College Checklist Where are you on the list? Effingham County High School 1589 Hwy 119 South Springfield, Ga. 31329 Mimi Lovett Hayes College and Career Counselor mhayes@effingham.k12.ga.us College Checklist Begin Your College Search Now – What college would you like to attend? (Visit college websites) Review Your High School Courses - Have you met college requirements? Take College Entrance Exam – What score do you need in order to attend the college of your choice? Take SAT - Go to www.sat.org to register Take ACT - Go to www.act.org to register Take Accuplacer - For technical colleges or 2-year colleges (After you apply to attend a technical college or a 2-year college, contact the college and make an appointment to take the Accuplacer!) Go to www.gafutures.org and create a GAFutures Account – Are you eligible for the HOPE Scholarship? (The Georgia Student Finance Commission will decide if you’re eligible for the HOPE Scholarship---not ECHS.) Submit College Applications Go to www.gafutures.org to submit a college application OR Use the Common App https://www.universitylanguage.com/guides/the-common-application OR Use a School-Specific Application (Visit the college website) Send Your Transcript to the College(s) – See Mrs. Dekle (the school registrar) for a Transcript Request Form Submit Your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) – For 2019-2020, the window to apply for financial aid opens October 1, 2018! https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa Use 2017 Income Tax Information on the 2019-2020 FAFSA Begin Your Scholarship Search What colleges interest you? Visit their websites to find available scholarships! Local scholarships will become available in March and will be listed on our school website www.effinghamschools.com/domain/280 For national scholarships, go to https://www.fastweb.com Submit Scholarship Applications – Submit each application on or before the deadline! Where are you on the list?