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Sunday, September 7, 2008
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Atascocita High School College/Career Resource Center |
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WELCOME TO THE AHS CCRC!
13300 Will Clayton Parkway
Humble, Texas 77346
CEEB 443583
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The CCRC (College/Career Resource Center) is located in the library and to the left. Students, faculty, parents and community are invited to come by to visit and use our resources. Hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
CHECK THIS OUT -
http://www.stateuniversity.com/ I found a new site for University Information, including Admission Credits Accepted
- AP exams, dual credit, etc; faculty salaries, majors, costs and a lot, lot more.
SENIORS: For financial aid you need to file the FAFSA. The opening date for completing the FAFSA for the school year 2008-2009, is January 1, 2008. To beginning learning about the FAFSA go to
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
and
http://studentaid.ed.gov/ You should never have to pay to have someone help you with your FAFSA.
Some financial aid, scholarship websites that are cool to explore:
http://www.srnexpress.com/
www.collegeboard.com/pay
http://www.fastweb.com/
http://www.petersons.com/
http://www.collegefortexans.com/
http://www.finaid.org/
YOU CAN DO THIS RIGHT NOW to get a jump on your Financial Aid--
Apply for a PIN Number:
http://www.pin.ed.gov/
Both the student and parent will need one. It will take about a week to get them back via email. This serves as an electronic signature for the FAFSA.
Do this now and you will be ready to file first thing after January 1, 2008.
Parents: In a quandary about what to do about getting your child ready for college?
Go to
http://www.collegeboard.com/parents/plan/getting-ready/index.html. This site has a lot of helpful information for parents, like a glossary of college-related terms, action plans for each grade level, college options and how to manage college costs. College Board is also the site where your students would sign up for the SAT exam. Bookmark it for future reference.
Students, I recommend that you set up a free account with College Board. First go to http://www.collegeboard.com/?student and find "My Organizer" and click on "create a free account". Students will be able to register for SAT exams and access their SAT scores online using their username and password. Tip: Start keeping a diary, or notebook with all your usernames, passwords, and other college and career notes that you will need for college admissions.
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For University Representative visits to Atascocita High School -CLICK HERE (scroll to the bottom of the page, and click on "YEAR" for all of the COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY VISITS TO AHS CALENDAR! All visits will be during lunches and located in front of the library. Plan to drop by and speak with these University, college and military representatives.
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KINGWOOD COLLEGE/ Dual Credit News |
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EVENTS IN HOUSTON FOR YOU!
NYU - IN HOUSTON OCTOBER 5TH, 2008
GO TO
http://admissions.nyu.edu/receptions
or call 212.998.4524 to reserve a space.
DID you know there is a scholarship if you earn 30 hours college credit before entering college? Read more about this program at
http://www.collegefortexans.com/cfbin/tofa2.cfm?ID=131
KINGWOOD COLLEGE DUAL/Concurrent CREDITS: Check out your dual credits from Kingwood College by clicking
HERE
, taking you to "MY RECORDS" save this page to your favorites. Click on "Get ID & Password" on the upper right hand side. Follow instructions. On the main menu you can click on "I'm new to My Records & FAQ" for more information .
With "My Records", you can view your Kingwood College credits, print up your application, see your admission testing scores, and order transcripts (which you will need to do at the end of your senior year). Students may not enroll in dual credit classes using this site. This must be done with your dual credit coordinator on your high school campus.
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DID you know there is a scholarship ($1,000) for your student if they earn 30 hours college credit while in high school?
To be eligible, you must have attended majority of high school in Texas, be a Citizen of the United States or be lawfully authorized to live in the USA, and graduate with at least 30 semester credit hours IF you graduate high school in no more than 46 months. Applications are available in the College and Career Resource Center. Find your Kingwood College hours at www.kingwoodcollege.com, click on MyRecords, log in, then go to Student, then to student advising profile.
To view how your credit hours transfer from one Texas public university to another go to Texas Common Course Numbering System at
http://www.tccns.org/
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DID YOU KNOW THAT: Several Lousiana Universities offer in-state tuition to deserving Texas students? Check out the following schools:
Grambling State University
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Louisiana Tech University
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McNeese State University
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Nicholls State University
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Northwestern State University
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Southeastern Louisiana University
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University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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University of Louisiana at Monroe
FREE TUITION AND FEES AT TEXAS TECH! In an effort to increase access to higher education, Texas Tech has implemented a plan to guarantee free tuition and mandatory fees up to 15 credit hours per semester to new entering freshmen who are Texas residents, enrolled full-time with family adjusted gross incomes that do not exceed $40,000.
http://www.redraiderguarantee.ttu.edu/
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Want to go to college in California? Butte College,
www.butte.edu
offers in-state tuition for up to 6 units per semester for the first year. They state that by that time you can gain your California residency and transfer to many other prestigious state colleges and universities. Butte is a community college located in Northern California. Check it out! |
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