Resources
Common Scholarship Myths
This document dispels common myths about college scholarships.
Persistence Framework
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.
Pre-College Persistence Benchmark Tool: Pre-College and Years 1 & 2 of a 4-Year College Career
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.
Pre-College Persistence Benchmark Tool: Pre-College and Years 1 & 2 of a 2-Year College Career
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.
Community College Milestones
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.
Strategic Caseload Management Checklist
A checklist for counselors to help strategically manage their caseload on a semesterly, monthly, weekly, and daily basis.
Career Exploration Workbook
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.
The Missing “One-Offs”: The Hidden Supply of High-Achieving, Low-Income Students
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.
The Rising Cost of Not Going to College
Findings from a Pew Research Center survey showing the increasing value of a college degree and the declining value of a high school diploma.
Diplomas and Dropout: Which Colleges Actually Graduate Their Students (And Which Don’t)
This report documents the dramatic variation in grad rates across more than 1,300 of the nation's colleges and universities, and the implications of their institutional practices on college completion.