Some Great General Resources: 

1. The College Essay Guy: This guy is great- highly recommended as a place to learn a lot about the college process. He has fantastic resources, Zoom calls, etc. about every step of the college application process: https://www.collegeessayguy.com/college-application-hub

2. Another great resource from the College Essay Guy, which contains TONS of helpful information- a handbook for parents:

3. Searching for a College: Below are two useful resources to help search through and familiarize yourself with different colleges and universities. 

   -The College Board: Great place to search for and learn about different colleges: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/

   -College Greenlight: Has a lot of information about different colleges, summer programs, fly-in programs, scholarships,

   etc.: https://www.cappex.com/

   -Create a student account- it’s free. Learn how to sign up here:

   https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=qk5PZagyHUA&authuser=0&hl=en

College Access Programs:

• These programs are fantastic programs that, if accepted, will be a tremendous help as you navigate the college application process. You need to apply to these as 11th graders: 

• Thrive Scholars: https://www.thrivescholars.org/

• LEDA Scholars Program: https://ledascholars.org/

• LatinoU College Access (LUCA Scholars): https://latinou.org/

• Matriculate: https://matriculate.org/

• Questbridge College Prep Scholars: https://www.questbridge.org/high-school-students/college-prep-scholars

• Questbridge College Match: https://www.questbridge.org/high-school-students/national-college-match

Apply for Free Expert College Counseling:

• The following organizations are excellent organizations that provide one-on-one preparation and guidance throughout the college application process. You can apply for free one-on-one support!!

• Private Prep: A local organization that works with students one-on-one to help prepare them and guide them through the entire college application process. Apply here: https://privateprep.com/scholarship-program/

• Logic Prep: Another local organization that works with students throughout the college application process (you can actually apply as a 10th grader!). If accepted, they provide one-on-one prep and college counseling throughout the college application process. Learn more here: https://www.logicprep.com/ and here is the link to the application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemytWDoS1NKiey5vxKfieqTPn_VFULJN2qkfslbaNq_0X_-Q/formResponse

• The College Essay Guy: Apply for free college counseling via The College Essay Guy: https://www.collegeessayguy.com/matchlighters#Students

SAT PREP:

Khan Academy offer an excellent FREE SAT Test Prep: https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/digital-sat

Fly In Programs:

• To learn more about Fly in Programs, use this website: Fly-In Programs: https://blog.collegevine.com/college-fly-in-and-diversity-programs-a-complete-list

Scholarships:

• General Website

• 7 of the best Scholarships out there: https://thecollegepod.com/7-of-the-biggest-scholarships-you-can-win/

• Great website with list of Scholarships: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/scholarship-directory

• Seeds of Fortune Scholarship List: https://www.seedsoffortune.org/post/the-ultimate-scholarship-spreadsheet-your-one-stop-guide-to-securing-free-money-for-college

• Specific Scholarships

• Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship: https://www.jkcf.org/our-scholarships/

• The Gates Scholarship: https://www.thegatesscholarship.org/

• Horatio Alger Scholarship: https://scholars.horatioalger.org/scholarships/

• Coca Cola Scholarship: https://www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org/apply/

• Cameron Impact Scholarship: https://www.bryancameroneducationfoundation.org/scholarship#eligibility