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graduating senior is interested in an honors program, most
universities offer some kind of honors track or classes. Have
your students check with the schools they are interested in to
find out application procedures, deadlines and specific
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2010-2011 Compendium of Texas Colleges
and Financial
Aid Calendar Now Available
The Texas Comptroller's Office and the Minnie Stevens
Piper Foundation have released this year's online
version of the
Compendium of Texas Colleges and Financial Aid Calendar.
Students, parents, school counselors, teachers and
others can now review important information about Texas
colleges and universities on the Comptroller's
Every Chance, Every Texan Web site. The Compendium
contains a list of colleges and universities in the
State of Texas, admission requirements, total expenses
for an academic year, financial aid data and related
information, helpful hints to the college bound,
together with a Calendar of various scholarship
deadlines arranged by months.
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Simple Tuition:
simpletuition.com/resource has over 100 related
articles explaining the financial aid process, tips from
first-time college parents, student loan comparisons, and
much more. Take a look at the site and see for yourself!
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Financial Aid
Monthly Action Plan
this is
a newsletter that gives specific instructions each
month on exactly what to do; what forms to fill out,
what research to do, what actions to take, etc. it
can be found
here. You can sign up to receive it free
here.
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Free Scholarship
of the Day A
scholarship is posted each day and a brief overview
is given. Go to
scholarships.financialaidtips.com.
While not all scholarships will apply to all
students this will give them a way to determine in
about 20 seconds if the day's posting is one they
should pursue. Many that are posted are little
known, therefore, less competitive.
| If there is a college or university
you are interested in attending and
would like information regarding
specific scholarships that the college
may offer please see Gwen Orr. |
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"Paying for Your College Education"
is a guide designed to walk
parents and students through the
process of applying for financial aid and student loans.
Copies are available in the counselor's office.
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 Free online course helps students plan careers
A free
online learning program from
Microsoft is helping middle
and high school students
think about careers they
might like to pursue and the
skills necessary to attain
those careers. Called
CareerForward, the course
has students examine their
skills and interests as they
investigate potential career
paths and other aspects to
independent living, such as
financial management skills.
Its four components address
specific aspects of
21st-century careers. |
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