The Ford Family Foundation is pleased to share the
following information regarding changes to our policy that allow
students who meet the tuition equity criteria at Oregon’s four-year
public universities to compete for Ford Family scholarships.
If you or the student you support have questions regarding the process
or our specific programs, please email our office at
fordscholarships@tfff.org or call 877-864-2872.
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Ford Family Scholarship Application Guidelines for Undocumented Students
Linfield's Upcoming Priority Application Deadline
Greetings from Linfield,
We know the recent winter weather has caused quite
the disruption to your schools, students and teachers. While we’ve been
encouraging students to use their time at home to work on their
application for admission to Linfield, we can imagine
you (and your teaching colleagues) have much to get caught up on before
you get to uploading recommendations and transcripts.
Linfield’s priority deadline is coming up on February 1. While we will strongly encourage all interested students to submit their applications by February 1,
and will need all required materials (School Report, official High
School Transcript,
one Teacher Recommendation, official SAT or ACT scores) before
reviewing an application, students will not be penalized if those items
from the school are not received on February 1.
As soon as a student’s application is complete, it
will be processed for review. We would simply ask that all materials are
submitted as soon as possible, and, to keep students on track toward
the May 1 matriculation deadline, by February
28. That also includes mid-year transcript updates, if delayed due to later semester finals.
If you have questions or concerns about providing Linfield materials, please contact the Office of Admission at
admission@linfield.edu or 800-640-2287. You, and your students, can also connect with the
admission counselor who works with students from your school with any updates.
Thank you for your continued support of Linfield.
Office of Admission
Linfield College
Thursday, January 19, 2017
New Video: OSAC Scholarship Application: Step by Step
I’m pleased to pass along the news that we now have a step-by-step video
on how to complete the OSAC scholarship application. The link is
below; please feel free to utilize this video in classrooms, volunteer
meetings, financial aid or parent nights, etc.
Upcomming Events
Seniors and Juniors
YOU'LL BE A WINNER OF MONEY FOR COLLEGE WHEN YOU ATTEND
PATHWAY TO SCHOLARSHIPS WORKSHOP
Saturday January 21 from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the YC Library
This has been postponed
Includes Breakfast
Spend a single Saturday morning with scholarship coaches and
COME AWAY WITH A UNIQUE SCHOLARSHIP ESSAY
YOU CAN USE REPEATEDLY
TO WIN SCHOLARSHIPS TO PAY FOR COLLEGE!!
Sign up in ASPIRE, Counseling or Main Office by end of the day Tuesday January 17
**
Seniors and Juniors
Come along on the annual JumpStart trip to
Chemeketa's Yamhill Valley Campus in McMinnville
Tuesday January 24
This has been postponed
Tour the campus, sit in on a class, see
the health care careers center, take your placement test, have a
complimentary lunch in the cafeteria
Get
a permission slip in ASPIRE, Counseling or Main Office. Return it --
and write your name on the trip sign-up sheet -- by end of day January
17.
SENIORS
If you want FREE money for college,
submit your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) NOW before
it's too late! Apply, and get your FSA ID #, online at www.fafsa.ed.gov,
or get help in ASPIRE office. Do this by Feb. 1 to be considered for FREE college money through the Oregon Opportunity Grant.
SENIORS AND JUNIORS -- REMAINING TEST DATES FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR
SAT -- collegeboard.org
March 11 -- Registration deadline Feb. 10
May 6 -- Registration deadline April 7
June 3 -- Registration deadline May 9
ACT -- ACT.org
February 11 -- Late registration January 14-20
April 8 -- Registration deadline March 3
June 10 - Registration deadline May 5
COLLEGE NEWS & VERY IMPORTANT DATES
If you are going to attend Chemeketa Community College,
you must register then check in Counseling Office to determine whether
or not you need to take the Accuplacer Placement Test. You can prepare
and
find practice questions at https://accuplacerpractice.
Jan. 18 -- Chemeketa Scholars info session in McMinnville 6:30-7:30 p.m. An overview of eligibility, application process, followed by a time for
questions and answers. If time allows we will take a campus tour.
Jan. 22 -- Making WOU Happen at Western Oregon University
Feb. 1 -- Admissions and Financial Aid deadline at: EOU, PSU, OSU.
Feb. 6 and March 24 -- Campus previews at WOU
Feb. 12-13 -- Preview weekend at SOU
Feb. 15 --Admissions and Financial Aid deadline at SOU.
Feb. 26 -- Admissions and Financial Aid deadline at WOU
Feb. 15 --Trek Day at Oregon Tech and Wilsonville Campus Preview
Feb. 4 & 25, Mar. 3, Apr., 21, May 5 & 12 -- Connections Day at UO
Feb. 27 and March 18 -- Preview Days at EOU
March 1 -- Deadline for Foundation Scholarships at Portland Community College
March 2 -- Criminal Justice Career Day at WOU
March 3 – Learn about Apprenticeships in Oregon and Southwest Washington; 9-11 a.m. at
Salem Career & Technical Education Center, 33309 Highway 99E, Tangent, OR
March 3 -- Special Chemeketa Scholars application day for Yamhill Valley area students. Hand-deliver applications from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
March 6-10 -- Application period for Chemeketa Scholars -- deliver to Salem campus
March 11 and 18; April 1, 15 and 22 -- Duck Preview Days at UO
March 15 --Admission and financial aid deadline at Oregon T ech
March 24 --Preview Day at OSU Cascades Campus
Feb. 1--March 31 -- Deadline for Foundation Scholarships at Chemeketa
April 24 -- Spring College Fair at University of Portland
April 30 --Preview Day at Oregon Tech
June 16 --Summer Preview Day at OSU Cascades Campus
SCHOLARSHIPS GALORE!
Deadline January 29 ($1,000) Business Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship – Recurring
Annual Business and Finance Scholarship ($1000 award)
Deadline February 1 ($4,000) Linfield College Alumni Scholarship -- for relatives of Linfield Alumnus, 3.25 GPA. Application in ASPIRE. Or call 503-883-2607.
OSAC Scholarships -- DUE February 15 for chance at extra $500 scholarship; otherwise March 1. This single application can put you in the running for nearly 500 scholarships! Apply now at https://app.oregonstudentai
Deadline March 30 ($500) Oregon PTA's Teacher Education Scholarship. Application in ASPIRE.
Deadline April 15 ($5,000) Dan Hilger Memorial Scholarship for those pursuing Forestry.
CHECK OUT SOME SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH ENGINES FOR STILL MORE
Placement Tests
The switch in placement tests at community colleges
this year is, well, confusing, with lots of caveats. The two
attachments from Chemeketa’s testing department outline the changes.
Basically, Beginning this year, community colleges in Oregon are all using the same placement test, called Accuplacer.
Since this is a costly test to administer, colleges are now using
students’ Smarter Balanced scores and Senior
English grades to determine what level reading, writing and math
classes they will begin college with. The higher the Essential Skills
score, the higher the level college class a student will land in.
Smarter Balanced Placement Document
Accuplacer
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