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HS Senior College Planning

February 6th, 2010 by Krayton M Davis | No Comments | Filed in College Planning

 

College Planning Tip for the Week of:
Sunday February 08, 2010
 

Have You Planned Your Move to College?

Imagine moving into your own home (which is what you will do when you go to college). Think about what you might need for the:

  • bedroom
  • kitchen
  • study area
  • parking lot
  • closet
  • etc.

download this FREE moving-to-college checklist
also reference our college moving center: click here

 

Attention Students:

 

 
What’s It Like Living at College?

Get the real scoop on college living with these topics such as:

  • dorm life
  • roommates
  • lifestyle
  • academics
  • health and fitness
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HS Senior College Planning

January 29th, 2010 by Krayton M Davis | 1 Comment | Filed in College Planning

 

College Planning Tip for the Week of:
Sunday January 31, 2010
 

Quick Review

checklist of prior monthly tasks that should be completed
If you submitted your FAFSA form early,
you should receive your Student Aid Report (SAR) indicating your eligibility for financial aid. Make any corrections to the report and return it to the FAFSA processor.

If you haven’t submitted your FAFSA,
you need to do so quickly to meet important college financial aid deadlines: see the January Calendar Plan
Make sure your High School sends
all necessary transcripts and grades to your colleges of choice. Check with your guidance counselor for assistance.
Check to see if all of your application
materials have been sent.

Contact the admissions office of the college(s) to which you have applied to make sure they have everything.

If you are taking any college entrance exams,
check your dates
Continue searching for scholarships. Every bit helps:

over $24.3 billion
worth of scholarships and grants in one location

Men 18 years or older
must be registered for Selective Service to receive federal financial aid.

You can register online:
www.sss.gov

Next Week
we review some credit management issues. Stay tuned.
 
What’s It Like Living at College?

Get the real scoop on college living with these topics such as:

  • dorm life
  • roommates
  • lifestyle
  • academics
  • health and fitness
  • and more

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HS Senior College Planning

January 23rd, 2010 by Krayton M Davis | No Comments | Filed in College Planning

 

College Planning Tip for the Week of:
Sunday January 24, 2010
 
Need to Think About Housing

Where are go going to live once you move to college?

For on-campus:
check with your college of choice. Once you get accepted into college, you need to move fast for on-campus housing arrangements to avoid being placed on a waiting list:

Check with your college web site for on-campus living:
use our college directory to link to your school


For off-campus:
link to our "Moving to College" center for housing search:
click here for college housing

Have you started your college planning process?

You need to move fast. Most college admission deadlines are due this month for the upcoming Fall semester. What you need to do:

  • selecting the type of career and studies
  • finding the right school
  • submitting your college application
  • analyzing college costs

    open up this quick guide of quick to-do’s: click here

What’s It Like Living at College?

Get the real scoop on college living with these topics such as:

  • dorm life
  • roommates
  • lifestyle
  • academics
  • health and fitness
  • and more

More information available:

 

 


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HS Senior College Planning

January 16th, 2010 by Krayton M Davis | No Comments | Filed in College Planning

 

College Planning Tip for the Week of:
Sunday January 17, 2010
 
Submitting the FAFSA Form

The US Department of Education’s FAFSA form will be required for all Federal Aid Programs and many scholarships. It is used by colleges to determine your financial aid eligibility.

The FAFSA form uses a methodology to calculate the cost of education at the school you are attending and the expected family contribution towards that cost. Your school will use the form to award what financial assistance you may need.

Submit your FAFSA form as soon as possible. Don’t wait to hear whether you have been accepted or not by a college. You want the FAFSA form sent to the school so that they can assemble an award package as soon as you are accepted

All students requesting federal financial aid will be required to submit the FAFSA form beginning January 01 for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Preparing to Submit the FAFSA form:

  1. Register for a PIN
    so that you can sign your FAFSA form and other loan documents electronically. It will speed up the process:
    www.pin.ed.gov

  2. Start gathering the documentation needed to complete the FAFSA form:
    • social security number
    • driver’s license number (if any)
    • W-2 Forms and other records of money earned
    • income tax returns
    • parent’s federal income tax returns (if you are a dependent student)
    • untaxed income records
    • bank statements
    • business and investment mortgage information, business and farm records, stock, bond, and other investment records
    • alien registration card (if you are not a U.S. citizen)

      link to the FAFSA site to review required documentation

  3. Find your school codes:
    you will need this information so that your FAFSA filing can be sent to the schools of your choice. Again, the colleges use this information in designing a financial aid package to help pay the cost of college attendance.
    www.fafsa.ed.gov…/fslookup.htm

  4. View interactive worksheets:
    you can use these worksheets to help prepare for the real submission
    www.fafsa.ed.gov/worksheet.htm

  5. Register for Selective Service (male students):
    Young men that have reached age 18 must register with Selective Service before submitting the FAFSA form. This is required by law:
    www.sss.gov

 

Have you started your college planning process?

You need to move fast. Most college admission deadlines are due this month for the upcoming Fall semester. What you need to do:

  • selecting the type of career and studies
  • finding the right school
  • submitting your college application
  • analyzing college costs

    open up this quick guide of quick to-do’s:
    click here

What’s It Like Living at College?

Get the real scoop on college living with these topics such as:

  • dorm life
  • roommates
  • lifestyle
  • academics
  • health and fitness
  • and more

More information available:

 

 


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