Welcome to the College & Career resources page!
You will find materials that will help you think about how to start your college search, find scholarships, build your resume and more. Don't forget there is an excellent staff of College and Career Advisors in the C&C lab (room 155, just past the Main Office). Any other questions? You can reach out to Ms. Moldovan, Director of Programs.
Resume and Interview Tips
Having a good resume and a great interview are essential for any student. The C&C team is always happy to help! Here are some documents to look over.
financial aid
Making sure you have access to the right financial aid is a long process, but incredibly important to your college search. 96% of all financial aid comes from the government or from colleges themselves. We recommend doing a Net Price Calculator for any college you are interested in applying to in order to understand how much that college might cost to your family per year:
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/get-started/net-price-calculator
scholarships
Here are three sites below where SLJ students have been most successful at finding scholarships:
College Board: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search
College Greenlight: www.collegegreenlight.com
Fastweb: fastweb.com
Notes about Outside / Private Scholarships:
Many of the most lucrative scholarships (and those that our students have been most successful at getting) become live in the Spring of Junior Year.
Most financial aid money comes from the federal and state government and from the colleges themselves (roughly 96% of the aid).
Students and families should never pay for a scholarship search. Please beware of scams.
Students are expected to prioritize strong college applications and their schoolwork over scholarship applications.
Any other questions? Please reach out to Ms. Moldovan, Director of Programs