Avoid websites and services which charge you money to get results.  Everything listed here is a free to you.

Career Planning Site

www.careercruising.com            A complete site for all students (user name:bhs  password:beavers)  An individual account can be created.  Contact the Guidance Office for more information.

Career Information

www.michigan.gov/careers         A complete career website

www.bls.gov/oco                       Occupational Outlook Handbook

www.acinet.org/acinet/             career outlooks, salaries, etc.

www.myfuture.com                    military career options

www.mitechplus.com                 technical careers and training in Midland County

College Admissions Testing

www.act.org                              American College Testing site (ACT)

www.collegeboard.org                SAT, PSAT site

www.4tests.com                        Free ACT/SAT practice site

www.Number2.com                    Free ACT/SAT practice site        

www.ncaaclearinghouse.net        college athletics admissions process

Colleges & Universities

www.collegenet.com                  matches career choice, colleges and location preferences

www.review.com                       The Princeton Review college search site

www.campustours.com              virtual college tours

www.petersons.com                   Peterson’s Educational planning site

www.commonapp.org                Common application for over 225 colleges nationwide

www.schoolguides.com              colleges by major/tuition cost/enrollment size

www.usnews.com                      national rating of post-secondary institutions. (“Education” tab)

www.careerschoolsMI.com         Association of Career Schools of Michigan (Technical schools)

www.anycollege.com                  College/scholarship search engine

Financial Aid / Scholarships & Loans

www.fafsa.ed.gov                      FAFSA on the Web (Federal Financial Aid form)

www.pin.ed.gov                         personal identification number site (needed for fafsa site)

www.finaid.org                          financial aid site

www.michigan.gov                     Go under Education & Children’s Services tab

www.fastweb.com                     scholarship search and college search

www.scholarships.com               Scholarship search engine (free)

www.WeeklyScholarshipAlert.org Free scholarship search engine

www.collegeispossible.org          sources for financing college for underprivileged students

www.wachovia.com/personal      loans & budget calculators “education loans” tab

www.wellsfargo.com/collegesteps loans & budget calculators

College Transfer equivalencies

www.macrao.org                       College transfer equivalencies   

 Prepared by the BHS Guidance Office (10/07)