First in the Family: Practical Ideas for Helping First Generation and At Risk

Students Go to College and Find Success

Aliza Gilbert

College Counselor

Highland Park High School

Highland Park, IL

Who is my target population?

Students or Parents?

Students

• Middle School

• Junior High

• High School

Parents

• Motivation

Parents

• Information *ACM Pre-College Planner for Parents (available in Spanish) *NACAC Guide for Parents (available in Spanish)*Tips for Parents with Middle School/High School Teens

• Guidance

Printed Resources for Counselors

• Guiding the Way to Higher Education: Families, Counselors and Communities Together - A guide to presenting parent workshops that promote educational success with students (NACAC)

• Fundamentals of College Admission Counseling – Chapter 10: Early College Awareness the Middle School Years written by Susan Street (NACAC)

Websites• First in the Family: Advice about college

www.firstinthefamily.org• Advice About College from First-Generation Students

www.nextgenerationpress.org• Tips for First-Generation College Students

www.ecampustours.com• Unique Concerns of First-Generation College Students

www.fastweb.com

• All NACAC publications can be downloaded at nacacnet.org

• Average Family Income by Educational Attainment of Householder, 2006

www.postsecondary.org• College Planning Calendars Grades 7-12

www.collegeaccesscenter.org• Dream to Reality

www.collegezone.com• Mapping –your-future

www.mappingyourfuture.org