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PA Challenge is
supported by these
Project GRAD partners:

5 Steps Closer to College

		Take a look at the GRAD Road Map.
		Visit your high school’s PA Challenge College Access Center.
		Make an appointment to meet with your PA Challenge College Access Coordinator.
		Find and register for college events on the PA Challenge Calendar.
		Find and register for a financial aid workshop on the PA Challenge Calendar. (Bring your parents, too.)

“The greater danger for most of us
lies not in setting our aim too high and
falling short; but in setting our aim
too low, and achieving our mark.”

Michaelangelo (1475–1564)

Best of the Web

Before you agree to pay for college-prep classes or materials, see what you can find for free online. The following resources offer useful advice, links, even electronic tools such as a college calendar. Take some time to explore!

• Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) offers financial aid workshops and help planning for college to all PA families

• www.college.gov—A U.S. government site
with ideas on Why Go, What to Do, and How
to Pay

• www.knowhow2go.org—Advice tailored to
every grade beginning in middle school

• www.collegeboard.com—Online registration
and study guides for the SAT and other
college-admissions tests

• www.educationplanner.net

Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) Application
Free College Financial Aid Resources Worksheet
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)