Resources

Overviews

• Practical approaches to advising: High school programs create support systems for students transitioning from high school to college
• Venture to a New Frontier, Our Local High Schools via Academic Advising Today
• A High School Advisory Program as a Vehicle to Success via Academic Advising Today
• The role of class in delaying transition to college via The Review of Higher Education

• High School to College Interest Group information
• Advice for first-year college students PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Drew Appleby, IUPUI
• Are high school marks enough? via University Affairs (Canada)
• Claiming Common Ground: State Policy Making for Improving College Readiness and Success
• College Answer Guy
• College Prep 101 Oklahoma State University
• Census reveals plummeting U.S. birthrates via USA Today
• Does earning college credit during high school prepare students? via the Des Moines Register
• Florida Academic Counseling & Tracking for Students
• For Some High School Students, Going to College Isn't the Answer via The Chronicle of Higher Education*
• Higher education leaders must boost college completion efforts, U.S. Education Department's Kanter says via Diverse Issues
• High School Failing to Teach the Right Subjects via SignOnSanDiego.com
• Ready for College and Ready for Work: Same or Different?
• How College is Different from High School via Indiana University
• Different Paths Lead to a Degree
• First in the Family.org
• First-Generation Students and College Choice via Magna Publications
• Foster children matriculating to college
• Georgia to require students to pick career path via the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
• Going to college: A guide for teens with disabilities
• Higher education is goal of GED overhaul via edweek.org
• High schoolers who work less likely to finish college via USA Today
• Higher education stats stir new concerns in USA via USA Today
• Just Graduated? You can advise high school students about college
• Analyzing How Students Choose Colleges Is Key Topic at Meeting of Planners via The Chronicle*
• MatchCollege.com
• Middle colleges grow in number and target lower-income, minority students via Diverse Education
• Obstacles on the Route From High School to College via The Chronicle of Higher Education*
• Preparing first-generation students for academic success via Academic Impressions
• Preparing for Placement exams
• Report Card on Colleges Finds U.S. Is Slipping via The Chronicle of Higher Education *
• School enrollment in the United States: 2008 via the US Census Bureau
• SchoolsIntheUSA.com college match site
• Should all kids go to college? via The Nation
• Student Readiness: the Challenge for Colleges via The Chronicle of Higher Education*
• Student Responsibilities in advising
• Suggestions for new college students
• Tips for outreach to local high schools via Academic Impressions
• Transitioning Between High School and College via University of Michigan
• Vantage Point: An Important Tool for Advising at Research Universities
• Average tuition costs via College Board
• What Professors and Teachers Think: A Perception Gap Over Students' Preparation via The Chronicle of Higher Education

* * Note: you may need your institution's password for The Chronicle site