College and Career Center Events

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    GENERAL ACTIVITIES

    Grade Level

    Activity 

    Description

    All grades

    Take (virtual) college tours

    Some colleges have created virtual tours of their campus. YouVisit and CampusTours allow you to search for schools for a virtual tour. Other schools are posting virtual tours on their individual school websites.

    10-11

    Use Khan Academy to practice for the SAT

    You can link your PSAT scores to Khan Academy for personalized, free practice.

    All grades

    Explore career options and pathways

    Tools to use:

    All grades

    Explore the MassTransfer Program

    MassTransfer is the opportunity to start college at one of the 15 approved community colleges in Massachusetts, and upon successful completion of their program, transfer to a state university of one of the University of Massachusetts campuses.

    All grades

    MEFA Financial Aid Webinars

    MEFA hosts webinars on all aspects of the financial aid process for college.

    12

    Apply for scholarships

    There is still time to apply for scholarships!

    NAVIANCE BASED ACTIVITIES (Log into Naviance here)*

    Grade Level

    Activity

    Description

    10-12

    Naviance College, Career and Life Readiness Curriculum

    Choose a couple of lessons to complete--they are designed to help you think about your interests, skills, and goals in order to plan for the future.

    10-12

    SuperMatch

    This is a college search tool that helps you find schools that are a good fit for you based on your academic profile and your preferred characteristics for colleges (location, size, student activities offered, etc.).This is a great place to start if you are not sure about where you would like to go to college.

    10-12

    Create a resume

    Naviance has a tool to help you build a resume. This is a great thing to start working on.