.ny.us/index.html - NYS agency that distributes state grant $$ (TAP).
ny529atwork - U promise Rewards is a free, optional service
                         that can add to your college savings.

www.tapweb.org - New York State financial aid.

nymentor.edu -    website from NYS government.  Includes college
                       searches, financial aid info, as well as personalized file for each
                       student.
 

fafsa4caster.ed.gov - website for juniors, but can also be used by parents of
                           younger students to receive financial aid estimates and
                           establish college savings strategies.

NYGEARUP.org - website for middle school students to start the college process.

COLLEGES

suny.edu/student - state university college website. Online applications plus
                           information on SUNY colleges and majors.

commonapp.org - online college application for various private schools. 

collegeboard   -  website for the SAT and PSAT. Info available on college and
                         major searches.

ACT              -  website for the ACT college entrance exam.  Info available on
                         college and major searches.

nycolleges       -   information/college searches on NYS private schools.

www.college.gov - determine if going to college or not and if so, how to find the
                         right college.

www.nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator - college searches

collegequest   -   information/college searches.

collegenet       -   information/college searches.

petersons     -  information/college searches.

collegeview     -   information/college searches.

anycollege.net -  information/college searches.

nymentor.edu -    website from NYS government.  Includes college searches,                                financial aid info, as well as personalized file for each student

https://web1.ncaa.org/eligibilitycenter/student/index_student.html

www.collegeweeklive.com - has life virtual college fairs. Not ongoing.
 

CAREERS

www.mappingyourfuture - "show me the future" and careership.com on this site.
                     Virtual and actual information on careers.

northstarweb.org/ncwib - career info from local region.  Possible internships
                         available.

nycareerzone.org - career search and info with specific info available on NYS
                         careers.

bls.gov/oco     - occupational handbook. Descriptions of hundreds of different                            jobs.  Put out by the US government.

myfuture.com   - career info

careervoyages.gov - career info

nymentor.edu   - website from NYS government.  Includes college searches,                                financial aid info, as well as personalized file for each student.

 

MILITARY

military.com     - Info on all branches of the military.
                     - Info on ASVAB  (Armed Service Vocational Aptitude Battery)
                                 -to practice go to “Join the Military” and from the drop
                                 down menu select “ASVAB Practice Test.”

march2success.com -practice test for ASVAB (Armed Service Vocational Battery)

airforce.com     - United States Airforce website

afreserve.com   - United States Airforce Reserves website

goarmy.com     - United States Army and United States Army Reserves website

navy.com         - United States Navy website

navyreserve.com- United States Navy Reserves website

marines.com     - United States Marine Corps and United States Marine Corps
                         Reserves website

ang.af.mil         - United States Air National Guard website

ngb.army.mil     - United States National Guard website

uscg.mil           - United States Coast Guard website

military.com/ROTC-info - Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)
                                   -A college based, officer commissioning program,                                            designed as a college elective that focuses on                                               leadership development, problem solving, strategic                                         planning, and professional ethics.
                                   -Produces officers in all branches of the U.S. Armed                                        Forces, except the Coast Guard.