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Scholarship Information
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Internet Search for Scholarships
Planning for the costs of college can be overwhelming buth there's free help available. One place to start is with www. eac-easci.org
Financial aid and scholarship information is available at several sites for FREE!
(You should not have to pay for scholarships so beware if they ask for money!)
There are new websites that might help as you make plans for college:
www.collegeprep101.com or www.collegeanswerguy.com
www.fastweb.com
www.mach25.com
Collegelink.com
Embark.com
Wiredscholar.com
www.salliemae.com
ANYCOLLEGE.net (also has a newsletter with individual colleges represented---
go to anycollege,net/newsletter
www.worldclasseducation.org
www.careercruising.com
www.going2college.org
schoolsintheUSA.com
Collegeboard.com
www.comissiononthesenioryear.org
www.fafsa.ed.gov (free application for Federal Student Aid)
www.commonapp.org (site for a common application for many colleges)
students.gov (gateway to the U.S. Government)
freescholarship.net
www.tylenol.com (online sometime in February)
scholarships.com
myrichuncle.com
Ben Kaplan's ScholarshipCoach/family (deadline 3/15/07)
www.discovercolleges.com
anycollege.com ($2000 give away four times a year)
www.christianconnector.com
www.fastweb.com
www.educationquest.org
www.bridges.com
www.going2college.org
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September, 2008 |
Pam Fritz, Senior Guidance Adviser (343-8484 STM or 342-8263 home)
Email: pwfritz@rccss.net or ptfritz@rap.midco.net
I am on a very flexible schedule, so if you want to meet with me, just leave me a note or call me. I will be glad to meet during your free periods or lunch.
As a senior considers various options, he/she needs to check the requirements of each college or university. Many of the universities and colleges prefer to have students view their websites and then apply online. We have several cd's and cassettes that offer visual tours of colleges and universities. We have information available in the guidance office and representatives will be visiting STM throughout the year. It is truly worth your while to meet these "college reps" and get the information right from the source. Individual schools will vary in their requirements and "it's easy if you know how " (thanks Mr. Sullivan)!
I am including the SD CollegePrep Model Program of Study that is advocated for all students:
Grade Math English Social Science Laboratory Science
8th Algebra 1
9th Geometry, English, Am. History, Physical or Earth Science
10th Algebra 11, English, World History, Biology
11th Trigonometry, English, Am. Gov., Chemistry
12th Adv. Senior Math, English, Econ., Psych., Physics
This helps your student to be in position to not only be prepared for college but also qualified to receive many scholarships.
The STM handbook is on our web page and has all the requirements for graduation. If you have any doubts about what you might need, Mrs. Strand is our counselor and she can review your schedule.
Reminder: As modern technology makes for a much more global workplace,
many universities are requiring a minimum of two years of a single foreign language for incoming freshman. If in doubt, take the second year so that you do not have to worry as you apply to various colleges.
In the Sunday issue (Sept.,07) of the Denver Post, there was an article about the importance of volunteering among youth. Churches, organizations(honor societies) and graduations standards sometimes demand volunteer hours as well as academic achievement. College admissions admit that the right record of of community service can make "the" difference in favor of acceptance in some cases. Many schools have also built stronger connections between coursework and volunteerism--service learning--which injects relevance to academia by applying study to real-life community needs. Finally, numerous scholarships are available that are tied to volunteer work! So get involved and DOCUMENT- what you do! ( I have had several college representatives stress this in the last three months!)
Universities and colleges like to host a day for juniors and seniors to visit their campuses. It is a good way for a student to participate in the campus life. Please check with me or on-line with the colleges.
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Students interested in attending the National Youth Leadership Forum should contact Mrs. Fritz. This is for juniors and sophomores who are interested in medicine, law, technology or leadership training. Several will be during the summer of 2009.
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Colleges |
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities has a web site that links to all their schools. Go to www.mnscu.edu or call 1-888-MNSCU-4-U for more information.
RECIPROCITY : ANOTHER Change:Universities in Minnesota now request a separate reciprocity application. We have them in our office.
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Scholarship Deadlines |
HOT OFF THE Press:
Scholarships are now available at the STM web site and will also be posted on the bulletin board between first and second floor by the commons.
The Gates scholarship is one for seniors that are part of a minority and want to attend college.You must have a 3.3 GPA and meet the Federal Pell Grant criteria.
Deadline is Jan. 12,2009.
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The Educational Communications Scholarship Foundation recognizes exemplary students who demonstrate academic ability. They will accept applications until May 15th. You may pick them up in my office or visit the website at www.ecisf.org
Ventures Scholars program is for first-generation students who wish to pursue a career in Science, Technology,Engineering or Math. Check the free website at
www.venturescholar.org or see me.
Alert Magazine offers $500 for a senior who writes an essay about an incident that involved drug and/or alcohol abuse. See me for the details.
SDSM&T offers the four - year Chiang scholarship for freshman who have high scores on the entrance exams. Details with School of Mines or myself.
AFC is a not-for-progit corporation that loans money to college students. Get more information at www.afclending.com
The American Planning Association offers an essay scholarship for a junior or senior. Their goal is to encourage students to get involved in critical planning issues that are facing communities. Visit www.planning.org for details (first place is $5000----someone is going to win---why not YOU?)
The Peter Kiewit Institute in Omaha, Nebraska has scholarships for those students who have an interest in science or math. Visit www.pki.nebraska.edu
for details or see me.
The Peg Sagen scholarship is another jounalism reward of $500 that is awarded in the spring to an interested senior. Details at www.rcjournal.com
Juniors or seniors could win $5000 if their essay on a Green Neighborhood Plan was chosen by the American Planning Association. Details at www.planning.org
American Chemical Society will award 100 scholarships to undergraduate students who are interested in the chemical sciences. Interested students should go to the website www.acs.org/scholars for details and an application. See me if you need assistance.
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General Information |
ACT Test Dates
Register by:
October 25,2008 Sept. 19th (9/20-10/3 with late fee)
December 13,2008 Nov.7th (11/8-11/20 with late fee)
February 7, 2009 Jan. 6th (1/7-1/16 with late fee)
April 4, 2009 Feb.27th (2/28-3/13 with late fee)
June 13, 2009 May 8 th (5/9-5/22 with late fee)
SAT Test Dates
Register by:
October 4 September 9 ( 9/16 with late fee)
November 1 September 26 (10/10 with late fee)
December 6 November 5 (11/18 with late fee)
January 24 December 26 (1/6 with late fee)
March 14 February 10 (2/24 with late fee)
May 2 March 31 (4/9 with late fee)
June 6 May 5 (5/15 with late fee)
STM school code number: 421245
Mr. Aberle usually recommends that Juniors take the ACT or SAT near the end of 11th grade ( April, June) and then consider taking it again in 12th grade( October or December).
(* College Access 529 rewards a senior if they have minimum of 27 on the ACT)
When you take the ACT or SAT and need extra time,you must contact them and make arrangements before the test deadlines.
www.act.org/aap/disab/chart.html
March to Succes is a website that might help a student prepare for college.
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Great news and upcoming events:
Senior Day @ South Dakota State, Brookings on Saturday,9/13th
College representatives are making plans to be at STM during the lunch periods. We will annouce who and when they will be here.
WUE Guidelines are updated and can be viewed at www.wiche.edu/sep/wue
Tom Cool is very knowledgeable about the school to work programs. His web site might provide valuable information. It is www.dacac.com
Juniors: If you have an interest in the service academies or ROTC programs, now is the time to apply! Air Force commissioning opportunities are available at :
http: //www.academyadmissions.com or http://www.afrotc.com.
The Dept. of the Navy offers a 4-year full tuition scholarship for
interested seniors who have a 22ACT in Math and English. Detailed
information is available at http://wwwnrotc.navy.com .(2009 seniors can
start the online application in Feb.2008).
TODAYSMILITARY.COM is the site for information about the army,marines,navy,air force, or coast guard.
MY COLLEGE OPTIONS is a professional service that will match a student's personal information with colleges,universities, or other career opportunities. We will do some of these during homeroom, but a student may want to go ahead and check into this source.
Students interested in attending the National Youth Leadership Forum should contact Mrs. Fritz. This is for juniors and sophomores who are interested in medicine, law, technology or leadership training. Several will be during the summer of 2009.
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