Washington Twp. Public Schools
Parent Academy
Preparing for College Year - 3
October 25, 2007
Jim Shearer
Media Specialist/Librarian
Robbinsville High School
Preparing for College-3
Thing$ to Consider
Things to Consider
• Buy extra long sheets at BBB (coupons)
• Check to see if you can bring a TV, VCR,
microwave, small refrigerator, etc.- have
student check with roommate to eliminate
duplicate items.
• Power strip with safety breaker.
• Cable to connect computer to internet.
• Cable to connect TV to VCR, and remote.
• Shower flip flops.
Scholarship Scams
• Scholarship search services and financial
aid websites are common. Many of theses
for-profit companies charge high prices to
provide you with information that can be
found on other websites free. Companies
can legally charge high prices for their
services.
• (Make sure you set up a separate e-mail
address, to avoid being spammed).
Play it Safe
You can get free advice from many sources.
The best place to start is with our Robbinsville High
School Guidance Counselors :
Ms. Rotondo (609) 632-0950 ext 3012
Ms. Morgan (609) 632-0950 ext 3014
Or a college Financial Aid Administrator.
http://collegeapps.about.com/od/?once=true
Want to save a Bundle?
New Jersey Stars Program
http://www.njccc.org/njstars.htm#
Free College Tuition and fees - 2 Years
Mercer County Community College
You may be able to attend Mercer
County Community College
tuition-free* through NJ Stars.
*up to 15 credits per semester
NJ Stars Program
• Maintain a 3.0 + GPA to keep scholarships.
• Final 2 years at NJ Public College or University.
State to provide $ 2,000. per semester.
• The remaining costs of the Junior and Senior
year would be waived by the institutions, or
made up in scholarship money, for any student
who completes the STARS program with a 3.0
GPA or greater.
Requirements
• NJ STARS students must be enrolled in an
associate degree program at a New
Jersey community college.
• NJ STARS students must maintain
continuous full-time enrollment at a New
Jersey community college.
Earn a FREE College
Education!
Graduate in the top 20% of your high school class.
Enroll in an associate degree program and sign up for at
least 12 college credits.
Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA),
although NJ STARS eligibility is not based upon financial
need.
Your second year at Mercer is renewable if all academic
criteria are met.
F.A.F.S.A.
U.S. Department of Education
FREE Application for
Federal Student Aid Web Site.
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/index.htm
For more information
Visit njstars.net
http://www.njstars.net/
call 1-800-334-NJCC
Or contact the MCCC Financial Aid office
at (609) 586-4800 ext. 3218
e-mail pager@mccc.edu
Earn College credits in High School
Students may earn up to 15 College credits,
while attending Mercer County Technical
Schools, while still in High School.
http://www.mctec.net/performingarts/tp-index.htm
Or
Take AP classes in High School and save
thousands on College tuition fees. Buy a
review book with sample tests.
CollegeNET: The Internet Guide
to Colleges and Universities
http://www.collegenet.com/
– "Contains basic information on nearly every
post-secondary school in the U.S. and
Canada, and provides links to most of those
with homepages." You can search their
database or browse geographically, and find
information about financial aid and college
resources. Also use their interface to apply to
schools online.
College Board Online
The mission of the College Board is to
prepare, inspire, and connect students to
college and opportunity. Its members include
more than 4,200 schools, colleges,
universities, and other educational
associations. Collegeboard.com brings
together all the information and tools that
students and parents need to plan for the
transition from high school to college.
http://www.collegeboard.org/
Peterson’s
Peterson’s publishes quality directories
for college bound students. Their website
includes links for college & universities,
graduate programs, adult/distance
learning programs, private schools, career
guidance, summer opportunities, financial
aid and study abroad.
http://www.petersons.com
The Admissions Office
This site is designed for students in the
process of looking at and applying to
colleges and includes the following
categories: schools, rankings, tests,
applications, financial aid, scholarships,
and more.
http://www.theadmissionsoffice.com/
College Rankings
( U.S. News Online)
This site is organized by universities,
colleges, schools ranked within regions of the
country, specialty schools, and rankings by
major.
http://www.usnews.com/sections/rankings
Back to College:
Resources for Re-entry Students
This site is for nontraditional students and
individuals going back to school after
years of working. It includes information
on distance education and online courses,
financial aid, testing, admissions,
resumes, company research, salaries, and
more.
http://www.back2college.com/
students.gov
Students.gov is a cooperative effort between
federal agencies, students, and other parts of
the higher education community, under the
leadership of the U.S. Department of Education.
There are 2 main sections namely Pay for Your
Education and Plan Your Education further
organized by subsections. The drop down
menus on the left have several links to other
government agencies of relevance.
http://www.students.gov
Send Your Child to College:
the Internet Guide for Parents
This excellent resource created by a
librarian includes links for megasites,
financial aid, exploring colleges (including
directories and rankings), practical help for
getting accepted into college, and various
tests.
http://www.guideforparents.com/
College Is Possible
Guide for parents, students, and
educational professionals. Also
see the link for Best Sites and
Books.
http://www.collegeispossible.org
ED.gov
This site from the U.S. Department of
Education provides help in applying for
financial aid for college, including direct
links for FAFSA, Federal Direct
Consolidation Loans, and the National
Student Loan Data System for checking a
student’s financial aid history.
http://www.ed.gov/finaid
FastWeb
This site includes a scholarship search
engine which searches a database of
more than 400,000 U.S. scholarships,
fellowships, internships, grants, and
loans. Requires free registration.
(Make sure you set up a separate e-mail
address, to avoid being spammed).
http://www.fastweb.com
Resources
Direct Loan ConsolidationInformation on consolidating federal student loans.
http://www.loanconsolidation.ed.gov
Federal Student Aid- Apply for aid online and get all the
information on paying for education after high school.
http://www.studentaid.ed.gov
Finaid- This site is the most comprehensive annotated
collection of information about student financial aid on
the web. FinAid is comprehensive, informative, and
objective.
http://www.finaid.org/
Resources
Sallie Mae College Answer
http://www.collegeanswer.com/index.jsp
College planning- Smart Money.com
http://www.smartmoney.com/college
Adventures in Education
http://adventuresineducation.org/
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW):
Awards and Scholarships
• Annually, the veterans' organization
distributes more than $3 million in
scholarships and savings bonds to
America's youth through the annual Voice
of Democracy and Patriot's Pen contests.
http://www.vfw.org/index.cfm
American Legion• Eight and Forty Lung & Respiratory
Nursing Scholarship Fund
$ 3,000 Scholarships
• American Legion Auxiliary 5- $2,500,
5- $ 2,000. 5-$1,000. Scholarships
• American Legion Press Club of New
Jersey www.nj.legion.org 2- $ 500.
Scholarships.
Oratorical Awards 1st-$ 4,000.,
2nd.$2,500., 3rd $ 2,000., 4th $ 1,000,
5th $ 1,000.
American Legion• American Legion National High School
Oratorical Contest- Winner $18,000, Runner
up $16,000.
• Samsung American Legion Scholarship 2004
7-$20,000. and 93 -$1,000 scholarships.
• American Legacy Scholarship
• Eagle Scout of the Year $ 10,000 scholarship
American Legion• Lawrence Luterman Memorial Scholarship
• 2-$4,000. , 3- $ 2,000. , 2-$ 1,000.
• Stutz Memorial Scholarship
$ 4,000.
• David C. Goodwin Memorial Scholarship (baseball)
$ 4,000 , $ 2,000.
• Claire Oliphant Memorial Scholarship $ 1,800.
ADA Endowment and
Assistance Fund, Inc.
• Dental assistant $ 1,000. scholarships.
• Dental Hygiene $ 1,000.scholarships.
• Dental Laboratory Technology $ 1,000.
Scholarships
• Dental Student Scholarship Program $
2,500. Scholarships
• Minority Dental Student Scholarship
Program $ 2,500. Scholarships
Jaycee War Memorial Fund
• www.jaycees.org/scholarships.htm
• 25- $ 1,000 scholarships.
Thomas Wood Baldridge Scholarship $ 3,000.
www.jaycees.org/scholar-ships.html
Charles R. Ford Scholarship 1-$ 2,500.
www.jaycees.org/scholar-ships.htm
Minority Scholarships
College Scholarships, Graduate Fellowships
and Postdoctoral Awards for Minorities
http://scholarships.fatomei.com/minorities.html
Gates Millennium Scholars
http://www.gmsp.org/
Minority Scholarships
NAACP
http://www.naacp.org/departments/education/scholarship_index.html
• Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
Founded in 1987, the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship
Fund provides scholarship, programmatic, and
capacity building support to public, historically black
colleges and universities.
http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org/home/home.php
Minority Scholarships
• National Achievement Scholarship Program
www.nationalmerit.org/nasp.php
700 Black American achievement scholarships,
worth approximately 2.5 Million dollars.
United Negro College Fund, Inc.
Over 400 different scholarship programs.
www.uncf.org
Minority Scholarships
Ron Brown
(African American) Scholarship program
http://www.ronbrown.org/
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
http://www.hsf.net/
Minority Scholarships
State Farm Hispanic Scholarship Fund
www.statefarm.com/foundati/hispanic.htm
Target Scholarships
http://target.com/target_group/community_giving/scholarships.jhtml
Horatio Alger Association
https://www.horatioalger.org/scholarships/index.cfm
Scholarship Resources
Rotary International
http://www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/amb_scho/
Elk’s National Foundation
500-Four year scholarships,from
$ 1,000 to $5,000 yearly for four years.
E-Mail scholarship@elks.org
http://www.elks.org/enf/scholars/ourscholarships.cfm
Scholarship Resources
National Merit Scholarship program
www.nationalmerit,org/nmsp.php
Merit scholarships valued at $ 50 Million dollars.
Science Talent Search
www.sciserv.org/sts
1-$100,000, 1-$75,000, 1-$50,000,
3-$25,000, 4-$20,000, 30-$5,000. Scholarships.
Scholarship Resources
Federal Employee
Education and Assistance Fund Scholarships.
Awards range from $ 300. to $ 12,000.
www.feea.org
Scholarships for service
http://www.learnandserve.gov/about/programs/pfs.asp
Scholarship Resources
Rhodes Scholarship Program
(Graduate School)
http://www.rhodesscholar.org/
Scholarships.com
http://www.scholarships.com/main.asp
National Association of
Secondary School Principals
National Honor Society Scholarships 200$ 1,000. awards e-mail
nhs@principals.oeg
Principal’s Leadership Award- Funded by
Heft Jones, Inc. 150- $ 1,000. see
Principal.
Prudential Spirit of Community Awards- 50$1,000, 10- $ 5,000. see Principal.
Coca Cola Scholars Foundation
Coca Cola Coca Cola Scholars Foundation
Seniors: The application period for the 2007-2008
academic year will be September 1, October 31, 2007.
https://www.coca-colascholars.org/cokeWeb/jsp/scholars/Index.jsp
The Foundation Center
Scholarship Information: This page
provides an introduction to the world of
financial aid to attend U.S. schools, with
special emphasis placed on scholarships and
awards for youth philanthropy and
community service. Click on a category to
view selected alphabetical listings of Webbased scholarship resources.
http://youth.foundationcenter.org/youth_scholarships.html
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Play it Safe
You can get free advice from many sources.
• The best place to start is with our Robbinsville
High School Guidance Counselors :
Ms. Rotondo (609) 632-0950
ext 3012
Ms. Morgan (609) 632-0950 ext 3014
• Or a college Financial Aid Administrator.
FedMoney.org
FedMoney.org is the most comprehensive
FREE full-text online resource on all U.S.
government grants and student financial
aid programs.
http://www.fedmoney.org/