Counselor - Lincoln High School/eCenter Jennie Likes - 525-4445 Email Jennie Likes

Mission Statement: to give students the help and guidance to rise above adversity and achieve their full potential.

Career Choice - Find what you would like to do for a career. These sites can help you with the decision making process and answer questions about how to get where you want after you decide. 

www.idahocis.org The user name is lincolnalt, password is phoenix05.

www.findyourpath.idaho.gov   This site can give you all sorts of information and links to help you find what is right for you.

www.bls.gov/ooh Occupational Outlook Handbook.

 

 

Testing - Every Junior must take a college entrance exam. These are what colleges use to determine your acceptance and placement for post secondary education. You can take the SAT on April 17, 2013 with the school or you can do one of the following on your own. You may qualify to take the ACCUPLacer instead of the SAT. If you qualify, you will be given a time in school to complete the test.

www.act.org Test dates, test registration, test preparation for ACT.

www.act.org/compass/ Placement test for vocational colleges and junior colleges. This test can be taken at LHS. If you are interested, please contact Mrs. Likes.

www.collegeboard.org  Test dates, test registration, test preparation for SAT.

www.accuplacer.org Explanation and test preparation for Accuplacer.

 

Post Secondary Choices - Check out the different choices in Idaho. If you are interested it is possible to arrange for a campus visit to see what it is really like. The College Fair will be held October 24, 2013 at Idaho Falls High School. Plan on attending with your parents.

Eastern Idaho Technical College - www.eitc.edu

Idaho State Universtiy - www.isu.edu, ISU Idaho Falls - www.isu.edu/idahofalls/

College of Southern Idaho - www.csi.edu

BYU-Idaho - www.byui.edu

Boise State University - www.boisestate.edu

Universtiy of Idaho - www.uidaho.edu

College of Idaho - www.collegeofidaho.edu

College of Western Idaho - www.cwidaho.edu

Lewis-Clark State College - www.lcsc.edu

North Idaho College - www.nic.edu

Northwest Nazarene University - www.nnu.edu

 

Financial Helps - Once you decide what you want to do and where you want to go, it is time to look at how you can afford to get there.

Free Application for Federal Student Aid - www.fafsa.ed.gov   FAFSA is the form required by the federal government for students seeking federal aid.

Scholarships - look around, you may find a scholarship that will work for you. It never hurts to apply. You never know what will happen. Be cautious of websites that have you pay a fee, give you a money back guarantee, want credit card/bank information, or offer exclusive information. Scholarship information should not cost anything to obtain.

www.boardofed.idaho.gov

www.finaid.org

www.fastaid.com

www.wiredscholar.com