GUIDANCE
CONTENTS
IMPORTANT LINKS
- College Board Career Browser
Browse specific jobs and learn about working conditions, job forecasts, related professions, and what you can be doing right now to reach your goals.
- Career Planning Process
The Career Planning/Competency Model encourages individuals to explore and gather information that enables them to synthesize, gain competencies, make decisions, set goals and take action.
- Career Resource
Major Resource Kits link academic majors to career alternatives by providing information on career paths, sample job titles, and a short bibliography of Career Resource Center materials available to students in a particular major.
- America’s Career InfoNet
This site will give information on wage trends, occupational availability trends, and job skills for any occupation.
- Job Web
From the National Association of Colleges and employers. Contains on-line career fair, resume and interview articles, and information on career development, internships or job market research.
- The Occupational Outlook Handbook
The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions; the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations. Administered by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics.
- O*NET Online
The nation's primary source of occupational information. The O*NET database and related products will help millions of employers, workers, educators, and students make informed decisions about education, training, career choices, and work. The O*NET Project is administered and sponsored by the US Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration.
- MyMajors.com
Have you decided that you want to go to college, but don't know what you want to major in? If you aren't sure, MyMajors.com can provide useful advice on college and university majors that a high school senior or college freshman with your interests and achievements might do well in.
For more Career links, see the Library Media Center's Career and College Resources page.
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- Higher Education Stations
This is the ILL. Assoc. of College Aadmission Counseler's website for students and parents. This answers common questions that plague students and parents. Students can sign up for a reminder service of upcoming important events such as college fairs, applying for financial aid, the May 1 college decision day, etc. Also, there is a dialogue box that allows students to post answers to pressing questions. The website will produce a "Featured Article" periodically throughout the year, as well.
For more College links, see the Library Media Center's Career and College Resources page.
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LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS information can be found on the Naviance/Family Connection website.
The Naviance/Family Connection site can only be accessed with an assigned password.
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Potential College Athletes
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) regulates many college athletic programs. The organization was founded in 1906 has established rules on eligibility, recruiting and financial aid. The NCAA has three membership divisions -- Division I, Division II and Division III. Institutions are members of divisions according to the size and scope of their athletic programs and whether they provide athletic scholarships. If you are planning to enroll as a freshman and you wish to participate in Division I or Division II athletics, you must be certified by the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse.
Obtain information from Mrs. Field the spring of Junior year about the rules and calendar governing your filing with the Clearinghouse. Forms for filing with the NCAA are available in July following your Junior Year.
Resources for the College-Bound Athlete
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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION HIGH SCHOOL -CEEB Code: 141-800
Act - American College Test |
Testing Dates |
Registration
Deadlines |
Late Registration
Deadline |
September 13, 2008 |
August 12, 2008 |
August 13-22, 2008 |
October 25, 2008 |
September 19, 2008 |
Sept. 20 - Oct. 3, 2008 |
December 13, 2008 |
November 7, 2008 |
November 8-20, 2008 |
February 7, 2009 |
January 6, 2009 |
January 7-16, 2009 |
April 4, 2009 |
February 27, 2009 |
Feb. 28 - Mar. 13, 2009 |
June 13, 2009 |
May 8, 2009 |
May 9-22, 2009 |
On-line registration is available at http://www.actstudent.org
ACT Additional Score Reports - http://www.actstudent.org/scores/send/index.html
ACT Phone Numbers:
Registration: (319) 337-1270
Score Reports: (319) 331-1313
SAT Test Dates |
Testing Dates |
Registration
Deadline |
Late Registration
Deadline |
October 4, 2008 |
September 9, 2008 |
September 16, 2008 |
November 1, 2008 |
September 26, 2008 |
October 10, 2008 |
December 6, 2008 |
November 5, 2008 |
November 18, 2008 |
January 24, 2009 |
December 26, 2008 |
January 6, 2009 |
March 14, 2009
(SAT I only) |
February 10, 2009 |
February 24, 2009 |
May 2, 2009 |
March 31 , 2009 |
April 9, 2009 |
June 6, 2009 |
May 5, 2009 |
May 15, 2009 |
SAT SUBJECT TESTS – Hour long exams administered in different subject areas. They are offered at different times during the year, these are necessary at some colleges for admission and/or placement.
On-line registration is available at http://www.collegeboard.com
SAT Phone Numbers:
Registration: 1-800-728-7267
Score Reports: 1-800-728-7267
Explore |
Test date: October 15, 2008 |
All freshmen |
Plan |
Test date: October 15, 2008 |
All sophomore |
Registration is not required for either test |
PSAT/NMSQT
Preliminary Scholastics Assessment Test
National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test |
Testing date |
October 15, 2008 |
Advanced Placement (AP) Exams |
May 7-11, 2008
May 14-18, 2008 |
Immaculate Conception High School Policy requires all AP students to take the AP exam for the AP class in which they are enrolled. |
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