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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- Update your FAFSA with 2015 taxes!
- Review Your Student Aid Report and make the necessary FAFSA corrections Immediately
- Continue applying for Scholarships
- Bring college acceptance and financial aid award letters!
- Check your email, mail and college portals to determine if you need to submit financial aid verification paperwork.
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Do Now!
Juniors!
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- Take your test prep seriously-It will pay off!
- Introduce a friend to CollegeTracks!
- Make summer count-look for a job, internship or academic program to gain valuable experience!
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Laura R.
What good book have you read lately?
The best book I've read is "The Stranger"
What are you interested in studying in college?
I am interested in studying fashion. My goal is to become a major fashion designer and have my own clothing line.
What colleges are you considering?
I am Considering Cazenovia College, Parsons, The New School, and Radford
What advice do you have to juniors who are about to start their college application process?
One piece of advice I would have is to follow your dreams, keep your head to the sky and feet to the ground!
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Shout Outs
- Congrats to all of our students who have completed their CollegeTracks Enrollment form and interview
- Shout out to everyone who brought in their college acceptances. Great job!
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Dissecting Financial Aid Award Letters
What Do I Do Now?
Key Terms:
- EFC = Expected Family Contribution: the amount a family can reasonably be expected to contribute; it's based on family income/financial circumstances.
- COA = Cost of Attendance: the full cost of college, including tuition, room and board, textbooks, travel, and personal expenses.
- Types and amounts of loans: for detailed information go online to https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/types/loans or talk to CollegeTracks. Federal loans are better than private loans.
- Grants and Scholarships: FREE money! Students do not have to pay this back
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Upcoming Events
CollegeTracks Graduation Celebration
When:Wednesday April 27
Where: Silver Spring Civic Building
Time 6:30pm
Food courtesy of California Tortilla
Raffle prizes - Laptops and Beats by Dre headphones!
First 150 students to arrive receive a gift card!
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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
: Minds in Motion Maryland Scholar-Athlete Scholarship
Due D
ate: April
8, 2016
Amount:
Unknown
Eligibility:
* Minimum 3.25 unweighted GPA * SAT/ACT test scores required
* Participated in interscholastic athletics while in high school.
* The deadline is 12:00 noon April 8, 2016. Male and female applicants will be selected and notified via email on April 22, 2016.
Name: Joseph J. Fox Memorial Scholarship Application
Due Date: April 15, 2016
Amount:
$2,000
Eligibility:** Must verify graduation from a Maryland high school.
* Must be accepted and enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student at an accredited college or university
* Must major in Education with the intent to pursue teaching as a career
* Must have maintained a GPA of 3.2 or better in high school
* Must document current or previous community service in education-related activities or organizations/clubs, etc.
Name: Generation Hope Scholars Program
Due Date: April 30
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2016
Amount:
Varies
Eligibility: * Generation Hope Partner Institutions: (Washington D.C.) University of the District of Columbia, Community College of the District of Columbia, University of Maryland, Baltimore City Community College, Prince Georges Community College, Bowie State University, George Mason University, Northern Virginia Community College
* Applicant must have a minimum GPA of 2.5.
* Applicant must be a United States Citizen or Legal Resident of the United States.
* Applicant must be a graduating high school Senior in May/June 2014 or currently attending one of Generation Hope's Partner Institutions.
* Applicant must be a teen parent (defined as having a child by the age of 19).
* Applicant must be raising or actively involved in child's life (defined by regular support and care of their child)
* Applicant must demonstrate the following: positive parenting; goals and achievement; positive impact on community; and significant improvement or success determined through letters of recommendation
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COLLEGE CORNER
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University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Did You Know?.....
University of Maryland--Eastern Shore is a public institution that was founded in 1886. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 3,571, its setting is rural, and the campus size is 745 acres.
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) is a teaching, research, and doctoral institution...
UMES was one of the founding members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in 1970. The school left the MEAC in 1979 but re-joined in 1981 and has been a member ever since. The Hawks compete in 15 sports at the Division I level: seven men's and eight women's.
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Connect With US
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CollegeTracks
@CollegeTrackswheaton
 @CollegeTracks
Sincerely,
Meghan, Shanea and Dwaine
CollegeTracks Wheaton Access Team
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