| Resource | Note |
| Application checklist | Step by step guide to applying for college, the military, or trade school |
| Application organizers: in-depth version and quick version | Helps you stay organized in the application process |
| Athletic recruiting resources (in-depth) | Comprehensive library of resources from the NCAA |
| Athletic recruiting tip sheet for students (brief) | Tips for being a recruited athlete |
| BigFuture | Research tool for college searching. Instructional video here. |
| Campus Pride Index | Ranks colleges by LGBTQ+ friendliness |
| Campus Reel | Student-uploaded videos from various colleges. Requires a login. |
| CollegeData | Research tool for college searching. Instructional video. |
| College Essay Guy | Robust platform of free and paid guides and resources for essays |
| College preferences worksheet (students or counselors) | Helps students (and counselors) organize and express elements of college fit |
| College rankings based on social mobility | A new way to rank colleges, from SocialMobilityIndex.org |
| College rankings based on social mobility and public good | A new way to rank colleges, from Washington Monthly |
| College research sites | Collection of various websites that help with facts, figures, rankings, majors, and more |
| CollegeScorecard | Research tool that focuses on affordability and salary after graduation. Instructional video here. |
| Colleges that Change Lives | “Hidden gem” colleges. Instructional video here. |
| Common App Helper Guide | Companion guide to the Common App |
| Common App website | Website for applying to colleges |
| Common App YouTube channel | Instructional videos for how to use Common App |
| Common Black College Application | Application website for HBCUs (doesn’t accept fee waivers, look into the cost before applying) |
| Diversity, equity, and inclusion reading list for counselors | List of books and articles to read to improve awareness of DEI for counselors |
| Early Decision acceptance rates | See your odds of being admitted when you apply Early Decision vs. Regular Decision |
| Foster care: list of contacts at each college | A list of who to contact at PA colleges to ask questions about supports for students in foster care |
| Free fly-in programs for students | Fall 2022 list of schools that will pay for underrepresented students to visit campus, even with a flight |
| ImFirst.org | Resources for students who are the first in their family to go to college |
| List of colleges, trade schools, and workforce training programs to consider | Includes all postsecondary pathways, list is centric to Philly students |
| List of schools that meet 100% full demonstrated need | List is subject to change, national list |
| Low-income student experience | New York Times article about a student going to college from a low-income background |
| Non-college options to consider | Only includes non-college pathway options, centric to Philly students |
| PASSHE Schools | All of the public universities in PA |
| Postsecondary planning research guide | Helps students start their research |
| Resources for students with learning differences | Questions to ask during the application process, things to consider about applications |
| “Step Up to College” Guide | Comprehensive guide for students in grades 9-12 preparing for college, plus caregivers |
| Students experiencing housing insecurity | Resources pertaining to food access, healthcare, childcare, mental health services, and more |
| Students of color at predominantly white institutions (PWI) | Article written by a student of color about her experience at a PWI, includes advice for students |
| Trans and nonbinary student resources | Highlights educational, athletic, legal, and other resources |
| Transfer agreements from all 2- and 4-year schools in PA | Articulation agreements from every college in PA that has them, made by PA Department of Ed |
| Undocumented students’ guide | Resources for undocumented students |
| Virtual tours guide | A list of 960+ colleges and where to find their virtual tours |
| Resource | Note |
| Application checklist | Step by step guide to applying for college, the military, or trade school |
| Application organizers: in-depth version and quick version | Helps you stay organized in the application process |
| Athletic recruiting resources (in-depth) | Comprehensive library of resources from the NCAA |
| Athletic recruiting tip sheet for students (brief) | Tips for being a recruited athlete |
| BigFuture | Research tool for college searching. Instructional video here. |
| Campus Pride Index | Ranks colleges by LGBTQ+ friendliness |
| Campus Reel | Student-uploaded videos from various colleges. Requires a login. |
| CollegeData | Research tool for college searching. Instructional video. |
| College Essay Guy | Robust platform of free and paid guides and resources for essays |
| College preferences worksheet (students or counselors) | Helps students (and counselors) organize and express elements of college fit |
| College rankings based on social mobility | A new way to rank colleges, from SocialMobilityIndex.org |
| College rankings based on social mobility and public good | A new way to rank colleges, from Washington Monthly |
| College research sites | Collection of various websites that help with facts, figures, rankings, majors, and more |
| CollegeScorecard | Research tool that focuses on affordability and salary after graduation. Instructional video here. |
| Colleges that Change Lives | “Hidden gem” colleges. Instructional video here. |
| Common App Helper Guide | Companion guide to the Common App |
| Common App website | Website for applying to colleges |
| Common App YouTube channel | Instructional videos for how to use Common App |
| Common Black College Application | Application website for HBCUs (doesn’t accept fee waivers, look into the cost before applying) |
| Diversity, equity, and inclusion reading list for counselors | List of books and articles to read to improve awareness of DEI for counselors |
| Early Decision acceptance rates | See your odds of being admitted when you apply Early Decision vs. Regular Decision |
| Foster care: list of contacts at each college | A list of who to contact at PA colleges to ask questions about supports for students in foster care |
| Free fly-in programs for students | Fall 2022 list of schools that will pay for underrepresented students to visit campus, even with a flight |
| ImFirst.org | Resources for students who are the first in their family to go to college |
| List of colleges, trade schools, and workforce training programs to consider | Includes all postsecondary pathways, list is centric to Philly students |
| List of schools that meet 100% full demonstrated need | List is subject to change, national list |
| Low-income student experience | New York Times article about a student going to college from a low-income background |
| Non-college options to consider | Only includes non-college pathway options, centric to Philly students |
| PASSHE Schools | All of the public universities in PA |
| Postsecondary planning research guide | Helps students start their research |
| Resources for students with learning differences | Questions to ask during the application process, things to consider about applications |
| “Step Up to College” Guide | Comprehensive guide for students in grades 9-12 preparing for college, plus caregivers |
| Students experiencing housing insecurity | Resources pertaining to food access, healthcare, childcare, mental health services, and more |
| Students of color at predominantly white institutions (PWI) | Article written by a student of color about her experience at a PWI, includes advice for students |
| Trans and nonbinary student resources | Highlights educational, athletic, legal, and other resources |
| Transfer agreements from all 2- and 4-year schools in PA | Articulation agreements from every college in PA that has them, made by PA Department of Ed |
| Undocumented students’ guide | Resources for undocumented students |
| Virtual tours guide | A list of 960+ colleges and where to find their virtual tours |