| Helpful College Websites for Students |
| Website |
Address |
Content Summary |
| ACT |
www.actstudent.org |
Register for the ACT, college searches, practice tests |
| Adventures in Education |
www.adventuresineducation.org |
This is a handy tool that changes monthly. Translates into Spanish. |
| Aspira |
Aspira.org |
Check for College under Resources at the top of the page. |
| Campus Security |
Securityoncampus.org |
Crime statistics |
| College Board |
www.collegeboard.com |
Register for SAT and subject tests, extensive college search and financial aid info |
| College Home Pages |
www.clas.ufl.edu/au/ |
Quick index to every college or university webpage. |
| Education Planner |
www.educationplanner.org |
General Information. Available in Spanish. |
| Federal Student Aid-Students |
Studentaid.ed.gov |
General information about federal financial aid. Available in Spanish. |
| Free Application for Federal Student Aid |
www.fafsa.ed.gov |
Direct link to FAFSA application. Available in Spanish. |
| Illinois Student Assistance Commission |
www.collegezone.com |
Financial aid information. Available in Spanish. |
| Illinois College Student Transfer Service |
www.itransfer.org |
Site that lets you research which college courses are transferable within Illinois |
| Transfer Courses |
Oh.transfer.org/cas/ |
View program requirements, course equivalents, and see what courses will transfer nationally |
| KnowHow2GO |
knowhow2go.org/ |
Learn about the 4 steps to college. |
| Helpful Websites for Students about Careers |
| Website |
Address |
Content Summary |
| American Society for Engineering Education |
www.asee.org/ |
Good resource for different facets of engineering. |
| Career Zone |
www.nycareerzone.org/ |
Good search engine. Use the Assess yourself section. |
| Holland test |
url abbreviated |
Career interest game |
| Illinois Career Resource Network |
www.ilworkinfo.com/ |
Information on occupation, education, and financial aid. |
| What's Next Illinois |
url abbreviated |
A one-stop site for career guidance, college searching, and financial aid planning. |
| Mapping your Future |
Mappingyourfuture.org/ |
Illinois site that leads to career exploration activities. |
| Trade Schools |
www.rwm.org/rwm/ |
Provides a database of private postsecondary vocational schools in the US. |
| Helpful College Websites for Lationo Students |
| Website |
Address |
Content Summary |
| Adventures in Education |
www.adventuresineducation.org |
This is a handy tool that changes monthly. Translates into Spanish. |
| Aspira |
Aspira.org |
Check for College under Resources at the top of the page. |
| Center for Student Opportunity |
www.csopportunity.org |
Information for first generation students regarding college and admissions. |
| Chicago Public Schools |
url abbreviated |
Resource for undocumented students and parents. Available in Spanish. |
| College Answer |
www.collegeanswer.com/ |
Lots of information about planning and paying for college. Available in Spanish. |
| First in the Family |
www.firstinthefamily.org |
Information for first generation college-bound students. |
| Hispanic Caucus Institute |
www.chci.org |
Resources |
| Education Planner |
www.educationplanner.org |
General Information. Available in Spanish. |
| Federal Student Aid-Students |
Studentaid.ed.gov |
General information about federal financial aid. Available in Spanish. |
| Free Application for Federal Student Aid |
www.fafsa.ed.gov |
Direct link to FAFSA application. Available in Spanish. |
| Hispanic Scholarship Fund |
www.hsf.net |
Scholarship information |
| Illinois Student Assistance Commission |
www.collegezone.com |
Financial aid information. Available in Spanish. |
| Latino College Dollars |
www.latinocollegedollars.org |
Scholarship search |
| Mapping your Future |
www.mappingyourfuture.org/ |
Illinois site that leads to career exploration activities. Available in Spanish. |
