Resources For
ACADEMICS

GUIDANCE


CONTENTS

 

IMPORTANT LINKS



GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Guidance Director:  Mrs. Jean Field

Phone:   630-530-3472

Fax:  630-530-3477

Email:  jfield@ichsknights.org

 

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CAREER INTERNET RESOURCES
  • 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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COLLEGE PLANNING
  • 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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FINANCIAL AID

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SCHOLARSHIPS ON THE WEB


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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STUDENT ATHLETES

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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TESTING

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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