College Planning

College Planning Resources

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• Philadelphia Futures' "Step Up to College Guide," the premier college guidance resource designed to lead Philadelphia’s high school students and their families through each stage of the college admissions and financial aid processes.

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• The team at TheBestSchools.org curated a Getting Into College Series that can improve a student’s likelihood of having the best possible future outcome. The resources dive deep into applying to college and scholarship resources. Please take a look below:

Getting Into College Series

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How to Apply for College

Tips and Tricks for Applications

How to Earn Academic Scholarships

• Better Make Room, Former First Lady Michelle Obama's college access campaign for Generation Z, provides tools designed by the U.S. Department of Education to help students and their families to choose a college that's the best fit.

• Scholarships for African American Students

• African American College Scholarship Opportunities

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• Hispanic Scholarship Fund

• Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund

• 9 Critical Things to Do Before College

• Check out Forbes's highest and lowest paying college majors.

Find an Internship

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• Internshipmatch.com

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• Findinternships.com ~ Internship programs for minorities

• Indeed.com

• Mediabistro.com

• Simplyhired.com

• Internships-USA.com

• Experience.com