Galena Park ISD Advanced Academics
This website contains videos specifically for Galena Park ISD students to begin their college and career search. If you are interested in learning more about applying to college watch "Applying to an Elite School" under the Spotlighted Videos and Admissions, Majors and More. 

Big Future College Search
You’re probably looking to make sure your college of choice offers your major. Maybe after making a lower SAT or ACT score than you hoped, you’re just worried where you can get in! Perhaps location is your number one priority, or keeping costs low. Or maybe you care more about whether your school has a great football team?
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College Vine
You can enter your GPA, test scores, and resume, and College Vine will create a "chancing profile" that tells you how likely you are to be accepted at all of the colleges on your college list! Need to add more reach, target, or safety school? You can browse the list it provides. Want to know what you need to do to be a better candidate for your colleges? It shows that, too. Plus they have workshops and all kinds of stuff. CREATE THIS ACCOUNT. You won't regret it!

Tomorrow Ready Texas
This website is designed for families to get personalized support in planning their teen's educational and career journey. The resources are matched by grade level and include support for those with specific disabilities. There are specific timelines to help with college planning, financial wellness, jobs and careers, life skills, and military readiness. Students can learn about all their options, including joining the workforce and living independently. 

The College Scorecard
A resource provided by the US Department of Education in order to directly compare colleges and universities based on three important criteria: average cost, graduation rate, and salary after attending. Input information about what you’re looking for in a college in order to directly compare options available to you, ranked by highest score.

College Simply
You can enter your GPA and test scores, along with other information about what you want in a college, and College Simply will make your college list! It even has a way to sort by Reach, Target, and Safety schools! And it has tons of information about each college. Highly recommend!

College Navigator
Choose colleges by using their tools to help you compare actual price (based on your family's income), requirements, programs, and much more. Fantastic resource!

Own your Own Future
Start owning your own future by exploring resources that will help you on your path to college. The whole site is organized by grade to make sure you get the exact info you need. So that's where we begin...

College for all Texans
This page provides an enormous amount of important information on how to pay for college and for each of the individual steps.

Edmit.Me
A new resource for comparing colleges and finding out about costs, scholarships, and your chances of getting in.

Texas Genuine
Take a quiz to help you find a career, then research the different paths you can take. BONUS: It has a feature that shows you which colleges offer programs for the career path you want!

NACAC Guide to College Admissions
Looking for an exhaustive guide to helping your child apply to college? Check out this document. It includes timelines for junior and senior year as well as a thorough explanation of exceptional circumstances, including wait lists, transferring, and transitioning to college. 

Guide to Completing the ApplyTexas for Undocumented Students
This document is meant to help students who are undocumented or have DACA status fill out the college application to Texas public universities in a way that is honest and safe. It includes brief explanations about the significance of residency questions and how they will impact the tuition students will be charged.