College and Career Help

PMHS Counseling -- College - Career - Scholarship

Other Links:

Careers and Colleges Link on Library Web Page (Additional Sources)

Visit the Academy of Achievement

The Century's Most Influential People - The Time 100

Prepare for College

• http://www.cappex.com/ Cappex.com is a new, free website where you can see how your accomplishments and interests match with colleges. NEW

• Link to PMHS  Scholarship Links

• www.collegeboard.com – SAT registration and dead-lines.

• www.act.org – ACT registration and deadlines.

• http://www.collegeanswer.com/index.jsp - College Planning.

• www.applytexas.org –  Texas Common Application

• www.ncaaclearinghouse.net – Athletes wanting to play college ball must register with the NCAA

• Clearinghouse.

• www.fafsa.ed.gov  FAFSA application information

• www.pin.ed.gov

• Ferguson's Career Guidance Center from Facts on File  -- college exploration as well as good job descriptions and salary information  **Use Password for Facts on File from Library Database list!

College Websites & Directories

• Link to PMHS Career Choices Page

• www.collegefortexans.com – any Texas school

• http://www.50states.com/college/texas.htm  List of Texas Colleges and Universities

• http://univsource.com   (colleges by degree program and by state)

• http://www.google.com/options/universities.html  (provides Google Search of the college web site itself)

• 101 Universities and Colleges in Texas   Select "Texas" to find list of community colleges as well as larger universities.  Once in "Texas" note the links on the right provide information on technical and trade schools

• http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/   Directory to US community colleges, 4 year colleges and universities (provided by the University of Texas)

• http://www.princetonreview.com/home.asp   Princeton Review.com

• http://degreedirectory.org/article_directory/Career_Education_Programs.html  Career Education Programs

• http://www.rice.edu/ - Rice University

• http://www.harvard.edu/ - Harvard University

• http://www.ua.edu/-  University of Alabama

• http://www.usma.edu/ - West Point

• http://www.cornell.edu/ - Cornell University

• http://www.princeton.edu/main/ - Princeton University

• http://www.psu.edu/ - Penn State University

Career Resources for Technical and Trade Websites

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