Nolan Catholic College Counseling
Class of 2022 - January 2022
Senior To Do List - January 2022
- Check Application Portals - Early Action application admission decisions will be coming soon. Check your emails and application portals! You might have good news in your in box!
- Financial Aid and Scholarship Awards - Check application portals for financial aid and scholarship awards! Most schools will post awards online prior to mailing award letters.
- College Applications! - Do you have a Regular Application deadline of January 1 or January 15? Check Naviance for regular application deadlines. Follow the steps listed below to request a transcript.
- After you submit your application you must request a transcript! Transcript Request Form
- Admitted! We love to hear about your accomplishments! Please let us know about college admissions decisions by completing a Senior Survey And stop by the Guidance Center so we can cheer you on!
- Student Loans -- see below for valuable information about student loan debt.
- FAFSA - If you haven't already -- Complete the FAFSA! See below for tips. This is required for all federal and state financial aid, federal student and parent loans, and most scholarships!
- CSS Profile - Do you need to complete this financial aid form too? Some schools require it -- check your school's financial aid websites. See below for resources.
- Scholarships - Get serious about looking for and applying to scholarships! Check out the scholarships and scholarship search engines listed below!
COLLEGE NEWS & EVENTS
University of Texas Arlington Maverick Roundup
FINANCIAL AID
4 Sources of Student Financial Aid
- Institutional Aid - This varies by college. The admission application might not automatically trigger consideration for institutional aid. Always read the college's materials to find out about the aid offered and if additional forms or applications are needed for consideration. When in doubt, contact the college's financial aid office. The FAFSA is often required to be eligible.
- State Aid - State-supported financial aid varies by state. In some states, grants cover tuition only and are based on financial need. Some state scholarships are based solely on merit and are measured by academic achievement. Others are designed to support students interested in certain professions to help fill a shortage within the state. Some states also have loan and work programs. The FAFSA is often required to be eligible.
- Federal Aid - Federal aid is the largest source of money for students who can demonstrate that they have financial need. The federal government has also committed a great deal of money in the form of non need-based assistance. The FAFSA is required!
- Private Aid - Private aid typically is awarded by sources other than colleges and the federal government. Filing a FAFSA is often required to be eligible for consideration. See below for scholarships, scholarship search engines, etc.
It's Not Too Late to Apply for Financial Aid - FAFSA
- Student - Create an FSA ID - HERE. FSA ID's are needed in order to sign and submit your FAFSA.
- Parent - One parent must also create an FSA ID (separate from your student's) - HERE
- Use 2020 Federal Tax Return data!
- Use the IRS Retrieval Tool if you are eligible
- Complete the FAFSA for the 2022-2023 school year.
- Add all the colleges to which you're applying! If you add colleges to your list after you have completed the FAFSA -- just edit it and add!
- Use your legal name!
After the FAFSA
What happens after you submit the FAFSA?
How to Complete the CSS Profile
See here for directions on completing the CSS Profile
Scholarships Awarded by a College or University
Most Colleges award admitted applicants automatic scholarships. The criteria for these scholarships are as varied as the school's themselves. Many of these scholarships are automatically awarded upon admission and are based on the student's admissions application. So, there is nothing else for you to do -- except make sure your application for admission is strong!
Check the Financial Aid and Scholarship webpages of each college you're applying to! Are there any additional applications needed (besides the admissions application)? Are there any scholarships that fit your profile and need an additional application?
Complete a Net Price Calculator for every college on your list! Net Price Calculator's, available on every college's website, are an easy tool to use to estimate how much each college might give you in scholarship money!
- Abilene Christian Scholarships for NCHS students
- Army ROTC -- see information below
- OU Club or Fort Worth- Due March 11 (see application below)
- The Earnest Scholarship, worth $5k each for ten students - Due January 31.
- University of Texas at Dallas, The Eugene McDermott Scholars Program - apply for admission by Dec 1 and scholarship application due Jan 28.
- University of Oklahoma CS-Includes Scholarship -available in Jan 22.
- OU Fort Worth Alumni Scholarship - see attachment below
- UCB Family Epilepsy Scholarship Program - due March 1
- University of Alabama Out of State Scholarships - deadline Jan 15
- University of Alabama National Alumni Association
- UA - Diversity Based Merit Scholarship
- UA - Academic Elite
- UA- First Generation Scholars Program
- The University of Tulsa Music Scholarship
- Most Valuable Student Scholarship
- Jack Kent Cooke Foundation College Scholarship
- Doc Cohen Franchising Scholarship
- Make the U / Haz La U Hispanic Scholarship Fund
- VFW - Voice of Democracy National Audio Essa
- Horatio Alger Career & Technical Scholarships
- National Rice Month Scholarship Contest
- The Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship
- TCU STEM Scholar Program - Due Feb 15 for Regular Decision applicants.
- Baylor University Carr P Collins Scholars Program - Due Jan 31.
- Baylor University Specialty Baylor Awards
- College for All Texans, Bordering States Waiver
- Oklahoma State University Out of State Scholarships
- University of Texas at Dallas - The Eugene McDermott Scholars Program
- Dayton University - Leadership in Service Scholarship
- Catholic College Information Scholarship
- Around the Corner from College Scholarship - Due Dec 31 and June 30
- Immerse Education Essay Competition - Win a full scholarship to the Immerse Summer School in Oxford, Cambridge, London or Online! - Due Jan 5th
- GE-Ronald Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program - Due Jan 6
Scholarship search engines