COLLEGE TRACKS TEAM
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Program Director
Meghan Lynch
240.560.2317
Program Coordinator
Shanea Mifflin
240.244.6052
Program Assistant
Dwaine Brown
240.293.0324
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Do Now...
Seniors!
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- COMPLETE YOUR FAFSA NOW!!
- CHECK YOUR EMAIL for FAFSA and scholarship information! (In previous years students have LOST $15,000 in scholarships from not checking emails!)
- BE SURE to meet all your financial aid deadlines!!!
- Come pick up the new FebruaryScholarship Packet TODAY!
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Do Now!
Juniors!
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- Pick up a Junior Scholarship Packet and apply for opportunities you are eligible for!
- Keep up the good grades!
- Bring a friend to register with CollegeTracks!
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CollegeTracks is located in the main hallway room 1007 right across from the giant window into the courtyard.
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Nidia B.
What good book have you read lately?
One of the most recent books that I have read is Allegiant, which is the last book in the Divergent series written by Veronica Roth. It's a great dystopian book that's filled with action and plot twists.
What are you interested in studying in college?
In college I would like to be an accounting major and maybe minor in finance.
What colleges are you considering?
The colleges that I am considering are Georgetown University, American University, UMD, and Towson University.
What have you done to start your college Process?
To start my college process I have looked up the majors offered at various colleges and I have applied to my top choices. I have also completed FASFA and am finishing the CSS profile. In addition to this I have been applying and searching for scholarships that I am qualified for.
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Shout Outs
- Great Job! to the many seniors who told us about college acceptances and brought in their acceptance letters. Keep them coming!
- Good Work! To all the seniors who have completed their FAFSA with 2014 information.
- Nice Job! To the seniors who applied to the MC Scholars Program. We wish you good luck!
- Thank you ...for your patience and persistence to all seniors who have completed your CSS Profiles.
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Understanding The FAFSA
3
Steps to Maximum
Financial Aid
- Collect your documents: ask CollegeTracks staff for a checklist of materials needed to complete the FAFSA
- Make an appointment with CollegeTracks to submit your FAFSA
- Update the FAFSA with 2015 taxes
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Apply For Scholarships
Pick up a monthly scholarship packet and identify scholarships for which you are eligible.
Make an appointment and start your applications!
Review your colleges' financial aid websites and
research institutional scholarships
for first-time freshman.
(Some colleges requ
ire students to apply for institutional scholarships using a separate application.)
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Upcoming Events
Historically Black Colleges & Universities
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
6PM
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8PM
On-site Admission Interviews for seniors will begin at 5:00pm (Interview Attire Recommended)
Visit the website or contact Mrs. Hammond-Davis for more information
on how to prepare and what to bring to the college fair
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$CHOLARSHIP CORNER
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let the CollegeTracks staff know if you'll be applying for any of these scholarsh
ips!
Name
: Courageous Persuaders Scholarship
Due D
ate: February 11, 2016
Amount: $3,000
Eligibility:*
Open to all high school students in grades 9-12
*Create 30 second commercial for middle school students persuading them agaist underage drinking.
Name:
PAUL ROBESON SCHOLARSHIP 2016
Due Date: February 13, 2016
Amount: $1,000-$3,000 (10)
Eligibility: *
Montgomery County resident
* High School Senior
* Attending a college/university
Name:
TELACU Education Foundation
2016 College Success Program Scholarship
Due Date: February 26
,
2016
Amount:
$500 to $5,000
Eligibility: *
Be a first-generation college student
* Be from a low-income family
* Have a minimum 2.5 GPA
* Be enrolled full-time for the entire 2014-2015 academic year
* Attend the mandatory seminars taking place on Saturdays throughout the
academic year (Required only for students attending local area schools.) Candidates will be ranked according to their ability to demonstrate a combination of the following:
* Extracurricular involvement exhibiting a commitment to the community
*Academic achievement
*A need for financial and academic support in order to
successfully complete a post-secondary program
* Proven leadership within student, on-campus, or community
organizations
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COLLEGE CORNER
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Did You Know?.....
Bowie State University is the oldest historically black university (
HBCU
) in Maryland. The present-day public university, located in suburban Bowie, Maryland, was founded by the Baltimore Association for the Moral and Educational Improvement of Colored People in 1865. Then known as the Baltimore Normal School, the institution's goal was to train African Americans to become teachers.
Bowie State is a participant in the National Science Foundation and NASA partnership program, Model Institutions for Excellence. This partnership implements specific improvements to ensure a high percentage of students are retained and graduate from the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines. The program includes teaching and research laboratories, and specific tutorial facilities to assist students. The Satellite Operations & Control Center is a training facility and mission control center for NASA spacecraft on the Bowie State campus, where students participate in satellite operations and earn mission controller certification.
Bowie State offers 20 undergraduate majors, 20 master's programs and two doctoral programs, as well as numerous graduate certificates and certificates of advanced study.
Bachelor's degrees can be received in many majors, including communications, computer science, English, fine and performing arts, history and government, mathematics, biology, sociology, criminal justice, business administration, nursing, social work, and education.
Rapper Wale before p
ursuing
his music career, strolled the Bowie State Campus as a young transfer Student after Spending time at both Virginia State and Robert Morris on a football Scholarship.
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Sincerely,
Meghan, Shanea and Dwaine
CollegeTracks Wheaton Access Team
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