Resources for Students and Alumni
Are you an alumni or current student with Futures and Options? Please see below for helpful resources! If you have any questions not covered by those materials, please reach out to our Alumni Engagement Manager, Sam Kahn, at skahn@futuresandoptions.org.
Career Development
- BigFuture Careers
- TED Ed: What Will You Do With Your Life?
- A Career Guide for High School Students About Helping Professions
- High School Resume Builder Examples
- How to Write a Targeted Resume
- Networking Tips and Tricks
- LinkedIn Profile Checklist
- 27 Most Common Job Interview Questions
- Internship and job search tools:
- LinkedIn, idealist (nonprofit), indeed, daybook (nonprofit/govt), jopwell, careercircle (no internships) New Visions website, Open Avenues Foundation and snagajob
College Guidance
- BigFuture
- CollegeVine
- College Admissions Timeline
- 12th Grade Financial Aid Process
- Jose Peralta Dream Act for Undocumented Students
- Free/low-cost SAT and ACT prep in NYC
- Khan Academy for SAT prep
- TED Ed: So You Graduated…Now What?
Scholarships
- List of Scholarships
- Scholarships and Resources for Undocumented Students
- Porch Scholarships
- College Scholarships for Minority Students
- Financial Aid for Minorities
Financial Literacy
Mental Health & Wellness
- NYC Student Mental Health Resource List
- NYC Well
- Growing Up NYC
- NYC Covid-19 Mental Health Resource List
- Self-Help Techniques for Coping with Mental Illness
- NYC Mutual Aid Community Resources
College and Career Program Referrals
- Career
- Braven
- Project Basta
- StreetWise Partners
- The Hope Program
- KindWork
- BronxWorks
- Henry Street (college services as well)
- The Door (college services as well)
- Goddard (college services as well)
- College