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Top 5 Activities: Remote Activities for High School Juniors and Seniors

This Top 5 list is designed specifically for high school juniors and seniors to help them prepare for, apply to, and pay for postsecondary education. Note: You do not have to be a GEAR UP student to use our resources – they are available to all students!

Financial Aid Calculator

This tool calculates potential awards from the Washington College Grant and Pell Grant programs. 

Handout: Information For First-Year Students

The transition from high school to college is an important milestone. Many students who live on-campus or commute experience a wide range of emotions during their first year at college. These emotions are normal and often occur in five stages. This timeline includes examples of things students commonly face during their first year of college.

Handout: Resource Scenarios

Using your college or university’s website and the handout: Resources & Support Services to Navigate Your Way, identify what resource(s) can help in each scenario on your future campus.

Activity Guide: Preparing Students For The Transition To College

This period can be marked with enthusiasm as well as self-doubt, stress, and uncertainty. College access professionals can use this activity guide to help prepare students and families for the first year after high school, including what to expect and how to navigate common challenges.

Graduate Handbook: Next Steps for First-Year Students

It also covers resources and support, registration, tips for commuters, common stages in the first year, strategies for students planning to transfer, and financial aid information.

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