Scholarship and Financial Aid Links

http://www.act.org/aap/ Have questions about the ACT Assessment Test? This site contains everything you need to know.

Academics-You Can Do It!
http://www.nasfaa.org/subhomes/doitaffordit/doitcover.html Selecting the right college is one of the most important decisions you will ever make. Don’t be afraid to ask for help. And don’t automatically rule out your first choice even if it seems like you can’t afford it.

America’s Career Info Net
http://www.acinet.org This site contains occupational information that will assist you in your employment search and give you information on current job markets.

American Indian College Fund
http://www.collegefund.org This site provides information on the American Indian College Fund, tribal colleges, and scholarship opportunities for Native Americans.

Collegeboard
http://www.collegeboard.com This is a complete site for planning for college, taking tests, finding the right college, getting into college, and paying for college.

College Is Possible
http://www.collegeispossible.com America’s colleges and universities have prepared this site to guide you to the books, web sites, and other resources that admissions and financial aid professionals consider most helpful.

CollegeNET
http://www.collegenet.com
This site's search function helps you find the right college for you.

CollegeView
http://www.collegeview.com This is a complete web site covering all aspects of college including college search, scholarship search, virtual tours, financial aid, test prep center, career center, and much more.

Get Recruited
www.get-recruited.com The free site sends your information to the colleges in which you are interested.

Guaranteed Scholarships
www.guaranteed-scholarships.com This listing provides information on schools that provide scholarships to ANY student that meets the stated criteria.

Junior Achievement Student Center
http://www.ja.org/studentcenter/default.asp Junior Achievement offers a great web site with information on personal finances and becoming an entrepreneur plus some fun games.

Mapping Your Future
http://mapping-your-future.org This award winning site provides information to help you plan your career, select a school, and pay for your education.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
http://www.bls.gov/oco The information found on this interactive site will guide you through your skills and interests to qualifications, educational requirements, and salary estimates.

The Princeton Review
http://www.review.com This site provides information on test preps, colleges, scholarships, and career information.

Students.gov
http://www.students.gov This government site provides information on planning and paying for education, career development, and community and military service.

SuperCollege
http://www.supercollege.com This comprehensive guide to college includes a college search, a scholarship search, admissions tests, financial aid information, Q & A forums, and books and resources.

Two Year Community and Technical Institutions
http://www.cset.sp.utoledo.edu/twoyrcol.html This web site provides information to persons seeking a two year community or technical opportunity.

U Links
http://www.ulinks.com Search for specific kinds of schools including community colleges, culinary, religious, and male/female only schools, as well as links to student aid and other information.

US News Online
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/eduhome.htm This site provides information on selecting a college, scholarship searches, projecting college costs, finding a job, and much more.

FAFSA on the Web
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov This site allows you to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and submit it for processing online.

Financial Aid - You Can Afford It
http://www.nasfaa.org/subhomes/doitaffordit/afforditcover.html College is one of the biggest investments you and your family will ever make. There is help! This web site provides you with concrete information and advice about finding and applying for financial aid.

Financial Aid Glossary of Terms
http://www.finaid.org/questions/glossary.phtml Financial aid has its own vocabulary. To help you speak the language, here are the most commonly used terms and acronyms.

Financial Aid Information Page
http://www.finaid.org This site contains a financial aid estimation calculator, a college cost projector, an educational savings plan designer, scholarship information, and much more.

PIN Registration
http://www.pin.ed.gov The PIN serves as your identifier to let you access your personal information in various U.S. Department of Education systems. You can request a PIN and change your PIN on this site.

Student Financial Assistance
http://www.ed.gov/studentaid This site provides help lines for students applying for federal student aid.

Scholarship Searches
Please beware of scholarship searches and Financial Aid Administrators
that charge excessive fees for their services.
The following are free sites that allow you to search online for scholarships for which you may be eligible:

Avoiding Scams
http://www.freschinfo.com/tipsscam.php Be wary of scholarship scams! This site offers tips on how to research the legitimacy of a fee-based scholarship offer and the hallmarks of a scam.

FastWeb
http://www.fastweb.com Search this site for scholarships for which you may be eligible to apply.

FinAid Unusual Scholarships
http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/unusual.phtml This FinAid web page lists some of the most interesting scholarships available. See if one of them is right for you.

Fresch! Free Scholarship Search
http://www.freschinfo.com This is mainly a scholarship search but also includes financial aid and college search information.

MACH 25
http://www.collegenet.com/mach25 This scholarship search site offers you a database of 600,000 potential scholarship matches.

Scholarships.com
http://scholarships.com Start your free college scholarship search here. Your results are delivered to you immediately online.

SRN Express
http://www.srnexpress.com/index.cfm This free site allows you to search online for scholarships for which you may be eligible.

College Is Possible - Responsible Borrowing
http://www.collegeispossible.org/paying/borrowing.htm Need help knowing how much you really need to borrow? This site also provides loan and credit card information.

Military Sites
FinAid - Military Aid
http://www.finaid.org/military This FinAid site provides information about the financial aid resources available through the military.

My Future
http://www.myfuture.com This site contains military opportunity and tuition assistance information.

Selective Service Online Registration
http://www.sss.gov Use this link to register for the Selective Service online

South Dakota Occupational Outlook Online

www.sdjobs.org/sdooh

Describes over 350 occupations specifically for South Dakota, including what workers do on the job, their working conditions, and the level and type of training and education preferred by employers, as well as the employment trend, job outlook and wage data.

National Occupations Outlook Handbook

http://www.bls.gov/oco/

Contains most of the same information as the South Dakota Occupational Outlook Online, only with a broader, national perspective.

national perspective.

Career OneStop

www.careeronestop.org

The entry point for Career InfoNet, America’s Job Bank and Service Locator. Career InfoNet provides access to state-specific information including employment trends, job outlook, wages, etc. on hundreds of occupations for each state in the nation, even allowing for comparisons all on one screen. America’s Job Bank allows you to search for current job openings across the whole United States or in a specific geographic area This site also offers a free, reputable electronic resume-posting service. Service Locator allows you to find agencies in your own community or nationwide that provide such services as job search assistance, skill development and training, relocation services, career planning services and labor market information. The Career OneStop portal page also now features online “coaches” to help you through the sites included.

O*Net Online

http://online.onetcenter.org/

Provides a very in-depth look at hundreds of specific occupations, including detailed skill, knowledge and abilities requirements, the tasks and work activities involved, and the work setting, plus a great deal of information on the interests and values of people employed in that occupation. Allows you to search for occupations that match your skills.

South Dakota: Student/parent Career Planning

www.sdcollegeprep.info

This website is for students and parents/guardians to explore four areas: personal, academic, planning and financial. Each area provides information as well as links to other websites. This site provides information for careers at technical schools, colleges, and the military as well as job search information.