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Why seeing your School Counselor is important. Make your appointments online.
Scholarships - Local & National - how you find them and why deadlines are important. Going Merry.
Standard Scholarship list and eligibility criteria is on the KHS Website
Does your college have individual scholarships to apply for? Do you have to report your scholarships?
School Counselor and teachers send everything through Scoir. Students send everything through the Common App. Please be sure all of your colleges are listed on SCOIR AND COMMON APP. This year, Common App with match with Scoir so we will be able to better manage your college apps.
SCOIR will prompt you to add your personal email to match all of your documents with Common App. Please make sure these emails match across all college platforms.
College portals are very important. Once you apply, you will receive an email with login information. Follow those instructions to view the status of your application and to ensure that all documents have been submitted. Counselors submit documents but you must make sure they have everything.
SRAR example - check the application websites too. Does my college require the SRAR?
Financial Aid - FAFSA, CSS (list of CSS Profile schools) and what you need to know about types of Financial Aid & Deadlines. Change of income? Resources: Granite Edvance (Formally the NHHEAF Network). Check your CSS Profile deadlines as these can be different than FAFSA!
SCHOLARSHIPS: Sign into Going Merry using Google sign in with your school email.
The FAFSA is on track to open on September 1, 2025 this year (hopefully!). FSA IDs need to be created 3-5 days ahead of doing the FAFSA.
SAT & College Board - Taking the SAT again, BlueBook, Sending scores - Some colleges allow self-reporting!
Article about AI and College Searches, Activities on Common App and more
Help with the Activities Section from the College Essay Guy
The 'Common App'
The 'Common App'
One online application used by over 900 colleges
An alphabetical list of colleges which are SAT optional (can be conditional for certain majors)
Use last year's taxes to get an idea of the cost of college as well as potential student aid
All applicants are eligible to receive Federal Aid
CSS Profile- College Scholarship Services
CSS Profile- College Scholarship Services
Used by colleges with endowment money. Deadlines can be very early. Check if your college require this.
GoingMerry List.pdfStandard, Non-standard and National scholarships - Use your SCHOOL email to REGISTER through Google sign in.
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