College Advising

FOR STUDENTS AND MENTORS:

• MMB College Advising Guide

• MMB College Application tracker template

• MMB Recommended College Database

• Senior Year College Application Process Detailed Timeline

FLY IN PROGRAMS & COLLEGE TOURS

PERSONAL STATEMENT

PERSONAL STATEMENT & ESSAY WRITING RESOURCES:

• 8 Tips for Crafting your Best College Essay: College Board

• Free college application essay review via GetSchooled!

• How to Write a College Essay

FEE WAIVERS

FEE WAIVERS FOR COLLEGE APPLICATIONS:

• Option 1: Submit financial information through Common App

• Option 2: Request fee waiver directly through the college (visit their admissions website or call/email the admissions office directly)

• Option 3: NACAC Request for Application Fee Waiver,  NACAC Fee Waiver information

• WATCH: How to submit the Common App (using a fee waiver)

RESOURCES FOR FIRST GEN STUDENTS

RESOURCES FOR FIRST GEN STUDENTS:

• I'm First: An online community of/for first generation college students

• TED Talk: "What I have learned as a first generation student"

• How to Support First-Generation College Students: An article with advice from a student to you

PREPARING FOR COLLEGE INTERVIEWS

COLLEGE INTERVIEW RESOURCES:

• Practice Questions & Tips for a College Interview

• Initial View.com: Free Video Platform Designed to Help Students Spark a Conversation With Admissions Offices Across the United States

ENROLLMENT SUPPORT

ENROLLMENT RESOURCES:

• Estimating Indirect Expenses

• What is SAP and why does it matter?

• Summer Steps to College (Student Matriculation Checklist)

• College Packing List! Things to Take to College Freshman Year

• Everything you need to know about work study