College Readiness
College Preparation Check List
- Apply to various colleges and universities that have your career path of interest.
- Ask the counselor to mail your transcript to the colleges and universities that you have applied to.
- Fill out the FASFA form – check the FAFSA tab for more information.
- Take a tour of potential colleges/univiersities you may want to go to.
- Start filling out scholarships!
- Check out your ICAP accounts on OKCollegeStart. You can make resumes, cover letters, apply to scholarships, and more using this platform!
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The term ICAP refers to both a process that helps students engage in academic and career development activities and a product that is created and maintained for students’ academic, career, and personal advancement.
OKCollegeStart | This is the tracking platform Big Pasture Public Schools uses for ICAP entry and completion.
ICAP is a student-driven, ongoing process that actively engages students, enabling them to:
- Understand their own interests, strengths, values, and learning styles.
- Create a vision of their future
- Develop individual goals
- Prepare a personal plan for achieving their vision and goals
How to create a parent account on OKCollegeStart without a student invitation
- 1. Go to www.okcollegestart.org.
- 2. Click “Create an Account” towards the top right side of the screen.
- 3. Complete the required information and “Submit”.
- 4. You will then be logged into your parent account. From here you will be able to do most things that your student will be doing for their ICAP (i.e. interest profiler, explore careers, etc.).
- 5. To be able to see your student’s ICAP information, he/she will have to invite you.
- 6. See steps 1 through 7 below for “how a student can invite a parent”.
- 7. After completing the 7 steps below, the parent will click the link in the e-mail, which will connect the student’s account to the parent.