Resources for Students
Here we have compiled a list of websites that will help you be ready (so you don’t have to get ready!) for college. We also have a list of different Chattanooga-area organizations that, like GEAR UP, are committed to student success.
College Resources
- Virtual college tours YouVisit
- College For TN College for TN
- College Board (associated with the SAT) College Board
- Know How 2 Go for Students Know How 2 Go (Middle and Highschool Students)
- College Readiness Checklist for Sophomores College Readiness (Sophomore)
- College Readiness Checklist for Juniors College Readiness (Juniors)
- College Readiness Checklist for Seniors College Readiness (Seniors)
- Transition Information for First Year College Students Transition Year Student Intro
- Tennessee Financial Aid opportunities Tn.gov
- College for TN’s Resources for High School Students College for TN "About Financial Aid"
- PEF PEF Chattanooga
Scholarships and Financial Aid
- Fastweb Scholarships Fastweb
- Financial Aid Resources (from the federal government!) Student Aid Resources
- Foster Care 2 Success – scholarships for foster youth Foster Care 2 Success
- Tennessee HOPE Scholarship Tn Hope Scholarship
- Federal Pell Grants Student Aid (Pell Grant)
Time Management Tips
- Time Management – from College Board https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/get-started/inside-the-classroom/8-ways-to-take-control-of-your-time
- 40 College Freshman Mistakes to avoid & How to Do That
Financial Literacy Resources
- I.A.M. Ready Center for Foster Youth PFCA I.A.M. Ready Center
- "Financial Empowerment for Youth Who Age of Foster Care" Article here
- The Mint, a financial literacy website The Mint (Teens)
Chattanooga Organizations to Help You Get to College
- Talent Search UTC Talent Search
- Upward Bound UTC Upward Bound
- Upward Bound Math Science UTC Upward Bound Math Science
- PEF PEF Chattanooga
- Girls Inc. Girls Inc. of Chattanooga