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Scholarships & College Info

What you need to know about Financial Aid...​

  1. More than $185 billion in aid is available! (federal government, state governments, universities, private organizations)

  2. To qualify for the majority of types of aid you must fill out the FAFSA www.fafsa.gov (opens October 1st of your senior year)

  3. The FAFSA gives you access to: grants, scholarships, work-study jobs, and loans 

  4. Once you have completed the FAFSA, you should then apply to in house financial aid (at the colleges you are applying to) and private scholarships (see below).

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Check out the resources below:

Click the links (anything that is underlined) below to download documents and visit websites

Local Scholarships:  (Ascending by Due Date)​

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  • OppU Achievers Scholarship- awards $2,500 scholarships 4 times per year

    • Essay Topic: In 500 words or fewer, please tell us why you’re an achiever. How have you created opportunity for yourself? How have you created opportunity for others? Did you start a small business? Are you the founder of a community program? How did you overcome the odds and make your dreams—or the dreams of others—come true? Please include links to any relevant material that demonstrates your accomplishments.

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Scholarships
*Rule to live by: Never pay a fee to apply for financial aid!

 

  • All Seniors should be filling out the FAFSA: fafsa.gov

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  • Free Net Price Calculators: 

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  • JUNIORS - Questbridge College Prep Scholars Program

    • ​to qualify you must be a current junior, have an unweighted GPA 3.5 or above in rigorous courses, family earns less than 65,000 annually (typical family of 4). 

    • application opens in February of Junior Year

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College Admissions Info

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Interested in STEM? Take a quiz here (through Florida Polytechnic University) to help you decide what area you may what to focus on!

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Scholarships by University (complete by January 1st of your senior year!)
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  1. Florida State University​

    1. ​Outside Scholarships: *Information compiled and provided by FSU

  2. ​University of Florida​

  3. University of South Florida 

Will you be the first to go to college in your family???

Sign up for an online profile with the non-profit organization, Center for Student Opportunity, and the scholarships will come knocking on your door!

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Taking a Gap Year and It's Advantages

Programs that support Gap Years:

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A few tips from your counselor...

  • Universities want to see that you are not only a great academic student, but also a well-rounded person with a specific focus on how you will make a positive change in the world. 

  • Look into summer programs and/or research opportunites offered at colleges/universities you are interested in.

  • Go visit the college/university... preferably more than once if it is one of your top picks

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College Readiness Test Info and Resources

 

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  • Collegeboard.org

    • to register for the SAT

    • free test prep through Khan Academy

    • Click here for a powerpoint on understanding the new SAT 

    • Juniors - Take the PSAT/NMSQT in October to prepare for the SAT and qualify for scholarships!!!

    • Old vs New SAT Concordance Table​

      • Note – this was published mid-summer 2016 and was taken down from Collegeboard's website at the end of July 2016… this should be used as a general concordance rather than exact (as it may be in the process of being altered).

    • Need an SAT fee waiver?? If you have free/reduced lunch email me - wolfecai@pcsb.org

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