How To : Help & Support : Criteria : Responsibilities : Colleges/Careers

STM College Code (CEEB) 191- 438

Web Sites for College Search Scholarship/Financial Aid Search

ACT      www.act.org
AES Success      www.AESsuccess.org
College Board     www.collegeboard.com
FAFSA       www.fafsa.ed.gov
Fast Web     www.fastweb.com
FinAid      www.finaid.com
Mach25      www.collegenet.com
Nelnet      www.nelnet.net
Sallie Mae      www.salliemae.com
Peterson’s     www.petersons.com
Scholarships      www.scholarships.com
SRN Express     www.srnexpress.com
Wired Scholar     www.wiredscholar.com

Career Profile is a program designed to assist STM students in setting goals for college and a future career path.  It is composed of the following components:
1. Self assessment of interests, values, skills and personality
2. Matching students with career paths that reflect their self-assessment.
3. Opportunities to explore specific areas of careers including: marketability, specific career tasks, educational requirements and earning potential.
4. A college data base that offers information about colleges across the United States.
5. Guidelines for portfolio development, resume writing & job interviewing!

To set up your account go to www.stmcougars.com, click on guidance then click on career assessment:

• click on career profile
• click on create a new account
• enter COUGARS as your access code
• follow the prompts to create your own user name and password  - make sure you have your correct legal name when you register.
• print your results if you would like to discuss with your grade level counselor

Planning & Preparing for College    

    
College Interview Preparation Form

http://www.ldonline.org/ldindepth/postsecondary/nacacform2.html

College Planning for Students with Learning Disabilities

http://www.ldonline.org/ldindepth/postsecondarv/ericcollegeplanning.html

Getting Ready for College: Advising Students with Learning Disabilities

http://www.ldonline.org/ldindepth/postsecondary/hrcgettingready.html

Resources for College Students with LD or AD/HD- Schwab Learning

http://schwablearning.org/articles.asp?r=524&g=l

Financial Aid Guides and Resources - Schwab Learning

http://www.schwablearning.org/Articles.asp?r=259&g=2

Keys to Success in College

Assessing and Improving Study Skills and Strategies

http://www.d.umn.edu/student/loon/acad/strat/
http://www.csbsju.edu/academicadvising/helplist.html
http://www.unc.edu/depts/unccaps/TenTraps.html
http://www.muskingum.edu/-cal/database/genpurpose.html

Cornell Note Taking System

http://www.byu.edu/ccc/LearningStrategies/study skills/note-tak.htm

Self-Advocacy for College Students

http://www.ldonline.org/ldindepth/postsecondary/ncldselfadv.html

Students with Diagnosed Learning Disabilities

http://www.ldonline.org/ldindepth/transition/collegetips.html