College Counseling News
Paying for College
Fill out the FAFSA!
Fill out the State Aid Application (if applicable)
Start looking for Scholarships!
Now that students have applied for admission to universities and colleges, it is time to focus on scholarship applications. Please check for special scholarships through:
- The universities where they have applied. Check for scholarships in the student’s major.
- Parent's or student's employer, bank or credit union
-
Bishop Watterson Naviance*
- Community organizations
- Websites like:
http://www.fastweb.com
http://gocollege.com
http://www.finaid.org/military
https://www.goingmerry.com/
*Log into Naviance: For outside scholarships, click on Colleges tab then Scholarships and Money, then look at Scholarship List and Scholarship Match and National Scholarship Search. The Scholarship List gets updates periodically so keep checking.
Seniors Still Applying to Colleges…TO DO LIST
If your career goals require a post-secondary school degree you should:
- have requested transcripts to be sent to your colleges on Family Connection
- be filling out college applications
- have asked a teacher to write a letter of recommendation, if needed, then added teacher to Family Connection
- have written your application essay and had someone proof it for you; like the writing lab teacher in your study hall, an English teacher, a parent, etc.
- if you choose NOT to go test optional for a college offering it, check to make sure you have sent your official ACT or SAT scores from the testing company to all of the schools to which you are applying
For your application to be complete, the following must be received by the college before the admissions deadline
- completed application(s), fee(s) and well-written essay(s)
- ACT or SAT scores from the testing agency, if you want colleges to consider them with your application
- letter(s) of recommendation
- official high school transcript
NCAA Eligibility Center: If your son or daughter wishes to participate in
Division I or Division II athletics, he or she will need to be certified by the NCAA Eligibility Center. Go to www.eligibilitycenter.org to register. Remember to have your son or daughter’s ACT and/or SAT scores sent to NCAA and high school transcript.
