Helpful Sites for METS Students

Planning for college and college readiness
http://meoc.maine.edu The Maine Educational Opportunity Center website
http://www.maineadulted.org Maine’s Adult Education portal to classes and support
http://www.famemaine.com/Education_home.aspx Click on Money Management
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/ Free college readiness instruction (Registration required)

Deciding on a major and job market information
http://www.mymajors.com Rich tool for informed planning of college major (Registration required)
http://uncw.edu/stuaff/career/majors/ What jobs majors can lead to
http://www.maine.gov/labor/lmis/ Labor market details for Maine
http://www.onetonline.org Career exploration and analysis
http://www.careeronestop.org Tools to help with career success, sponsered by US Dept. of Labor

Paying for college
http://www.fafsa.gov/ Free application for Federal Student Aid
http://www.famemaine.com/ The Finance Authority of Maine website
http://www.mainecf.org/ Maine Community Foundation
http://www.fastweb.com/ Scholarship searches (Registration required)

Math (basic math and pre-algebra to pre-calculus
http://www.khanacademy.org Over 2400 video tutorials on math and other subjects
http://patrickjmt.com great tutorial videos for all levels of math
http://www.math.com A great website with everyday math to advanced subjects
http://www.mathwizz.com Lessons and quizzes for many levels
http://www.algebrahelp.com Great site for reviewing algebra skills
http://www.funbrain.com/fract/ Fun with fractions! Other math reviews are also available
http://www.nv3.commnet.edu/bcaserta/mathreview/ Great math practice

English (writing, vocabulary, grammar, and reading)
http://cms.cerritos.edu/reading-center/rc-tutorials-home.htm General reading tips
http://www.vocabulary.com “Creative archives” offers many types of english quizzes
http://www.literacyworks.org/ Learning resources
http://www.number2.com Offers a sampling of practice SAT questions FREE – no pressure!
http://chompchomp.com Grammar quizzes and rules in a fun and easy-to-understand site
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ Writing resources from the Purdue writing lab
http://www.tv411.org/reading/ General reading and writing resources
http://www.freerice.com/ Fun game based on vocabulary and subject areas

Computer skills development, study strategies and accuplacer preparation
http://www.microsoft.com/digitalliteracy/ Computer skills tips from Microsoft
http://www.how-to-study.com/ Study Skills
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/study.html More study skills
http://www.accuplacertestquestions.com/ Accuplacer practice
http://www.rrcc.edu/assessment/accuplac_test.html About the accuplacer test