Naviance

Click here to connect to Family Connection by Naviance, our website that allows students and families to investigate, research, track, and plan for the college admission process.  

https://connection.naviance.com/fc/signin.php?hsid=jlhs

White House College Scorecard

Find out the "actual" cost, average student loan, graduation rate, loan default rate of the schools you would like to apply to

https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/

Career Information

Occupational Outlook Handbook

If you have a career in mind and want a description of the job, this site is for you.

http://www.bls.gov/ooh/

Infobase (formerly Facts on File) -- Ferguson's Career Center

Great for browsing through careers.

http://www.fofweb.com

Learn How to Become

Easy to navigate, step by step website on how to reach your career goals

http://www.learnhowtobecome.org/

Job Shadow

http://www.jobshadow.com/

Get first hand accounts about jobs here.

Career Test

Take this 72 question career test to find out what job would be best for you!

http://www.careertest.net/

Work Force NJ

A wealth of New Jersey information is available on careers, colleges, and job opportunities.

http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/wnjpin/wnjpin_index.html

Colleges and Training Resources

College Affordability 

http://www.collegeaffordabilityguide.org/

College Prowler

http://collegeprowler.com/

Get the inside scoop on colleges across the country.

From academics and diversity to nightlife and sports, college prowler lets the students tell it how it is. In addition to editorial reviews and grades for 20 different topics, over 80 percent of each guide is composed of actual student reviews of their school.

Campus Tours

Take a tour of a college by clicking on the name of the school. Other categories include webcams, campus maps, college videos, movies and pictures.

http://www.campustours.com/

College Board Online

Scholarship, college, and SAT information is available on this site.

http://www.collegeboard.com/

University.com

https://www.universities.com/

Very Browseable website about majors and colleges. 

College Profiles

In-depth profiles of colleges and universities.

http://www.collegeprofiles.com/

The College View Web

Students can match their interests with colleges.

http://www.collegeview.com/

NJ School, College, and University Web Site

A complete list of NJ schools.

http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/

Peterson's Educational Center

Peterson’s site gives information on colleges, careers, jobs, vocational-technical schools and much more.

http://www.petersons.com/

Princeton Review

In addition to how to take the SATs, information about careers and colleges is also given.

http://www.review.com/

Work Force NJ

A wealth of New Jersey information is available on careers, colleges, and job opportunities.

http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/wnjpin/wnjpin_index.html

College-Bound High School Senior Planning CalendarCollege-Bound High School Senior Planning Calendar

Take a look at this article that recommends how your senior year should look, month-by-month while preparing for college.

http://www.quintcareers.com/college_application_timeline.html

Financial Aid Resources

FinAid! A Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid

Information on loans, scholarships, and aid can be found here.

http://www.finaid.org/

US Department of Education

Information is provided for Federal aid programs.

http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/

SAT/AP Preparation Sites

College Board – SAT Learning Center

http://www.collegeboard.org/student/testing/sat/prep_one/prep_one.html

4Tests.com

http://www.4tests.com/exams/examdetail.asp?eid=6

100 Most Common SAT Words

http://www.quia.com/jg/1527.html

Petersons.com Test Preparation

http://www.petersons.com/testprep/index.html

Princeton Review

http://www.princetonreview.com/

SAT Question of the Day

http://cbweb9p.collegeboard.org/tqod/bin/question.cgi

Take SAT.com

Practice tests are available plus build your vocabulary with 1000 commonly used words.

http://www.takesat.com/