🟣College Application Links
College Vine Calculator- Factor your extracurriculars, intended major, background, and more for the most accurate chancing available. All for free.
College Essay prompts- Your personal statement is the single loudest ‘qualitative’ element of your application. It brings to life the student—you!—behind your statistics and demographics. It’s the way you communicate with the admissions committee as a person and potential member of the campus community.
Common Application - Download the common application. Juniors can start completing their profile to get a head start on the college app process.
CUNY Applications- Apply to six colleges as a freshman with one application.
SUNY Applications- 64 colleges and Universities. 7 for free on one application.
Black Common App- The Common Black College Application lets students apply to over 65 HBCUs
🟣College Virtual Tours
Campus Tours: virtual college tours- CampusTours builds video tours, photorealistic interactive campus maps, mobile walking tours and custom data-driven multimedia applications for education, non-profit and government clients worldwide.
YouVisit- CampusTours builds video tours, photorealistic interactive campus maps, mobile walking tours and custom data-driven multimedia applications for education, non-profit and government clients worldwide.
🟣Test Preparation Sites
College Board SAT Practice- Whether you're taking the SAT on a weekend or school day, PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 10, or PSAT 8/9, find your free practice resources here.
Khan Academy- Learn anything, for free: Thousands of interactive exercises, videos, and articles at your fingertips. Study math, science, economics, finance, grammar, and more!
🟣Financial Aid & Scholarships
FAFSA on the Web - Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
Scholarships.com- Finding college scholarships shouldn't be overwhelming. We make it simple and match you to scholarships you qualify for.
GoingMerry.com - Tons of scholarships picked just for you. One simple application for all of them.
🟣Careers & Internships- (Check newsletter for up to date opportunities)
Exploring program- Free internships for a variety of careers
SYEP (Summer Youth Employment Program)- NYC's Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) is the nation's largest youth employment program, connecting NYC youth between the ages of 14 and 24 with career exploration opportunities and paid work experiences each summer. By participating in structured project and work-based opportunities, NYC youth are better prepared for careers of the future.
CareerZone - NY State site to explore careers and look for jobs.
🟣Resumes
Monster: Resume Center - A guide for writing resumes and sample resumes.
About.com: resume and cover letter guide - Resume and cover letter writing tips, samples, and other job search correspondence help and advice