What is Schoolinks?
SchooLinks is a modern college and career readiness platform that helps students discover their interests, explore postsecondary options, and create a personalized plan for life after high school.
Through Schoolinks, students and families can:
Create a four year-plan for high school coursework
Select courses for subsequent school year (communications will be shared for specific windows for course selection, as well as course selection deadlines)
Explore careers and career pathways
Research colleges, universities, trade schools, military options, and workforce opportunities
Complete career and interest assessments
Build and track academic and postsecondary plans
Search for scholarships and other opportunities
Request documents and manage parts of the college application process (as applicable) - 12th grade only*
Track activities, service hours, work-based learning experiences, and achievements
All students can also access their unofficial transcript from SchooLinks (“School”> “Record Requests”> “Download Unofficial Transcript”).
Parents/Guardians- you can have access to SchooLinks as well! Please use the following links and directions to use your student’s claim code and to create your own account.
Student: How to Invite Your Guardian and Find Your Claim Code
SCHOOLINKS & COLLEGE APPLICATIONS
SCHOOLINKS COLLEGE APPLICATION PRESENTATION FOR SENIORS
CONNECTING COMMON APP TO SCHOOLINKS
Create a Common App account - (www.commonapp.org)
Need help completing the Common App? Check out our Common App Help Guide!
In order to be completely connected (so you can request teacher recommendations) you need to complete these three things on your Common App:
Add at least one college/university to your Common App
Enter Wheaton Warrenville South as your high school under Education
Complete the FERPA waiver under My Colleges → Recommenders and FERPA
On SchooLinks, go to Colleges → College Applications and click Connect (blue button in the left hand corner)
Follow the prompts on the screen to connect your accounts