CFNC: THE INS AND OUTS Mr. Lawrence Ganzy, College Adviser Weldon STEM High School Career Academies

QUESTION ONE: WHY SHOULD I HAVE AN ACCOUNT? COLLEGE APPLICATIONS! Mostly every college in North Carolina uses CFNC for applications! SAVING FOR COLLEGE! 529 plans for parents! TRANSCRIPTS! Send your transcripts to scholarships and colleges through the portal even if you didn’t apply through CFNC! SCHOLARSHIPS! Scholarship search feature! You can do all of this through CFNC by simply having an account! Follows you through college as well!

QUESTION TWO: HOW DO I GET AN ACCOUNT? Click here to create your account. If you already have one go ahead and sign in

Click and Go!

Click on FIND. This window will pop up: Find your high school! Hit Continue

Fill in the boxes with the correct information For username use this formula: ganzyla18 Password: Student ID #

WAIT! ONE MORE THING… 1. Click here 2. Then here

Make sure your student ID is listed Congrats! You have successfully created your account! Make sure YOUR high school is listed

QUESTION THREE: HOW CAN I APPLY? “To College” “College Applications”

Pick the college you would like to apply to…. Every application you start will be here. You can resume at any time until you submit! You can start as many you want!

QUESTION FOUR: WHERE CAN I APPLY? EVERY SCHOOL IN NORTH CAROLINA! INCLUDES PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES! Can apply to as many schools as you want to! We say 3-5 to give yourself options

COLLEGE APPLICATION WEEK Nov 13-17th, all day, everyday College Application week is a week where CFNC partners with several colleges across the state to waive application fees! Apply during this week to as many schools as you would like at your high schools or at home! What if I need help? See Mr. Ganzy, College Adviser Professional Library Room Media Center

COLLEGE APPLICATION WEEK Barton Belmont-Abbey Bennett Brevard Cabarrus Campbell Chowan Gardner-Webb Guilford Lees-McRae Lenior-Rhyne Livingstone Louisburg Johnson C. Smith Mars Hill Meredith Methodist Montreat Mount Olive N.C. Wesleyan Pfeiffer Queens St. Andrews St. Augustine’s Salem Shaw Warren Wilson William Peace Wingate All 58 Community Colleges! North Carolina A & T Fayetteville State University Elizabeth City State University Winston Salem State University

QUESTION FIVE: WHAT ABOUT TRANSCRIPTS? 1. “Apply” 2. “To College” 3. “Transcript Manager”

Find the school you’ve applied to and click “send my transcript” Send transcripts to EVERY school you apply to! CONGRATS YOUR APPLICATION IS COMPLETE! Find the school you’ve applied to and click “send my transcript”

CFNC AND SAVING FOR COLLEGE CFNC offers great tips on saving for college Overview of Grants and Scholarships (and what they mean) Work Study Various types of loans Financial Literacy Complete the workshop on CFNC to be entered for a one-time $500 scholarship!

EXAMPLE APPLICATION Reminders What You’ll Need Always read the information on the first page – it tells you required information to be submitted, application deadlines, and more Remember to click “Save” in the left hand column on every page Social Security Number NC WISE number (lunch number, computer login, etc.) Personal and Family Military Information, if any Income Information How much of the parent and student’s income goes toward their living expenses? Voting registration, license registration, property tax information for tuition purposes Tip: Prepare a resume now; this helps in the extracurricular and job experience sections