College Planning Resources
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College Planning Timelines:
Below are link to sample timelines from the College Board to help guide you in your college planning:
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Local College and University Information
Information about the twelve public universities in Illinois:
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College Search Information
The following are some websites that provide information and resources for the college search process. This is not an exhaustive list, but can help get you started:
- Xello
- Xello is Lake Park's post-secondary planning tool. We want ALL students to use Xello and have lessons for each grade level. See the Xello page on this website for more information.
- BigFuture by the College Board
- Flyer with additional information about BigFuture
- Cappex
- A lot of great resources for college and financial aid
- This link is a list of colleges that are "need-blind" in the admission process.
- Collegevine
- Discover schools, understand your chances for admission, and get personalized guidance for every step of the admissions process.
- ISAC Student Portal Resources
- The Illinois Student Assistance Commission has a wide variety of college research and financial aid resources.
- Lake Park has our own ISAC representative who comes to the College & Career Center to assist students with their post-secondary planning.
- Chicago Area Regional Representatives (CARR)
- CARR has many useful videos for both juniors and seniors regarding the college search process.
- Xello