Here are a few things to note:
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Online OSAC scholarship applications will be available to start completing on Nov. 1 at www.oregonstudentaid.gov.
Juniors can start filling out applications now, too!!!!!!!!
Great way to start their activities chart!!
Copies of OSAC’s new personal essay questions are in the forms drawer for you to give to students. We have hard copy worksheets of the OSAC application, too.
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One of our new mentors asked about the PSAT and National Merit Scholars, so I got some more info from Janette about it. Here’s what I learned.
- Our students take it in October of their sophomore year.
- They must retake the PSAT as juniors in order to be considered for the National Merit Scholarship.
- There is a fee to retake it, but fee waivers are available for those students on the free and reduced lunch program.
- Mrs. Bunn reviews the PSAT scores of the sophomores and alerts the high-scoring students to take the PSAT again as juniors.
- To be a National Merit Scholar, a student must be in the top 99% nationwide.
- Here’s a link if you want to learn more.http://www.nationalmerit.org/nmsp.php
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A couple of you have asked about ways a student can get college credit for a second language in which they are fluent. One way is to take an AP test in that language. The student needs to let Mrs. Jenkins in counseling know they are interested in doing so. The tests are administered at YC in May and are then scored by someone fluent in that language.
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Southwestern Oregon Community College in Coos Bay is offering free tuition to seniors graduating with a 3.75 GPA or higher.
They offer on-campus housing, 14 varsity sports and a student population of 3,000.
To make things easier/faster for students, parents, mentors and financial aid professionals, there is now a “Quick-link” to scholarship tools on our website main page.
· Go to www.OregonStudentAid.gov
· Look under the Quick Access heading
· Click on SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION TOOLS, and there you’ll find links to:
1. The catalog of OSAC Scholarships
2. New 2013-14 OSAC Guide (A summary of Scholarships, ASPIRE, OOG, deadlines, contact info, etc.)
3. OSAC Scholarship Worksheet (to assist with the Online Application)
4. Activities Chart Sample
5. Personal Statements Instructions
6. OSAC Scholarship Application
7. FAFSA
8. Login to your Online Application
9. Ford Family Foundation Scholarships
10. Contact info for Cheryl Connolly – the Scholarship Processing Coordinator
Chemeketa is holding a program/tour event for counselors, mentors and the like on the Salem campus from 8 a.m.-noon Oct. 18.
There will be a shuttle to the event from the Yamhill Valley Campus in McMinnville.
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Chemeketa Fall CTE Tour
Save the date!
This fall Chemeketa is offering a special tour of a handful of our career and technical education programs to high school counselors, career advisors and other student advocates -
Thursday, October 18
8 am - noon (tentative)
Chemeketa Community College
Salem Campus
This is a great opportunity to see first-hand some of our high-demand careers. A continental breakfast and lunch will be included. Shuttle service to Salem will be available from our Yamhill Valley campus in McMinnville.
The annual ASPIRE Fall Conference will be held on Sat. Oct. 6 this year at University of Oregon in Eugene.
The US government has a new smartphone app to help students and parents find out more about how to afford college with federal student education aid:
http://apps.usa.gov/studentaid-gov.shtml
