1Career Resource Center

 

 

About the CRC:

The Career Resource Center (CRC) is filled with information to help students decide what to do after high school. The CRC has a wealth of resources ranging from college catalogs to job listings and from scholarship applications to registration bulletins for standardized tests. Located right outside the doors of the Dimond library, the CRC is also home to Career Resource Advisor Shirley Reeves and longtime volunteer Mary Lind, as well as a dedicated corps of student helpers. You can contact the CRC at:

(907) 742-7020
(907) 742-7029
reeves_shirley@asdk12.org

Upcoming Events/Deadlines:

Upcoming College Visits (Please come to the CRC to check on times/sign-up):

  • Check with the CRC

Dollars for Dimond:

The CRC regularly publishes a listing of opportunities for students that includes scholarships, internships, contests, and leadership seminars. Click here to view the latest edition of Dollars for Dimond (PDF*).

During the 2005-2006 school year, Dimond students were awarded $3,592,000 in scholarships! To read about the scholarships, awards, and other recognition received by Dimond students, check out our Laudable Lynx page.

*NOTE: Dollars for Dimond is in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. To download the free Acrobat Reader, visit www.adobe.com.

Important Information/CRC Links

  • Read the latest FastWeb Student Bulletin
  • Priority deadline for Senior Scholarship Portfolios is January 22. While portfolios will be accepted after this date, submitting your portfolio by the deadline ensures that you will be considered for all applicable scholarship programs that review portfolios in the CRC.
  • Visit http://WeeklyScholarshipAlert.com/WeeklyList.html for information on all the latest scholarships.
  • Visit http://www.anycollege.com for information on over 5500 colleges.
  • Check out the AKCIS website for information on careers, salaries, and colleges: http://akcis.intocareers.org/default.aspx.
  • WUE @ http://www.wiche.edu/sep/wue. You may qualify for the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) program if you meet the necessary requirements. You can attend specific colleges at a reduced tuition rate. Submit your college application as early as possible to ensure consideration because the many programs are based on a space available basis. Most schools have no specific application for the program. Use the college’s admission form and place at the top in red letters "WUE APPLICATION/major area of study" (area of study must be listed in booklet). Please visit the Internet site for current information.
  • For information on Accuplacer Testing Information & Test Dates, visit http://www.asdk12.org/hsed/accuplacer.htm
  • Kaplan Test Prep & Admissions offers information on testing and college selection for graduating seniors. Visit http://www.kaptest.com.
  • Visit http://www.act.org/news/use/index.html for helpful college and career planning information.
  • JUNIORS: In the spring of your junior year, you can start applying for ROTC SCHOLARSHIPS and ACADEMIES. You will complete and submit the paperwork during the beginning of your senior year. See a recruiter, Mrs. Dixon or go to the individual military branch web sites for more information.
  • NCAA INFORMATION If you are planning on playing a sport in college, speak to your counselor early in high school to make sure that you are taking the appropriate classes for NCAA eligibility. Visit the web site http://www.ncaa.org/.
  • Individual schools will have financial aid and scholarship information. If you are planning to attend a specific school you need to send for information about the various types of aid and scholarships available at that school. Addresses for all the schools are available in the CRC.
  • EXCHANGES If you have been an exchange student you may be eligible for scholarships at specific institutions. Check with the program that you did your exchange with to see if scholarships are available.
  • PERSONAL RECORDS Make a copy of the original application form and use this as a working copy. When you have the information completed transfer the information to the original form, usually typed, make a copy for your records and submit the application to the college or the sponsor of the scholarship/program. If you apply online, make a copy of the application for your records.
  • COMMON APPLICATION Go on-line at http://www.commonapp.org/ to apply to 255 colleges and universities, both public and private to help simplify the application process for you. Not all colleges will accept the common application. If the colleges you will be applying to accept the common application you will save time by filling out one application instead of several different applications, one for each school.
  • SAT and ACT registration materials are available in the Career Resource Center and you can register online at http://www.collegeboard.com/ for the SAT and http://www.act.org/ for the ACT. Watch those deadlines and plan ahead. Don't get caught having to pay for a late fee because you weren't organized.
  • TEST SCORES: Your SAT and ACT scores will be sent to your home address. SAVE these scores sheet for future use. Your PSAT and PLAN scores are NOT sent to your home. You must pick them up in the CRC before or after school or during your lunch. Please allow time for an interpretation session. AP scores are sent to your home during the summer (July) and will not be posted to your cumulative folder at the high school.
  • MILITARY RECRUITERS are available to talk to students in the career resource center at the student's lunch hour. Specific branches will have specific days of the week that they will visit the school. Due to limited staffing some branches of service will talk to students on an appointment basis. Check with Ms. Reeves for the schedule for each branch.
  • TRANSCRIPTS: Students will need either official (stamped, signed and sealed) or unofficial (a copy) transcripts for application to various programs. The student needs to determine which type will be needed. If you need an official transcript, please check with Mrs. Collins, the registrar, for turn around time. Pick up a transcript request form in the registrar’s office, fill it out and give it to the registrar. If an unofficial transcript is needed, your counselor will make a copy to be picked up by the student. It is then up to the student to mail the transcript/application.
  • MALES and SELECTIVE SERVICE: It’s the Law--if you don’t register with Selective Service when you turn 18, or within 30 days of your 18th birthday, you will miss out on thousands of dollars in student financial aid and job training as well as good federal jobs. Register at your local post office or on the Internet at http://www.sss.gov/. It’s quick and easy.
  • JOBS Be sure to check the JOB BOARD and the EMPLOLYMENT BINDER in the CRC for employment opportunities.
  • VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: Take a look at the binder in the CRC with volunteer site suggestions. Be a volunteer! It's for all students, not just high school seniors!

 

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