Demystifying college and career success
Research-backed, expert-created articles, videos, and guides to help young people achieve their school, work, and life goals in today's economy.
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Lubav Prompts for Data-Driven Advising
Dig deeper into the outcomes that schools and programs deliver with these Backrs platform prompts.
The College Visit Playbook
A complete guide for students and families to make every campus visit count—from first impressions to final decisions.
School, work, and life advice from an astronaut
NASA's Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman sits down with Backrs students to share hard-won wisdom on how to make your aspirations a reality.
Backrs Guide to Landing a Great Internship
A strategic, step-by-step approach to finding, landing, and making the most of your internship experience.
Backrs Guide to College Majors
Explore over 200 career fields and paths. Everything you need to know about college majors, career paths, and their impact on your future.
How to win at standardized tests
Go from anxiety to mastery with this proven AP, IB, SAT, and ACT test prep strategy.
Craft a story you're proud of: High school course selection
Backrs co-founder and head coach shares how parents and students can choose courses that tell a compelling story to college admissions officers.
Our Proven SAT and ACT Success System
A proven SAT & ACT prep strategy for parents: test selection, score growth, study plans, and myth-busting guidance.
Backrs News
TFA Summit and NCAN Conference Recap: Change is brewing!
Reflections, highlights, and big takeaways from the TFA 35th Anniversary Summit and NCAN National Conference.
College Application Roadmap, Voice-to-Text, Internship + Job Search
Explore Backrs’ newest student tools: a month-by-month college application roadmap, Voice-to-Text for Lubav, and smarter job and internship search filters.
Making informed, personalized future decisions
Uncommon Schools is bringing Backrs to 11th- and 12th-grade students across nine high schools to expand personalized college and career guidance.
Powering a school, work, and life success curriculum
Noble Schools and Backrs are launching a shared college curriculum that connects students’ choices today to the lives and careers they want later.
Backrs for all Da Vinci Seniors
Every senior across the Da Vinci Schools network will have Backrs built directly into their College & Career Readiness course.
Academic Success
How to win at standardized tests
Go from anxiety to mastery with this proven AP, IB, SAT, and ACT test prep strategy.
Craft a story you're proud of: High school course selection
Backrs co-founder and head coach shares how parents and students can choose courses that tell a compelling story to college admissions officers.
The Ultimate Guide to High School Course Selection
The courses students take in high school tell a story about who they are. Here's how to craft a narrative that showcases self awareness, tenacity, and direction.
Career Advice
The real way to land an internship that opens doors
Backrs' Co-Founder Tom has hired hundreds of people and been responsible for thousands. Here's his advice on how to land a high quality internship.
Backrs Guide to Landing a Great Internship
A strategic, step-by-step approach to finding, landing, and making the most of your internship experience.
Career Tracks: What They Are and Why They Matter
Career paths are important to understand, but career tracks are arguably even more so. Tracks exist across paths, and they play a key role in job satisfaction.
College Counseling
Lubav Prompts for Data-Driven Advising
Dig deeper into the outcomes that schools and programs deliver with these Backrs platform prompts.
The College Visit Playbook
A complete guide for students and families to make every campus visit count—from first impressions to final decisions.
Backrs Guide to College Majors
Explore over 200 career fields and paths. Everything you need to know about college majors, career paths, and their impact on your future.
