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Parent Night: Navigating College Financial Aid at LHS

Join us for a comprehensive Parent Night to meet your LHS school counselors and explore essential topics related to financing college education. We will cover loans, grants, scholarships, and work-study opportunities alongside insights on average tuition, meal plans, and other financial assistance available in North Carolina. Understand the importance of the FAFSA and learn about the necessary requirements for standardized tests like SAT and ACT. Prepare your student for success beyond high school!

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Parent Night: Navigating College Financial Aid at LHS

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  1. Meet and Greet Your LHS School Counselors LHS JR. / SR. PARENT NIGHT

  2. LHS – Guidance - Website

  3. How do we pay for college???? Loans Grants Work Study • Scholarships • Books • Tuition • Meal Plans • Financial Aid

  4. National Percentage of Undergraduate Students Borrowing Federal Stafford Loans

  5. Student Borrowing: North Carolina Total Dollars Borrowed for Stafford Loans + 186%

  6. College Costs: North Carolina Average Tuition and Fees at North Carolina Institutions

  7. Financial Assistance: North Carolina Total Student Financial Aid Awarded (in millions, rounded)

  8. Fafsa–Free Application for Federal Student Aid www.fafsa.ed.gov

  9. www.studentaid.ed.gov

  10. www.studentaid.ed.gov- Manual

  11. Career Cruising - Handout

  12. Official Transcript Request • School counseling office • Form to be filled out. • Student will pick up and mail.

  13. Got to have: Ticket Photo Identification NEW! – SAT/ACT SECURITY REQUIREMENTSWWW.COLLEGEBOARD.ORGWWW.ACT.ORG

  14. valid, up-to-date, and acceptable form of identification = photo

  15. SAT - ID documents must: • be government or school issued • be original document — photocopied documents are not acceptable • be valid and current — expired documents (bearing expiration dates that have passed) are not acceptable, no matter how recently they may have expired • bear the test-taker's full name, exactly as it appears on the Admission Ticket • bear photograph that clearly matches the test-taker • be in good condition, with clearly legible text and a clearly visible photograph

  16. NO ticketNO ID NO admissionNO exception

  17. ACT – ID documents • a photo of yourself for identification purposes • must be a head and shoulders shot of you—and only you. • You must be facing the camera. • You cannot wear dark glasses. ACT has a “phone app” that helps with uploading your photo.

  18. College Visits • Form in the School Counseling Office • Two weeks in advance • Open House or Private Visit • 2 per year for seniors.

  19. Information at LHS?? • School Website / Calendar • Teacher Website • Automated Voice service is to your primary phone # Has yours changed??? • Follow Petey the Pirate • @PiratesLhs

  20. Questions

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