Nolan Catholic College Counseling
Class of 2022 - February 2022
Senior To Do List - February 2022
- Admitted! We love to hear about your accomplishments!
Please let us know about college admission decisions and scholarship awards by completing a Senior Survey And stop by the Guidance Center so we can cheer you on!
- 7th Semester Grades or Mid-Year Reports
Please check your application portals! Are any colleges asking for additional information? Some colleges that don't "require" Mid-Year reports ask students (usually via email or in your application portal) to provide them. If you receive a request for your senior grades please let your counselor know ASAP and we will send it.
- Check Application Portals
Early Action application admission decisions should be complete. Check your emails and application portals! You might have good news in your inbox!
- 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.
- FAFSA
Did you complete and submit the FAFSA? The FAFSA is required to receive any and all financial aid, student and parent plus loans, and most scholarships! See below for instructions.
- Scholarships
Get serious about looking for and applying to scholarships! Check out the scholarships and scholarship search engines listed below!
COLLEGE EVENT
Real Talk: HBCU Edition, Sponsored by CollegeBoard
A variety of campus representatives and current HBCU students will share their experience about the college admission process, scholarships, student life, and more.
This is the perfect opportunity to hear directly from the source and gain the insight you need to decide which of the 100+ HBCUs across the country might be the right fit for you!
- When: Wednesday, March 2nd, 6pm & Thursday March 3rd, 6pm
- This is a Virtual Event
- Register HERE
FINANCIAL AID
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!
Scholarships Awarded by a College or University
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!
Scholarship Search Engines
- Going Merry - It’s free! Going Merry has thousands of national, regional, and local scholarships. To sign up, go to: https://app.goingmerry.com/sign-up#students
Scholarships!
- OU Club or Fort Worth- see attachment, due March 11
- OU Fort Worth Alumni Scholarship - see attachment
- Colleyville Garden Club Scholarship - see attachment, due April 6
- UCB Family Epilepsy Scholarship Program - due March 1
- UA - Diversity Based Merit Scholarship - due May 1
- The University of Tulsa Music Scholarship
- 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 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