VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE

• Careersmarts - Career planning site for students in career planning classes, parents who wish to assist their children in the career planning process, and young adults who seek independent self-assessment.
• Coolworks - specializes in jobs and internships for the adventurous - in national parks, resorts and more - across the country!
• Long Island Works Coalition - matches students with LI businesses for internships.
• Summer Jobs - features jobs available around the world.
• My Summers - specializes in camp jobs.
• Careers-internet.org - username: 887w    password: future (use lower case - no capital letters).
• CareerZone - from New York State Department of Labor
• HotJobs.com
• Monster.com

COLLEGE PREPARATION AND FINANCIAL AID

• Adventures in Education - News about the college experience from national publications, financial aid timelines and answers to frequently asked college-planning questions in both English and Spanish.
• All Student Loan Group - learn the difference between grants, loans and scholarships.
• American Education Services - links to online college applications.
• Black Excel - College help network for black and minority students to gain admission and scholarships to college.
• Chela Financial - apply for student loans.
• College Board - register for SATs online, search and compare colleges and much more!
• College Is Possible - comprehensive site of the Coalition of America's Colleges and Universities
• College Opportunities Online Locator (COOL) - See and compare profiles of nearly 7000 colleges and universities in the U.S.
• College Scholarships.com - free scholarship information
• CollegeView - financial aid information and more
• eStudentLoan - compare student loans and apply online
• Fastweb.com - large and comprehensive free site for scholarships, fellowships, grants and loans
• Federal Student Aid - government-run site that has detailed college-planning timelines, and access to the online version of the FAFSA.
• FinAid - loans, scholarships and more
• Free Application for Federal Student Aid - fill out your FAFSA form online
• NYColleges.org - Information on admissions and financial aid for New York's private colleges and universities
• New York State Higher Education Services - financial aid information from New York State
• New York State Regents Exams - recent Regents exams online.
• Peterson's Education Portal - View information on undergraduate, graduate and vocational/technical programs as well as study abroad.
• Sallie Mae - nation's leading provider of educational funding
• Student Loan Xpress - free borrowing guide.
• US Department of Education - financial aid information from the Department of Education

SUMMER CAMPS AND PROGRAMS

• SummerOnCampus - summer camps and programs at New York colleges.

For additional information, please call Jill Holleufer at (516) 223-6228. If you are in need of interpretive assistance or other accommodation, please call Catherine Overton at (516) 223-6228.



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Last updated: 9/25/09
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