Academic Advising Center

OTHER ADVISING WEBSITES

• National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)
• Technology in Advising Commission
  National ACADEMIC ADVISING Association
• The Mentor:
  An Academic Advising Journal is an electronic publication about academic advising in higher education. The publication’s goal is to provide a mechanism for the rapid dissemination of new ideas about advising and for ongoing discourse about advising issues.

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• UAF Scholarships
• Financial Aid resources
  Provided by the U.S. Department of Education
• College scholarships
  Online database with contact information for US universities and scholarship offices, organized by state.
• Study Abroad funding:
  • Learning Abroad Center - Financial Planning
  • International Educational Financial Aid
  • Internet Resources for Education Abroad
• FastWeb.com
  Financial aid and scholarship information.

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Job/Career Sites:

• Job Web
  Useful information on career- and job-related sites for working with students.
• Monster.com
  General reference site for jobs, resume and career management.
• Reference site for jobs in higher education.
• Alaska Department of Labor information
• Job Star Central
  California based information with good links to general information on resumes, jobs, salaries, job market, etc.
• Job Hunter's Bible
  Dick Bolles' internet guide to the job search.
• Salary.com
  Average salary ranges by job category and zip code or metro area.

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Personality/Interest/Career Inventories:

• The College Board Career Search
  A description of careers starting with general categories. A 34-question inventory that matches one’s temperament, interests, abilities and job characteristics to potential careers will be listed on the site again soon.
• Birkman Career Style Summary:
  A question inventory that matches responses to interests, style and career options.
• Keirsey Temperament Sorter:
  A 70-question inventory that helps a student understand more about their personality style.
• Transferable Skills Survey:
  Assess job skills that are already developed and used and how they apply to the work environment.

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General Reference:

• Peterson’s Guide
  Web version of Peterson's Guide to colleges and universities (Education Supersite).
• GetEducated.com
  Adult education and distance learner’s resource center.
• DANTES
  Good counseling references (financial aid, publications, foreign transcript services, etc.) from this Department of Defense sight.
• Graduate school information
• Study abroad programs
  • Study abroad links
  • Council on International Educational Exchange
  • Internet Resources for Education Abroad
  • Rotary International
  • Institute of International Education
• Mapping your Future
  This site is sponsored by a group of guaranty agencies who participate in the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) and are committed to providing information about higher education and career opportunities.
• Degree Search
  Search for schools by region, major and degree level.

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