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Career
Links
Begin by visiting websites that can help you explore your interests and
aptitudes including:
Career
info from Bureau
of Labor Statistics current Occupational Outlook Handbook. VERY
important in career planning.
Career
Info from
CareerCity.com -
information about careers
Career
info from JobsOnline.com is the #1 most visited career search site on
the Internet.
Careerbuilder.com Includes want ads
from major US newspapers; updated weekly.
Career
Info from Careermag.com - Get on their mailing list & receive
tips. Post your resume Read about job trends.
Career Zone It is a California Community College website
developed by the Chancellor's office to assist students with career exploration.
Education Online -
Search for the right careers & college for you
Federal
jobs from federaljobs.net
JobBank
USA Includes over 20 search engines for finding job
openings.
JobTRAK
Overviews job hunting on the Internet.
Monster.Com
- A database of info on careers & jobs... Visit their do's
and don'ts resume link Occupational
Outlook Quarterly This
link brings you to the Bureau of Labor Statistics - Click on
Occupational Outlook & whatever links appeal to you.
University
of Manitoba: Exploring Occupations
This site gives lots of help in exploring a variety of
occupations.
Higher
Education Links
All
colleges listed College
Page
- quick & easy links to community colleges, colleges &
universities - find by alphabetical order & by state EXCELLENT SITE maintained
by the University of Texas
American
Association of Community Colleges
Back2College.com
- fun-to-read site replete with educational
tips & links
Charter Oak State College
- - transfer your credits & design your own
program
Chronicle
of Higher Education:
it is the Bible of higher ed and its Web site contains daily news stories on
relevant topics. Useful features include sections on distance education
and academic grant competitions.
College
Reading and Learning Association.
(temporary difficulties linking to
this site)
Higher Education Jobs
National Trio Clearinghouse - Council
for Opportunity in Education
League for Innovation in the
Community College.
National
Resource Center for The Freshman Year Experience and Students in Transition at
the University of South Carolina.
National Center for Education
Statistics from www.ed.gov/stats
United
States Department of Education - Excellent articles, information &
links
Veteran's
Affairs Education Services
Online
Testing Links
Scholarship
& Loan Links
College
Financial aid from Education Department www.ed.gov:
Info on financial aid & tells who is available, how to apply &
how to pay back loans. Includes education headlines
College
loans from eStudentLoan.com: Compare
loans and apply online with major lenders http://estudentloan.com/
CollegeNet.com
apply for financial aid - or a scholarship search - Search for a college too
College
Scholarship Info from Collegescholarships.com:
Scholarships, links to colleges,
scholarships, SAT & ACT practice tests, email links... very comprehensive page
College
Scholarship info from Collegeboard.org
site -
information on college testing & scholarship searches. sign up for SAT
question of the day
College
Sholarship info from CollegeisPossible.org
- US
colleges and universities have collaborated to produce a site that seeks to
prove college is affordable for just about every American.. It answers questions
such as, How does the application process work? What sort of college is right
for you? How much will I pay?
College
Scholarship info from Scholarships.com -
a big scholarship search site with important information on scholarship
scams. financial Aid Resources too http://scholarships.com/
College
Scholarship Info from FastWeb.Com
- sign up for their emails & receive info on scholarships, internships,
essay tips & job tips . They claim to be the largest free scholarship search
on the internet!
College
scholarship/financial aid info from Financialaid.com - find what's out there for you.
Get forms & instructions online. Use their free scholarship search to see
what you qualify for!
College
Scholarship/financial aid info from Making
it count.com -
tips on finances, scholarships, studying, internships, resume writing, time
management, acing college finals, understanding profs...
New
York Times
- Recommended links for financial aid and scholarships
Study
Tips & Success Links
College of St. Benedict/St
John's; Study
& Success Links
Berkeley
Student Learning Center
St. Thomas:
Study
Guides
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Classroom participation
Preparing to learn
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Reading Skills
Taking
Tests
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Studying
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University of
Texas: Study & Success
Skills
Virginia
Tech : Online Study Skills Workshops
Mindtools: Everything from time
management, managing stress, self-evaluations, decision making, study skills...
Study
& Success Tips from Dartmouth:
Excellent learning strategies guides. Something here for
everyone. Notetaking, reading, test taking, etc.
Study
& Success Skills from Prenhall.com
Includes
links to the following: Test
Taking, Studying,
Study Skill
Assessments, Note
Taking, Reading,
Writing, Listening,
Math Skills,
Time
Management, Library
Research Skills, Learning
Doctor
http://www.prenhall.com/success/StudySkl/index.html
Study
& Success Skills from AOL Smart Lessons:
Help on notetaking, test-taking, study skills, memorization skills, listening
skills, active reading & reviewing.
Study
Skills/Learning Styles The
Brain Dominance Inventory
http://www.sil.org/lingualinks/library/llearning/CJO652/CJO718.htm
Study
Skills/Learning Styles
Myers-Briggs
Type Indicator
http://www.ccens.com/mbti.htm
Study
Skills inventory test from University
of Minnesota
Time
Audit for a Week
from University of Minnesota
Time
Management Inventory & Skills
from Virginia Tech
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/lynch/TimeManagement.htm
Miscellaneous Links
Association of Higher Education and
Disability - Links and Resource http://www.ahead.org./
Becoming
a Master Student Web Site
Booksearch
- compare prices of books - just type in title, or author or ISBN.
College Survival Web Site
Critical Thinking Links
www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides
www.yorku.ca/cdc/lsp/readingonline/read4htm
www.criticalthinking.org
www.utoronto.ca/writing/critrdg.html
Dailyinbox.com.
Get newsletters each day from a variety of sources: quote sites, success
sites, bible, sites, news sites.... sports, recipes, humor, tips...
Get organized: Learn how to
overcome procrastination, do away with clutter, get free stff &
joint a tips newsletter... very practical http://getorganizednow.com/
Goal Setting
101 - e-text by Dr. Phil Humbert
Educational Resources by Nerd World
Media.
http://www.nerdworld.com/users/dstein/nw1828.html
FamilyDoctor.org : Health,
Stress & lots of info in Spanish & English
FYE National
Resources
http://www.sc.edu/fye/research/index.html
Goose
Story How are you like a goose?
The Global Brain Video
Keys
to Success Text on the Web
Myers- Briggs
JUST FOR FUN: Try
this free Meyers-Briggs inventory (sort of) that you can take on-line:
http://haleonline.com/psychtest.
On
Coursework.com. Excellent tips to improve student success &
college retention.
Text
Link ,Goucher College
affiliation Learn about yourself
self-evaluation. Visit their useful
links containing many self-evaluations . Link to use with text
is at
http://studentsuccess.college.hmco.com/students
http://oncourseworkshop.com/Conference-Survey.htm
One
Minute to Success - excellent archive of tips http://www.philiphumbert.com/tips-archive/
OSHA -
resources for workers, library, reading room, news...
PowerPoint
Tutorial Link - free
http://desktoppub.about.com/compute/desktoppub/library/weekly/aa072100b.htm?terms=mouse+overs
Prentice
Hall - Majors Exploration - Which major is right
for you? Which college is right for you http://www.prenhall.com/success/MajorExp/index.html
Stress Diet:
(joke) When stress gets to you, try this diet
http://www.fedstats.gov
Student Success Programs
Web Site
Study Skills help page - University
of Tennessee - links, time management, test taking
Test Archive: Would you have passed these
"exit grade school tests" dated 1895?
Top
Ten: Thousands of tips for numerous
categories including
Business
success, Personal
development & Coaching
skills orientation
http://www.topten.org/
Whitman's Site
CCRI
http://www.ccri.edu/successcenters/workshops.shtml
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