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WHAT TO DO TO TRANSFER College Knowledge 201
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College Knowledge 201. What to do to transfer. Know how to apply to your choice of colleges and universities Understand the financial aid and scholarship process Go from here to there confidently and competently. Still looking?. www.petersons.com - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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WHAT TO DO TO TRANSFERCollege Knowledge 201
Know how to apply to your choice of colleges and universities
Understand the financial aid and scholarship process
Go from here to there confidently and competently
•Application•Application fee or waiver•Essays or personal statement•Official transcripts—
DO NOT OPEN!!!•Recommendations •Scholarship applications•Petition to graduate•Deadlines
Your story
Share what’s not apparent on transcripts
Provide a backdrop for academic achievements and choices
Describe passions, hardships, challenges
Avoid, “I’ve always wanted to be a_______” or “If you look up ‘_____’ in the dictionary….”
PROOF, PROOF, PROOF!
con·gru·ence
(kŏng'grōō-əns, kən-grōō'-) n.
Agreement, harmony, conformity, or correspondence
Source: dictionary.reference.com
When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.
-Japanese Proverb
Do u pass the test?
OMG!!!
• easyspot69@___________
• crazybit**87@__________
• snickerbutt@____________
The rundown
School deadlines for: applications scholarships financial aid
Track those trains
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
www.fafsa.ed.gov
FederalStateWork-studyLoans
W-2S ????
Estimate from year-end earning statement to
MEET THE DEADLINE !
Woo-whee! for the WUE
Western undergraduate tuition exchange program
150 percent of in-state tuition Alaska, Arizona, California,
Colorado, Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
http://wue.wiche.edu/
Discover Idaho
New transfer incentive to go to Idaho 3.3 gpa or higher = up to $5,000
renewable Financial need = up to $8,000 renewable
School-specific scholarships
MEET THE DEADLINE !
Phi Theta Kappawww.ptk.org
cholarships
Career Services, Bldg 6 www.fastweb.com www.collegeboard.org
If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll end up somewhere else.
-Yogi Berra
Your transfer team:Cathy, Gretchen & Grace
15-120 across from Counseling
