Job & Career

• Use the library's Job & Job Hunting resource page to find a job, explore a new career, or develop essential job skills
  • Job Now: Online job and career coaching, resume assistance and interview practice

Schools

• Not sure how to start looking for the right school? Follow these steps to choose your college or career school carefully.
• Use College Navigator to build a list of schools for side-by-side comparison

Applications

• Checklists, Tips, and Timelines
• The Common Application is used by over 500 colleges and universities

Entrance Exams & Essays

• Log in to Learning Express through the library’s website to improve your admissions essay and take practice exams to prepare for the SAT, ACT, AP, CBEST, GRE and high school equivalency tests.
• Study, Practice, Repeat. Tips and test info from Federal Student Aid

Federal Student Aid

• FAFSA: The Free Application for Federal Student Aid.  You should not have to pay in any way to file your FAFSA. Be aware of scam sites that are designed to look like the FAFSA site. Only use https://fafsa.ed.gov.
• Federal Student Aid, an office of the U.S. Department of Education, is a gateway to information on every aspect of financial aid, including eligibility, types of aid (scholarships, grants, loans), and how to apply for and estimate your aid.
• Funding your education Audio Highlights:  A series of discussions you can listen to or read

California

• California Student Aid Commission: a portal to all of the information you’ll need for financial aid as a student in California
• CalGrants, California-funded cash for college

Scholarships

• Fast Web: Find scholarships just for you based on your strengths, interests and skills

• The California DREAM Act allows certain children brought into the U.S. without proper documentation to apply for student financial aid benefits.
• Find out about DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) eligibility and how it can affect your education.

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