College Planning

Directory of all college admissions counselors in Tennessee with names, addresses, and phone numbers.

Choosing a college is a big decision. The key is to remember that there's no such thing as a "perfect" school -- you'll find many colleges and universities that match your preferences. Explore your interests and take the time to find the college that's right for you.  College Board helps organize searches.

Are you still trying to find a major for college? One tool is the just released version of MyMajors.com, which, after a brief interview, recommends majors for you to consider and offers a wealth of information about college planning.

Use CollegeNET's eight key internet admissions services to help yourself get into college and change the world.

Examine more than 3,800 schools to find the college that's right for you. Take a virtual campus tour, apply online, and more.

The Common Application is the recommended form of 255 selective colleges and universities for admission to their undergraduate programs. Many of these institutions use the form exclusively. All give equal consideration to the Common Application and the college's own form. With 255 colleges and universities to choose from and one easy form to fill out, why would you apply any other way?

In addition to this year's college rankings, we offer a detailed school directory, interactive tools, a step-by-step college admissions guide, articles, and more!

Frequently asked questions for student athletes.

eCampusTours.com is a revolutionary college planning web site featuring 360° x 360° virtual college tours of hundreds of college campuses. Each virtual campus tour allows you to see what campus life is really like through unique iPIX virtual tours - you can go inside dorm rooms and classrooms, stroll on the quad and check out the library.

Study abroad helps students discover opportunities to study in a different cultural environment.

Financial Aid and Scholarships

Free college scholarship search and financial aid information resource.

A financial aid need estimator.

A list of federally funded scholarships, fellowships, grants and internships geared to high school, undergraduate and graduate students.

A Hispanic Scholarship Fund website that features scholarships for Hispanic students and research reports on the education of Hispanic students.

Fast web helps search for scholarships and colleges that fit each student.

EdAmerica provides low-cost student loans nation wide.

Sign up and receive weekly scholarship notices to your email address.  There is no charge, and they do not gather personal information beyond name and email address.

The Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation is a federal guaranty agency and is Tennessee's designated agency  to administer financial aid programs designed to assist students obtain a post secondary education at colleges, universities, technical and career schools.

Funding Your Education, an introductory publication for students not yet enrolled in a postsecondary school, provides general information about the U.S. Department of Education's federal student financial aid programs and how to apply for them.

 The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) website. This is where you start when you are ready to apply for financial aid.

FinAid was established in the fall of 1994 as a public service. This award-winning site has grown into the most comprehensive annotated collection of information about student financial aid on the web.  Features a free scholarship search as well as information on loans, savings programs and military aid.

The calculator is particularly useful in determining how much college will cost.

Career Opportunities

Use the Edamerica College and Career Planning System to assess your interests, skills, and work values. Sponsored by Edamerica, every student in Tennessee is able to access this planning system free of charge.

This is a tool provided as a service by Franklin High School.  Through this service you may:

• Take career tests to help determine strengths and direction.
• Use an education planner to help determine steps to meet goals.
• View a catalog of scholarships, grants, contests, and other opportunities
• Utilize a salary calculator to determine current and possible future salaries in a career.
• Search for jobs on a career bulleting board.

A user name and password to use this program may be obtained through the counseling center or library.

Take a career test to measure your skills, abilities, values, interests, and personality. Identify promising jobs and get accurate information about them.

What do you want to be? What college major will get you there? To start exploring careers, pick a general career category from a provided list. From there, you can browse specific jobs and learn about working conditions, job forecasts, related professions, and what you can be doing right now to reach your goals

Take a career interest inventory and find out about job opportunities in Tennessee.

Cool Works helps find seasonal jobs or careers.  Get a job in a national park, theme park, tour company, and more.

AmeriCorps is a network of national service programs that engage more than 50,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment. AmeriCorps members serve through more than 2,100 nonprofits, public agencies, and faith-based organizations. They tutor and mentor youth, build affordable housing, teach computer skills, clean parks and streams, run after-school programs, and help communities respond to disasters.

An adventure based education program.

The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. 

Categorized career related resources.

Careerjet gives the job seeker access to a massive selection of jobs that are compiled from various internet sources, saving the trouble of having to visit each site individually.

Find job postings in the local newspaper.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.

Search for jobs or leave a resume.

Search for jobs or leave a resume.

Search for jobs or leave a resume.

Search for jobs or leave a resume.

Search for jobs or leave a resume.

Testing and Study Skills

 This is a subscription service provided by the school.  It is ACT preparation including tutorials, diagnostic test, customized activities, test taking tips, and writing tests.  Usernames and passwords may be obtained through English teachers or guidance.