Guidance Office

Seniors—12th Grade

SENIOR NEWSLETTER

January 2010


Text Box: In This Issue: * FAFSA Reminder: Apply Now * Tip of the Month: Send Your Transcript * The College Board Book of Majors * How to Complete CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE®  

Text Box: Dear Senior,

Text Box: Welcome to 2010. If you're applying for financial aid, be sure to submit your applications before each college's priority deadline. Applications received by priority deadlines, which tend to fall in February, are given the most consideration.

 

Text Box: FAFSA REMINDER: APPLY NOW The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the main form you'll use to apply for federal financial aid. There are many free resources -- online and offline -- to help you and your parents navigate the application process. Here are a few tips to help you get started:

Text Box: * Submit the FAFSA as early as possible. Do your best to apply by priority financial aid deadlines. * Complete the FAFSA online at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov. * Apply online to reduce the processing time of your application by one to two weeks. * Prepare your tax returns and ask your parents to prepare their returns as early as possible -- income and asset figures from your tax returns are needed to complete the FAFSA.

Text Box: How to complete the FAFSA http://click.collegeboard.com:8080/5635152.19120.0.11492

Text Box: TIP OF THE MONTH: SEND YOUR TRANSCRIPT Many colleges consider your senior year grades and courses as part of the admission decision. Ask your school counselor to send your midyear grades to your colleges as soon as they're available.

Text Box: BOOK OF MAJORS Our Book of Majors provides detailed descriptions of the most widely offered undergraduate majors, such as nursing, education and architecture -- each written by a leading professor in the field.

Text Box: Available for $25.95 http://click.collegeboard.com:8080/5635152.19120.0.11494

Text Box: HOW TO COMPLETE CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE is our online financial aid application service. More than 600 colleges and other programs use information collected on the PROFILE to award nonfederal aid, such as institutional grants. If a college to which you're applying requires PROFILE, here are some filing tips:

Text Box: * PROFILE Online alerts you to errors in your application before you submit it and provides you with extensive online help. * Submit PROFILE before priority filing dates. You can find the priority filing date for colleges at PROFILE Online. * Start at least one week before you intend to complete the form. Remember, you can complete the PROFILE in multiple online sessions.

Text Box: PROFILE Online http://click.collegeboard.com:8080/5635152.19120.0.11496

Text Box: Tips for completing the PROFILE http://click.collegeboard.com:8080/5635152.19120.0.11497

Text Box: QUICK LINKS * College Search   Search by college name:   http://click.collegeboard.com:8080/5635152.19120.0.11498     Search by location, majors, cost, and more:   http://click.collegeboard.com:8080/5635152.19120.0.11499

Text Box: SAT(R) Dates & Deadlines

Text Box:   - March 13 SAT**     Register by: February 4   - May 1 SAT     Register by: March 25   - June 5 SAT     Register by: April 29

Text Box:   Register now   http://click.collegeboard.com:8080/5635152.19120.0.11500

Text Box: January Tools     Scholarship Search   http://click.collegeboard.com:8080/5635152.19120.0.11501

Text Box:   Senior Action Plan   http://click.collegeboard.com:8080/5635152.19120.0.11502     Application Checklist   http://click.collegeboard.com:8080/5635152.19120.0.11503

Text Box:   Send your SAT scores to colleges   http://click.collegeboard.com:8080/5635152.19120.0.11504

Text Box:   Meet financial aid deadlines   http://click.collegeboard.com:8080/5635152.19120.0.11505

Text Box:   Submit all application materials   http://click.collegeboard.com:8080/5635152.19120.0.11506

Text Box: AP(R) Exams Help Save Time and Money in College Did you know that most students take five or six years, and sometimes even longer, to earn bachelor's degrees from public colleges and universities? You can earn credit, advanced placement or both for qualifying scores on AP Exams at most colleges, which may help you finish college on time.   This can make a big difference when the average cost of a year of in-state public college including tuition, fees and books is $8,142.     Learn more about AP Exams   http://click.collegeboard.com:8080/5635152.19120.0.11507

 

 
Text Box: For graduation/senior information, contact Mrs. Jennifer Brockman at jbrockman@culpeperschools.org Senior Action Plan: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/action/seniors.html Your child has an account on the College Board site and is presumably gathering information so you both can make an educated decision about college. If your high school senior is considering taking the SAT, think about this: the SAT is the one test that shows colleges what students know and what they know they can do. The test fills in the blanks about who they are -- how they think, problem solve and communicate -- along with how well they've learned their everyday course work. We want to give students like yours the resources and tools to succeed. That's why when they register for the test online, they can get free practice materials including an official SAT practice test, The Official SAT Question of the Day(TM) and the SAT In Focus(TM) tools: Skills Insight(TM) and My SAT Online Score Report. It's a great site where you and your child can go together. You'll both find lots of useful information to help ensure your child's SAT experience is a positive one.

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Text Box: Are you an 18 year old male? Almost all male U.S. citizens, and male aliens living in the U.S., who are 18 through 25, are required to register with Selective Service.  It’s important to know that even though he is registered, a man will not automatically be inducted into the military.  In a crisis requiring a draft, men would be called in sequence determined by random lottery number and year of birth.  Then, they would be examined for mental, physical and moral fitness by the military before being deferred or exempted from military service or inducted into the Armed Forces. For more information, visit their website: http://www.sss.gov/ CollegeBoard.com

Senior Year Plus offers two options to better prepare students for life after high school, while reducing the cost of college tuition and technical training. These options are called Early College Scholars and Path to Industry Certification: High School Industry Credentialing

Cappex.com - College search made simple.

Help seniors keep their college applications on track with the handy Cappex College Application Checklist, part of the popular Cappex College Fit Kit.

 

Students can use the checklist to guide them through the application process and help ensure that their applications are complete.  View and print the College Visit Checklist.