* They learn about the range of options available to them.
* They engage in the planning process early enough to meet college and financial aid deadlines.
* They receive guidance, support, and encouragement at all stages.
Informed by those key lessons, the guide tracks the many steps in the college search, application, and selection process, suggesting ways to incorporate a match focus at each stage: creating a match culture, identifying match colleges, applying to match colleges, assessing the costs of various college options, selecting a college, and enrolling in college. Because many students question their ability to succeed academically or fit in socially at a selective college, and because they may hesitate to enroll even when they receive good advice and encouragement, the guide offers tips and strategies to help students build the confidence they need to pursue the best college education available to them. Each section also suggests tools and resources in the form of websites and printed materials that counselors, advisers, and students can use, as well as case studies to illustrate the experiences of College Match participants throughout the process.
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- Ford Foundation
- Joyce Foundation
- Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
- Teagle Foundation
- Spencer Foundation
- Heckscher Foundation for Children
- Lumina Foundation for Education
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
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