Mary Ann Litton
Department Head
COLLEGE INFORMATION FastWeb: www.fastweb.com -- students can search over $1 billion dollars in scholarship money
Making It Count: www.makingitcount.com -- designed to help students focus on personal attributes and to familiarize students with college application techniques and strategies
ACT: www.actstudent.org -- helps students sign-up for ACT testing.
College Board: www.collegeboard.com -- This organization administers the SAT. Students can sign up to take the SAT through this website. This organization also provides students with optional test prep skills.
FAFSA: www.fafsa.ed.gov -- Through the FAFSA, students can apply for federal financial aid.
www.collegeview.com-- site gives quick college searches
www.commonapp.org -- apply online, download applications used by hundreds of colleges and universities.
www.campustours.com -- take a virtual tour of colleges and universities
www.fairtest.org -- this site gives a list of schools that do not use the SAT I or ACT scores for admitting students into Bachelor Degree Programs.
www.testprep.com -- Free SAT test preparation information
CAREER INFORMATION
Virginia Work Force Center – www.VaEmploy.com
America’s Career Information Network- www.acinet.org
Career Magazine – www.careermag.com
Career Net- http://careernet.4jobs.com
Career Overview – www.careeroverview.com
Career Builder- www.careerbuilder.com
Career Site- www.careersite.com
Mapping your future- www.mappingyourfuture.org
Bureau of Labor Statistics- www.bls.gov
U.S. Census Bureau- www.census.gov
U.S. Department of Labor- www.dol.gov
Federal Job Digest-www.jobsfed.com
Job Postings- www.jobpostings.net
Job bank USA- www.jobbankusa.com
Click on the following links for information about each:
Curriculum Maps
Practice S.O.L. Tests