How to be one of those students on the stage during the Senior Honors & Awards Ceremony

 Procrastinate!! (put things off)  Pay money to receive scholarship information  Your Counselors, the CCC and the Scholarship Committee will let you know about scholarship opportunities that come in or will help you find out about scholarship opportunities  Pay money for FAFSA information  The CCC will help you fill out these forms  Take out 1 or even more credit cards  Financial aid organizations will think you don’t need their help  Miss Deadlines Things to definitely NOT do:

 Keep a calendar marked with critical dates  Get things done early if at all possible  Retake your ACT Exam  The higher your score the more schools that will accept you  Some scholarships require high scores  Always apply to at least 2 schools, if not more  Acceptance is not guaranteed  You may find out that the school of your choice is too expensive for you and your family Things to DO:

 Vocational programs (Dunwoody, Henn Tech)  Community Colleges (Normandale, MCTC)  State Colleges (MN State, Southwest State)  University of Minnesota (5 campuses)  Private Colleges (Carleton, St. Thomas)  Proprietary Schools (Rasmussen, NAU)  Check with former students on what they think of the education they received from these types of schools. There are scholarships available for all these types of schools! Types of Post Secondary Schools

 Search for and apply for as many scholarships as you can!  Don’t just rely on Scholarships from Edison.  Always ask for help whenever you are in need  Always check your applications over with another person to cross check for errors  Remember that your application is the first impression the college/scholarship committees have of you. Be very neat and fill out a rough draft of your application first. Things to DO:

The CCC, Room 219 Ms. Guerin & Volunteers will help you with: College applications ACT Registration Edison Scholarships Other Scholarships FAFSA (after January 1 st ) Where can you get Help? Your Counselor can help your with: Credits Transcripts

Help available in January after winter break in the CCC. Prepare your parents to have 2013 tax information done as soon as possible after January 31  The sooner you get it done, the more aid you are likely to get.  As the schools and government come to the end of their pots of aid, those who ask later have to divide up what is left. Prepare for yourself as well if you have earned over $2,200 – money is subtracted from financial aide F.A.F.S.A. You need to complete this for colleges/universities to offer you financial aid. This is where those students whose names were called over and over got all those scholarship dollars!

 Available at the beginning of January for students attending 4 year colleges only  need to re apply again after 2 years, must have a B average at that time  College must be in Minnesota, a reciprocity state or be a Historically Black College  Must have passed all GRAD Tests at the time of application.  Must have at least a score of “19” on your ACT. Wallin Applications

Out during April or early May. Students must be willing to do a community service project each year to retain their scholarship. Page Scholarship Applications

Covers all of the following Scholarships: Louis G. Cook $1000 Richard Nehotte – Thomas Alva Edison $1500 Class of 1962 $250 Kopp $500 Lions of NE Mpls $500 Keefer $2000 Art Soltz $1000 Guil Parsons $1000 Pete Guzy $1500 Class of 1950 $1950 Edison Youth Hockey Beat the Odds Olga B. Hart Edison Memorial $500 - $1000 Achieve Mpls Scholarships – vary from year to year Chorske Scholarship 1 or $3800 Edison Scholarship Application

The Edison Scholarship Committee includes the following staff: Mr. Reinhard – Room 124 Mr. Iacarella – Room 331 Ms. VanThorre – Room 210 Dr. Hypolite – Room 327 Ms. Skiba– Room 307 Mr. Strand – Room 211 Ms. VonLehe – Media Center Mr. Tuominen – Room 221 Ms. Guerin – Room 219 Edison Scholarship Application

 The Edison Scholarship Committee tries to be as fair as possible when awarding the scholarships it has available and looks at all the students who meet the criteria.  Many of these scholarships can be used at Technical and Community Colleges. Edison Scholarship Application

At the bottom of the page you will find the following files you can download:  Application information  Application Worksheet  So you can find all the information you will need to complete your on-line application  Recommendation Request form  Ask your teachers now!  Sample Resume  Essay Topics/requirements  Cover/Verification sheet  Instructions for submitting your information through Google Docs. Edison Scholarship Application Located on the Edison Web-site: For Students -> Scholarships -> Application Process

What to do: 1. Contact your teachers now for recommendation letters.  Need at least two from your core teachers: English, Social Studies, Math or Science  Can have a third from a different teacher or someone else. Edison Scholarship Application

What to do: 2. Work on your Essays  Required of everyone: Where do you see yourself five and ten years from now? How do your current plans include attending and studying at a post-secondary institution  Choose on of the following:  Life Challenge  Life’s Passion  Learning Experiences Edison Scholarship Application

What to do: 3. Prepare your resume 4. Get copies of your parents and your financial information  Just the form 1040, 1040A or 1040EZ from 2012  Scan it or take a good quality photo of it  You can white out Social Security numbers before you do so  If your parents get assistance, a copy of their benefits statement  Information is only used to see if you qualify for a particular scholarship – it will not be given to anyone outside the committee. Edison Scholarship Application

What to do: 5. Submit your Essays, Resume and Financial information  Use your Minneapolis Public Schools Google Docs to share this information with the Edison Scholarship Committee  Instructions for how to do this can be found on the Application page on the Edison website Edison Scholarship Application

What to do: 6. Gather the information you need for your application  Use the worksheet from the Edison Website  Once you have all the information you can go to the on-line application on the Edison web-site  You need to complete it all at once – there is no save feature for you to come back later  Plan on about 30 – 45 minutes to enter everything Edison Scholarship Application

What to do: 7. Print out a copy of the Cover Sheet/Verification form  Complete the information asked for  Who you requested letters recommendations from  Sign the release that the Scholarship committee can share your application, resume and essays with other scholarship organizations  Sign the agreement that you will write Thank You letters to all the donors of scholarships you received  Take the form to one of the Scholarship Committee members listed  They will then verify that all of your applications materials have been received. Edison Scholarship Application

Due October 10 by 4:00 p.m. Located in the Edison Web-site  For Students -> Scholarships -> Application Process  Or  Edison Scholarship Application