Student Resources
The Indiana GEAR UP program helps provide students with resources to succeed academically and prepare for college and careers. Below are some links to some useful resources.
COLLEGE TOURS 2024
Bridge the gap between high school and college by visiting a college campus in-person for an in-depth look at college life. This exciting experience will allow you to interact with college professors/staff, connect with and learn from current college students, and have fun participating in engaging activities and making lasting friendships along the way. The coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated that possessing a degree or quality credential is more important than ever, and the Indiana GEAR UP College Tour 2024 will accelerate your path toward success!
These 2 tours (1 HBCU & 1 Indiana) are available to students in grades 10-12 from Arsenal Tech, Crawford County, Charlestown, Jeffersonville, Kokomo, Lafayette Jeff, Maconaquah, Muncie Central, PPHS-Englewood, and West Side Leadership Academy:
- HBCU College Tour - March 27 to March 29, 2024 *updated date
- Indiana College Tour - March 27 to March 29, 2024 *updated date
These 2 tours (1 HBCU & 1 Indiana) are available to Warren Central High School students:
- HBCU College Tour - April 2 to April 4, 2024 *updated date
- Indiana College Tour - April 2 to April 4, 2024 *updated date
To be eligible for the trip, students must have completed the interest form. We are in the process of verifying student status with the schools then will start calling parents/guardians of the students who completed the interest form to verify interest and give an overview of the trip.
The March tour phone calls are completed.
The April tour phone calls are completed.
After phone calls are made, there will be an online registration that parents/guardians will need to complete in order to secure a spot for their student. This registration will have the consent forms and trip expectations and the link to register will be sent to the parent/guardian email address with the student copied.
***Please note: the email with registration link will only be sent to those students who we have verified with the parent/guardian that they want their student to attend. If you were not able to answer the phone call, please email indianagearup@purdue.edu to let us know if you want your student to attend the trip so you will get the email with registration link.
The March tour registration email was sent out on 2/18/24 and registration link goes live Tuesday, 2/20/24 at 7:00pm Eastern. Registration closes 2/26/24 at 8:00am Eastern.
The April tour registration email was sent out on 2/25/24 and registration link goes live Tuesday, 2/27/24 at 7:00pm Eastern. Registration closes 3/4/24 at 8:00am Eastern.
Once the registration closes, we will review and verify all information was received and will communicate via email when the student spot is confirmed. We will need a response to state you want the spot for your student. We will create a waitlist in case space opens up.
All students with confirmed spots on the trip will have a mandatory online meeting for parents/guardians to attend in March, dates and time will be made available as we get closer to the trip.
Email communications will be sent from indianagearup@purdue.edu so be on the lookout!
More information will be added as available! Check back for updates and email indianagearup@purdue.edu with any questions.
TUTOR.COM
Indiana GEAR UP provides free 24/7 Online tutoring/homework assistance for students in the 2022 & 2023 graduating classes at our partner schools (only class of 2022 at Warren Central).
Students login using their firstname.lastname as the username and gearup as the password.
Math and Science Websites
Rose-Hulman Institute of
Khan Academy - FREE online courses, lessons, and practice for many subjects
Indiana Commission for Higher Education Websites
Scholar Success - FREE college prep resource, 21st Century Scholarship site
Scholar Success - specific information for 9th - 12th graders
College Planning, PSAT, SAT, ACT, College Applications, and College Research Websites
ACT - Index of information regarding ACT testing
College Board - A-Z index of college and testing information
College Roadmap - Questions students need to be researching and asking
Learn More Indiana - college and career planning resource
Planning for college -
- https://www.commonapp.org/why-go-college
- https://blog.collegeboard.org/how-to-start-planning-for-college-in-9th-grade
- https://blog.collegeboard.org/how-to-start-planning-for-college-in-10th-grade
- https://www.commonapp.org/how-prepare
- https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/compare-colleges
- https://www.commonapp.org/explore-colleges
- https://blog.collegeboard.org/5-ways-to-start-your-college-search
- http://media.collegeboard.com/CollegePlanning/media/pdf/BigFuture-College-List-Handout.pdf
- https://blog.collegeboard.org/the-ultimate-guide-to-choosing-a-major
- https://www.commonapp.org/virtual-counselor