Resources

Helpful tips from a Howard University student & KIPP Gaston College Prep alumna on making the financial aspect of college less overwhelming.

These questions and answers provide information about student financial aid for undocumented students, as well as guidance for a specific subgroup of undocumented students who have received Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

This document dispels common myths about college scholarships.

This framework outlines our approach to college persistence and includes the keys to student success, key advisor coaching practices, and conditions that are needed to facilitate effective student coaching.

This is an assessment tool to check in with students, track progress, and target support across caseloads. This tool is designed for supporting 4-year students in the summer before college starts, and then in years 1-2.

This is an assessment tool to check in with students, track progress, and target support across caseloads. This tool is designed for supporting 2-year students in the summer before college starts, and then in years 1-2, with a focus on 4-year transfer.

Internal and external research led us to develop this framework which highlights the pathway for Community College bound students who intend to earn an A.A. and/or transfer to a 4-year university.

A checklist for counselors to help strategically manage their caseload on a semesterly, monthly, weekly, and daily basis.

An interactive workbook for students to start exploring career interests and aspirations, and to make connections between those interests and potential career paths. This resource can be used in conjunction with the 2-Year College and Career Plan.

Research from the Brookings Institute, authored by Caroline Hoxby and Christopher Avery. This research, coupled with other studies on undermatching, has helped drive our approach to Match Matters.