College Advising
Mrs. Jessica Martin - Advise TN College Advisor
Welcome to College Advising!
I will be sending out monthly newsletters to keep you all updated with what we will be working on each month. If you need any help or have any questions regarding the college going process please feel free to contact me or stop by my office in the high school library.
If you have any questions or need to get in contact with me:
423-634-6546 or 423-733-4611
My office hours:
Monday-Friday from 7:30am-3:30pm
What To Expect in August
- I will be meeting with all seniors to discuss their post-secondary plans.
- I will work with all seniors to get the TN Promise Scholarship application submitted. I will do classroom visits to ensure that each student has help submitting their TN Promise application.
- Each senior will receive the Next Guide book (the Next Guide is a resource to help students prepare for what is “next” after high school graduation). For the Next Guide pdf version please go to this link: https://www.collegefortn.org/resources/the-next-guides/
What is TN Promise?
Tennessee Promise is a scholarship and mentoring program for high school graduating seniors. This scholarship provides students a last-dollar scholarship to cover tuition and fees not covered by the Pell grant, the HOPE scholarship, or TSAA funds. Students can use the scholarship at any of the Tennessee’s 13 community colleges or 27 colleges of applied technology. Click on this link to view eligible post-secondary institutions: https://tnachieves.org/resources/eligible-institutions/
Requirements to remain eligible for the TN Promise:
- Submit TN Promise application by Nov. 1st, 2021
- Complete and submit FAFSA by Feb. 1st, 2022
- Complete 8 hours of community service between Nov. 2nd, 2021-July 1st, 2022
- Attend the mandatory spring meeting (date TBD)
- Enroll at an eligible post-secondary institution and maintain a 2.0 GPA
Scholarships
- ETSU's Roan Scholars Leadership Program (ACT: 21 and GPA 3.0)-If interested please visit Ms. Deb or Ms. Tara to discuss
- Wise Geek Scholarships-Please visit this link to find more information about the available scholarships: https://hancockcountyschools.com/guidance
- Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship-deadline October 31st, 2021: https://www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org/apply/
- FastWeb- Create a profile and let fastweb do the research on scholarships, internships colleges and more for you: https://www.fastweb.com/