DRHS School Counseling

My College QuickStart

My College QuickStart is an online college and career planning kit available free of charge to all students who take the PSAT/NMSQT. It is powered by their responses to the test and provides personalized information that helps students take their next steps toward college:

My Online Score Report - an enhanced score report that allows students to review each test question, their answers, and the correct answers with answer explanations

My SAT Study Plan - a customized SAT study plan based on students' PSAT/NMSQT test performance, highlighting skills for review and practice

My Personality - a detailed personality test that helps students learn about themselves and discover majors and careers that fit their strengths and interests

My Major & Career Matches - extensive information about majors and careers, including insights about what to expect and what courses to take now

My College Matches - a starter list of colleges based on students' home state and indicated choice of major

Students will need their access code, which is printed on the paper score report, and the tool can be utilized throughout high school. Using My College QuickStart together with your child is a great way to introduce and guide your child through important aspects of the college selection process.

Preparing for College:
A Guide for 9th-12th Graders

ACT/SAT Conversion Chart

News Article from Washington Post: AP classes and your Overachieving students
Overachieving Students Hear a New Message: Lighten Up

Richmond Times Dispatch: College Guide

BrowseColleges - http://www.browsecolleges.com/
All colleges and universities in the U.S. can be browsed here by state, degree, name, or occupation of interest which a degree applies.  Financial Aid resources are also available here.

News Articles from Newsweek: Kaplan College Guide
America's 25 New Elite Ivies

America's 25 Hot Schools

 

Valuable Resources for High School Students
Planning for Post-Secondary Education

Education (College and University) Search and Planning Guide

• selecting the right career
• matching their interests to the right college or trade school
• preparing for their college entrance exams
• researching scholarship opportunities
• submitting the government FAFSA form
• completing the financial aid process
• locating a place to live
• finding a summer job
• moving to college
• managing their financial needs

College Planning Center: First-Time Students Index

• illustrated study books in science, social studies, language, others
• varied self-study books in all subjects
• quick study notes
• online study guides
• college entrance exam prep
• skills development in memory, motivation and other disciplines

College Planning Tool Set / Download Forms

• analyzes future career selections
• organizes college name, addresses, vital statistics,
application deadlines, financial aid administration, etc.
• collects scholarship search information including filing addresses, dates, requirements, etc.
• checks off financial aid completion tasks

* Taken from Smart Moves for a Better Future - Your Guidebook to College, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, www.schev.edu.