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Other choices | Career choices | Career Information
New Books to Help You With College

Important change: the library will NOT have paper copies of the FAFSA forms this year. Use the "Ed Pub" or "Federal Aid" online links in the Financial Aid section of this page instead.

Virtual tours, ratings and general information about schools...

		Admission days, college fairs, portfolio days, etc. for schools local to Pasadena
		Campus Programs (arranged by your potential major, with information about departments and programs)
		Campus Tours (links to virtual campus tours and other info links)
		College Answer (information on choosing a school, with online profiles of the schools)
		College Net
		College View (a search engine with virtual tours of colleges)
		Petersons' online listings of college information
		U.S. News college rankings and information

Calculate how much you need and find out how to get it...

		Cash for College (ways to pay for your education)
		College Scholarship database (look up a huge variety of available scholarships)
		FastWeb (links to financial aid information)
		Ed Pubs (information about how to apply for aid...use the Keyword box and type "FAFSA")
		Federal Aid (forms and applications, including FAFSA)
		Federal School Codes (this will save you a lot of searching time when filling out your FAFSA papers)
		Financial Aid (advice, information and explanations)
		Financial Aid Calculators (how much will it cost, how much will you have to pay back, etc.)
		Scholarship Search from Broke Scholar (database of scholarships and information on how to apply for them)
		Scholarships.com (database of scholarships and aid)
		Student Aid information (more general than the other USDE site below)

How to get into college, when and where to take the tests...

		ACT (test information)
		College Boards (SAT and other info about how to get in)
		College Is Possible (Information on how to get and how to pay for it once you do)
		Learning Express Library (practice tests and study aids)
		Pathways (University of California admissions and information)

Links to Pasadena-area colleges, universities and other advanced schools.

		Art Center College of Design
		California Institute of Technology
		Fuller Seminary
		Pacific Oaks
		Pasadena City College
		William Carey International University

Schools throughout southern California, or unique schools elsewhere in the state.

		Four year schools
		Two year schools and community colleges
		Professional and vocational schools

Lots of options other than college.

		Culinary Schools, for the budding chef
		DeVry Technical Schools
		Directory of Trade Schools (whether you want to be a plumber or a chef, it's here)
		Internship Programs Database
		Job Corps
		Peace Corps
		Princeton Review (links for grad schools & distance learning in addition to regular college-related information)
		Student Conservation Internships

First job, summer job or career search

		CareerBuilder.com (has job listings and advice)
		Online Career Center
		Cool Works (Entry level and vacation jobs, mostly outdoors)
		Schools in the USA (has career info, too)
		Snag a Job (lots of entry-level job listings)

Long-term plans for your working life

		Careers and Jobs in Game Design
		Occupational Outlook Handbook

20 December 2007