BigFuture Toolkit for Counselors
BigFuture is a free and personalized online guide to help students plan for college, pay for college, and explore careers. We’ve put together this collection of counselor resources to help your students learn more about post-secondary planning. In this toolkit, you’ll find ready-to-use resources such as PowerPoints, lesson plans, handouts, and demonstrations.
BigFuture Posters
BigFuture Posters
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BigFuture Poster Order Form
We created new BigFuture posters that promote our tools that help students plan for college, pay for college, and explore careers. There are four posters with unique QR codes that take students to BigFuture. In February, educators and administrators can order these free posters to be mailed to their school by completing this form by February 17 (one set of posters per school). Click here to order yours.
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BigFuture Printable Posters
We created new BigFuture posters that are available for you to download and print. These posters include QR codes that directs students to BigFuture Tools.
- Current as of 2/3/2023
- 6.3 MB
Plan for College
Plan for College
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BigFuture Overview Handout
This flyer shows students how BigFuture can help them plan for college, pay for college, and explore careers.
- Current as of 8/16/2022
- 956 KB
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BigFuture College Search Website
Explore the BigFuture College Search tool. Students can search and filter over 3,000 college profiles with rich content about campus life and admissions provided by the colleges themselves.
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BigFuture College Search Demo Video
This demonstration will walk you through the new BigFuture College Search tool. College Search allows students to begin their exploration with one of the four most widely used filters: Location, Majors, Type, and Campus Life.
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BigFuture College Search Worksheet
Give this time-saving planning worksheet to your students prior to doing a classroom guidance session so they can review and select the available filters for researching colleges.
- Current as of 1/13/2023
- 112.09 KB
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Build a College List Lesson Plan
Use this lesson plan to outline the factors students should consider when researching colleges by utilizing the College Search tool on BigFuture, and provide guidance about building and saving a college list on BigFuture.
- Current as of 1/20/2023
- 162.5 KB
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Build a College List PowerPoint
Use this PowerPoint to guide your students through building a college list using BigFuture College Search. You may use the accompanying lesson plan along with the PowerPoint.
- Current as of 5/24/2022
- 1.65 MB
Pay for College
Pay for College
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BigFuture Scholarships Website
Learn more about BigFuture Scholarships, which awards students for taking important steps toward college.
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BigFuture Scholarships Flyer
Use this flyer to show students the six steps they can take to become eligible for $500 and $40,000 scholarships.
- 599.96 KB
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Timeline of BigFuture Scholarship Drawings
This flyer shows how many scholarships will be awarded and when.
- 402.77 KB
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Student Search Service Website
Colleges are looking for students just like yours. One click can help them learn about colleges across the country without ever leaving home.
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Connect with Colleges: Student Search Service Flyer (Educator)
Use this flyer to help your students take the first step in their college and scholarship search by opting into Student Search Service.
- Current as of 5/24/2022
- 451.76 KB
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Connect with Colleges: Student Search Service Flyer (Student)
Use this student-specific flyer to let students know how they can launch their college and scholarship search by opting into Student Search Service.
- Current as of 5/24/2022
- 524.59 KB
Explore Careers
Explore Careers
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Career Search Website
Encourage your students to use BigFuture to explore their interests and related careers.