1. Senior Parent Guide Can you believe they are a senior?

2. Training Do you think you’ll start out by working next year? Applying to an apprenticeship program? Earning a vocational certificate? A two year associates degree? Pursuing a bachelor’s degree?

3. Apprenticeship Programs Alaska Apprenticeship Information: http://www.aatca.org/

4. Vocational Certificates UAA Certificates: http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/academics/degre es/certificates.cfm http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/academics/degre es/certificates.cfm UAF: http://www.uaf.edu/catalog/current/majors.h tml http://www.uaf.edu/catalog/current/majors.h tml

5. Interested in the military? Have you talked with a recruiter yet? Army: http://www.army.mil/http://www.army.mil/ Air Force: http://www.af.mil/http://www.af.mil/ Navy: http://www.navy.mil/http://www.navy.mil/ Marines: http://www.marines.com/homehttp://www.marines.com/home National Guard: http://www.nationalguard.mil/ http://www.nationalguard.mil/ Coast Guard: http://www.uscg.mil/http://www.uscg.mil/

6. Career Cruising A great tool for students to research career interests and options http://public.careercruising.com/us/en Note the SAT/ACT prep software within

7. Financial Aid www.crsd.us; Guidance & Counseling Page- scholarship/special program information www.crsd.us Merit based aid…Need based aid… Grants & Loans Alaska Commission on Post-Secondary Education—note the students/parents tab: http://acpe.alaska.gov/ http://acpe.alaska.gov/ FAFSA: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

8. Financial Aid (con.) UA Online (uaonline.alaska.edu)uaonline.alaska.edu UA System Scholarship Deadline: Feb. 15 th http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/scholarships/www.uaa.alaska.edu/scholarships/

9. Anchorage College & Career Fair http://www.eoccareerfair.com/ October 20-21

10. Western Undergraduate Exchange http://www.wiche.edu/wue

11. College Planning Timeline http://www.petersons.com/college- search/~/link.aspx?_id=DE05E09B75A94C3CB 154E328693F8730&_z=z http://www.petersons.com/college- search/~/link.aspx?_id=DE05E09B75A94C3CB 154E328693F8730&_z=z