Resources

Articles, webinars, and podcasts, oh my!

Here you'll find helpful resources to guide you through every step of the college and career planning process, including webinars on how to build your college list, FAFSA guide videos, career fit quizzes, and more!

College & Career Readiness Timelines


Click a button below to see an overview of what students in that grade level can do in each season of the school year to prepare themselves for success after high school.

Keep on scrolling down for more helpful resources!

Self-Discovery & Exploration

Get to Know Yourself:

O*Net Interests Profiler - Discover which career(s) might be a good fit for you, and then meet with Mrs. Sartore to discuss your results!

16 Personalities - this easy personality quiz can help you better understand your self, your strengths, and how those can help you choose a career you will love. If you take the test, share your results with Mrs. Sartore!


Find a Major:

CrashCourse: How to Choose A Major (11:23)

Ultimate Guide to Choosing A College Degree (19:48)


Find a College:

Cialfo - Cialfo is a college search and application platform that is free to all OCSI students. Login using your school email address. If you have trouble logging in, email Mrs. Sartore for help. Parents, if you would like to be added as a guardian to your child's Cialfo account, please sign up here.

Match by Concourse - Match is a free platform where universities apply to students. Students complete their profile on Match, thousands of partner universities are able to view their application (without viewing the student's personal identifying information) and send real admission (and perhaps financial aid) offers to students. Students then decide if they are interested in that school or not interested. Contact Mrs. Sartore if you'd like to create a profile. Click here for a video tutorial to get started.

College Data: A free college search engine that allows you to search by area, size, cost, admission rates, and more. One particularly helpful feature of this website is that when you click on a school, you can see general facts about the school, including "Average Indebtedness of [Recent] Graduates," which gives you a sense of the actual cost of attending.
**For reference, according to the College Board, among 2022-2023 bachelor's degree recipients from public and private nonprofit four-year institutions, the average debt among borrowers was $29,300. Source: Trends in Student Aid 

College Admissions

Financial Aid (Scholarships, FAFSA, CSS Profile, etc...)

Career-Specific

Essay Writing