College Rep Visits to WBHS (Juniors and Seniors)

PSAT Registration - Test is Oct. 15th- Space is limited

Meet the Professional: Cosmetology -Tesia Tillman - Salon Owner (10th-12 grade)

Mrs. Essig's Scholarship Club (Seniors)

Midnight Golf - The deadline to apply is approaching! (Seniors)

Fee Waivers for College Applications and SAT/ACT Tests (Seniors)

FAFSA Opens October 1st (Seniors)

Virtual FAFSA Workshop - November 28

Black College Expo this weekend

Volunteer at the Detroit Zoo

Heisman HS Scholarship

Infinite Scholars Program

Fall Virtual College Fairs

HBCU Search Tool

QuestBridge Program

Mrs. Essig's Top Picks - Articles of interest

Job Opportunity as a Law Clerk

Scholarships:

• Aveda Institute Cosmetology Scholarship - Natural Talent Cosmetology Scholarship -12th grade - March 1, 2023 at 5pm.

• Ayn Rand Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest - Seniors - Due Sept 26th
• CMU Centralis Scholarship - Seniors - 3.7+ Apply by Nov. 7th
• DAR Scholarships - Various Scholarships - Due January 31, 2023
• Digital Responsibility - Don't Text and Drive Scholarship -9th-12th grade - Due Sept. 30, 2022
• Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship - Senior - Due November 14, 2022
• EMU Presidential Scholarship- Seniors - 3.5 + - Due December 15th
• Heisman High School Scholarship - Senior Athletes - Due Oct. 18, 22
• ITALIAN AMERICAN CLUB OF LIVONIA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP - Class of 2023 - Italian Ancestry, 3.0 GPA Due October 31, 2022
• Jack Cooke Kent Scholarship - 3.5+ GPA, Financial Need Seniors- Opens August 25, 2022
• JFK Library's Annual Profile in Courage Essay Contest - Due Jan. 13, 23
• The Coca-Cola Scholars Program - Seniors, 3.0+ - Due October 31st
• The Edward A. Bajoka Legal Scholarship for Immigrants - Seniors - Due December 31, 2022
• Timothy Iberger Scholarship for Future Tech Innovators - Senior - Technology or Business-Due November 15, 22
• UNCF Scholarships - Various Opportunities for underrepresented students

JUNIORS REGISTER NOW FOR THE PSAT/NMSQT

TEST DATE: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2022

The Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) will be offered in October by the Educational Testing Service. This 2-hour version of the SAT (4 hours with registration info) measures verbal, mathematical abilities and writing skills important in college work. WBHS students have had the opportunity in the spring to take the PSAT 10 and PSAT 9, which is an additional practice format. That opportunity will continue for sophomores and freshmen this coming spring. However, for juniors who wish to seek recognition and financial awards through the National Merit Program, this test is required. We can only accommodate 100 juniors, so please sign up as soon as possible before the spots are gone!

This PSAT functions as practice for the SAT, as a competition for scholarships, as a signal to colleges to send out recruitment information and has clear-cut feedback about skills needed for college success. Students will need to supply two sharpened #2 pencils (mechanical pencils are NOT recommended!) and a calculator. The following calculators are not permitted: cell phone calculator, pocket organizers, calculators with a QWERTY keypad, mini notebooks, calculators with paper tape, calculators that make noise or talk, calculators that require an external power source such as an electrical outlet.

The cost of the PSAT exam is $25.00. The registration form below - ALONG WITH FULL PAYMENT OF $25 – must be turned in from WEDNESDAY, SEPT 7 – WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5 IN THE COUNSELING OFFICE. You may bring a check or money order (payable to West Bloomfield Schools) OR you may bring CASH in the exact amount. All payments should be made prior to Test Day, 10/15.

WHEN YOU DROP OFF THE DEPOSIT AND REGISTRATION FORM in the counseling office, you should pick up a copy of the PSAT Student Bulletin and Fact Sheet. These booklets will be available by Sept. 27(so you may need to return to get it!!!)

The test will be given at WBHS on Saturday, October 15,2022 at 8:00 am and will last approximately 4 hours. This test is only given once a year, there is no possibility of makeup.

If you qualify for any special accommodations, please contact your counselor as soon as possible for registration information!!!

If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Brody or email her at karen.brody@wbsd.org.

Click here for the form to register: PSAT REGISTRATION FORM

FAFSA Walkthrough

Get an overview of the FAFSA, the application required by all colleges nationwide in order to receive federal financial aid.

Mon, Oct 3 3 PM ET

Tue, Oct 25 12 PM ET

Wed, Nov 2 6 PM ET

Mon, Nov 7 4 PM ET

Wed, Dec 7 5 PM ET

Register for FAFSA Walkthrough

Top Reasons to Visit Colleges

1. You won’t really know how you feel about a place until you’ve been there. A college catalog, view book, or website can only show you so much.
2. The college information sessions and the campus tours will give you a much better idea of what the college is like and if you would be happy there.
3. A small investment in time now can save significant time, money, and hassles during the college application period.
4. You’ll get a sense of the college’s vibrancy, character, and facilities. Visits will provide you with a more complete picture.
5. College tours allow students to ask questions, meet other prospective students and understand the college on a deeper level.
6. How you feel about schools once you visit in person may affect the direction your college search and application process takes. College visits help you to refine your search.
7. Applying to college is a complex process and visits to campuses will serve you best if you use them as a research tool, rather than a final decision-making aid.
8. Time, energy and money are finite resources and you want to use them wisely throughout the application process. First-hand knowledge will help you to clarify your vision and narrow your list.
9. Most colleges love students who are sincerely interested and visiting colleges is one way to show this.
10. You want to be able to relax and make a fully informed choice once you have been accepted. If you’ve already visited those schools at least once, that’s just what you will be able to do.

(List from the CS College Tours Website)

QuestBridge is a nationally recognized nonprofit that helps outstanding students from low-income backgrounds dream big and realize that a top college is possible. Start your path to college with QuestBridge!

📢 The 2022 National College Match application for high school seniors is now open! The deadline to apply is September 27, 2022.

Are you a low-income high school senior who has excelled academically, but feels that the nation’s best colleges are financially out of reach? The QuestBridge National College Match can be your pathway to a top college. Through this college and scholarship application process, you can apply for free to the nation’s best colleges and be considered for early admission and a full four-year scholarship from the college. Watch our video to learn more:

Why apply through QuestBridge? The National College Match application gives you extra space to tell your unique story as a student who has excelled academically despite financial hardship. Our college partners are actively seeking students like you. If admitted to a college partner through the Match or QuestBridge Regular Decision, you will join a supportive community of thousands of other QuestBridge Scholars currently attending our college partners.

Attend a Top College for Free

The Match Scholarship

Match Scholarship Recipients are granted early admission to one of QuestBridge's college partners with a full four-year scholarship, worth over $200,000. Our college partners use a combination of their own funds as well as state and federal aid to fund the scholarship. Please view each college partner's Financial Aid section for further details and see a glossary of financial aid terms.

The Match Scholarship is offered as part of a generous financial aid package provided by the college that covers the cost of attendance, including:

• Tuition and fees
• Room and board
• Books and supplies
• Travel expenses
• 
  

All Match Scholarship packages:

• Have NO parental contribution
• Have NO student loans
• May contain a student contribution in the form of Federal work-study, summer work, or student savings

Admission through the National College Match

Last year, over 1,400 Finalists were matched (admitted early with a Match Scholarship). Finalists who do not match can apply through QuestBridge Regular Decision to be considered for admission and generous financial aid. Approximately 2,000 Finalists were admitted through QuestBridge Regular Decision last year.

To date, over 30,000 Finalists have been admitted to a college partner through QuestBridge, including over 8,500 who were admitted with full four-year scholarships. Finalists who attend our college partners are supported in their college years and beyond through on-campus chapters and nationwide opportunities offered through the QuestBridge Scholars Network and QuestBridge Alumni Association.

Our small law firm looking for a student that would like the opportunity to work part-time as a copy/file clerk. Please email Sabrina A. Quail, Paralegal at Ronald B. Rich & Associates at saq@letuscollect.com.

30665 Northwestern Highway, Suite 280, Farmington Hills, MI 48334

Telephone: (248) 851-4411 ext. 222

10th and 11th grade: If you qualify for free and reduced lunch, you can receive a code to waive your fees for the ACT and/or SAT. Please apply for free and reduced lunch first and confirm that you qualify then see your counselor

Please note that Ms. Essig posts all scholarship information in the College and Career Center Canvas page. Please follow the Canvas page for the most up-to-date opportunities!

How do I find scholarships?

1. Apply for Financial Aid after October 1st. www.FAFSA.gov

2. Check with each college in which you are applying for merit-based scholarships and deadlines.

3. Check for memorial and alumni scholarship opportunities at each college in which you may qualify.

4. Check with student’s/parent’s employer, banks/credit union, religious & civic affiliations, etc. for scholarships.

5. Check the College and Career Center Canvas pages frequently.

6. Read the Counselor Connection

7. Conduct a search by using a national search engine, such as www.fastweb.com, www.scholarships.com, www.myscholly.com, etc. Be sure to create an email address just for these searches as students will receive a lot of emails. There is no need to pay money for these services! Watch for scams!

8. Check Careeronestop: https://www.careeronestop.org/toolkit/training/find-scholarships.aspx

9. College Board Opportunity Scholarships. https://opportunity.collegeboard.org/

10. For more information: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/types/grants-scholarships/finding-scholarships#how-find

11. Remember it takes work to receive most scholarships! You won't know if you don't try!

• Aveda Institute Cosmetology Scholarship - Natural Talent Cosmetology Scholarship -12th grade - March 1, 2023 at 5pm.

• Ayn Rand Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest - Seniors - Due Sept 26th
• CMU Centralis Scholarship - Seniors - 3.7+ Apply by Nov. 7th
• DAR Scholarships - Various Scholarships - Due January 31, 2023
• Digital Responsibility - Don't Text and Drive Scholarship -9th-12th grade - Due Sept. 30, 2022
• Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship - Senior - Due November 14, 2022
• EMU Presidential Scholarship- Seniors - 3.5 + - Due December 15th
• Heisman High School Scholarship - Senior Athletes - Due Oct. 18, 22
• ITALIAN AMERICAN CLUB OF LIVONIA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP - Class of 2023 - Italian Ancestry, 3.0 GPA Due October 31, 2022
• Jack Cooke Kent Scholarship - 3.5+ GPA, Financial Need Seniors- Opens August 25, 2022
• JFK Library's Annual Profile in Courage Essay Contest - Due Jan. 13, 23
• The Coca-Cola Scholars Program - Seniors, 3.0+ - Due October 31st
• The Edward A. Bajoka Legal Scholarship for Immigrants - Seniors - Due December 31, 2022
• Timothy Iberger Scholarship for Future Tech Innovators - Senior - Technology or Business-Due November 15, 22
• UNCF Scholarships - Various Opportunities for underrepresented students

To get an estimate of your cost of attendance at a college or university, Google the name of the college with the term "Net Price Calculator." Each college has an estimator. This doesn't guarantee your cost of attendance but can be a useful tool.

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