Resources for Guidance Counselors

• Pre-College Planner (PDF only)
• Guia para padres (Pre-College Planner for Parents, in Spanish) - FREE BOOKLET
• College Guides (PDF only)

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Pre-College Planner

The Pre-College Planner provides an overview of the college search and application process. Topics include self-assessment, finding colleges that match your goals, financial assistance, and much more.

Download the Pre-College Planner in PDF format

Note: The Pre-College Planner booklet is out of print and no longer available.

Questions? Contact Scott Lewis (slewis@acm.edu) at ACM, 312-263-5000

 

Guia para padres

This FREE booklet, in Spanish, introduces parents to the college search and application process.

Guia para padres is available online and in print. Also available, online only, is an English translation of the booklet.

Download Guia para padres in PDF format

Download the English translation of Guia para padres in PDF format

To order FREE copies of Guia para padres:

Do you want to distibute copies of Guia para padres to your students' parents? Multiple copies of Guia para padres are FREE. ACM pays for the shipping (by UPS ground in continental U.S.) and handling.

• Download an order form and mail it to: ACM Publications, 205 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 220, Chicago, IL 60606
• Orders may also be faxed to 312/263-5879, Attn: Scott Lewis
• Or contact Scott Lewis (slewis@acm.edu) at ACM, 312-263-5000

 

College Guides

ACM's College Guides are handouts in PDF format that you can download and distribute to your students and their parents. College Guides cover these topics:

• Going to a college fair - what to do before, during and after a college fair
• Campus visits - tips on things to do and questions to ask when students visit college campuses
• Writing a college application essay - suggestions to help your students write their best!
• Questions to ask colleges about financial aid - how families can get the information they need

There are also College Guides for you and your teacher colleagues with advice on writing recommendations for students:

• Writing recommendation letters - Guide for counselors
• Writing recommendation letters - Guide for teachers
   

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