College & Career Readiness

Career Links

These sites provide a large variety of information to help you in making decisions about your future career plan. If you need help with any of the sites or information you find, please contact your School Counselor.

XELLO
A very useful website for students who want to take career and personality assessments, find information on careers, keep track of service hours, plan their high school courses, or find information about various post-secondary institutions.  For username and password contact your School Counselor.

UW HELP

This is a great site for exploring UW campuses by comparing the sizes, costs, majors, and general information of every 2- and 4- year UW school.  Students are also able to access the UW Application on this site to begin the application process.

UW JOURNEY
This site is a great way to see what 2- or 4-year UW schools are the best fit for a student based on individual preferences.  The student will input their preferences and then the site will show which UW schools are the best matches for them. 

WISCONSIN PRIVATE COLLEGES
This site is excellent for exploring and comparing the sizes, costs, and majors of the different private colleges and universities in Wisconsin.            

WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGES
This site is a great way to explore all of the different technical colleges in Wisconsin.  Students can look at the programs, locations, and educational opportunities at each institution.                                        

UW SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 2019-20
This link provides the ACT & GPA requirements for a typical student at each of the UW schools.  In addition, this page lists the campus visit dates and times as well as contact information for each of the schools.

UW SCHOOLS MAJORS & COST COMPARISON OF SCHOOLS 
This link lists the top majors at each of the UW schools as well as a cost comparison for all of the UW Schools, Private Universities, and Fox Valley Technical College.

SENIOR YEAR APPLICATION CHECKLIST
This link provides all seniors with the most important things needed for appying to any technical college or university.

JUNIOR & SENIOR TIMELINE
This link shows a timeline of activities that students need to complete during their junior and senior years to find success in their post secondary education.