Still Have Questions?

Below you will find additional information and links to resources for the following:

• Special Needs Students (IEP or 504 Plans)
• First-Generation, Low-Income, and Under-Represented Students
• Student-Athletes
• Gap Year
• Military Academies & Today's Military
• Visual and Performing Arts

Special Needs Students (IEP or 504 Plans)

Book Recommendation:  The K & W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities Or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

This book is a comprehensive resource for selecting the right college for students with learning disabilities.  The K&W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities includes profiles of over 300 schools, advice from specialists in the field of learning disabilities, and strategies to help students find the best match for their needs.

College Board Services for Students with Disabilities

ACT Accommodations

Test Optional Colleges -- FairTest.org


First-Generation College, Low-Income, and Underrepresented Students

I'm First

FastWeb Field Guide for First Generation College Students

College Greenlight

QuestBridge

Colleges That Offer Fly-In and Diversity Programs

Article: Diversity Fly-in Programs Make Campus Visits Accessible

Student Athletes

Get In the Game -- Tips for Student-Athletes and Their Families

College Board -- Advice for Student Athletes

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Eligibility Center

National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Eligibility Center

National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Eligibility Center

Gap Year

Gap Year Information on NACAC Site

Gap Year Information from College Board
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Organized Gap Year Programs

AmeriCorps

Carpe Diem Education

Global Citizen Year

Global Gap Program

Leap Now

National Outdoor Leadership School

Where There Be Dragons

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Military Academies & Today's Military

Air Force Academy Admissions

Coast Guard Academy Admissions

Merchant Marine Academy Admissions

Naval Academy Admissions

West Point Admissions

Today's Military Paying for College (Department of Defense Site)

Visual and Performing Arts

Book Recommendation:  Buck and Schoenberg:  A Guide To Choices in The Visual and Performing Arts

Interlochen Performing and Visual Arts College Fair

Auditioning for College

Explore Skilled Trades

Michigan Going PRO