This collection includes college and career readiness resources for school counselors.
Collect and organize information about the colleges you are interested to help narrow down your choices.
This webpage provides students, families, and institutions with information about the College Financing Plan. The College Financing Plan has been previously referred to as the Financial Aid Shopping Sheet.
This site is designed to help students, parents, counselors and others find information on more than 7,000 colleges and universities.
Helps students calculate the net price of any college program.
Developed by the U.S. Department of Education and Transparency Center, this tool is geared toward helping students find a college that is a good fit for them.
The Eight Components of College and Career Readiness Counseling provide a systemic
approach for school counselors to implement, across grades K–12 — elementary through high
school and beyond, to ensure equity both in process and results.
Providing students with an accessible tool, Keys to Success enables users to discover, connect to, and endeavor to achieve future possibilities. The Keys to Success program has always been a student and user-first initiative. As of 2020, the Keys to Success platform is utilized statewide as a College and Career Readiness tool that provides resources for individuals on their own personal path to success.
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These include samples of the documents and forms that Stanford OHS uses with students and parents throughout the online college counseling process.
The Student Attendance Success Plan is designed to help parents track their children's attendance and work with teachers to set appropriate goals. Each Student Attendance Success Plan includes a calendar for the current school year. Educators should consider distributing this plan to families.
Virtually visit college campuses with high quality interactive tours.
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Meet the coolest group of scientists with the weirdest and most fascinating jobs on the planet and beyond. Imagine exploring the Amazon river to dig up a rare breed of leeches, heading into space to repair the famed Hubble Space Telescope, or inventing and bringing robot creations to life. The scientists share their spectacular journeys to figure out how the world works. Start on your own quest to find a Cool Job—a science job!