By Marlene Seeklander Students can get a head start on their summer plans by registering now for the June ACT test. The registration deadline for the June 13 test is May 8. Registration takes about 30 minutes to complete and requires students to register online, pay the fee, and upload a recent photo. Fees for the […]
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By Catherine Mueller As your senior year winds down, don’t let yourself become distracted by solely focusing on celebrating graduation – stay focused and finish your high school career strong. Below are the tasks you should complete during the month of April:
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By Catherine Mueller After successfully completing your FAFSA, you should celebrate your accomplishment. However, don’t celebrate so much that you forget you will have other tasks to complete. One of those tasks is to review your FAFSA Submission Summary. One to three days after a student submits a 2026-27 FAFSA (and provided a valid email address),
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By Marlene Seeklander During Financial Literacy Month in April, Mapping Your Future encourages you to use its financial literacy tools and share the tools and resources with your students: Contact the Mapping Your Future staff at feedback@mappingyourfuture.org or (800) 374-4072 with any questions.
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By Marlene Seeklander Students seeking additional funds for their college education may want to review these scholarship opportunities to determine if they are a good fit. College Now Adult Learner Scholarship– This scholarship is available to adult students age 19 and older who have interrupted their education for at least one year and who are pursuing a
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By Marlene Seeklander For those individuals who like to bring about change, particularly as it relates to distracted driving, the Project Yellow Light Scholarship may be an opportunity to consider. The Project Yellow Light/Hunter Garner Scholarship is a scholarship competition founded by the family of Hunter Garner, who was killed in a car crash in
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By Marlene Seeklander Scholarships are often the additional funding that helps many students pursue their educational goals and dreams. Charles L. Shor Foundation Epilepsy Scholarship – This $5,000 award is designed to assist students currently being treated for active epilepsy seizures who plan to purse a college education. Applicants must be a high school senior, high
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By Catherine Mueller Graduation is a major milestone for high school students. After all, it’s an important marker on the road to life-long success. But along the way to graduation, there are many other traits for students to develop for life-long success, including: If you are well on your way to graduation, you’ve likely already developed
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By Marlene Seeklander Students often have lots of questions about “what happens next” with the financial aid process. The general answer to all the questions is students who have submitted a FAFSA have now taken their first step to determine eligibility for financial aid. There are many specific things that happen now that a FAFSA has
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By Marlene Seeklander Scholarships are not just for incoming freshmen. Current college students should also be seeking scholarships, looking for funding opportunities throughout their entire college career. Current students are often eligible for scholarships, which may be based on their field of study and may be contingent on maintaining a minimum GPA or demonstrating financial need.
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