COUNSELOR UPDATES for SENIORS

1 HHS Counseling Website Scholarships FAFSA NCAA requirements College planning information College presentation dates Visit www.hhscounseling.com for all of this and more!

2 SENIOR ACT RETAKE Tuesday October 1st, 2019 at Hillsboro Free REQUIRED if you have not taken an official ACT Highly recommended if you have taken the ACT to help raise your score Taking the ACT at least once is a graduation requirement in the State of Tennessee. Students who do not take the ACT or SAT will not graduate.

3 TN PROMISE Tennessee Promise allows students to go to college tuition-free. All seniors should sign up for TN Promise by going to www.tennesseepromise.gov. The deadline is November 1st.

4 FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Opens on October 1, 2019 All seniors should complete in order to get money for college FAFSA is required for TN Promise, TN HOPE, and other scholarships Visit www.fafsa.gov to complete this application.

5 College Applications College applications are open now! Go visit colleges! Please give teachers and counselors at least 2 weeks’ notice if you need recommendation letters You will be able to send your transcripts to colleges through Parchment soon. Instructions for signing up for Parchment are available at www.hhscounseling.com More college resources are available at www.hhscounseling.com

6 Financial Aid and Scholarships Do the FAFSA. The sooner, the better once it opens on October 1st. Our scholarship website www.hhscounseling.com/scholarships TN Student Assistance Corp’s website www.tn.gov/collegepays HOPE and HOPE Access scholarships are based on your final UNWEIGHTED GPA and ACT scores from the June 2019 test at the latest. Start looking for scholarships now!

7 College Visits @ HHS Many colleges will be coming to Hillsboro soon! You must sign up ahead of time and get a ticket to attend. To see which colleges are coming and get a ticket, visit www.hhscounseling.com/college-events

Details about Credit Recovery days and times will be coming soon

9 NCAA If you are planning to play a sport at an NCAA college, you must make an account with the NCAA Eligibility Center at www.eligibilitycenter.org

10 Important Dates October 1: Start your FAFSA (for the 2020-2021 school year) October 1: ACT Retake for seniors October 2: TN Promise Meeting #1 (1:30pm in the Large Gym) *MANDATORY* November 1: Deadline to sign up for TN Promise February 1: FAFSA due March 4: TN Promise Meeting #2 (5:30pm in the HHS cafeteria) *MANDATORY*

11 Contact Info Email me: Teri.Deel@mnps.org Feel free to stop by my office (2058) on the second floor of the new tower