2. Reminders  Get reminders….Scholarships, late start, no school, rewards! Sign up for REMIND On your phone for text reminders:  Freshman: Text the number 81010, message is andressf  Sophomore: Text the number 81010, message is andressso  Junior: Text the number 81010, message is andressj  Senior: Text the number 81010, message is andresss No cellphone? Online for emailed reminders... Go online to www.remind.com create an account and join one of the classes (freshman – andressf, sophomore = andressso, Junior = andressj, Seniors = andresss)www.remind.com

3. Why is the Apply Texas application needed?  In order for students to take the PAAM (which is the pre-assessment for the TSI, the test students take to qualify for dual credit courses) they must have completed the ApplyTX application and received an (800) number. This number will take 5 – 10 days to process.  If we want to increase the numbers of students taking Dual Credit Courses, we must increase the numbers of students taking the TSI.  Students can begin dual credit courses starting their freshman year in HS now. This is why we are administering the ApplyTX to all students.

4.  Remember we now offer your Associate of Arts degree at Andress! (This is 2 years of college credit free)  If you want college credits in High School, you must qualify to take Dual Credit classes.  This means you must take the PAAM and TSI test. Both require completing the ApplyTX application

5. ApplyTexas application  Freshman: You can graduate with a two year College degree (AA)  Sophomore: You can qualify to take more dual credit courses (but you might not earn the full AA)  Juniors: You can qualify to take more dual credit courses your senior year.  Seniors: You can use this time as a study hall. (Or Graduate for Mas)

6. Dual Credit Courses  Dual Credit Courses give you high school credit AND college credit. This saves you thousands of dollars because you don’t have to take these classes again in college.  You graduate from Andress with two transcripts. You will have a HS transcript and a College transcript.  Even if you don’t think you are going to college right away, these classes will last on your college transcript forever. When you do go to college, you won’t have to take these classes.

7. Andress Information to save  Please make sure that you save certain information from your Apply Texas Application. We need this to help you find your information later. DIRECTIONS:  Open up two tabs on your browser.  The first tab will be for the ApplyTexas application www.applytexas.org www.applytexas.org  The second tab is to save the information that we need to assist you with college applications, scholarships, and Dual Credit courses. http://tinyurl.com/2015applytexasAHS

8. ApplyTexas General Directions  Only answer required questions. A Red arrow, in the powerpoint or the word required on the website will indicate this.  Know your address and your parents email. (text or call them right now if you don’t know either of these)  If you don’t know exact times when they ask for year or month, that’s o.k.

9. If you have not done ApplyTX, you will create a new account. If you have already made an account, click here. If you forgot your login, your teacher can help you. They have access to the spreadsheet you filled out.  If you failed to completed the form, you will have to request your user name and you won’t be able to complete the application today

10. Fill in Red “Required” Fields Pay attention to directions on the right side. Leave Suffix blank if it does not apply

11. Number and Street Name If you don’t know your address, your teacher can look it up for you.

12. This is very important! Copy this password onto your applytx paper. Your phone number; area code and number

13. Make sure you choose questions you’re going to remember the answer to.

14. Click on this box.

15. This is very important. Copy your user name onto your applytx online form on the first tab. Click here to begin applying to EPCC.

21. All students choose Fall (Aug – Dec) 2016 so they can test to qualify for Dual Credit Courses

22. Choose undeclared at the bottom if you are not sure of what you want to do yet.

24. Copy the ID onto your applytx google form http://tinyurl.com/2015applytexasAHS

25. This is very, very important. Click on this box.

26. Type in only the word Andress

27. Click here. If you do not see this school exactly written like this DO NOT CONTINUE. Get help from your teacher (You won’t qualify to take the TSI test if you don’t have this school)

28. Type June Then Type the year YOU graduate

29. Leave Question #3 blank and scroll to the bottom. Then click save changes

30. Choose this from the drop downs.

31. Click NO Click YES

32. Is your parent a US Citizen? Yes or no… you are the only one who will see this. Financial Aid needs this to know what kind you qualify for. You will still qualify for financial aid if you click no. If you choose NO to #1 Choose YES to #2 And choose reset answer to #3 If you choose YES to #1 Choose reset answer to #2 And choose reset answer to #3

33. 6a. You can approximate here if you don’t know the exact time. 6b. You don’t have to answer 7. You don’t have to answer

35. Choose one and click.

37. Read and click here.

39. Go to my applications to view and logoff.

40. Remember to fill out the google doc http://tinyurl.com/2015applytexasAHS So we can help you look up your information later! http://tinyurl.com/2015applytexasAHS Thank you!!!!