DC College Savings Plan

This brochure provides information about the DC College Savings Plan and how DC residents can start saving for college and technical school.

Source: DC College Savings Plan
Category: Financial Aid
Publication Date: 2019

Discover Business Degrees: ACT Prep

This website provides a list of tools, resources, and study tactics to help students prepare for the ACT and earn a business degree.

Source: Discover Business
Category: College Planning and Assessments
Publication Date: 2018

Discover Business Degrees: SAT Prep

This website provides a list of tools, resources, and study tactics to help students prepare for the SAT and earn a business degree.

Source: Discover Business
Category: College Planning and Assessments
Publication Date: 2018

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.

Source: The College Board
Category: Career Exploration & Assessments, College Planning and Assessments, Financial Aid

Education Planner

This website provides tools and resources to help students plan for college or career.

Source: Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency
Category: Career Exploration & Assessments, College Planning and Assessments, Tools for Advisers
Publication Date: 2017

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.

Source: US Department of Education - Federal Student Aid Office
Category: Financial Aid
Publication Date: 2011

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.

Source: US Department of Education - Federal Student Aid Office
Category: Financial Aid
Publication Date: 2017

Formal Email Template

This template provides an example of how to write a formal email letter.

Source: wikiHow
Category: Career Exploration & Assessments, Tools for Advisers
Publication Date: 2013

Grit

Research from the University of Pennsylvania's Positive Psychology Center identified the importance of grit for measuring perseverance and student outcomes. Students can take this 10-question assessment to learn where they fall along the Grit Scale.

Source: University of Pennsylvania
Category: Tools for Advisers
Publication Date: 2018

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.

Source: Psychology.org
Category: Financial Aid
Publication Date: 2018