Now is the time for Financial Aid

Seniors, don’t forget to start applying for financial aid at the colleges you are applying to. The new financial aid season has opened up as of 1 January, 2009.  Go to www.fafsa.ed.gov to start applying.  Remember first come, first serve.

New Scholarship

Here’s a good scholarship option from Mental Floss Magazine.  Open to all students wishing to attend a 2-4 year school.  With a $50, 000 Grand Prize Scholarship.  Look at the link below.

http://www.mentalfloss.com/tuitiongiveaway/

List of Scholarships

Here are a list of scholarships that we currently have in the counselors office.  Come by Ms. Franklin’s office to pick one up.  Click on the link below for a list that we currently have.

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Free Harvard Tuition

Harvard College has put out a new program for low income families.  If you fall in the parameters you can qualify for free tuition at one our best schools in the nation!  Check out this site for more information.  Good luck!

http://www.fao.fas.harvard.edu/

Come Join us for the Bell County College Night!

Join us on Monday, December 1st, 2008 at the Bell County Exp Center for our annual College Night.  There will be over 100 College and Universities represented to ask any questions you might have.  There will also be presentations on Financial Aid, College Application process, and the Admission process.  We’ll see you there!

Free Accuplacer Test

If you are planning to attend a college or university, and you need to satisfy your THEA or TSI prereq., come see Ms. Franklin.  We will be conducting free, at no cost to you, Accuplacer on Thursdays after school.  Sign up sheet is on Ms. Franklin’s door.  Come by and get this done as soon as possible.

Great site to compare Universities

If you are looking for that great college, but think it’s too expensive, look up their merit scholarships to see if you qualify for more financial aid.  Look into this site below, it has great info for this purpose.  Good luck!

http://www.meritaid.com/

Need help on that College Essay?

Here is a great site for those needing help with their college essays.  It has great information and tips on how to write a great admissions essay.  So don’t wait, check it out!

http://www.admissionhook.com/index.php

Free SAT/ACT Test prep

If you would like extra help preparing for the SAT/ACT test, try out this website and get free help!

http://www.number2.com/index.cfm?s=4xg2qzitbb9SeuwYH1EzhlWr

Sign up for the 2009 Dolphin Challenge

For High School students interested in biology, chemistry, geology, physics, history, economics, geography, navigation, and current events.  Each high school will be allowed up to 15 teams to compete for this event.  Contact your Science teacher for more information or Bianca Whitaker at bdcwhitaker@tamu.edu Deadline is October 15, 2008 to sign up for a team.  Good luck!