Colleges and Careers
Naviance
Click here to connect to Family Connection by Naviance, our website that allows students and families to investigate, research, track, and plan for the college admission process.
https://connection.naviance.com/fc/signin.php?hsid=jlhs
White House College Scorecard
Find out the "actual" cost, average student loan, graduation rate, loan default rate of the schools you would like to apply to
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
Career Information
Occupational Outlook Handbook
If you have a career in mind and want a description of the job, this site is for you.
Infobase (formerly Facts on File) -- Ferguson's Career Center
Great for browsing through careers.
Learn How to Become
Easy to navigate, step by step website on how to reach your career goals
http://www.learnhowtobecome.org/
Job Shadow
Get first hand accounts about jobs here.
Career Test
Take this 72 question career test to find out what job would be best for you!
Work Force NJ
A wealth of New Jersey information is available on careers, colleges, and job opportunities.
http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/wnjpin/wnjpin_index.html
Colleges and Training Resources
College Affordability
http://www.collegeaffordabilityguide.org/
College Prowler
Get the inside scoop on colleges across the country.
From academics and diversity to nightlife and sports, college prowler lets the students tell it how it is. In addition to editorial reviews and grades for 20 different topics, over 80 percent of each guide is composed of actual student reviews of their school.
Campus Tours
Take a tour of a college by clicking on the name of the school. Other categories include webcams, campus maps, college videos, movies and pictures.
College Board Online
Scholarship, college, and SAT information is available on this site.
University.com
Very Browseable website about majors and colleges.
College Profiles
In-depth profiles of colleges and universities.
http://www.collegeprofiles.com/
The College View Web
Students can match their interests with colleges.
NJ School, College, and University Web Site
A complete list of NJ schools.
http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/
Peterson's Educational Center
Peterson’s site gives information on colleges, careers, jobs, vocational-technical schools and much more.
Princeton Review
In addition to how to take the SATs, information about careers and colleges is also given.
Work Force NJ
A wealth of New Jersey information is available on careers, colleges, and job opportunities.
http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/wnjpin/wnjpin_index.html
College-Bound High School Senior Planning CalendarCollege-Bound High School Senior Planning Calendar
Take a look at this article that recommends how your senior year should look, month-by-month while preparing for college.
http://www.quintcareers.com/college_application_timeline.html
Financial Aid Resources
FinAid! A Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid
Information on loans, scholarships, and aid can be found here.
US Department of Education
Information is provided for Federal aid programs.
SAT/AP Preparation Sites
College Board – SAT Learning Center
http://www.collegeboard.org/student/testing/sat/prep_one/prep_one.html
4Tests.com
http://www.4tests.com/exams/examdetail.asp?eid=6
100 Most Common SAT Words
http://www.quia.com/jg/1527.html
Petersons.com Test Preparation
http://www.petersons.com/testprep/index.html
Princeton Review
http://www.princetonreview.com/
SAT Question of the Day
http://cbweb9p.collegeboard.org/tqod/bin/question.cgi
Take SAT.com
Practice tests are available plus build your vocabulary with 1000 commonly used words.