Did a last-minute presentation last Tuesday in which I spoke to parents about some websites where they could explore college and career-related topics with their kids.
Here they are for your perusal as well. . .
http://www.ilcis.intocareers.org/ - Sponsored by the Illinois Career Resource Network this has a career exploration feature for kids called “CIS Junior.” TIP - Create a free profile if you don’t want to loose the results of the interest inventory your child can take. Adults may find helpful job resources on their main site at http://www.ilworkinfo.com/icrn.htm which is powered by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. I highly recommend this site for students. Start early thinking about careers and interests !
http://www.collegezone.com/ - Sponsored by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, this site has an online exploration center where you can discover your career interests, get matched with colleges via Illinois Mentor, find out about financial aid and much more. There is a listing of programs/speakers/events on their website as well.
http://www.collegeboard.com/ - Sponsored by the College Board, the organization who hosts the SAT and publishes many college guides and helpful educational resources. Their “college search” feature expands your search outside of Illinois and allows you to find schools that may be the perfect fit yet not necessarily ones of which you’ve ever heard. Lots of other information too!
http://chooseyourfuture.org/ The website for the Chicago Public Schools Department of College and Career Preparation includes listings of what to do each year of school and ways to make sure you are preparing now for college and investigating your options. They have online programs for college/career exploration, Choices Explorer and Choices Planner. These are similar to ISAC’s Illinois Mentor, but you must be a CPS student.
ENJOY - Jana
