Seniors
Senior Presentation: Future Planning
On September 5th Student Services staff will give two presentations to students, one geared for students going directly into the military, a career, or a two year college after graduation and a second presentation for students planning to enter directly into a 4 year college. Below you'll find both presentations for you to review followed by important documents and links that were referenced during the meeting!
Important Documents
Important Websites/Links
Information WS/FCS has collected to help support our graduating Seniors | |
This service enables a student to use one residency determination for when applying to multiple North Carolina public colleges and universities and to demonstrate residency for state aid programs consideration at all (public and private) North Carolina colleges and universities. | |
College for North Carolina (CFNC) is a free service of the State of North Carolina provided by a collaboration of the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority, Pathways (the University of North Carolina System, the N.C. Community College System, the N.C. Independent Colleges and Universities, and the N.C. Department of Public Instruction) and College Foundation, Inc. CFNC promotes access to N.C. higher education and assists students with education planning, career planning and applying and paying for college. | |
Colleges and career schools use the FAFSA form to determine how much financial aid you're eligible to receive, which could include grants, scholarships, work-study funds, and loans. You must apply for aid every year, but with the right information in hand, it's easy. | |
Apply to college for the first time or transfer to complete your degree. Navigate your entire college application journey with Common App. | |
The CSS Profile is an online application used by colleges and scholarship programs to award non-federal institutional aid. Not all school require the CSS Profile. Check out their website for more information. | |
NC College Connect is a program that provides a simpler and faster way to get admitted to college in North Carolina. If you’re a senior at a North Carolina public high school with a weighted GPA of 2.8 or above, and you meet the NC College Connect requirements (more on that below), you are automatically admitted to select North Carolina colleges and universities. As an eligible student, you will see a tailored list of colleges and universities in your portal, reflecting the institutions to which you're offered admission. All you need to do is submit a form to accept your admission—it’s easy! | |
The Next NC Scholarship is a financial aid program that helps most North Carolinians from households making $80,000 or less pursue higher education. Students attending a community college will receive at least $3,000 per year. Those attending a public university in North Carolina will get a minimum of $5,000 per year. | |
Website to register for the ACT as well as log in to send ACT scores to colleges | |
Website to register for the SAT as well as log in to send SAT and AP Exams scores to colleges. CSS Profile is also on the Collegeboard (SAT) website | |
Access over 1000 college applications. The most common site used by colleges for college applications | |
Apply to over 50 HBCU's for only $20 |