AMORY HIGH SCHOOL 2011 – 2012 COLLEGE PLANNING
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AMORY HIGH SCHOOL 2011 – 2012 COLLEGE PLANNING. COLLEGE PLANNING TIMELINE. Fall Semester Campus Visits Extracurricular Involvement Narrow down College Choices Apply for College ACT Request Letters of Recommendation Apply for Housing Scholarships Financial Aid.
AMORY HIGH SCHOOL 2011 – 2012 COLLEGE PLANNING
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COLLEGE PLANNING TIMELINE • Fall Semester • Campus Visits • Extracurricular Involvement • Narrow down College Choices • Apply for College • ACT • Request Letters of Recommendation • Apply for Housing • Scholarships • Financial Aid
COLLEGE PLANNING TIMELINE • Spring Semester • Complete the FAFSA!!! • Mississippi Grant Application • Submit Academic Transcripts to Colleges • Track Financial Aid & Scholarship Deadlines • Notify Colleges of Plans to Attend/Not Attend • Notify Colleges of Outside Scholarships
COLLEGE PLANNING TIMELINE • Summer Before College • Ensure College has Received Final High School Transcript • Save Money for College Expenses: Summer Job! • Attend Summer Orientation • Calculate Costs of Books & Supplies • Get to Know Your Roommate, Determine Dorm/Housing Supplies
IMPORTANT ACT INFORMATION 2011 – 2012 ACT TEST DATES
ADMISSION STANDARDS-COMMUNITY COLLEGE • Contact College Admission Representatives Regarding Admission Standards, as well as Standards Specific to Desired Academic Majors
WHICH SCHOOL IS RIGHT FOR ME? • What Kind of Degree is Appropriate for My Goals/Interests? • What Kind of School Interests Me? • Where Do I want to Live? • Can I Get In? • What About Cost and Financial Aid? • What Majors Are Offered? • What is the School Known For? • How Large is the Student Body? • What Special Opportunities are Available to Me? • Have You Made a Campus Visit?
HOW WILL I PAY FOR COLLEGE? • Most Scholarships Come Directly From Individual Colleges • Get a Head Start on Federal Financial Aid • Review Eligibility for Mississippi Financial Aid • Learn About Private Scholarships
FEDERAL STUDENT AID • Federal Grants • Pell Grant • Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant • Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant • Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants
FEDERAL STUDENT AID • Federal Work Study • Federal Student Loans • Federal Perkins Loan • Federal Direct Loans • Unsubsidized • Subsidized
COMPLETING THE FAFSA • SEE PAGE 11!
AFTER THE FAFSA • Initial Contact • Student Aid Report • Verification • Award Notification • Student Loans
MISSISSIPPI STUDENT AID • Mississippi Resident Tuition Assistance Grant • Mississippi Eminent Scholars Grant • Higher Education Legislative Plan
RESOURCES • www.fastweb.com • www.meritaid.com • www.collegeboard.com • www.mississippi.edu • www.fafsa.gov • www.mississippi.edu/financialaid • www.actstudent.org • www.FAFSA4caster.ed.gov • www.collegeboard.com • https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/index.action
COLLEGE NIGHT • WHO: AHS 11th & 12th Grade Students & Families • WHAT: College & Career Resources • WHEN: Tuesday September 13th 6pm – 8pm • WHERE: AHS Cafeteria • WHY:BECAUSE YOU ARE WORTH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
COLLEGE NIGHT • COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES • Military Personnel • ICC • Ole’ Miss • Mississippi State • Rust • Delta State • Mississippi College • Millsaps • Belhaven • Jackson State • Alcorn • Mississippi Valley
HOW TO CALCULATE GPA’s • Let’s Practice!
QUIZ • Let’s See If You Were Paying Attention!!
???QUESTIONS??? • Ask Away…