This website provides a list of tools, resources, and study tactics to help students prepare for the SAT and earn a business degree.
Discover Business Degrees: SAT Prep
Educational Opportunity Center - Educational Counseling
The Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) is a free program committed to providing adult DC residents with high-quality information, guidance and counseling. Specifically, the EOC program provides information and services in the following categories: 1) Admissions Counseling & College Selection, 2) Academic and Career Counseling, 3) Assistance with Financial Aid Applications & Financial Aid Counseling, 4) Scholarship Searches, 5) Financial Education, and 6) GED Information and Referrals.
Education Planner
This website provides tools and resources to help students plan for college or career.
Ensuring College Readiness and Academic System Alignment for All Students: A Tactical Guidebook
The Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP), supported by Lumina Foundation, developed this tactical guidebook to explain how communities work towards greater academic alignment and increase college readiness for underserved students. This guidebook is divided into the following seven chapters.
• Chapter 1: Develop Students’ Aspiration for College
• Chapter 2: Offer High-Quality College-Readiness Curriculum
• Chapter 3: Deliver Learning Outside the Classroom
• Chapter 4: Increase Financial Awareness and Readiness for College
• Chapter 5: Guide Students Through the College Admissions Process
• Chapter 6: Create On-Ramps to Get Back on the College Track
• Chapter 7: Ease the Transition to College
Federal Student Aid for Adult Students
The US Department of Education - Federal Student Aid Office developed this fact sheet on the types of federal student aid available for adult students.
Federal Student Aid Resources for the 2017-18 FAFSA
The US Department of Education - Federal Student Aid Office provides this list of Federal Student Aid resources. The resources inlcude videos, infographics, publications, fact sheets, worksheets, and presentations produced in both English and Spanish.
Guide to Financial Aid for Psychology Students
This guide presents an overview of scholarships, grants, and other types of financial aid resources available for psychology students.
Help wanted: Projections of job and education requirements through 2018, 2010
This report presents national forecasts of jobs and education in the US in five sections: 1) an inventory of the 2008 recession, 2) projections of educational demand by 2018, 3) projections of educational demand by occupation, 4) projections of educational demand by industry, and 5) the relationships between education, wages, and occupational choice.
High School Resume Examples and Resume Builder
This website provides samples of high school resumes and an online resume builder.
How Do I Pay for College?
This packet identifies the various types of financial aid resources, explains the steps to completing the FAFSA, describes the DC Tuition Assistance Program, and lists common scholarship opportunities and resources available for students residing in the District of Columbia.