Career Planning

Resources for Students Interested In College

College Planning: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-search 

Campus Tours: Use this website to find maps and virtual tours of hundreds of colleges you may be interested in attending. https://www.campustours.com/ 

The Common Application: Use this website to apply for more than 700 colleges with just one application! http://www.commonapp.org/ 

College Abacus: This site includes information from net price calculators of approximately 2,600 four-year colleges so you can compare estimated costs of each school. http://www.collegedata.com/cs/promo/promo_netcost_tmpl.jhtml 

FAFSA: Get help paying for college. Submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid to discover financial aid, work study programs, and loans you may qualify for. https://fafsa.ed.gov/ 

Suggested timeline: for Juniors and Seniors looking to attend a college: https://www.educationquest.org/pdfs/Handouts/JrSr_Timeline.pdf 

Resources for Career Planning

Learn How to Become: Use this website to explore areas of interest and possible careers. With each career, use to the information to find median salaries in each state, job growth and steps to get that job! https://www.learnhowtobecome.org/ 

My Major: Do you know you want to go to a college but are you having troubles picking a major? Use this link to take a short assessment and see what majors may be best for you! https://www.mymajors.com/ 

What Can I do With This Major?: Explore majors and areas of interest by clicking on each possibility. From there you can see types of employers and areas to focus to improve your skills for the industry. http://www2.isu.edu/career/majors/default.html