Ready Resources

Next steps
There are lots of resources out there to help students get READY for college. Here are a few of our recommendations:

 

KnowHow2GO
Publisher: Publisher: American Council on Education and the Lumina Foundation
Address: http://knowhow2go.org/
Description: Launched in 2007, KnowHow2GO aims to show middle-schoolers, high-schoolers, and their parents how to go to college, outlining specific steps to take and helping along the way.
   
Think College
Publisher: U.S. Department of Education
Address: www.ed.gov/thinkcollege
Description: A national site aimed at getting kids in middle school to begin planning ahead for college.
   
Get Ready For College / GEAR UP Massachusetts
Publisher: GEAR UP Massachusetts and The Education Resource Institute
Address: http://www.gearup.mass.edu/getreadymain/GearupV2/index.html
Description: College planning guide and online workbook for students in grades 7 to 12.
   
Planning Ahead
Publisher: The College Board
Address: http://www.collegeboard.com
Description: Designed for middle school students and their parents. Features information on academic and financial planning, including a savings calculator.
   
TERI
Publisher: TERI
Address: http://www.tericollegeplanning.org
Description: Free assistance for planning and paying for college and other career-building programs.
   
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA)
Publisher: Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority
Address: http://www.mefa.org
Description: Non-profit, state authority helping families finance a college education through college savings and loan programs.
   
College Savings Plan Network
Publisher: College Savings Plan Network
Address: http://www.collegesavings.org
Description: Information about college savings programs in all 50 states.
   
College PowerPrep
Publisher: College PowerPrep
Address: http://www.powerprep.com
Description: Free SAT and ACT preparation.
   
Number2.com
Publisher: Xap Corporation
Address: www.number2.com
Description: Comprehensive, free online test preparation courses for the SAT, ACT, and GRE.

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