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932008_91143_0.pngAssessment, Career Planning, and Counseling
Select a career and take the assessment. See Mr. Weber for the required "batch" number.
Investigate your skills and interests. Also includes college and career plans.
An excellent guide to post-secondary academic and career preparation.
Forward is designed to be a high school junior or senior's best resource for making big decisions about the future.
Take The Keirsey Temperament Sorter, entrepreneurial and other career-related tests.
Free self-assessment tools online--informative and fun.


932008_91143_0.pngTesting, Testing

This page contains a wealth of excellent -and free- test-prep resources. The "Mini SAT" tool is well worth downloading. Be sure to print the "Full-Length Practice SAT" and "Scoring Guide" available at www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/prep_one/np/test.html
This site includes fun, interactive word puzzles, lists of SAT vocabulary words, and links to even more word puzzles.
Another good test-prep Web site--most useful are the "Practice Tests" which provide a substantial set of actual test questions and answers. Don't miss the free download of the 79-page booklet which contains valuable test information, complete practice tests, and scoring keys.
For students who are feeling a bit shaky about the math portions of the SAT and ACT, this is a good site for extra practice.
This site offers tons of practice drills that will help students prepare for both the verbal and math sections of the SAT and ACT.
Improve your essay-writing and problem-solving skills by practicing with previously administered free-response questions.

Excellent site for skilland vocabulary building while preparing for the college entrance exams.
Sample multiple-choice questions from all AP exams in preparation for the AP exams.

        

Information About Specific Careers

"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life" Confucius
Access information on occupations, state demographics, trends and employment resources.
Can you turn your love of animals into a career? This guide gives you
a behind-the-scenes look at the responsibilities and training necessary for certain jobs at Sea World parks and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay.  Information on schools is included.
This site has lots and lots of information about careers, schools, work experience, etc.
If you are interested in health careers, this site is for you. Includes a Search function, articles, profiles, and links.
Salary tables for major careers, based on surveys. 
Visit LifeWorks and explore 100+ health and medical science careers.
Lists descriptions, working conditions, earnings, projected growth and required skills for a wide range of careers
How do I become a marine mammal trainer? What are typical salaries in marine mammal careers and how do I find a university program?  This site provides answers on how to plan your education and work experience to prepare for a career in marine mammal science.
Profiles the careers of mathematicians in nonacademic positions.
This site gives examples of careers for those with environmental concerns, lists environmental organizations, outdoor programs, and more!
This excellent site gives you information about nearly 1,000 career profiles. Very informative.