Webinar – A Guided Tour of BigFutureRoy Ben-Yoseph

Executive Director, Digital ProductThe College Board

• A step-by-step guide to college planning

• A free, objective, and authentic resource

• Comprehensive guidance based on educational values

• It’s about closing the gap between aspiration and enrollment

What is BigFuture?

• Educationally driven and student-centric

• Reach more underserved, under-resourced students

• Help students for whom the college planning process is confusing, intimidating and too costly

• Support college planning as a student-directed process

Guiding Principles

1. College matters – for life

2. College is possible for most students

3. It’s important to find colleges that are the right fit for each student

4. College is probably more affordable than many families think

5. It’s important to start planning now

5 Key Messages

Thank You!

• BigFuture provides practical support withreliable best practices and effective tools

• BigFuture engages and inspires student• BigFuture is designed to help students, families

and educators, as a school counselor

facebook.com/mybigfuture

@MyBigFuture

youtube.com/bigfuture

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• One-stop resource for all the information and tools needed to help students make the best

college decisions• All new College Search

- with integrated guidance- “Fit Check” to help find the best college options- Step-by-step and advanced flows

• Profiles on more than 3,9000 colleges• Integrated Academic Tracker to help students

understand college course requirements• Customized Action Plans

Feature Highlights

Benefits

• Helps guide more students to college• Helps motivate students of all backgrounds • Helps to get students more engaged in college

planning and to stay on track• Helps steer students toward colleges where they

have the best chance of success• Provides reliable best practices and effective tools