STUDENTS AND FAMILIES
Late High School
11th and 12th grade
Prepare for college and career.
Your junior and senior year come with a lot of big decisions.
What do you want to do next? College? Career? Military?
Our tools will help you explore costs and benefits of
all these options.
Understand options.
As you approach the end of high school, there are a number of paths – join the workforce, enlist in the military, go to college or technical school. You may want to play college athletics or work during school. Use these tools (and get help from your counselor!) to check out what’s available.
Explore careers.
By now you probably have some ideas about what you’d like to do, but there are so many more jobs out there than you can even imagine! Explore our career planning tools to match your interests and skills to things like your desired income and lifestyle.
Apply for college.
If college is in your future, we’re here to help. Learn about the specifics of each type of application and find tools to help you on your way. Still stressing about those pesky admission tests? Find tools for those, too!
Plan your finances for after graduation.
If you ask students and families what they’re most worried about after graduation, the answer is generally the same: money. Students are worried about finding jobs that pay well or getting financial aid to help them in college. Use our financial planning tools to start preparing now.
Featured Tools for 11th and 12th Grade
COLLEGE PLANNING | FINANCES
College Scorecard
Compare colleges and universities based on information such as average cost, graduation rate, and salary after graduation.
JOBS AND CAREERS
Texas Career Check
Learn about hundreds of careers with this career search for high school students. Explore salaries, popularity, and more.
COLLEGE PLANNING
Khan Academy SAT Prep
Prepare students for the SAT with lessons and practice tests from this official partner of the College Board.
Important Dates and Deadlines
FEB-MAR
GRADE 11
Take the SAT or ACT
FEB-MAR
GRADE 11
Select your courses for next year!
MAY
1
GRADE 12
National Decision Day: Pick your college!
MAY
GRADE 12
Take the TSIA to exempt out of college prep courses
All Resources for Late High School
Endorsements
Tomorrow Ready Texas
FAMILY RESOURCES
Tomorrow Ready Texas is a free college and career planning resource for parents and guardians of students in 8th grade through 12th grade.
Grad Requirements
Tomorrow Ready Texas
FAMILY RESOURCES
Tomorrow Ready Texas is a free college and career planning resource for parents and guardians of students in 8th grade through 12th grade.
Financial aid graduation requirement
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Find comprehensive information and resources for students, their families, counselors and advisors, and community partners to meet the financial aid graduation requirement.
Jobs and Careers
Texas Reality Check
JOBS AND CAREERS | FINANCES
Curious how your college and career path will impact your future income? How easy it will be to pay off student loans? Find out.
Texas Career Check
JOBS AND CAREERS
Learn about hundreds of careers with this career search for high school students. Explore salaries, popularity, and more.
Your Bright Future
COLLEGE PLANNING | JOBS AND CAREERS
Use the resources on this site to help students explore careers. Your Bright Future is the Texas Workforce Commission hub for informing high school students about labor market Information.
Roadtrip Nation
JOBS AND CAREERS
Students travel across the nation to talk to their heroes and job crushes and understand college and career decisions along the way.
Texas Internship Challenge
JOBS AND CAREERS
High schoolers explore careers and gain real-world experience in order to become more workforce ready. Employers also take the challenge.
Texas Wages
JOBS AND CAREERS | FINANCES
Help students explore the difference between future careers and how much they pay with this simple tool from the Texas Workforce Commission.
AutoCoder
JOBS AND CAREERS
This resource helps students quickly locate O*Net codes, used to find more information on specific occupations, by simply typing in keywords or phrases.
TWC Help Wanted Online
JOBS AND CAREERS
This resource from the Texas Workforce Commission enables students to look at available jobs and explore technical education options.
My Next Move
COLLEGE PLANNING | JOBS AND CAREERS
In this resource from the US Department of Labor, explore the skills, education, and even the personality traits necessary for various careers.
Tomorrow Ready Texas
FAMILY RESOURCES
Tomorrow Ready Texas is a free college and career planning resource for parents and guardians of students in 8th grade through 12th grade.
College Planning
Roadtrip Texas: The Importance of Extracurriculars in High School
PLANNING FOR COLLEGE
Getting involved in clubs and activities in high school can help set you up for success in college. In this video, students share how their after-school activities helped them learn about passions and time management.
Roadtrip Texas: How Students Can Build a Support Network in College
PLANNING FOR COLLEGE
Going to college can be scary because it means finding a whole new group of friends and study buddies. College students from all different backgrounds talk about how they found their footing in this video.
Roadtrip Texas: Summer Before College
COLLEGE PLANNING
The summer after high school can be overwhelming if you're college-bound. Financial aid, registration, planning -- your to-do list can get pretty lengthy. Students like you describe how they conquered it in this video.
Roadtrip Texas: Study Habits for the College-Bound
PLANNING FOR COLLEGE
Heading to college means more self-direction, so study habits are important. College students from different backgrounds and schools share their experience shaping a study schedule that works in this video.
Roadtrip Texas: Leaving Home for College
COLLEGE PLANNING
High school students, explore the reality of moving away to college through the eyes of these students who have already made the decision. Interviews with college students from varied backgrounds can give you a better idea of the pros and cons of leaving home, and what's right for you.
THECB Student Loans
FINANCIAL AID
Since 1965, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) has provided low-interest student loans in Texas to Texas residents who are eligible to pay in-state tuition.
Adventures in Education
FINANCES
Access financial aid information, money management tools, and scholarship opportunities as students prepare to pay for college.
Federal Student Aid
FINANCES
Understand exactly how FAFSA funds are distributed and benefit students with this tool from the US Department of Education.
College for All Texans
COLLEGE PLANNING | FINANCES
Find out your options on how to pay for college education costs. Understand tuition and fees, financial aid, and scholarships and loans.
College Scorecard
COLLEGE PLANNING | FINANCES
Compare colleges and universities based on information such as average cost, graduation rate, and salary after graduation.
Texas GEAR UP
COLLEGE PLANNING
High school students plan for college and career with resources provided by Texas GEAR UP. Interactive games and tools set them on the path to future success.
BigFuture
COLLEGE PLANNING
Learn what colleges offer your major, where you can get in, how much schools cost, and more with this College Board resource.
Texas Career Check
JOBS AND CAREERS
Learn about hundreds of careers with this career search for high school students. Explore salaries, popularity, and more.
Your Bright Future
COLLEGE PLANNING | JOBS AND CAREERS
Use the resources on this site to help students explore careers. Your Bright Future is the Texas Workforce Commission hub for informing high school students about labor market Information.
Roadtrip Nation
JOBS AND CAREERS
Students travel across the nation to talk to their heroes and job crushes and understand college and career decisions along the way.
Khan Academy SAT Prep
COLLEGE PLANNING
Prepare students for the SAT with lessons and practice tests from this official partner of the College Board.
My Next Move
COLLEGE PLANNING | JOBS AND CAREERS
In this resource from the US Department of Labor, explore the skills, education, and even the personality traits necessary for various careers.
Common App Ready
APPLYING TO COLLEGE
The Common Application provides this resource full of college essay writing tips, guidance on college recommendations, understanding application fees, fee waivers, and more.
Tomorrow Ready Texas
FAMILY RESOURCES
Tomorrow Ready Texas is a free college and career planning resource for parents and guardians of students in 8th grade through 12th grade.
Texas College Bridge
COLLEGE PLANNING
Free and fully online, Texas College Bridge is a personalized, adaptive learning platform that helps prepare high school seniors for college.
Future Focused TX
COLLEGE PLANNING
Future Focused TX is a campaign to keep our Texas students on course to college despite COVID-19.
College and Career Support from Texas College Bridge
COLLEGE PLANNING
College and Career Support offers step-by-step guidance for juniors and seniors preparing for college. And don’t miss a supplemental advising guide from Texas OnCourse.
Financial aid graduation requirement
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Find comprehensive information and resources for students, their families, counselors and advisors, and community partners to meet the financial aid graduation requirement.
Applying to College
Webinar: College Essays, Writing Samples, and Resumes
APPLYING TO COLLEGE
In this webinar, we explore college application essays, writing samples, and resumes, and connect with representatives from the Common Application and ApplyTexas.
ApplyTexas
APPLYING TO COLLEGE
Apply to all Texas two- and four-year public schools, and some private schools, with this streamlined application.
The Common Application
APPLYING TO COLLEGE
The Common Application is a central application to public and private universities across the country. Understand and apply.
FAFSA
FINANCES
Federal funding is the largest source of financial aid. Apply for grants, loans, and other types of aid with this free application.
The Coalition Application
APPLYING TO COLLEGE
The Coalition Application makes applying to college more accessible for low-income and first-generation students.
Common App Ready
APPLYING TO COLLEGE
The Common Application provides this resource full of college essay writing tips, guidance on college recommendations, understanding application fees, fee waivers, and more.
Tomorrow Ready Texas
FAMILY RESOURCES
Tomorrow Ready Texas is a free college and career planning resource for parents and guardians of students in 8th grade through 12th grade.
Finances
Roadtrip Texas: Paying for College
FINANCES
Many students feel stress and apprehension about paying for college. In this video, students like you discuss the ways in which they tackled this problem, from school selection to scholarship applications and more.
THECB Student Loans
FINANCIAL AID
Since 1965, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) has provided low-interest student loans in Texas to Texas residents who are eligible to pay in-state tuition.
Texas Reality Check
JOBS AND CAREERS | FINANCES
Curious how your college and career path will impact your future income? How easy it will be to pay off student loans? Find out.
Adventures in Education
FINANCES
Access financial aid information, money management tools, and scholarship opportunities as students prepare to pay for college.
FAFSA
FINANCES
Federal funding is the largest source of financial aid. Apply for grants, loans, and other types of aid with this free application.
Federal Student Aid
FINANCES
Understand exactly how FAFSA funds are distributed and benefit students with this tool from the US Department of Education.
Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA)
FINANCES
This financial aid application allows students that are ineligible to complete the FAFSA to apply for state financial aid programs in Texas.
College for All Texans
COLLEGE PLANNING | FINANCES
Find out your options on how to pay for college education costs. Understand tuition and fees, financial aid, and scholarships and loans.
College Scorecard
COLLEGE PLANNING | FINANCES
Compare colleges and universities based on information such as average cost, graduation rate, and salary after graduation.
BigFuture
COLLEGE PLANNING
Learn what colleges offer your major, where you can get in, how much schools cost, and more with this College Board resource.
Texas Career Check
JOBS AND CAREERS
Learn about hundreds of careers with this career search for high school students. Explore salaries, popularity, and more.
Texas Wages
JOBS AND CAREERS | FINANCES
Help students explore the difference between future careers and how much they pay with this simple tool from the Texas Workforce Commission.
Tomorrow Ready Texas
FAMILY RESOURCES
Tomorrow Ready Texas is a free college and career planning resource for parents and guardians of students in 8th grade through 12th grade.
Financial aid graduation requirement
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Find comprehensive information and resources for students, their families, counselors and advisors, and community partners to meet the financial aid graduation requirement.