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No matter the path you choose after high school – college or career – these resources can help you make important decisions and plan for the road ahead. 

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• The MAPP Career Assessment is perfect for students, graduates, and working adults to help you find a career that matches your unique assessment profile. (link: https://www.assessment.com)
• Big Future – College Board’s free college planning tool (link: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org)
• Career Ship – a free online career exploration adventure for middle and high school students. (link: https://www.mappingyourfuture.org/planyourcareer/careership/)
• College Navigator – explore colleges to learn about degrees they offer, admission requirements, campus safety statistics, graduation rates and more (link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/)
• College Scorecard – national data on college costs, graduation, debt, and post-college earnings (link: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov)

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• Financial Aid – learn about the different types of aid that are available and how to apply (link: https://studentaid.gov)
• Mapping your Future – a public-service web site providing free career, college, financial aid, and money management information and services. (link: https://www.mappingyourfuture.org)
• Fastweb – a guide to scholarships, financial aid, and other resources to help you pay for college. (link: https://www.fastweb.com)
• SallieMae – information on student loans and how to pay for college (link: https://www.salliemae.com/college-planning/)
• Bankrate – student budget calculator to help analyze a budget as a full-time student. (link: https://www.bankrate.com/calculators/smart-spending/college-student-budget-calculator.aspx)
• Financial Aid Shopping Sheet – break down the costs associated with going to college (link: https://collegecost.ed.gov/shopping_sheet.pdf)
• Net Price Calculator – allows prospective students to find out what students like them paid to attend a particular institution (link: https://collegecost.ed.gov/net-price)

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• Guide to Life After High School (link: https://www.mappingyourfuture.org/CollegePrep/GuideToLife/)
• 30 Things You Should Always Keep in Your Dorm Room (link: https://bestlifeonline.com/dorm-room-essentials/)
• College Checklist for Dorm and Campus Life (link: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/get-in/making-a-decision/off-to-college-checklist)
• 9 tips to help first-generation college students thrive in the first semester (link: http://www.css.edu/the-sentinel-blog/tips-to-help-first-generation-college-students-thrive-in-the-first-semester.html)
• College move-in day checklist (link: https://www.mymove.com/moving/college/organizing-college-move-in/)

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