Resources

There are a great number and variety of resources available online for people interested in pursuing a college education or career training; here are some:

College Major Databases

The following sites link the discussion of college majors to possible careers: 

• Northeastern University – Career Center —  www.northeastern.edu/careerservices/
• Macalester College – Career Development Center —  www.macalester.edu/cdc/
• Rutgers University – Career Center —      careers.rutgers.edu
• University of Delaware – Major Resource Kits — www.udel.edu/csc/mrk.html
• University of Colorado, Denver – Career Center — www.ucdenver.edu/life/services/CareerCenter/Pages/default.aspx
• University of California, Berkeley – Career Center —  career.berkeley.edu/
• Northern Illinois University – Career Services — www.niu.edu/careerservices/weblinks/
• University of North Carolina at Wilmington – “What Can I Do With a Major In?” — www.uncw.edu/career/WhatCanIDoWithaMajorIn.html
• Florida State University – Match Major — www.career.fsu.edu/resources/match-major-sheets
• University of Michigan – Career Center —  careercenter.umich.edu/
• Penn State University – Exploring Careers — studentaffairs.psu.edu/career/students/exploring.shtml

 

College Applications

The University of California —UC— and California State University —CSU— are the two major state university systems here in California. The Common Application is used by more than 900 colleges, both public and private. The Coalition Application is less widely used, can some people find it a bit frustrating to use; very few colleges only use the Coalition app.

• UC Application — admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/
• CSU Application—  www2.calstate.edu/apply
• The Common Application — commonapp.org
• The Coalition Application — coalitionforcollegeaccess.org/

 

College Search

Here are two of the better resources for finding the right college for your personal interests:

• College Board’s Big Future — bigfuture.collegeboard.org
• Colleges that Change Lives — www.ctcl.org

 

Financial Aid

• Expected Family Contribution (EFC) Calculator — bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/paying-your-share/expected-family-contribution-calculator
• FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) — fafsa.ed.gov
• CSS (College Scholarship Service) Profile — student.collegeboard.org/css-financial-aid-profile
• Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) — www.wiche.edu/wue
• Estimate College Costs and Payments — www.finaid.org/calculators/

 

Testing & Test Prep

• ACT — www.actstudent.org
• College Board AP and SAT Testing — www.collegeboard.org/
• SAT Subject Tests — sat.collegeboard.org/about-tests/sat-subject-tests
• Test Optional Schools — www.fairtest.org/university/optional
• Khan Academy — www.khanacademy.org

 

Community Resources

• Girls Leadership Institute — girlsleadership.org/
• Nautilus Live — nautiluslive.org/
• Greater Good Science Center, UC Berkeley — ggsc.berkeley.edu/
• Parents Helping Parents — www.php.com/

 

Learn More About Yourself

Here are a few free online resources that may offer helpful insights into your personality, learning styles, etc.

• 16 Personalities: 16 Personalities offers a free personality test which they say will give you “a ‘freakishly accurate’ description of who you are and why you do things the way you do.”  Their test is based on the famous and widely-used Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
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Exclusive Client Resources

• There are a few resources exclusively available only to Sue’s clients and their families.