All things college…or not! Just get a plan!

What first? ACT: be sure to register AND prepare

Start with act.org Also check out march2success.com

ACT vouchers: 2 per school year IF your student is on free/reduced lunch. See me for those.

ACT dates September 21, 2013 /August 23, 2013

October 26, 2013 / September 27, 2013 December 14, 2013 /November 8, 2013

February 8, 2014 /January 10, 2014April 12, 2014 /March 7, 2014

June 14, 2014 /May 9, 2014

Financial Aid

FAFSA=free application for student aid NEVER pay for the FAFSA

FAFSA is at fafsa.ed.gov NEVER pay for the FAFSA

Financial Aid

Financial Aid workshop is October 10 at 6:30 in the Student Center on Young Campus

Beginning in January, we will have FAFSA filing opportunities for you.

Go to school for free! Say what?

TNAchieves is a last dollar scholarship for students attending 2 year institutions:

PSCC RSCC WSCC

They are currently working on a partnership with Tennessee Technology Center over on Division

Street.

So How? The absolute deadline for TNAchieves is Oct. 4,

2013. They will not make an exception! On line application this year at tnachieves.org

Requirements: Attend the MANDATORY meetings Jan 13 AND March 6, both at 5:30

HOPE ScholarshipApplication=FAFSA (fill this out AFTER Jan. 1,

2014)Requirements:

3.0 GPA or 21 on the ACTBenefits:

Up to 6000.00 a year @ 4 year institution Up to 3000.00 a year @ 2 year institution

“Magic Money” Scholarships!

Look at the scholarship notebook under the college tab on the SDHS website.

Complete your profile on legitimate search engines such as Zinch, FastWeb, Cappex. All of these are under the college tab on the SDHS

website.

…And then you really go to work!

Essays Letters of recommendation Personal Statement (UT!)

“Brag” Sheet

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