GMA YOUTH SERVICES

Plan your next step in school, college and beyond.

Have a big question about school, college, a career, a competition or community service? Break it down into one small next step.

These pages help you plan and point you to official sources. They cannot promise admission, a scholarship, school credit, service hours or a job.

Start where you are

What are you deciding right now?

You do not need a full plan today. Pick your grade, write down one question, and come back when you have a new decision to make.

How it worksExplore, plan, prepare, act.One step at a time
Explore

Notice what you enjoy

Which subjects, activities and problems keep your interest?

Plan

Name your question

Pick one decision: school, career, money, a competition or service.

Prepare

Bring the facts

Write down what you know, what you need, and what you must check with your school or local office.

Act

Ask the right person

Talk with the person in charge, or read the official source.

Grades 6–8

Explore without pressure

Try out interests, study habits, clubs and service to see what you enjoy.

Plan your next question →
Grades 9–10

Find a direction

Link your classes, activities and career ideas, and talk them over with your family.

Explore options →
Grades 11–12

Prepare and compare

Organize your applications, your questions about cost, and this year’s deadlines.

Plan college & money →
Early college

Check your path

Prepare questions for your adviser about your major, requirements and next steps.

Compare a path →
How to use Youth Services

Use these pages to get your questions ready. Then check the current rules with your school, college, financial aid office, competition organizer or service supervisor. Youth Services helps you plan. It does not make decisions for you.

Students and a parent or guardian reviewing a visual planning board together.
Illustration: students and a parent planning together.
Students collaborating around a project plan at a table.
Illustration: students working on a project together.

GMA Youth Services · Last reviewed September 2026.