For High School Students and Guidance Counselors
Contact the ACM colleges
For more information about individual ACM colleges, contact their admission offices or visit their websites.
Resources for high school students and their parents
ACM has materials to help high school students and their parents as they explore college options, including:
- College Guides on a variety of topics: Going to a college fair, campus visits, writing a college application essay, a college evaluation chart, and questions to ask colleges about financial aid;
- The Pre-College Planner, information for students about the college selection process;
- Guia para padres (the Pre-College Planner for Parents in Spanish).
Resources for guidance counselors
ACM Summer Institutes for Counselors
- Finding Fit in Selective College Admissions - ACM held a Summer Institute for Counselors on June 21, 2011 in downtown Chicago. Visit the 2011 Summer Institute webpage for links to materials from the sessions at the Institute.
- Handouts used at the 2010 Summer Institute for Counselors on June 23, 2010 in Chicago are available to download.
ACM Publications
ACM publications are available in PDF format to help students and families understand the college selection process!
- The Pre-College Planner provides a concise overview -- from self-assessment through application -- of how students can find colleges to match their goals.
- Guia para padres (the Pre-College Planner for Parents in Spanish) takes parents through the college search, step by step.