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Senior Section
Scholarships
MEF Scholarship
Bulletin
Click here to
download the MEF Scholarship Bulletin #1.
College
Search and Financial Aid Websites
Applying for colleges and finding the funds you need can be complicated.
Check out the compiled
list of websites that offer a vast amount of information to help you
in your college selection and financial aid process.
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Online Coursework Information
No online courses offered
until Spring 2009
College Information Sessions
DestinationCollege is offering the “Writing Your Best College
Application or Scholarship Essay Workshop”
Sep. 25, 2008, 6:30—8:30 pm, Collin College Conference Center, 2800
E. Spring Creek Parkway, Plano. Writing an effective essay could
make the difference in getting into the college of your choice or
obtaining a scholarship. Learn strategies and tips for writing your best
essay. The workshop’s presenter, Marilyn Kaufman, is a well-known
speaker and expert on college admissions and serves on The Princeton
Review National College Counselor Advisory Board. She is a frequent
contributor to CBS, ABC and Fox television stations on issues relating
to college admission, standardized testing and the college application
process. To register for this free workshop, email destinationcollege@ccccd.edu
or 972.377.1772.
The Office of Undergraduate Admissions invites
your students to attend OSU Experience
Students
may attend on either September 6 or October 4.
Please visit http://admissions.okstate.edu/osuexperience for
details.
Attention future physicians interested in attending Texas A&M or Baylor
The application period for the
Partnership for Primary Care Program, sponsored by the Texas A&M Health
Science Center College of Medicine is nearing.
Seniors wanting early admission
to Medical School, we have the Partnership for Primary Care Program.
This is an early admissions program that guarantees a space in our
College of Medicine. Students will find information by this web
address:
http://cbhec.tamhsc.edu/hcp/Early%20Admissions/COM-PPC.html
The A&M
Undergraduate Universities have the JAMP program and students wishing
for early acceptance to Medical School can find information by clicking
the following:
http://cbhec.tamhsc.edu/hcp/Early%20Admissions/JAMP.html
For the Baylor College of
Dentistry early admission opportunities, you can check here for
information:
http://cbhec.tamhsc.edu/hcp/Early%20Admissions/COD.html
For an early admissions
opportunity at the Rangel College of Pharmacy, you can check here for
information:
http://cbhec.tamhsc.edu/hcp/Early%20Admissions/COP-EAO.html
To find information on all the
Texas A&M Universities, you may go here and click on each schools
website:
http://cbhec.tamhsc.edu/hcp/Early%20Admissions/AM%20University%20List.html
Need
Help Choosing a Career Path?
What do you want to be when you grow up? Do you find yourself being
asked that but you aren't quite sure of the answer?
Click
here for useful information on how to choose the career path
that is right for you.
Collin County college,
Texas A&M make deal
Aggie Bound program
will help students gain automatic admission into Texas A&M.
Click here to read the full article from DallasNews.com.
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Standardized Testing Information
SAT Registration and
Test Dates
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/calenfees.html
SAT Test Dates
October 4, 2008
November 1, 2008
December 6, 2008 |
Registration Dates
September 9, 2008
September 26, 2008
November 5, 2008 |
College Board wants to give
students the resources and tools to succeed. That's why when they
register online at
www.collegeboard.com they can get free preparation materials
including an Official SAT Practice Test and The Official SAT Question of
the Day (TM) email. It's a great site where you and your child can go
together. You'll both find lots of useful information to help ensure
your child's SAT experience is a positive one.
Upcoming Test Dates and
Registration Deadlines for ACT
http://www.actstudent.org/regist/currentdates.html
ACT
Test Dates
September 13, 2008
October 25, 2008
December 13, 2008 |
Registration Dates
August 12, 2008
September 19, 2008
November 7, 2008 |
Register online at
www.actstudent.org.
Note: McKinney Boyd HS Code is 444633
SAT Preparation Tips
BEFORE TEST DAY
Make sure you have
two No. 2 pencils and a soft eraser. A No. 2 pencil is required to
answer the essay and the multiple-choice questions. Mechanical pencils
are not allowed. Pens are not allowed.
Have your SAT Admission
Ticket and acceptable photo ID ready. You will need your Admission
Ticket and photo ID for admission to the test center.
Getting Your Admission
Ticket
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/testday/ticket.html
Acceptable Photo ID
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/testday/id.html
Prepare snacks
Although food or
beverages cannot be opened in the test room, you may stow them under
your chair or desk and consume them outside the test room during breaks.
A healthy snack will go a long way in keeping you alert during the
entire test.
Be well-rested
Get a good night's
sleep the night before the test and eat a good breakfast that morning.
Check to see if your
test center is open.
Visit
http://www.collegeboard.com on Friday for a list of test center
closings. On Saturday morning, if there is bad weather in your area,
tune into your local media (like you do for school closing
announcements) to make sure that your test center has not been affected.
Plan ahead to arrive at
the test center on time.
Unless otherwise
noted on your Admission Ticket, arrive at the test center no later than
7:45 a.m. Testing should start at approximately 8 a.m.
ON TEST DAY
Give yourself plenty of
time to get to the test center.
Consider traffic,
weather conditions, flat tires, and anything else that could slow you
down.
Be sure to test at the
center indicated on your Admission Ticket.
Even if you're scheduled to test at a center that was not your first
choice, you are only guaranteed admission to the test center listed on
your Admission Ticket. Seating is very limited at other test centers.
Use breaks to eat or
drink any snacks you have brought with you.
You will have several breaks during the test. Use them to relax and eat
a snack, so you can stay focused.
Make sure you use a No.
2 pencil.
You must fill in
the entire circle darkly and completely. If you change your response,
erase it as completely as possible. It is very important that you follow
these instructions when filling out your answer sheet.
Pace yourself during the
test.
Remember, each
question counts the same. If you find yourself spending too much time on
one question, move on to the next question.
SAT Readiness Program- (Prepare for the SAT and PSAT)
A College Board online program offered free of charge to MISD high
school students. It is self-paced program to help prepare for the test
with 18 lessons and 6 practice tests.
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Go to
www.collegeboard.com/satonlinecourseschool
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Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click "school subscribers click
here".
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(Second Screen) Scroll down a little and click "register now" under
the area for students.
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(Next Screen) Enter the school code and click "submit". If you do not
have the school code, please visit the counselor's office to receive
an online course student registration card, which displays the school
code.
- Fill out the personal
information, write down your user name and password.( you will need to
disable pop-up blocker on your computer before the SAT
readiness program will properly operate) Choose independent study if
offered the choice.
- For technical help call
1-800-416-5137 or email
satonlinecourseschool@collegeboard.com
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Parent Information
Teenage
Brain
Click here for informative information on the teenage brain.
UTA,
UTD offer tuition free to economically disadvantaged
By JAY PARSONS / The Dallas Morning News
The
University of Texas at Arlington and the University of Texas at Dallas
on Tuesday announced plans to guarantee free tuition for in-state
undergraduate students with family incomes below $25,000.
The two local schools join a
University of Texas systemwide push to erase fears among low-income
students who believe college isn't affordable. Some of the system
schools began programs last year.
The programs essentially
streamline and publicize the availability of financial aid for
low-income families beginning this fall. The universities plan to fund
the initiative primarily through existing aid pools.
"Low-income families need
clarity," system Chancellor Mark G. Yudof said. "This has a major impact
on families when they sit down at the dinner table and say, 'We'd love
for John or Jane to go to college, but we don't know if we can pay for
it.' "
The state requires universities
to set aside 20 percent of revenue from tuition increases for financial
aid, and Dr. Yudof said those annual increases should cover most of the
costs.
"It's not without risk," the
chancellor said. "If I'm right, there will be a lot more students
applying. We constantly have to make sure we can afford it."
The programs are available to
students who apply for aid by the deadline set by each school. Students
must also be eligible for the federal Pell Grant, which excludes illegal
immigrants.
The universities had only rough
estimates on the number of students that free tuition would draw. At UTA,
officials said they expected about 500 applicants next year. New,
current and transfer students are all eligible.
"Very often the public has
sticker shock and don't realize that after the financial aid is applied,
the very real cost of education is less than what people think," UTA
Provost Dana Dunn said.
At UTA, students enrolled in 15
credit hours typically pay $3,250 a semester. Its tuition program is
dubbed "Maverick Promise," after the school's mascot. UTD, which did not
release an estimate, offers the deal to new students only.
"Family income levels should
never pose a barrier to receiving a great education," UTD President
David E. Daniel said in a prepared statement.
Students enrolled at least half
time, or six credit hours, are eligible at UTA. UTD will require that
students be full time, taking at least 12 credit hours, to be eligible.
Students would still apply for grants and scholarships, and the
universities would cover whatever costs remain.
The UT System did not have
estimates on how much the average student would save after current aid
and scholarship programs are factored in. Dr. Yudof said primarily
students who received less federal aid than they hoped would see
savings.
"That's the problem with the
feds," Dr. Yudof said. "You have a convoluted scholarship form. If
you're Catholic, you do your rosary and so forth and hope you get an
answer. The risk of not getting a Pell Grant is now on the university
and not the family."
Ray Grasshoff, special projects
director for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, said federal
and state grants typically cover education costs for families making
less than $25,000. But most families don't realize that, he said.
"That's one step, making people
aware," Mr. Grasshoff said. "They tend to think college is not an option
for them, and that's not good at all. Financial aid, especially for
lower-income people, is available – and more and more of it all the
time."
At UT-Austin, instead of a free
tuition program, the school has since 2003 offered tuition rates locked
in at the first-year rate for students with family incomes below
$40,000. Aid covers all costs in most cases, according to the system.
UTD also announced Tuesday an
initiative that locks all students into one annual tuition rate for four
years.
E-mail
jparsons@dallasnews.com
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