COLLEGE VISITS

Students:

You can view and sign up for college visits using MaiaLearning. You will need to Sign In With Google, using your PPS student username and password. Once you are logged in, click on the Events tab on the left side menu. 

We strongly encourage you to sign up for visits in advance. Students must RSVP to virtual visits in order to access the virtual meeting link and meeting details. Here is a quick guide showing you how to log in to MaiaLearning using your student account and how to sign up for visits. All upcoming college visits will be listed in the Grant Weekly Bulletin, in the College & Career Center, on the College & Career Center Instagram, and on Trivory. 

Upcoming College Visits: There are no visits scheduled at this time. Please check back for future visits. 

College Admissions Representatives:

We ask that representatives from colleges use MaiaLearning to schedule visits - directions are posted below. We have limited availability and space for college visits at Grant High School. We will do our best to accommodate requests, but there is no guarantee that we can schedule a college visit on your preferred date. 

Directions for scheduling school visits with MaiaLearning schools through the MaiaVisits feature: 

Please click this link for detailed instructions

Step 1: Sign up for your university with MaiaLearning here.

Step 2: Once you have established an account with MaiaLearning, you can schedule visits. Click on Schedule College Visit.

Step 3: Please follow the district protocols below and schedule at least one visit at one of our priority high schools: Roosevelt, Franklin, Jefferson, and McDaniel.   

If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Marquita Guzman, Program Administrator, Student Success and Health at mguzman@pps.net.

PPS College Rep. Visits Guidance for the 2024-2025 School Year

Historically, college visits are scheduled individually by college representatives based upon their discretion. We recognize this practice creates barriers to access if a student happens to attend a school the college representative is not familiar with or typically does not receive applications from.   

Requirement to schedule in-person college visits at PPS Priority High Schools

As a district, we are committed to disrupting patterns of inequities around access and opportunities for our historically underserved students and school communities we serve. College coordinators have collectively decided to require all college representatives to offer a minimum of one in-person visit to one of our priority high schools, which include Roosevelt, Franklin, Jefferson, and McDaniel, in additiona to scheduling an in-person visit at their regular rotation of high schools. 

All college reps should be prepared to share evidence of having scheduled a college visit to at least one of our Priority High Schools.

Required discussion around Mental Health supports available to students

Additionally, in PPS we have systems in place to support students’ social and emotional well-being, mental health, and academic success and to help them feel safe during high school, but that support system shifts when they leave us, particularly during the critical transition to their post-secondary lives, college, and careers. We ask all post-secondary representatives (college admission, military recruiters, etc.) who visit with our students to include the following in your presentations or conversations with prospective students during your visit:

• Counseling, mental health, and wellness services provided to students on your campus/institution (including mediation, crisis management, referral, community outreach, etc.)

• Support systems and contact information 

• Any other materials regarding health and mental health you feel are necessary or useful to students and families

College coordinators will be the point of contact for scheduling visits at their school. College coordinators will direct college reps to schedule their visits using the established process in MaiaLearning as outlined above.