1. College Admissions Ms. Graves, College Adviser

2. College Admissions Process SAT/ACT Test College Applications ◦Application fees ◦Essays ◦Recommendation Letters ◦Official Transcript Tarrant County College Financial Aid Scholarships College profiles

3. SATACT Next test: Nov. 2 nd Deadline: Oct. 3 rd Cost: $51 (or fee waiver) www.sat.org Next test: Dec. 14 th Deadline: Nov. 8 th Cost: $52.50 (or fee waiver) www.actstudent.org Testing

4. Apply Texas www.applytexas.org All public universities in the state of Texas Most private universities Copy feature

6. Application Fees Most schools have an application fee required to process the app Some schools are free to apply to Fee waivers

7. Apply Texas Essays Topic A: Describe a setting in which you have collaborated or interacted with people whose experiences and/or beliefs differ from yours. Topic B: Describe a circumstance, obstacle or conflict in your life, and the skills and resources you used to resolve it. Did it change you? Topic C: Considering your lifetime goals, discuss how your current and future academic and extra- curricular activities might help you achieve your goals.

8. Recommendation Letters Required for some college applications, not all Guidance counselor Junior or Senior teacher ◦Core class: English, Math, Science, or Social Studies

9. Official Transcripts Transcript needs to be sent to each school you applied to Request OFFICIAL transcript in the counseling office $1 per transcript

10. Tarrant County College Visiting October 8 English class Application overview Areas of study Interest card

11. Financial Aid Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA Eligibility for FREE Money ◦Pell Grant Federal Loans Work Study Opens January 1 st 2013 Taxes

12. Scholarships Colleges are the #1 source for scholarships! Haltom’s Website ◦Counseling Corner ◦Sign up for alerts www.fastweb.com www.zinch.com www.cappex.com

13. Tarrant County College Scholarship Students who have attend a BISD school for junior and senior year Free tuition for first year at TCC Fall semester after graduating high school Up to 15 hours per semester

14. University of Texas at Arlington Application Deadline: March 15 Cost to Apply: $50 Popular Majors: ◦Nursing ◦Business ◦Engineering ◦Biology RankSAT Score ACT Score 1 st Quarter No Minimum 2 nd Quarter 105022 3 rd Quarter Individual Review 4 th Quarter Individual Review

15. University of North Texas RankSAT Score ACT Score Top 10% No Minimum Next 15% 95020 2 nd Quarter 105023 3 rd Quarter 118026 4 th Quarter Individual Review Application Deadline: March 1 Cost to Apply: $60 Popular Majors: ◦Business ◦Social Sciences ◦Music ◦English

16. Texas Woman’s University Application Deadline: March 15 Cost to Apply: $50 Popular Majors ◦Nursing ◦Business ◦Education ◦Dental Hygiene RankSAT Score ACT Score 1 st Quarter No Minimum 2 nd Quarter 100021 3 rd Quarter Individual Review 4 th Quarter Individual Review

17. Tarleton State University RankSAT Score ACT Score 1 st Quarter No Minimum 2 nd Quarter No Minimum 3 rd Quarter 93020 4 th Quarter 103022 Application Deadline: Feb. 1 st Cost to Apply: $30 Popular Majors: ◦Business ◦Agriculture ◦Parks/Recreation ◦Psychology

18. Questions? Counseling Office Request form alicia.graves@birdvilleschools.net