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College & Career Quest
http://www.njsca.org/col/colquest.htm
INTRODUCTION
This Web Quest will take you through a process of exploring careers and colleges using the Web. It is designed to develop skills required in
researching potential majors and colleges. This is only the beginning of your exploration. You will need to do much more extensive investigation
before you are ready to make decisions.
TASK: You are to complete the following worksheet after visiting the linked resources and finding the required information.
1. Take the interest inventory at these two sites:
 Princeton Review's Career Quiz
 College Major Interest Inventory
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List three potential careers:
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2. Go to the Occupational Outlook Handbook and the Princeton Review Career Search and explore these potential careers:
 Occupational Outlook Handbook
 Princeton Review Career Search
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List two that interest you:
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3. Go back to the Occupational Outlook Handbook and list two related careers for each career listed above:
List two related careers for each career listed above:
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4. Go to two college search engines and search for colleges that offer majors related to these careers:
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College Board's College Search
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Princeton Review Career Search (click in “Search” box at the very top of screen)
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List six colleges that offer majors that interest you:
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5. Go to the The College Board – “College Side-by-Side Comparison Work Sheet and compare three of the colleges you have listed:
College Side-by-Side Comparison Work Sheet
o What is the percentage accepted by each school? (List the school and its % on a line)
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o What is the undergraduate enrollment? (List one school and its enrollment)
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o List the name of each school and the following “Admissions Info: Is the school “Selective” / What are the requirements for acceptance)
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6. Go to the US News Personality Quiz to evaluate your personality and thoughts as it relates to going to college (carefully complete all 10 sections)
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List the two categories were you scored the highest on and what those scores were
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List the two lowest categories were you scored the highest on and what those scores were
SUMMARY CONTINUED:
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Meaningfully summarize the results of your “College Personality Quiz”
7. Go to the National College Fair site and find a fair near you:
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When is the date and site of the next National College Fair near your location?
o Date:
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Location:
Name two colleges that will be attending
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8. Go to one of the listed colleges homepages and thoroughly explore their Web sites.
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Find and list one of the majors offered.
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Name two related courses offer for the major:
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Are their specific requirements for the major? If so, what are they?
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Take a virtual tour of their campus.
o What interested you the most?
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Go to the athletic page and read about a sport that interests you and answer the below - OR - Go to an extracurricular activity (club,
intramural, etc.) listed on their site and give a one paragraph synopsis or overview (delete the sports questions if writing a synopsis)
o Who is the coach? _________________________
o Do they have an overview of the team? _________________________
o What was their record last year/ or is the record this year so far? _________________________
o Name two members of their team and list the high schools they attended.
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o Extracurricular Activity synopsis
9. Review campus security at one of the schools you researched:
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Provide a synopsis of the security they provide and some of the recommendations they make.
10. Go to “The Common Application” and click on your grade located on the left hand column. List the steps identified as those you should take in
order to prepare for college.
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Once You Have Completed This Activity, Be Sure To Format It With Proper Spacing And Then Erase These Instructions