1. COLLEGE PLANNING AT WEST PLAINS HIGH SCHOOL It’s your choice.

2. Objectives  Introduction  College Planning  A+ Information (Mr. Eagleman)  Upcoming Events  Questions  Penny Thomas, MDHE, FAFSA overview

3. Introductions  Raegan Fox  Counselor (Last names A-G)  Senior Advisor  Katie Brage  College Advisor

4. Senior Year Planning  August-December  Attend college fairs/tours  Start applying for colleges More than one school! Note specific deadlines! Scholarship deadlines Send out transcripts/Fee waivers Get letters of recommendations Write any personal statements or application essays  Take the ACT to improve score. Fee Waivers Improving a score 1 or 2 points could be thousands of dollars.  Constant scholarship applications Each high school has a list.

5. Senior Year Planning Cont. January-May  FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) Can be completed ASAP after January 1 st Priority Deadline – March 1 st Missouri Final Deadline – April 1st  Send in 7 th semester grades if colleges ask for them.  Scholarship applications  Tie up loose ends Housing Accept Financial Aid Awards Enroll in classes (Summer activity)

6. How to pay for college?  Scholarships  Different types of scholarships are: Institutional “Departmental” specific to your major Merit Background Private Local organizations Corporations  Where to find them Scholarship database on school website under counseling department, FB page Scholarship Database  Grants/Loans, FAFSA

7. A+ Program  It is a state funded program (not every school has it) that can pay for your community college tuition  When can a student apply?  Because it’s called A+ do you have to have A’s to be in it?  I am definitely going to a 4-year school, so why does this matter to me?  Who do I talk to?

8. Upcoming Events  ACT National Test Date October 24   Registration Deadline September 18  ACT National Test Date December 12   Registration Deadline: November 6  West Plains College and Career Fair  Tomorrow, September 10 th 9:00 to 10:30 AM

9. Campus Visits  October 6 th - Southwest Baptist University  October 6 th - Drury (TBD)  October 27 th - Arkansas State  November 17 th - University of Missouri

10. Questions?  Where to find Ms. Fox  Counseling Office  Raegan.fox@zizzers.org Raegan.fox@zizzers.org  Where to find Ms. Brage  By the Counseling Center Rm. 202  Katie.brage@zizzers.org Katie.brage@zizzers.org  Remind App- Seniors and parents please sign up!!