College Career Information and Opportunities
**Choosing the Right College is Hard**
*It is hard for college bound students to figure out which campus is the best fit for them, and for those that are not able to visit all campuses physically, it's even harder. http://www.youvisit.com/education is the only website where college bound students can actually walk on college campuses as if they were physically there. With more than 500 Interactive Walking Tours, led by current students, it is the next best thing to being there in person, and best college search of all, it's completely free for counselors, students and parents to use.
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www.WhatWillTheyLearn.com is a totally free, online college guide that covers 718 schools. This is geared to help you as a parent make sure that when your student graduates from college they will have the basic knowledge and skills they need to be successful.
Don't know how much money you will need to earn in the future? Don't know which occupation to choose? No problem!
Check out this website... http://www.texasrealitycheck.com/
College Days:
Texas A&M University - Commerce Undergraduate Admissions - Mane Event
Texas State University - Bobcat Days
University of Texas - Campus visit information
SFA - Showcase Saturdays
University of Houston - Cougar Preview
Sam Houston State University - Saturdays at Sam
Texas Tech - Texas Tech's Annual Engineering Bus Trip
Date with Destiny - This is a career and education awareness forum for young women interested in exploring technical careers and/or education in the oil and gas industry. October 13, 2016 8am - 2pm.
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Helpful Links:
Financial Aid 101 - free course to help you with financial aid process
Texas Colleges - complete list of Texas Colleges
College Board - register here to receive PSAT/SAT scores online
FAFSA - Financial Aid
ApplyTexas.org - click here to apply to any Texas College
Khan Academy - free practice tests for PSAT and SAT
College2in2 - free two minute videos to assist with college planning
College Search Tips
College Majors 101 - Simply click on area of interest and link will give you list of colleges to check out!