Game Plan:
College

Game Plan: College provides free information, advice and support designed to help high school students plan for and pursue their educational and career goals beyond high school. Through workshops, advising, and special events, students gain the knowledge and skills they need to identify their best-fit college or postsecondary option. Our Game Plan: College team is dedicated to ensuring that all students have the support they need to achieve the futures they envision. 

All Game Plan: College programs and services are free and open to high school students who reside in Durham County. The program targets students who come from families with unmet financial need, students who will be the first in their families to attend college, or students who are members of a traditionally underrepresented racial group.

Many students are first introduced to Game Plan: College through a workshop held at their school or at the Emily K Center. Our workshops are designed to address the specific college access needs of high school students at varying points in their high school careers and can be tailored to any audience. Typical workshop topics include:

• Goal setting
• College knowledge
• Building a four-year plan
• The college-career connection
• Building a leadership profile
• College match and fit
• Standardized testing
• Understanding and navigating the college admissions process
• Paying for college

Interested in hosting a workshop at your school or community group? Please contact us!

Designed to assist students who want more support on their postsecondary journey, one-on-one advising sessions are offered virtually, with plans to resume in-person sessions when it is safe to do so. Students can set up an appointment with our professional college access staff to discuss a variety of college access topics including:

• Creating a college list
• Completing a college application
• Navigating the financial aid process
• Writing college essays
• Selecting a college
• Completing the college enrollment process

One-on-one advising sessions are offered free of charge, and there is no minimum or maximum number of sessions required.

Click here to schedule an appointment with a Postsecondary Access Advisor.

Throughout the year, Game Plan: College hosts a variety of college access events and workshops designed to address specific needs of high school students. These events include:

• FAFSA Night — A free, fall event designed to help students and families complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
• ACT/SAT Prep — A free, multi-week series that serves a small group of juniors and seniors and helps prepare them for standardized testing
• Spring College Information Fair — A free, one-day event featuring college access workshops and a college fair with admissions representatives from across the country
• Summer Intensive — A free, multi-week series designed for rising high school seniors that helps them get a jump start on the college application process

For more information on these or other upcoming Game Plan: College events, check out the Game Plan: College calendar.