1. Start applying to your top college choices. Visit the college's website to begin the application process.

2. Start exploring and applying for scholarships. Check out the Wisner-Pilger Scholarship List for more information on scholarship opportunities. Explore scholarship opportunities on college websites and make note of important scholarship due dates.

3. Attend College Planning Night on Wednesday, September 25th at 6:30 p.m.

4. Prepare for college by reviewing EducationQuest's College Prep booklet, which breaks down the college-going process step by step. Click the booklet to the right to open and read online.

*Senior parents, please be on the lookout for a senior parent letter with important college going information and resources coming to you through the mail.

1. Get involved in extracurricular activities to increase your chances for scholarships and college admissions.

2. Check out the EducationQuest's College Prep booklet (click the picture above) to learn more about the college-going process.

3. Learn more about careers that match your skills and interests.

4. Start researching colleges that offer programs in your areas of interest.

Throughout the year, EducationQuest will host webinars on several topics of related to college-readiness including financial aid, college planning, and the FAFSA, . Click the button below to view and/or sign up for upcoming events.

Scholarships for seniors are starting to open up! Students should be starting to search and apply for scholarships! Scholarship information for Wisner-Pilger students can be found here: Wisner-Pilger Scholarship List or click the button below. This list is updated frequently, so check back as more scholarships are added.

Please note that there are three tabs at the bottom:

• The first is for national, state and regional scholarships. Many of these are open and some have due dates starting in October!
• The second tab is for Wisner-Pilger local scholarships. The applications for these scholarships will be released in February.
• The last tab links to scholarship pages for specific colleges

Check out these other scholarship databases to help in your search

• Chegg
  
• College Board
• Fastweb
• International Scholarships
• Kaleidoscope
• Peterson’s
• Scholarship America
• ScholarshipQuest
• SuperCollege

UNL is hosting a College Access Day. Sophomores who signed up to go will learn valuable college-going information and tour campus. We will leave school at 7:30 a.m. and should return around 3:00 p.m.

This event is for seniors and senior parents. A representative from Northeast Community College will be presenting information on the Financial Aid Process. Other topics to be presented include exploring college options, scholarships, and the admissions process.

Sophomores who signed up will tour Southeast Community College's Lincoln campus.

Sophomores will be traveling to WSC to attend Sophomore Career Day where they will attend break-out sessions related to careers of interest.

The ASVAB Career Exploration Program includes a validated aptitude test and interest assessment. The results are used to guide career exploration using online career planning tools.

We will again be participating in Apply2College Day. During the morning, seniors will be given time and assistance to complete college applications.