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