Scholarships and Financial Aid

Good morning my lovely seniors! I wanted to remind you that it IS already March. You only have a couple of months left.... yes, I know you are ready.

Scholarship and financial deadlines are approaching if not already passed. Many schools' PRIORITY deadlines have passed, but still will accept applications and your information. You just will not have priority over others that met the deadline, but it does not mean you will not qualify for ANY. SO GO AHEAD AND SEND IT IN!!

Remember to read all of your scholarships and applications all the way through in order to make sure you don't need information from teachers/staff/community members.... for example, counselor verification, copy of transcripts, letter of recommendation, test scores, and so forth. WE CANNOT DO THESE THINGS WITH ONE DAY NOTICE!!! SO, read thoroughly. I encourage you to track deadlines on a calendar.

I'm DAILY updating the scholarship section on the counselor's page. Check it constantly. Lots of local scholarships are coming in at this time. There are not many of you taking advantage of these, so good for you those that are, because competition is minimal at this point. It's worth attempting even if you feel like you don't have as much involvement, etc as others.

http://www.lindaleeagles.org/school/Lindale-High-School/Counselors  Here is the counselor's website AGAIN. This website has been shown you to repeatedly in your English classrooms. I've had you all write it down AND bookmark it in your cellphones. NO EXCUSES.

Regarding Financial Aid (FAFSA), great job to those of you that took advantage of the TJC workshop. We had a great group show up and all completed their FAFSA within an hour and a half. :) Lots of you qualified FULLY for federal money. It's critical that every question be answered fully and precisely. Remember that completing the FAFSA is a requirement for most schools to even consider you for scholarships and any institutional money.... EVEN IF YOU BELIEVE YOUR PARENTS MAKE TOO MUCH MONEY! Complete it!
***Use data retrieval if at all possible as you complete. There is one other workshop for help with FAFSA available at TJC available on the counselor website, as well. Check out announcement section on the website.

Love you all.