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MEFA Pathway

MEFA Pathway is an interactive, engaging tool for students in grades 6-12 planning for college and career, and counselors helping them along the way.

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A Resource for Counselors and Students

Along with students, school counselors, educators, and mentors from community-based organizations can use MEFA Pathway to offer support and guidance as students achieve their college and career goals.

MEFA Pathway Skills
Discover Careers

Discover what goes into performing a wide range of interesting jobs and learn which careers fit you best.

MEFA Pathway Compare Careers
Manage Applications

Manage the deadlines and requirements for your college applications, transcripts, and letters of recommendation.

MEFA Pathway College
Search Colleges

Research and assemble college options that meet your criteria, including major, location, size, and cost.

MEFA Pathway Resume
Pay for College

Discover the college financing options and opportunities that best work for you.

How MEFA Pathway Works

This short video provides a quick overview of MEFA Pathway and its resources.

COLLEGE AND CAREER PLANNING

Getting Started with MEFA Pathway

MEFA Pathway Video

MEFA Pathway FAQs

MEFA Pathway is a college and career planning website to help students in grades 6-12 plan for academic and career success.

  • Engaging assessments to help students discover their interests, skills, and values
  • Information on a wide range of careers, and the ability for students to match personal skills with specific jobs
  • A sophisticated college search tool, allowing students to compare the attributes of each school against one another
  • A college application manager, helping students to stay organized and on top of deadlines
  • Calculators to assist families as they prepare for college costs
  • A scholarship search engine and organizational tool to keep students on track with each scholarship’s deadline and status
  • A customized resume builder to record career objectives, academics and activities, and work experience
  • A digital portfolio to provide students a visual library of their personalized plan for the future

MEFA Pathway is available in Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Vietnamese, Chinese, and English. Users can change the site language by clicking the drop-down box in the top right-hand corner of the screen.

Visit mefapathway.org and click on GET STARTED. Follow the prompts and provide the required information to create your free account.

Yes. Non-Massachusetts residents can register for an account by selecting Outside of MA for City/Town and Other for School during the registration process.

Yes, MEFA Pathway has the option to integrate with Clever for MEFA Pathway affiliate schools. Clever is a secure pipeline between a school’s data and various learning applications, including MEFA Pathway. Clever also offers single sign-on capabilities so students can log into several different applications with a single set of credentials. Students at schools using Clever can sign on either directly from the Clever portal by clicking on the MEFA Pathway tile, or within MEFA Pathway by selecting the Clever button found on the MEFA Pathway student log in page. Both options bring the student directly to the MEFA Pathway Dashboard, bypassing the need for separate MEFA Pathway credentials Although new students must still complete the one-time MEFA Pathway registration process, Clever will auto populate all of the fields with the exception of the two security questions, making the registration process quick and easy.

Yes. Middle school students can create and manage a monthly budget by using MEFA Pathway’s My Budget tool. High school students can utilize the College Cost Calculator to compare financial aid offers, the Loan Cost Estimator to plan for college debt, and the SAI Calculator to estimate financial aid eligibility. MEFA Pathway also features a scholarship search for students.

MEFA Pathway has several self-discovery tools for students. There are three assessments that enable students to learn more about their interests, skills, and work values. MEFA Pathway also has a learning style inventory that enables users to discover how they learn best.

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