Career, College and Financial Aid Exploration:

The School to Career Connection

• "What do you want to be when you grow up?"
• On-Line Connection to Careers and Colleges Assignment
• Career Information
• College Information
• Information about College Testing
• Seeking Financial Aid
• Florida scholarships
• Scams
• Local Colleges and Universities
• Some Financial Intsitutions that offer student loans
• Local Resources for Tutoring, Advisement, SAT/ACT Preparation, and College Information

"What do you want to be when you grow up?"

You have been asked that since you were a small child. Now, however, is when what you do dramatically affects the answer to that question. According to Stephen Covey, author of "First Things First", you need to put "compass before clock". Many students spend "time" at their their high school but do so without "direction". What good does it do to climb the ladder of success, only to find out the ladder is leaning against the wrong wall?

High School should not be simply the passage of time.

It should be working toward a personal goal.

The following information is meant to provide information

to find "direction" and save you "time" and .

On-Line Connection to Careers and Colleges

For your career and college search, it is helpful to find the answers to the following items. Search the websites below to find your information. Have fun exploring!

1. Name of career

2. Nature of career: describe what the person does in detail

3. Working conditions: for example, indoor or outdoors, works alone or with

many people

4. Job Outlook (are there many or few of these jobs in the future?)

5. Earnings: What is the range of salaries?

6. Related Careers: What other careers are alike this one or offer support to this

one? (Eg. lawyer and paralegal: explain the differences and similarities.)

7. Education required

8. Additional information

9. Colleges that offer degrees in these career areas. Describe the college(s)

in detail (admission requirements, college profile, etc).

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CAREER INFORMATION

• Occupational Outlook Handbook (http://stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm) gives very detailed information about careers: Nature of the Work, Working Conditions, Employment, Job Outlook, Earnings, Related Occupations, Sources of Additional Information.
• Career Planning Tool  Piloted by Ms. Linda Jones, Ms. Kris Ryan and Ms. Vicki Shackelford of FSUS
• Careers Channel web site. (http://www.infoseek.com/Topic?tid=421&sv=N4) Search Infoseek for job information, allows you to put in a career for which to search.
• US Department of Interior job announcements page (http://info.er.usgs.gov/doi/avads/index.html) with application information
• Career Research Center- (http://www.careers.org/index.html) one of the most comprehensive career sites on the Web.
• JobTrak (http://www.jobtrak.com/) is partnered with over 500 college and university career centers nation wide.
• Online career magizine (http://www.careermag.com/) that includes education-related content.
• Put PJ Scott (http://www.nationjob.com/) to work for the perfect job.
• Find jobs in exotic places. ( http://www.coolworks.com/showme/)
• QuestMatch (http://www.questmatch.com/) will match college students with prospective employers, focusing on accounting, engineering or information systems.
• Resource site for college students ( http://www.allcampus.com/)
• Education-related job openings (http://galaxy.einet.net/GJ/employment.html) at institutions across the nation.
• CareerWeb (http://www.cweb.com/) lets job seekers search for free.
• Universal Challenge ( http://www.uniq.unilever.com/): gives free advice to students in starting a career. Advice on applying for jobs, allows students to analyze their skills, and offers tips on resume writing.
• Job Web ( http://www.jobweb.org/): Linking jobs, job seekers and job-searching information, compiled by the National Association of Colleges and Universities,
  • Career Planning Information( http://www.jobweb.org/catapult/career_info.htm) : compiled by Jobweb, includes Job Search, Career choices, Career Library, Minorities resources, etc.
• Career Exposure ( http://www.careerexposure.com/welcome.html): your link to the world's best jobs, compiled by the Link Exchange
• Web search engines: Use search engines on the web, by typing "career" or the "specific name of a career" into the search box.
• Sites on specific careers (found by students)
  • "I Want to be an Architect" ( http://arc.futurescan.com/): The Art and Science of Architecture: includes links to other architecture sites.
  • Science Careers Information: Jobs in Physics, Astronomy, and Other Science Fields, includes a section on starting a job hunt, compiled by the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Sonoma State University (http://yorty.sonoma.edu:80/people/faculty/tenn/Jobs.html)
• HeadHunter.net (http://www.HeadHunter.NET/index.htm) allows you to find a specific job.

 

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COLLEGE INFORMATION

•  The US Department of Education has launched public information to help students and their families prepare academically and financially for college
  • Think College (http://www.ed.gov/thinkcollege/early/tce_home.htm)
  • College is Possible (http://www.CollegeIsPossible.org/) (in conjunction with the coalition of America's Colleges and Universities)
• College NET-the CollegeNET search engine finds colleges, community and technical schools, using criteria such as geographic region, size of enrollment, majors offered, and intercollegiate sports. To the right of the list of colleges that match your search, notice that the ACT Data Views give quick summaries of Academics, Campus Life and Admissions/Financial Aid.
  • The CollegeNet Search Engine
• College and University Admissions Office Email Addresses: This is a comprehensive directory of e-mail addresses for U.S. Colleges and University Admission Offices.
• Your Best College Buys Now Money Online - College Guide
• .edu - Find Your College How to choose a college
• The Princeton Review Online
• College Edge is a step-by-step guide through the college journey: choosing a career and major, the college search, applying, financing and final preparation. Simple one-page search questionnaire provides six pages on each institution. Also features a separate search of 250 careers. Explores potential careers and majors, and advice from choosing a college to packing and "settling in".
• 100Hot/College-the top 100 college websites, ranked by number of hits with links to each school.
• College View-profiles of over 3500 colleges and universities, electonic application forms, career planning tools, and virtual tours of over 200 colleges. "The Ultimate College Search Guide"
• The College Guide-a search service for selected colleges, admissions and financing information, and links to student homepages.
• U.S. News Online Colleges & Careers Center- U.S. News & World Repot's yearly rankings of "America's Best Colleges," tips on getting the most money for school, and information on studying abroad, boasts exclusive college rankings from U.S. News & World Report's 1997 edition of America's Best Colleges. Plenty of information on choosing a school, getting ready for admission tests and applications. Advice on loans, scholarships and financial aid. Plus a step-by-step guide for parents.
• Petersons.com The Education and Career Center http://www.petersons.com

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INFORMATION ABOUT COLLEGE TESTING

• College Board Online-in addition to testing information, this site includes college information for students, parents, teachers, and counselors.
• Kaplan Online-information about standardized test preparation courses, with links to over 300 colleges and universities, and related resources. You can register for SAT, send Score Reports or Correction Form, Get test preparation books, videos, etc.
• The Princeton Review, resources for those preparing for Sat, GRE, LSAT and other standardize tests, advice on colleges, careers and graduate school, with a yearly ranking of colleges as determined by college students themselves.
• Peterson's Education Center-valuable resources on schools from k-12 throught graduate study, and information on distance learning.

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SEEKING FINANCIAL AID

• FastWeb-This is a good starting place for financial aid searches with a database of over 180,000 private scholarships, the internet's largest free scholarship search service.
• Collegiate Funding provides a combination of utilities that parents and students can use in locating financial aid for college. Scholarships grants, loans and other financial aid resources are accessible and/or provided by Collegiatefunding.com   Financial Aid counselors are also available to answer questions via an on-line forum or by telephone for more personal questions (all services are provided free of charge).
• The Financial Aid information Page is loaded with good advice. This is a comprehensive site that provides an objective guide to student financial aid and includes links to other sites. (Sponsored by National Association of Student Financial Aid and Administrators)
• National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) http://www.nasfaa.org
• Free Application for Federal Student Aid http://www.fafsa.gov
• Nellie Mae-provides information about national nonprofit student loan financing and services.

  Nellie Mae

  50 Braintree Park, Suite 300

  Braintree, Mass. 02184

  Phone: (800) FOR-TUITION (M-F, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. EDT

• U.S. Dept. of Education Office of Postsecondary Education-a guide to federal grants, loans and workstudy programs.
• U.S. Department of Education Federal Student Aid Information Center Upon request "The Student Guide to Financial Aid" will be provided.

  P.O. Box 84

  Washington D.C. 20044-0088

  Phone: (800) 433-3243

  For status of application: 1-(319) 337-5665

  http://oeri.ed.gov/prog-info/SFA/StudentGuide/1977-98/index.html

  • Helping Families Pay For College http://www.ed.gov/programs.html#area3

• Scholarship Resource Network http://www.rams.com/srn/
• Student Services http://web.studentservices.com Student Services has a database of more than 180,000 scholarships, grants, fellowships, and loans representing billions of dollars in private sector funding for college students living in the United States.
• Direct Loans: W. D. Ford Direct Loan Program http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/DirectLoan/
• GRAD STUDENTS
  • The National Adjunct Faculty Guild http://www.sai.com/adjunct/
  • The Foundation Center http://www.fdncenter.org
• MINORITIES
  • Black Excel http://cnct.com/home/ijblack/BlackExcel.shtml BLACK EXCEL is a college admissions and scholarship service for African-American students. Since its founding in 1988 by Isaac J. Black, BLACK EXCEL has helped young people and their parents all across the country to navigate the difficult college admission process. We have tried to make the way easy and accessible. As a result, we are happy to say that we have helped hundreds of African Americans get into college who might otherwise not have done so.
  • MOLIS Scholarships/Fellowships http://www.fie.com/molis/scholar.htm
  • Uniweb http://members.tripod.com/~sixman/edopp.htm A comprehensive listing of Black educational institutions and excellent Research Resources are available on the Internet.
• WOMEN American Association of University Women http://www.aauw.org

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FLORIDA SCHOLARSHIPS

• Florida Prepaid College Program
• Bright Future
• Florida Department of Education http://www.firn.edu/doc

  Office of Student Assistant

  State Programs

  225 Collins Bldg.

  325 W. Gaines St.

  Tallahassee, Fl 32399-0400

  Phone: (888) 827-2004

SCAMS http://www.finaid.org/finaid/scams.html

BEWARE of organizations that want you to pay for information that you can get for free.

LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University http://www.famu.edu/

Tallahassee, Fl 32307-3200

Phone:(850) 599-3730

Fax: (850) 561-2730

 

Florida State University http://www.fsu.edu

Office of Financial Aid

Tallahassee, Fl 32306-2430

Phone: (850) 644-5716

Fax: (850) 644-6404

School Code:001489

 

Keiser College http://www.keisercollege.cc.fl.us/

1700 Halstead Blvd., Bldg.#2

Tallahassee, Fl 32308

Phone: (850) 906-9494

Fax: (850) 906-9497

School Code: 015159

 

Tallahassee Community College http://www.tallahassee.cc.fl.us/

444 Appleyard Dr.

Tallahassee, Fl 32304

Phone: (850) 922-9172 or ( 850) 922-8173

Fax: (850) 922-9008

School Code: 001533

SOME FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

THAT OFFER STUDENT LOANS

These Websites offer information about the lending services of that institution as well as links to other financial aid offices.

 

American Express http://www.salliemae.com

C/O SallieMae

P.O. Box 59001

Panama City, Fl 32414-9001

Phone: (888) 272-5542

Lender Code: 833289

 

Barnett Bank http://www.barnett.com

P.O. Box 41129

Jacksonville, Fl 32203-1129

Phone: (800) 633-7192

Lender Code: 831846

 

Educaid http://www.educaid.com

P.O. Box 140039

Miami, FL 33114-0039

Phone: (800) 338-2243

Lender Code 830005

 

EducationFirst http://www.chase.com/educationfirst

P.O. Box 31098

Tampa, FL 33631-3098

Lender code: 831846

 

National Education Loan Center http://www.schoolfunds.com

Phone: (800) 672-0253

 

SunTrust http://www.suntrust.com

P.O. Box 53377

Jacksonville, FL 32301-337

Phone: (800) 208-9729

Lender Code: 824135

 

Local Resources for Tutoring, Advisement, SAT/ACT Preparation, and College Information

Solution Skills, 519 1/2 E. Tennessee St., Tallahassee, FL 32308 phone 850-681-6534

Contact: Randy Vickers e-mail: HeyVick@aol.com

You are welcome to print this page since internet addresses are included. You can access it directly by adding a bookmark to the following address:

http://www.fsus.fsu.edu/mcquone

This webpage was created by Mrs. McQuone from pamphlets and information gathered in her own search for career and college information for her children and students. Hopefully, you will benefit from it also.

If any site are no longer working or if you have any comments or additions, please contact her at cmcquone@garnet.acns.fsu.edu

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