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Last Call! Junior College Planning Meetings are open to schedule through May!
If you desire, students are invited to schedule one student/parent(s)/guardian(s) appointment or student only appointment as you begin this exciting journey. Families are welcome to join these meetings in person or via google meet (please let us know in advance if you would like to attend via google meet so we can send the link and details).
Juniors - Please have conversations about this process and about your family expectations before we meet and complete the following:
● Review the College Planning Checklist
● Save at least 3 schools in the “following” section of SCOIR (indicate one likely, one level, and one reach)
● Complete your YouScience (Career Profile) with 3 saved careers in SCOIR
● Use the Net Price Calculator for at least one of your schools and review findings with family.
Appointments will run from February-May and will be approximately 45 minutes in duration. Students schedule the college planning meeting with their counselor through our links below. Please have students schedule instead of parents scheduling so we know which student the meeting is for!
West:
Mrs. Piagentini: https://jrcollegemtg-iawest.youcanbook.me/
East:
Mrs. Bernstein - last names A-M: Mrs. Bernstein Junior College Planning Meeting Calendar Link
Ms. Phelps - last names N-Z: Ms. Phelps Junior College Planning Meeting Calendar Link
Okma:
Students whose last names beginning A through K should make the appointment to meet with Caylan Healy.
Students with last names beginning L through Z should schedule appointments to meet with Kristin Hanson.
Graduating Seniors interested in higher education policy:
This is a paid opportunity where Michigan students can learn and engage in policy change in higher education in Michigan.
Interested students do not need to have prior experience or knowledge in policy to participate. The only requirement is that the student has graduated from a Michigan high school or completed MI HS equivalency. As a fellow, students will
Participate in legislative and higher education policy coalition meetings
Attend Michigan College Access Network’s annual advocacy day,
Be part of TICAS national student story media campaign,
Identify a policy issue that would be beneficial to students statewide
Receive support for their respective journeys/programs with success coaching
Receive a $3000 total stipend.
This program has a time commitment of 4 hrs. per week in July and August for policy training and approximately 4 hrs per month September - June.
Michigan high school seniors have the chance to follow their dreams AND win free pizza for a year,* just by filling out the newly simplified FAFSA by June 30, 2024.
Students! If you are applying to summer programs/internships/scholarships/anything that requires a letter of recommendation from a teacher/counselor/or staff member, please be sure to review our IA Letter of Recommendation Policy to ensure that you are being respectful and following the appropriate method for a letter. Let your counselor know if you have any questions!
Did you know?
MI Student Aid houses a database of Michigan place-based scholarships. A Michigan place-based scholarship means that one of the scholarship components is linked to a Michigan school, county, city or region. Click on the link to search for scholarships by your county:
See a full list of Michigan financial aid programs here:
Society of Women Engineers Detroit Professional Section (SWE-D).
Our 2024 high school scholarship and award applications are now live! The deadline to apply is May 3, 2024.
Scholarship applicants must be in their senior year of high school OR current community college student. Students must be enrolling in an ABET accredited 4-year university/college engineering or computer science program OR community college with the intention of transferring to a 4-year engineering degree for the Fall 2024 term.
Awards are available for high school freshmen, sophomore, juniors, and seniors. Students can apply directly for the SWE Detroit Advance, Aspire, Achieve Awards which recognize high school freshmen, sophomore, and junior students who inspire other girls to pursue STEM. High school counselors, teachers or administrators can nominate up to 1 senior woman for the Certificate of Merit award and 1 junior woman for the Madame Curie Award for Excellence per school.
Please visit our website for further details and the online applications or see the attached links below.
2024 SWE-D Scholarship Application:
2024 SWE Detroit High School Advance, Aspire, Achieve Awards:
IA Counselors
Kristin Hanson
248.341.5934
Caylan Healy
248.341.5935
East Campus
Whitney Bernstein
248.823.8360
Alexandria Phelps
248.823.8362
West Campus
Brigid Piagentini
248.676.2873
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