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College Resources
College Application Timeline
Check out the nextstep college timeline
(link to
http://www.nextstepmagazine.com/nextstep/college-planning-timeline.aspx)
to keep you on-track in the college application process.
Requirements College Admission
Requirements for Students Entering College in the Fall of 2011 and
Beyond
Links
to http://www.che.sc.gov/New_Web/GoingtoCollege/CollPrepPrereq.htm
Visit
www.collegeboard.com to
access required and recommended courses for each college. Type in a
college in the “search by college name” box. You will also find
information about majors, costs, housing, and more on this webpage.
SAT / ACT
Attach dates list
If you receive free/reduced lunch, see Mrs. Young or Mrs. Guth for a fee
waiver before you sign up for a test!!!
Register for the SAT at
www.collegeboard.com.
Click on “Students”, and then click “Sign up” under My Organizer.
Register for the ACT at
www.ACT.org. Click on “The
Test”
If you need practice questions before you take a test, check out an SAT
practice book from the Media Center OR the guidance office. You may also
practice online. Come to
guidance for the passcode.
ASSET The ASSET is Greenville
Tech’s placement exam. The
ASSET exam will be given once at
ASVAB The ASVAB is a military entrance exam. You do not have to go into the military if you take this test. There is also a career component to the ASVAB. For more information, visit http://www.military.com/ASVAB/0,,ASVAB_Explained1.html
If you would like to visit a college, please see Mrs. Young or Mrs. Guth
to get a college visit request form.
You may have two excused absences for college visits while you
are a senior.
The College Application
There are several parts of the college application. Here are possible
college application requirements:
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Resume
– Make sure to have a teacher, parent or counselor look over your resume
if it is required.
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Recommendations
– Teachers, counselors administrators and coaches at
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Application Fees
– Be sure to include your application fee, or a fee waiver from your
counselor with your application.
Students who take the SAT / ACT with a fee waiver are eligible
for 4 application fee waivers. Pick up an application fee waiver from
your counselors.
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Transcript
– Please let your counselor know when you are mailing your application
materials so we can mail a transcript to the college.
Financial Aid
Here are important Financial Aid links:
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BHS Scholarship List (links to textbox we can update)
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FAFSA
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Complete the FAFSA for
state scholarships, grants and loans. The FAFSA comes out January
1 for students starting college in the 2010-11 school year (www.fafsa.gov)
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College Scholarships for
Undocumented Students
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http://www.maldef.org/pdf/Scholarships.pdf
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State Scholarship Information
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SC Hope Scholarship
- $2800
Requirements: 3.0 GPA
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Can only be used 1 year
(2 semseters)
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Students who receive the
SC HOPE Scholarship and earn a 3.0 LIFE GPA and 30 credit hours by the
end of the first year may receive the LIFE Scholarship for the second
year of college.
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LIFE Scholarship
- $5000 Requirements: 3.0 /
1100 / top 30% (2 of 3)
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Must not be a recipient
of the SC HOPE Scholarship, Palmetto Fellows Scholarship or Lottery
Tuition Assistance during the academic year.
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Award Amounts:
Full-time students
attending an eligible SC four-year institution may receive up to
$5,000.
Full-time students
attending an eligible SC two-year institution may receive up to
the cost of tuition and fees plus a $300 book allowance.
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Palmetto Fellows Scholarship
- $6700
Requirements: 3.5 / 1200 / top 6% (3of3)
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COUNSELORS WILL NOTIFY
ALL ELIBIBLE CONDIDATES IN NOVEMBER.
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For early awards,
students must
submit applications to the Commission on Higher Education by December
14, 2007.
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Freshman students may
receive up to $6,700 during the first academic year toward the
cost-of-attendance.
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Sophomores, juniors and
seniors may receive up to $7,500 each academic year toward the
cost-of-attendance.
Lottery Tuition Assistance
Must file the FAFSA each year
Enroll in minimum of six (6) credit hours each term as a degree-seeking
student in a certificate, diploma or associate’s degree program
Awarding Process
*Must first apply federal grants and the SC Need-based Grant toward the
cost-of-tuition
*Amount student receives varies each year.
Important Points to Remember
* These scholarships can only be used in
* There is no application for these scholarships. The college
where you are admitted is responsible for the awards process.
*LIFE and HOPE are based on FINAL GPA.
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Other Useful Financial Aid Links
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www.srnexpress.com/index.cfm NCAA
Clearinghouse
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NCAA Clearinghouse Main Page
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NCAA General Information – Eligibility
Requirements
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NCAA Student Information – Registration
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