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AMORY HIGH SCHOOL 2011 – 2012 COLLEGE PLANNING

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.

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AMORY HIGH SCHOOL 2011 – 2012 COLLEGE PLANNING

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  1. AMORY HIGH SCHOOL2011 – 2012 COLLEGE PLANNING

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

  6. IMPORTANT ACT INFORMATION 2011 – 2012 ACT TEST DATES

  7. ADMISSION STANDARDS-COMMUNITY COLLEGE • Contact College Admission Representatives Regarding Admission Standards, as well as Standards Specific to Desired Academic Majors

  8. ADMISSION STANDARDS-MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITIES

  9. 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?

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. FEDERAL STUDENT AID • Federal Work Study • Federal Student Loans • Federal Perkins Loan • Federal Direct Loans • Unsubsidized • Subsidized

  13. COMPLETING THE FAFSA • SEE PAGE 11!

  14. AFTER THE FAFSA • Initial Contact • Student Aid Report • Verification • Award Notification • Student Loans

  15. MISSISSIPPI STUDENT AID • Mississippi Resident Tuition Assistance Grant • Mississippi Eminent Scholars Grant • Higher Education Legislative Plan

  16. 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

  17. 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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  18. COLLEGE NIGHT • COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES • Military Personnel • ICC • Ole’ Miss • Mississippi State • Rust • Delta State • Mississippi College • Millsaps • Belhaven • Jackson State • Alcorn • Mississippi Valley

  19. HOW TO CALCULATE GPA’s • Let’s Practice!

  20. QUIZ • Let’s See If You Were Paying Attention!!

  21. ???QUESTIONS??? • Ask Away…

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