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.

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
  • PDF
  • 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 5/31/2022
  • PDF
  • 108.13 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 5/24/2022
  • PDF
  • 111.71 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
  • PDF
  • 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.

  • PDF
  • 2.69 MB

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Timeline of BigFuture Scholarship Drawings

This flyer shows how many scholarships will be awarded and when.

  • PDF
  • 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
  • PDF
  • 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
  • PDF
  • 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.