What Students Can Do
Here are some ideas that will help you be successful in school and get on the path to college. Send us a note to recommend the resources you find useful.
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- Think about your education and explore what you can do to be successful with the think MTV, KnowHow2Go, First in the Family or I Make It Happen (for middle schoolers) Web sites.
- Discover how science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) coursework can lead to rewarding careers.
- Get involved in a college access program that puts you on the path to college (especially if you’re a minority or low-income student or the first in your family to go to college, or a student with a disability).
- Find a mentor program in your community.
- Find out what you can do to overcome the challenges that low-income students face in preparing for and paying for college with Breaking through the Barriers to College (PDF), from the USC Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis.
- Find out how to prepare, select and pay for college at Get Ready for College or First Steps to Higher Education.
- Use the Student’s College Planning Guide checklist.
- Find out how you can Help Someone Else Stay in School. From the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network.
