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Resources

Careers/Majors

Holland’s Self-Directed Search, www.self-directed-search.com

Occupational Outlook Handbook, www.bls.gov/oco

Books

Mathews, Jay. Harvard Schmarvard.

Pope, Loren. Colleges that Change Lives.

Pope, Loren. Looking Beyond the Ivy League.

Kastner, Laura. The Launching Years.

Rubenstone and Dalby. Panicked Parents’ Guide to College Admissions.

Spires, Jeanette. What Do You Know: Wisdom for the Road Ahead.

Berk, Nancy. College Bound and Gagged.

Springer, Reider, and Morgan. Admission Matters: What Students and Parents Need to Know About Getting into College.

Bolles, R.N. What Color is Your Parachute?

Covey, Sean. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens.

Goldberg, Donna. The Organized Student.

Lythcott-Haims, Julie. How to Raise an Adult.

O.M.G Official Money Guide for College Students. Susan P Beacham and Michael Beacham

Survival Guide for College Students with ADD or LD, Kathleen G Nadeau, Ph.D.

Websites

Common Application, www.commonapp.org

Individual institutions would have their own application online.

Assorted Websites

Endowments, www.nacubo.org/x2375.xml

NCAA Eligibility, www.ncaa.org

Study Abroad, www.studyabroad.com

Freshman Year Experience Reading Lists: http://nrc.fye.sc.edu/resources/reading/read.php

Learning Disabilities

Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD), www.shead.org

LD Online, www.ldonline.org

National Center for LD, www.ldam.org

Financial Aid

[email protected]

FAFSA, www.fafsa.edu.gov

FastAid, www.fastaid.com

Fast Web, http://fastweb.monster.com

Federal Site for Students, www.students.gov