Organization and study skills –
Planner to enter all academic assignment preliminary and final due dates, college rep visits, test dates (and study schedule!), application due dates, etc. Study skills tips – http://lsc.cornell.edu/study-skills/read-about/
Filing system with folders for college visit materials, test reports, application data, financial aid and scholarship applications, etc.
http://www.collegeplannerpro.com to follow application to-do’s and keep track of honors, awards, activities, employment, notes on college visits, etc. Complimentary with college counseling packages.
http://www.thecollegeplanningcenter.com/trackit.php – Track It! College planning curriculum featuring a 12-Unit personal Workbook. Each unit includes a lesson plan, interactive worksheet(s), student fact sheet(s) and a parent article.
College and Career Search –
www.collegeboard.com/myroad (subscription, but free with PSAT/SAT registration)
www.collegeprowler.com, www.unigo.com, www.collegexpress.com – college students share opinions about their schools
www.assist.org – explore majors at UCs and CSUs, and learn about community colleges and transfer options to UCs/CSUs
Book of Majors – College Board sources on majors, courses taken, career paths, etc.
Four-Year Colleges – Peterson’s comprehensive guide to colleges and majors
Financial Aid and Scholarships –
www.fafsa.ed.gov – Federal site for information and filing the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) – required for requesting federal aid; many schools require for merit aid
www.fastweb.com – scholarship opportunities
College and Career Center at school for local scholarships
The Price You Pay For College, Ron Lieber (2021)
Overall Process –
There is Life After College, Jeff Selingo – options for college today and in the future (2016) – and Who Gets In and Why (2020) – there’s much to gain by broadening the notion of what qualifies as a ‘good college’
Where You Go is Not Who You’ll Be, Frank Bruni – it’s what you do that matters
Designing Your Life, Burnett and Evans – book and workbook take reader through exercises to develop a life path for thriving
The Path to Purpose, William Damon – how young people find their calling in life (2008)