College Preparation Resources for Students

The Student Lounge

Resources in The Student Lounge help students with disabilities prepare for college, succeed in college, and successfully transition from two-year to four-year postsecondary institutions. They can help young women and men reach critical junctures on a path toward college studies and careers.

Learning About Yourself - explore your learning style and other characteristics that make you you.
Learn from Role Models, Peers, and Mentors
Prepare for College - get ready for success!
Choose a Major and Career - explore options at interactive websites.
Select Colleges and Universities - locate schools that match your interests.
Know Your Rights and Responsibilities - get answers to frequently asked questions.
Succeed in College - tips for success.
Line up Financial Aid - selecting a college and funding an education.
Comprehensive Resources for College Preparation and Success - explore more resources that can help you succeed.

The following resources help parents prepare their children college and careers.

Parents' Guide to Transition - a resource that provides parents with tools to aid their child's transition to postsecondary education and adulthood.
DO-IT Publications for Parents - resources for parents of college-bound children with disabilities.

DO-IT provides the following publications to support online mentoring communities, developing college/career transition programs, and making science and mathematics accessible to students with disabilities, respectively.

Creating an E-Mentoring Community: How DO-IT does it, and how you can do it, too - guidelines for creating an electronic mentoring community.
Creating a Transition Program for Teens: How DO-IT does it, and how you can do it, too - guidelines for creating college and career transition programs for teens.
Making Math, Science and Technology Instruction Accessible to Students with Disabilities - A RESOURCE FOR TEACHERS TEACHER EDUCATORS - comprehensive materials and resources help science, math, and technology teachers fully include students with disabilities in their classes and labs.

DO-IT provides content to help postsecondary faculty, staff, and administrators make services, information resources, courses, and facilities accessible to students with disabilities.

DO-IT maintains a list of Disability-Related Resources on the Internet.

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