24 votes - Education - First release: 2022-02-11T08:00:00Z
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Take the guesswork out of mapping out your college journey and let’s work together to ensure your next steps support the goals you have for the future you envision for life after high school. Download the Encourage app to take control of your college journey. Define your goals, outline your personal pathway, and find your best fit college. Encourage is future planning at your fingertips. The personalized, step-by-step guidance puts you in charge. Build skills you will carry with you to graduation and beyond. Discover opportunities based on the future you want. Be informed and organized as you complete your college applications. Learn how to make college affordable. Stay on track for your next step after high school. What to expect: My Journey: Beginning with the right mindset is key. Upon login you are greeted with a home screen that orients you to the ways of thinking through the process with Prepare, Explore, Apply, Decide & Transition, and Finance modules. All designed to guide you through your journey to college. Milestones: It is important to stay on track while figuring out the best college for you. Based on where you are in the college process, Encourage customizes milestones and tasks for you to stay organized in your journey, understand what's next and keep you moving towards the college that's right for you. Tasks: Tasks organize your action items based on your graduation year and life beyond high school goals. Tasks walk you through the specifics of everything from preparing yourself for the financial aid process and FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) to exploring college and scholarship matches through self-discovery, to selecting your future school that'll be lucky to have you. Explore your college matches. College is the first step towards building your career. Encourage takes your preferences—like affordability, social fit, and majors that interest you—to customize your college matches. Find the right school that will set you up for your dream career. Save schools you’re most interested in, and understand critical information like majors, acceptance rates, costs, and outcomes. Match with scholarships. Based on your profile, preferences, and priorities about affordability, we’ll match you to your best-fit scholarship opportunities. College financial aid packages can be as unique as you are, so let’s simplify this together.