School Counselor Resources

Practice Test Resources:

• ACT Free ACT Practice Tests & Prep
• Mometrix ACT Practice Test
• High School Test Prep

4-Year Schools: Information for any of the schools in the University of Wisconsin System.

• Universities of Wisconsin Guidebook

Technical Colleges: Information for any of the schools in the Wisconsin Technical College System.

Private Colleges: Information for any of the Wisconsin Private Colleges.

Here are some other comparison tools for Wisconsin Colleges:

• University HQ
• Intelligent: Best Colleges in America of 2025

Minnesota College Guidebooks:

• Minnesota State Colleges Guidebook
• Private Minnesota Colleges Guidebook

Information to help seniors (students) transition to college.

Ideas about what kinds of questions to ask on a campus tour.

Here is another resource to help you find your college fit.

Track which colleges and scholarships you’ve applied to.

Some college applications have essay prompts that require you to respond by writing about your own experiences. This is your time to shine! Remember, the admissions committee wants to know YOU and what strengths, perspectives, and ambitions you bring to their school. Share as much as you are comfortable.

You will also want to save every piece of writing you create for the college application process. The chances that you will use all or pieces of something you have written again (like responding to a scholarship essay prompt) are GREAT! Don’t reinvent the wheel with every essay! You may also want to create a College Essay folder on your Google Drive so that you save and can easily find the essays you have written.

Essay Writing Tips and Tricks

FAFSA information video

Resources provided by Federal Student Aid (FSA) to help you complete the FAFSA:

• "Who's the Parent on the FAFSA® Form?" Wizard – A new, stand-alone tool to help students and families determine who will need to provide contributor information on the 2025–26 FAFSA® form prior to starting the application.
• "Creating Your StudentAid.gov Account" Page – A new resource that explains what families and partners need to know about creating a StudentAid.gov account.
• Pro Tips for Completing the FAFSA® Form – Updated tips for preparing to complete and submit the FAFSA® form. This resource will also be linked from the StudentAid.gov Dashboard to promote easier access for students and their required contributor(s).
• Federal Student Aid Estimator – The tool provides an estimate of the 2025–26 Student Aid Index and Federal Pell Grant eligibility calculation.
• Federal Student Aid YouTube Channel: FAFSA® Videos – Updated videos to help students and families understand the importance of the FAFSA® form, who is a FAFSA® contributor, and what happens after submitting the form.

Create your FSA ID

FAFSA Application

Raise Me -RaiseMe helps students in 9th - 12 grades to discover colleges and earn scholarships for academic and extracurricular achievements throughout high school.  Over 100 colleges are awarding Micro-Scholarships on RaiseMe and many more have begun the process of joining.

• A short presentation about Raise Me

The Midwest Student Exchange Program (MSEP) is a tuition reduction program that makes attending out-of-state colleges and universities more affordable for non-resident students. When you enroll in the MSEP at a participating institution, you receive a reduced tuition rate, giving you a wider range of education options. More than 35 colleges and universities in Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin participate in the MSEP. More information about MSEP.

There is no better time than now to create an information sheet that summarizes your high school activities. You will use this on college applications, scholarships. Sometimes it is also helpful to give your recommenders ideas about what you’d like written in your letter of recommendation. For a space to track your high school activities and accomplishments, check out this Brag Sheet.

• College-Bound Senior Checklist
• College-Bound Junior Checklist
• College Visit Guide
• Work & Military Checklist

• College Board - Explore careers - See which jobs match your interests and skills.
• Meyers Brigs short version - A great way to get a fun summary of who you are and the types of work that suit you best
• Typology Test - A free personality test which uniquely combines two powerful systems for evaluating personality type – Jungian Cognitive Functions and Personality Dichotomies
• Mymajors.com - After a brief 'interview', MyMajors recommends six majors to the student from among the 63 most commonly offered 4-year college and university majors.
• Schoolfinder.com - A 3-step career quiz. You will need to create a username and password, but it is free
• CareerOneStop -Use Career Clusters to find occupations that fit your interests and then take a more in-depth look with career videos, occupational profiles, and more. 
• My Majors Quiz - This is a new resource offered by the Universities of Wisconsin. It is a 15 minute quiz that helps you find majors at each of the UW Schools that might match your interests.