WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
RESOURCES
COLLEGE PREP
Common App: https://apply.commonapp.org/login
(Attach your counselor as a recommender to get your application fees waived)
Black Common App: https://commonblackcollegeapp.com
(Use the waiver code: CCPS2024 to pay for the applications)
Testing the ACT: https://my.act.org/account/signin?location=https://my.act.org
(See counselor or Mrs. Crawford for waiver)
Testing the SAT: https://www.collegeboard.org
FAFSA (Money For College): https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa
(Opens in December)
FINANCIAL AID
(Apply directly to multiple scholarships with one application.)
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Stand Out College Prep's 2022-23 Guide on Colleges that Give the Best Scholarships
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GAFutures.org/Scholarship-Search
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(Start earning "microscholarship" money for college starting as early as 9th grade.)
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www.college-scholarships.com/free-scholarship-searches
(Database of over 70 free scholarship search engines.)
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(Consistently updated, does not ask for personal information, organized by deadline.)
MILITARY
LAST UPDATED: 9/20/2023
Service Academy Nominations: https://www.ossoff.senate.gov/services/academy-nominations/
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