COLLEGE TRACKS TEAM
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Aja Simpson Zulfiqar
Program Director
azulfiqar@collegetracksusa.org
Patty Olszewski
Assistant Program Director
polszewski@collegetracksusa.org
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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!
- Bring a friend to register with CollegeTracks!
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Johanna Z.
What has been the best part of senior year so far
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Looking back at how I started my freshman year and how four years went by so fast. For the most part, getting applications done and submitted has been the best part because the feeling it gives you is indescribable. Truly amazing.
What has been the most surprising part of the college application process?
Mostly some of the information that was asked. Something you should really do is manage time wisely. Another thing that surprised me was the essay portion and how some colleges ask for more than one essay.
What are you interested in studying in college?
Currently I'm not sure. But I think it's best going in undecided and experiencing new opportunities, then narrowing down to one thing. That's what I did.
What have you learned about applying for scholarships?
That the earlier you apply the better. Also to really seek out and do research because there are plenty of scholarships out there, some of which you may not know.
Your advice for other CollegeTracks students?
Don't procrastinate. Take advantage of having Ms. O. and Ms. Aja, as well as the other volunteers there. Don't stress because they will help you get into college.
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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, Future Link, and many scholarships. 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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FAFSA = Federal Financial Aid
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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
- Review your Student Aid Report (SAR) and show it to CollegeTracks
- Apply for Maryland state financial aid
- Update the FAFSA with 2015 taxes
Need FAFSA help?
CollegeTracks is accepting FAFSA appointments
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at B-CC
Use this link to make an appointment:
OR
Contact us to schedule an appointment at
Coffield Community Center
Lyttonsville Road, Silver Spring
Wednesday, February 10
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
See our email addresses at upper left
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Apply For Scholarships
Check your email for a monthly scholarship packet or pick one up at CollegeTracks 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 freshmen.
Some colleges requ
ire students to apply for institutional scholarships using a separate application.
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Historically Black Colleges & Universities
8th Annual College Fair
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
6:00 p.m.
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8:00 p.m.
Paint Branch High School
On-the-Spot on-site Admission Interviews for seniors will begin at 5:00 p.m. (Interview Attire Recommended).
Register on Naviance - "About Me" tab. See link on left-hand side. It's easy!
Visit the website below or see CollegeTracks 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 2015-2016 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.
Majors include 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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