Student Resources

College Resources

BestColleges.com Resource:
– College Rankings
– Career Resources
– School profiles
– Financial Planning
– And more!
– https://www.bestcolleges.com/about-us/

Essay Writing Tips:
– Writing Strong Admissions Essays
– Avoid Common Admission Essay mistakes

Study.com Resource:
– Scholarship Guide For Criminal Justice Majors
– Major Scholarships Guide

Mapping Your Future

– Career selection, early awareness, college planning, and money management resources;

– Neutral content, encouraging students to look at all sources of free funding before committing to a student loan;

– Online Counseling to meet regulatory requirements, and beyond;

– Secure and safe technology for convenient document transfer;

– Unique budget calculators;

– New unbiased and personalized one-on-one counseling support; and

– Prompt customer service

– http://mappingyourfuture.org

FAFSA RESOURCE:

Champions for Learning FAFSA Tutorial: Champions has launched their step-by-step tutorial! Check it out here: https://championsforlearning.org/12th-grade/resources/

Important changes to the FAFSA for 2024-25 and guides students and parents, step-by-step, in correctly filling out the new form “Filling Out the New FAFSA,” can view the recorded session at FloridaShines.org/FAFSA-FAQs.

Wellbeing & Mental Health

Mental Health:
https://www.bestcolleges.com/blog/black-womens-mental-health/

Discounts

Currently, we are building a comprehensive list of retailers who offer discounts for students. Eventually, we hope that you will frequent this page for information about the community, resources for students, and discounts from retailers and restaurants.

Disclaimer: These discounts are subject to change at the discretion of the company. We will continue to update this page frequently to provide the most up-to-date information.

Entertainment Discounts

AMC Theatres: Discounted tickets; May only be available on select days at certain locations
Cinemark Theatres: Discounted tickets; Only available at select theaters
Hulu: Spotify premium with Hulu and SHOWTIME for $4.99/month; Sign up though Spotify for the joint membership
Regal Entertainment Group: Discounted tickets; Varies by location
SiriusXM: SiriusXM Student Premier package for $4 month; Must verify student status through SheerID
Spotify: Spotify Premium with Hulu and SHOWTIME for $4.99 a month; Sign up through Spotify for the joint membership

Insurance Discounts

Good student discount: We offer a discount for full-time students under the age of 23 with a B average or better. In most states, the average discount is 10%. Distant student discount: If you're 22 years old or younger, go to a school that is 100 miles or more from your home, and don't have a car at school, you'll earn a distant student discount with Progressive. Teen driver discount: If you're 18 years old or younger, you qualify for this discount
- https://www.progressive.com/answers/student-information/
- https://www.progressive.com/answers/college-student-insurance/
Allstate: Discounted auto insurance; For full-time students with good grades
Esurance: Discounted auto insurance; For students with B-average or better
Farmers Insurance: Discounted auto insurance; For full-time students with good grades
Geico: Discounted auto insurance; For full-time students with a B-average or better
Nationwide: Discounted auto insurance; For students with B-average or better
State Farm: Up to 25% off auto insurance; Savings last until age 25
Travelers Insurance: Discounted auto insurance; For students with a B-average or better
Zipcar: Special rates; Must verify student status through UNiDAYS

Restaurant Discounts

Arby’s: 10% off; Only available at participating locations
Buffalo Wild Wings: Discounts on select food items; Varies by location
Burger King: 10% off; Only available at participating locations
Champion: 10% off; Discount also applies at Champion.com
Chick-fil-A: Free Drink; Varies by location
Dairy Queen: 10% off; Only available at participating locations
Dunkin: 10% off; Only available at participating locations
Firehouse Subs: 10% off: Only available at participating locations
Shoney’s: Student discount available; Varies by location
Subway: 10% off; Varies by location
Taco Bell: 10% off; Only available at participating locations
Taco Cabana: 20% off; Only available at participating locations
TCBY: 15% off: Varies by location
Waffle House: 10% off; Only available at participating locations

Retailer Discounts

Technology Discounts

Apple: Apple education pricing on Macs or iPads; Available to college students and their parents, faculty, staff, and home-school teachers
AT&T: Discounted rates: Only available for certain schools
Audible: 33% off; Must verify student status through UNiDAYS
Autodesk: Free 3D design software
BestBuy: Discounted products available through Student Deals
Das Keyboard: 20% off new mechanical keyboard models; Also available to educators
Dell: Discounted products available through Dell University
Lenovo: Additional 5% off; Also available to educators; Must verify student status through ID.me
Microsoft: Free Office 365; 10% off select Windows Devices
Squarespace: 50% ff first full year of Squarespace
TIDAL: 50% off; For students aged 16 and up; must verify student status through Sheer ID
Vimeo: 50% off annual Vimeo Plus, Pro, Business, or Premium membership; Must verify student status through Student Beans

Travel Discounts

Amtrak: Up to 25% off; Select regions only
Budget Truck Rental: 20% off local moves; 15% off 1-way moves; Enter coupon code “TRUKU”
General Motors: Discounted vehicles; Available to current college students, grad students, and recent college graduates
Penske: 10% off truck rentals; Enter coupon code “STUDENT*”

Other Discounts

Evernote: 50% off Evernote Premium
New York Times: Discounted subscriptions; Also available to educators
Rosetta Stone: 10% off; Must verify student status through UNiDAYS
Wall Street Journal: Discounted subscriptions; Also available to professors and universities

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