Resources
Muskegon Opportunity has compiled a number of resources on finishing high school, planning for post-secondary education and paying for college to help families get ready for the future.
We invite you to browse through these links and print off the documents that might be useful, and we encourage you to contact us if you have any questions.
Muskegon Opportunity information
Community engagement
High-school completion/dropout prevention
College access and readiness
- KnowHow2Go.org
- College.gov
- KnowHow2GoMichigan.org
- Michigan College Access Portal
- Michigan Post-Secondary Handbook
- Sallie Mae: Helping Students Plan
- Sallie Mae: Helping Parents Plan
- Pathways to College: searchable directory of college planning resources
- First in the Family: Advice About College from First-Generation Students
- Muskegon Opportunity college readiness overview
- Muskegon Opportunity junior year checklist
- Muskegon Opportunity senior year checklist
- Muskegon Opportunity suggested college-positive activities for elementary-school students
- Muskegon Opportunity suggested college-positive activities for middle-school students
- Muskegon Opportunity suggested college-positive activities for high-school students
- Muskegon Opportunity Steps To College - lower elementary
- Muskegon Opportunity Steps To College - upper elementary
- Muskegon Opportunity Steps To College - middle school
- Muskegon Opportunity Steps To College - freshman
- Muskegon Opportunity Steps To College - sophomore
- Muskegon Opportunity Steps To College - junior
- Muskegon Opportunity Steps To College - senior
- Michigan High School Athletic Association planning information for college-bound student-athletes
Financial aid
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
- National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
- Cash for College
- Muskegon Opportunity: Financial aid basics
- 2010-11 Community Scholarship Initiative scholarship listing
From our workshops
- College admission types
- College application process basics
- College application materials
- College application tracker (blank)
- College application tracker (sample)
- Financial aid
- College cost basics
- College costs in Michigan
- College applications and essays
- College application/scholarship essay process
- Pre-college resume sample 1
- Pre-college resume sample 2
- Essay brainstorming exercise 1
- Essay brainstorming exercise 2
- Educational development plans
- Educational development plan worksheet
- Campus visit questions
Do you know of other helpful college planning and college readiness resources that should be included in our list? We encourage you to contact us with your suggestions.
