College Process (Planning/Choosing)

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Planning

Preparing for college can be a pretty complicated and stressful experience, but it doesn’t have to be. These resources will make it easier for you to navigate this process and allow you to find the answers you need so that you can get where you’re going!

General College Planning

• VSAC – Plan for College
• Mapping Your Future
• College Prep 101
• Quintessential Careers – College Planning for Teens
• The Differences: High School vs. College
• The Youthhood

Connecting college majors with actual careers

• What Can I do With a Major in?

Check out a College Fair to learn more about schools in the region

• NEACAC – College Fair Listings

College Entrance Exams

Test Preparation

• VSAC – VT Guidance Central – Test Gear
• VSAC Pathfinder – Test Preparation

Test registration

• College Board
• ACT

Other testing resources

• The National Center for Fair & Open Testing
• Search the VSAC lending library for titles on College Entrance Exams

Choose a College

• VSAC - VT Guidance Central
• Consortium of Vermont Colleges
• COOL - College Opportunities Online Locator
• BRAINTRACK University website
• Vermont State Colleges
• Search the VSAC lending library for titles on College Search
• VSAC - List of Vermont Colleges, Universities & Professional Schools

College Application

• The Common Application

 Paying for College and Other Training Programs

• Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
• Student Aid on the Web
• College Board
• Free Application for Federal Student Aid
• Federal Student Aid PIN
• AmeriCorps

Have fun learning about money

• Money Skills for Real Life
• Show Me the Future
• Banking on Our Future

Support for students with disabilities

• Vocational Rehabilitation – Vermont
• Linking Learning to Life – Career Start - Services to Chittenden County Youth
• Stern Center for Language and Learning
• College Board – Accommodations for testing
• ACT – Accommodations for testing
• VSAC Pathfinder – Students with Disabilities
• Search the VSAC lending library for titles on Students with Disabilities