This page is out of date and is only kept for archival purposes. See http://library.austintexas.gov for up to date library information.
Resources: Life After High School
Test Preparation | Job & Careers | Colleges and Post High School Education Options | College Applications | Financial Aid | Military | Local & Nearby Colleges
Test Preparation
About.com: Test Preparation
http://testprep.about.com/
A well-organized and exhaustive index to test preparation, including links to different sample test types and levels of test-taker.
LearningExpress Library
http://www.austinlibrary.com/databases/index.cfm?action=individual&db=31
LearningExpressLibrary.com offers online academic, civil service, GED, military, and professional licensing and certification practice tests to help you reach your academic and career goals. Immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and individualized analysis of your score are provided.
Jobs & Careers
About.com's Career Planning Page
http://careerplanning.about.com/
Features links on occupations, career choice, resume writing and job interviews.
American YouthWorks
http://www.americanyouthworks.org/
Located here in Austin, American YouthWorks provides various services to help youth complete their education, prepare for employment, and improve their life skills.
AmeriCorps
http://www.americorps.gov/
This national service program gives you education, job training and skills, a living allowance, health insurance and money for college or vocational training.
Colleges and Post High School Education Options
About.com: College Admissions
http://collegeapps.about.com/
This resource page includes short articles on changes in the realm of college admissions, timelines for college application, and guides on each step of the college application process.
Adventures in Education
http://www.aie.org/
Information on planning a career, selecting and paying for school.
AISD CollegeReady / Project Advance
http://www.aisdcollegeready.com/
Project Advance helps with expert advice on selecting the right college or university; admissions requirements; cutting the cost of college (via scholarships, grants and loans); and the FAFSA application.
College for All Texans
http://www.collegeforalltexans.com/
This site (available in both English and Spanish) provides everything a Texan needs to know about preparing for, applying for, and paying for college or technical school.
College Navigator
http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/
Lets you search for schools by type, location, and/or by program.
Higher Education Locator Map
http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/InteractiveTools/HELM/
This site tells you where Texas colleges are located. Using the clickable map, you can choose the region you want for a list of public and private colleges, community colleges, technical schools and health related education institutions.
College Applications
Common Application
https://www.commonapp.org/
Online common application for hundreds of American colleges and universities.
Texas Common Application
https://www.applytexas.org/
Online common application for all public Texas universities.
Financial Aid
Fastweb
http://www.fastweb.com/
Scholarship, financial aid and colleges searches.
FinAid
http://www.finaid.org/
Information on loans, scholarships and military aid.
Student Guide to Financial Aid
http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/index.jsp
Guide to financial aid from the US Department of Education. Also in Spanish.
Military
Military Scholarships (ROTC)
- Air Force: http://www.afrotc.com/
- Army: http://www.goarmy.com/rotc/
- Navy/Marines: https://www.nrotc.navy.mil/
The military will give you money for college in exchange for service after college; go to http://www.airforce.com/, http://www.goarmy.com/, http://www.uscg.mil/default.asp, http://www.marines.com/, or http://www.navy.com/.
Local & Nearby Colleges
- Austin Community College
http://www.austincc.edu/ - Concordia University
http://www.concordia.edu/ - Huston-Tillotson University
http://www.htu.edu/ - St. Edward's University
http://www.stedwards.edu/ - Southwestern University (Georgetown)
http://www.southwestern.edu/ - Texas State University (San Marcos)
http://www.txstate.edu/ - University of Texas at Austin
http://www.utexas.edu/
Last updated September 2011
