You Can Go! - College Board
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Lana Sveda
October 22, 2013
Today’s agenda
SAT Practice Tools
You Can Go!
Big Future
College Ed
My College QuickStart
Leading Success Toolkit
Welcome to the SWRO WebEx Series!
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SAT Practice Tools
Free SAT Practice
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SAT Study Plan
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Practice Test
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“About the Test”
You Can Go!
You Can Go!
You Can Go!
You Can Go! provides motivation for students who might not
think college is in their future.
See how students overcame various obstacles-cost of school,
grades, responsibilities, feeling overwhelmed-and eventually
made it to college.
http://ycg.org or http://youcango.collegeboard.org
Big Future
Big Future
A free comprehensive website that improves the college
planning process with a step-by-step approach that makes
college planning easier to navigate.
• Research colleges
• Explore careers
• Find scholarships and learn about financial aid
• Get information about the college application process
• Make a plan
• And much more!
http://BigFuture.collegeboard.org
College Ed
on Big Future
College Ed
Free, standards-based, college planning and career
exploration program
• Three consistent themes: "Who Am I?", "Where Am I Going?" and "How
Do I Get There?”
• Three levels: middle school, 9th and 10th grade, and 11th and 12th grade
• Student workbook and accompanying educator guide
• Lessons written by experienced counselors and AP teachers
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/get-started/educatorresource-center/collegeed-college-planning-program
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College Ed
My College
QuickStart
My College QuickStart
www.collegeboard.org/quickstart
My College QuickStart
Online college and career planning tool
Available free of charge to all students who take the
PSAT/NMSQT.
Provides personalized information that helps students take
their next steps toward college.
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Online Score Report
SAT Study Plan
My Personality
Major and Career Matches
College Matches
AP Potential
My College QuickStart demo site
PSAT/NMSQT
Student Score Report PLUS
Scores and percentiles
National Merit Scholarship Information
Personalized feedback on skills
Student answers
Next Steps My College QuickStart
AP Potential
AP Potential
On My College QuickStart
AP Potential
on My College QuickStart
The shading of the steps
icons illustrates level of
potential
Choosing a major puts a
checkmark in the Matches
Major column next to
appropriate courses
This column tells a student if
this course is likely offered
at their school
Look for courses where they
have “potential”, it matches
their major, and it’s offered
at their school
www.collegeboard.org/psatdownloads
Leading Success Toolkit
for Educators
Leading Success Toolkit for Educators
Shares the techniques of
successful educators through
videos that chronicle their
stories, as well as an
anthology of best practices,
collaborative activities and
research.
http://leadingsuccess.org/
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