SCHOOL COUNSELOR
Informational websites to help you navigate your way on your new journey.
GENERAL ASSISTANCE
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www.educationquest.org Information on Nebraska scholarships, college profiles, financial aid, and college planning.
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www.mappingyourfuture.org Career and college information for students and parents.
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​www.nebraskacareerconnections.org Provides educational and career planning resources for students and parents. Career assessments are also found on this site.
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www.mystudentedge.com Access to test preparation, college searches, scholarship search, financial aid, a career assessment, resume builder, and homework help. Register as a new user, select member type "student" or "parent", and create a username and password.
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www.knowhow2gonebraska.org Provides middle school-10th grade students and parents easy to follow steps to make college a reality.
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www.nextstepu.com Information on college matches, career finder, scholarships, and other helpful college planning tips.
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http://mynextmove.org Easy to use occupation searches, industry job search, and interest survey. Gives skills needed, job outlook, salary etc.
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http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator Free consumer information tool to help students & parents get information about 7,000 colleges and more.
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www.quintcareers.com Provides career, college, and job search advice.
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www.collegeanswer.com Information on how to prepare, select, apply, and pay for college. Checklists to print and a "borrow smart" video.
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www.campusprogram.com Find colleges and different programs offered.
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www.march2success.com Online test preparation course to help improve performance on standardized tests with math, science, and English skills.
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www.petersons.com College information guide, test prep, scholarships, and many helpful articles.
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http://careerlink.com/student Information on careers, career planning, assessments, career clusters, resume writing, interview tips, and salary wizard.
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http://online.onetcenter.org/ O'NET Online allows students to research occupations, job outlook, salary, and skills needed.
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http://www.careersandcolleges.com/ Explore colleges, careers, majors, loan/financial aid information, test prep, and scholarships.
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http://www.gocollege.com/ College Bound Information
FINANCIAL AID
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www.fafsa.ed.gov Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) - this application must be completed to receive any type of financial aid at college.
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fsaid.ed.gov Apply for a pin number for the student and one parent to use with the FAFSA.
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www.finaid.org Guide to financial aid.
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www.salliemae.com Student loans, college savings, planning and paying for college (check out College 101- click on for schools>counseling office>college 101)
STUDENTS/PARENTS
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http://msep.mhec.org Midwest Student Exchange Program
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http://kidshealth.org/ Has a separate parent and teen site with helpful advice and articles on many topics and issues.
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http://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline- suicide warning signs, how to get help, how to give help.
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http://ndvsac.org/ Nebraska Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Coalition
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http://www.drugfreeworld.org/#/interactive Drug Free World videos and testimonials.
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http://www.theantidrug.com/ The Anti-Drug Advice, information, and resources.
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http://www.familyeducation.com/home/ Family education on skill builders, pintables, special needs, hot topics, health and safety, college planning, social issues, responsibility and values, and much more.
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http://www.mourninghope.org/ Grief resources
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http://www.troubledwith.com/ Focus on the Family- parenting teens advice and solutions.
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http://loveandlogic.com/ Techniques to help parents have more fun and less stress while raising responsible kids.
MILITARY
NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH WEBSITES