What's Next Illinois

What's Next Illinois is a web-based high school, college and career planning tool that most Chicago Public School students can access for free!

www.whatsnextillinois.org

High School Planning:

• Search for Chicago Public High Schools through the CPS High School Search Tool
• Complete grade-level high school, college and career planning activities through a Guideway 
• Set goals for high school and college
  Create a plan of study for high school

College Planning:

• Access free test prep for ACT, SAT and GRE!
• Complete a practice college application
• Research thousands of colleges and universities
• Search for colleges based on the academic majors and programs they offer
• Search for colleges based on a variety of characteristics including required gpa, ACT or SAT scores, diversity, location, cost, majors offered, and much more!
• Upload Personal Statements, Letters of Recommendation
• Apply to colleges on-line and track their applications
• Submit electronic transcript requests to your counselors (feature coming soon)
• Create after high school transition plans
• List volunteer, work and internship activities

Career Planning:

• Learn about yourself by completing personality and values assessment tests
• Search for hundreds of careers by name, career video, or by career cluster
• Match your career plans with colleges that offer programs leading to a degree or certification in that career
• Create resumes, cover and thank you letters
• Complete practice interview questionnaire

Financial Planning:

• Start comparing tuition costs for your favorite colleges
• Build a financial plan for college
• Find out how much a student loan will cost you after you graduate from college
• Learn about ways to pay for college
• Search for thousands of scholarships