Supplemental Resources
COLLEGE VISITS
►
http://www.nacacnet.org/studentinfo/articles/pages/the
-campus-visit.aspx
►
http://www.princetonreview.com/college-advice/college
-visits
►
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/find-colleges/campus-
visit-guide
►
https://www.cappex.com/media/collegeVisitChecklist.pd
f
►
https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/CollegePlanning/me
dia/pdf/campus-visit-checklist.pdf
COLLEGE FAIRS
►
http://www.nacacnet.org/studentinfo/articles/pages/the
-campus-visit.aspx
►
http://www.nacacnet.org/studentinfo/articles/Pages/Colle
ge-Fair-Tips.aspx
►
http://www.schoolguides.com/collegetips/questions_to
_ask_at_the_college_fair.html
►
http://admissions.vanderbilt.edu/vandybloggers/2015/0
9/8-tips-for-attending-college-fairs/
CAMPUS SAFETY
►
http://www.fastweb.com/student-life/articles/top-
10
-safety-tips-for-college-students
►
http://www.princetonreview.com/college-advice/campus-
safety
►
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articl
es/2014/09/09/10-questions-every-
parent-student-should-ask-about-campus-safety
►
http://ope.ed.gov/campussafety/#/
►
Every college has its on campus safety web page/handbook. Encourag
e students to do research
into college-specific campus safety reports, resources, and pol
icies after they have identified
schools of interest.
DORMS, MEAL PLANS, AND ROOMMATES
►
http://www.fastweb.com/student-life/articles/roommates-
101
►
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/roommate-relations-
101
-207013
►
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/find-colleges/campus-
life/college-roommates-the-basics
►
http://college.usatoday.com/2015/08/03/10-crucial-qu
estions-
to
-ask-your-potential-college-
roommate/
►
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/find-colleges/campus-
life/students-speak-what-life-in-the-dorms-is-really-like
►
http://blog.chegg.com/2015/06/22/survival-tips-for-l
ife-in-a-college-dorm/
►
http://mycollegeguide.org/blog/2011/05/choose-colleg
e-meal-plan/
►
http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/my-money/2014/0
9/14/how-not-
to
-blow-your-
college-meal-plan
►
http://college.usatoday.com/2014/05/14/5-tips-
to
-
eat
-healthy-without-a-meal-plan/
COMMUTING
►
http://www.fastweb.com/student-life/articles/the-5-tip
s-for-commuter-students
►
http://blog.hhgregg.com/tips-for-college-commuters/
►
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-life/1528
346
-special-tips-for-freshman-
commuters.html
►
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articl
es/2011/08/22/5-ways-commuters-
can-make-campus-feel-like-home
Supplemental Resources
This document is the property of the Michigan College Access Netwo
rk and cannot be used without the
consent of that organization.
►
http://college.usatoday.com/2011/09/22/a-commuter-s
tudents-guide-
to
-the-college-galaxy/
MENTAL HEALTH AND STRESS MANAGEMENT
►
http://campusmindworks.org/students/self_care/managing_st
ress.asp
►
http://www.bestcolleges.com/resources/top-5-mental-he
alth-problems-facing-college-students/
►
https://psychiatry.org/news-room/apa-blogs/apa-blog/20
15/08/college-students-coping-with-
stress-and-anxiety-
on
-campus
►
http://www.bu.edu/today/2015/managing-stress-anxiety
-depression/
►
https://www.nami.org/Find-Support/Teens-Young-Adults/
Managing-a-Mental-Health-
Condition-
in
-College
►
http://www.acha.org/ACHA/Resources/Topics/MentalHealt
h.aspx
►
http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/menta
l-health/?_r=0
ACCESSIBILITY AND DISABILITY SUPPORT
►
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transition.ht
ml
►
http://www.bestcolleges.com/resources/disabled-studen
ts/
►
Students should look into the specific resources and support service
s provided at their colleges of
interest.
TEST OPTIONAL COLLEGES
►
http://www.fairtest.org/university/optional
►
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/slide
shows/10-top-ranked-colleges-that-are-
flexible-with-test-scores
►
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articl
es/2015/09/11/the-ins-outs-
of
-
applying-
to
-test-optional-colleges
►
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/test-optional-coll
eges/
NONTRADITIONAL COLLEGES AND CLASSROOMS
►
http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/50-unique-co
lleges-every-non-traditional-student-
should-consider/
►
http://www.collegexpress.com/lists/list/colleges-wit
h-unique-calendars/242/
►
http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/art
icles/2013/01/14/5-tips-
to
-succeed-
in
-
an
-online-course
►
https://www.svcc.edu/students/success/workshops-pdf/
tips-for-taking-online-classes.pdf
►
http://www.campusexplorer.com/college-advice-tips/832
E936F/Top-
10
-Tips-for-Succeeding-
in
-Online-School/
►
http://www.collegexpress.com/articles-and-advice/majo
rs-and-academics/blog/pros-and-cons-
online-college-education/
►
http://www.rasmussen.edu/student-life/blogs/college-l
ife/what-i-wish-someone-told-
me
-
before-taking-online-classes/
STUDENT ATHLETES
►
http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/finances/student-at
hlete-benefits
►
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joie-jagerhyman/post_671
5_b_4639809.html
►
http://www.nacacnet.org/research/PublicationsResources/M
arketplace/student/Documents/Ge
GeGetinthe.pdf
►
Each college will have specific supports for student athletes
. Encourage students to do research.
UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS
►
http://www.nasfaa.org/uploads/documents/ektron/9bbef920-
9549-441f-a931-
a23cc97a3889/b5eb27cfd02d4b1dbefda62566dd9af45.pdf
Supplemental Resources
This document is the property of the Michigan College Access Netwo
rk and cannot be used without the
consent of that organization.
►
http://passthrough.fw-
notify.net/download/654146/http://www2.ed.gov/about/o
verview/focus/supporting-
undocumented-youth.pdf
►
https://mydocumentedlife.org/2016/05/16/770
6/
►
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/get-started/for-undocu
mented-students/questions-and-
answers-about-paying-for-college
LGBTQ
►
https://lgbtq.unc.edu/programs-services/safe-zone/how-
to
-support-lgbt-students
►
https://www.campuspride.org/
►
http://www.campusexplorer.com/college-advice-tips/8A0
AFD52/8-Resources-for-LGBT-
College-Students/
►
http://www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/resources/lgbtq-
student-support/
►
http://www.princetonreview.com/college-advice/lgbtq-c
ollege-guide
MILITARY AND COLLEGE
►
http://www.bestcolleges.com/resources/rotc-programs/
►
https://www.afrotc.com/resources
►
http://benefits.va.gov/gibill/
►
http://www.military.com/education/gi-bill/learn-
to
-use-your-
gi
-bill.html
►
http://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/studentveteran/#sthas
h.vNPj73uW.dpbs
►
https://minnesotaonlinesupport.org/app/answers/detail/
a_id/1223/
►
http://studentveterans.org/
COLLEGE VISITS
►
http://www.nacacnet.org/studentinfo/articles/pages/the
-campus-visit.aspx
►
http://www.princetonreview.com/college-advice/college
-visits
►
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/find-colleges/campus-
visit-guide
►
https://www.cappex.com/media/collegeVisitChecklist.pd
f
►
https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/CollegePlanning/me
dia/pdf/campus-visit-checklist.pdf
COLLEGE FAIRS
►
http://www.nacacnet.org/studentinfo/articles/pages/the
-campus-visit.aspx
►
http://www.nacacnet.org/studentinfo/articles/Pages/Colle
ge-Fair-Tips.aspx
►
http://www.schoolguides.com/collegetips/questions_to
_ask_at_the_college_fair.html
►
http://admissions.vanderbilt.edu/vandybloggers/2015/0
9/8-tips-for-attending-college-fairs/
CAMPUS SAFETY
►
http://www.fastweb.com/student-life/articles/top-
10
-safety-tips-for-college-students
►
http://www.princetonreview.com/college-advice/campus-
safety
►
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articl
es/2014/09/09/10-questions-every-
parent-student-should-ask-about-campus-safety
►
http://ope.ed.gov/campussafety/#/
►
Every college has its on campus safety web page/handbook. Encourag
e students to do research
into college-specific campus safety reports, resources, and pol
icies after they have identified
schools of interest.
DORMS, MEAL PLANS, AND ROOMMATES
►
http://www.fastweb.com/student-life/articles/roommates-
101
►
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/roommate-relations-
101
-207013
►
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/find-colleges/campus-
life/college-roommates-the-basics
►
http://college.usatoday.com/2015/08/03/10-crucial-qu
estions-
to
-ask-your-potential-college-
roommate/
►
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/find-colleges/campus-
life/students-speak-what-life-in-the-dorms-is-really-like
►
http://blog.chegg.com/2015/06/22/survival-tips-for-l
ife-in-a-college-dorm/
►
http://mycollegeguide.org/blog/2011/05/choose-colleg
e-meal-plan/
►
http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/my-money/2014/0
9/14/how-not-
to
-blow-your-
college-meal-plan
►
http://college.usatoday.com/2014/05/14/5-tips-
to
-
eat
-healthy-without-a-meal-plan/
COMMUTING
►
http://www.fastweb.com/student-life/articles/the-5-tip
s-for-commuter-students
►
http://blog.hhgregg.com/tips-for-college-commuters/
►
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-life/1528
346
-special-tips-for-freshman-
commuters.html
►
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articl
es/2011/08/22/5-ways-commuters-
can-make-campus-feel-like-home
Supplemental Resources
This document is the property of the Michigan College Access Netwo
rk and cannot be used without the
consent of that organization.
►
http://college.usatoday.com/2011/09/22/a-commuter-s
tudents-guide-
to
-the-college-galaxy/
MENTAL HEALTH AND STRESS MANAGEMENT
►
http://campusmindworks.org/students/self_care/managing_st
ress.asp
►
http://www.bestcolleges.com/resources/top-5-mental-he
alth-problems-facing-college-students/
►
https://psychiatry.org/news-room/apa-blogs/apa-blog/20
15/08/college-students-coping-with-
stress-and-anxiety-
on
-campus
►
http://www.bu.edu/today/2015/managing-stress-anxiety
-depression/
►
https://www.nami.org/Find-Support/Teens-Young-Adults/
Managing-a-Mental-Health-
Condition-
in
-College
►
http://www.acha.org/ACHA/Resources/Topics/MentalHealt
h.aspx
►
http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/menta
l-health/?_r=0
ACCESSIBILITY AND DISABILITY SUPPORT
►
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transition.ht
ml
►
http://www.bestcolleges.com/resources/disabled-studen
ts/
►
Students should look into the specific resources and support service
s provided at their colleges of
interest.
TEST OPTIONAL COLLEGES
►
http://www.fairtest.org/university/optional
►
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/slide
shows/10-top-ranked-colleges-that-are-
flexible-with-test-scores
►
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articl
es/2015/09/11/the-ins-outs-
of
-
applying-
to
-test-optional-colleges
►
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/test-optional-coll
eges/
NONTRADITIONAL COLLEGES AND CLASSROOMS
►
http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/50-unique-co
lleges-every-non-traditional-student-
should-consider/
►
http://www.collegexpress.com/lists/list/colleges-wit
h-unique-calendars/242/
►
http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/art
icles/2013/01/14/5-tips-
to
-succeed-
in
-
an
-online-course
►
https://www.svcc.edu/students/success/workshops-pdf/
tips-for-taking-online-classes.pdf
►
http://www.campusexplorer.com/college-advice-tips/832
E936F/Top-
10
-Tips-for-Succeeding-
in
-Online-School/
►
http://www.collegexpress.com/articles-and-advice/majo
rs-and-academics/blog/pros-and-cons-
online-college-education/
►
http://www.rasmussen.edu/student-life/blogs/college-l
ife/what-i-wish-someone-told-
me
-
before-taking-online-classes/
STUDENT ATHLETES
►
http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/finances/student-at
hlete-benefits
►
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joie-jagerhyman/post_671
5_b_4639809.html
►
http://www.nacacnet.org/research/PublicationsResources/M
arketplace/student/Documents/Ge
GeGetinthe.pdf
►
Each college will have specific supports for student athletes
. Encourage students to do research.
UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS
►
http://www.nasfaa.org/uploads/documents/ektron/9bbef920-
9549-441f-a931-
a23cc97a3889/b5eb27cfd02d4b1dbefda62566dd9af45.pdf
Supplemental Resources
This document is the property of the Michigan College Access Netwo
rk and cannot be used without the
consent of that organization.
►
http://passthrough.fw-
notify.net/download/654146/http://www2.ed.gov/about/o
verview/focus/supporting-
undocumented-youth.pdf
►
https://mydocumentedlife.org/2016/05/16/770
6/
►
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/get-started/for-undocu
mented-students/questions-and-
answers-about-paying-for-college
LGBTQ
►
https://lgbtq.unc.edu/programs-services/safe-zone/how-
to
-support-lgbt-students
►
https://www.campuspride.org/
►
http://www.campusexplorer.com/college-advice-tips/8A0
AFD52/8-Resources-for-LGBT-
College-Students/
►
http://www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/resources/lgbtq-
student-support/
►
http://www.princetonreview.com/college-advice/lgbtq-c
ollege-guide
MILITARY AND COLLEGE
►
http://www.bestcolleges.com/resources/rotc-programs/
►
https://www.afrotc.com/resources
►
http://benefits.va.gov/gibill/
►
http://www.military.com/education/gi-bill/learn-
to
-use-your-
gi
-bill.html
►
http://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/studentveteran/#sthas
h.vNPj73uW.dpbs
►
https://minnesotaonlinesupport.org/app/answers/detail/
a_id/1223/
►
http://studentveterans.org/