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Scholarship Winner
Sara Roper - Health Occupations II student
at BACC and attends
Normal Community High School, has been
awarded the Presidential Scholarship at Heartland Community
College (HCC). Sara will receive the scholarship for two
full years which will pay for tuition and fees.
Congratulations Sara!!Visit our Scholarships page for other information!!
Do you get test anxiety? Need some review on your math, English or
reading? Need to practice taking an exam on the computer?
Well, here is a site for you. ACT has setup a site where
students can practice taking a placement exam using math, English,
and reading questions. Take the exam at
http://www.act.org/compass/sample/ and see where you need
to brush up on your skills.
Financial Aid 7 Step Program Step 1 – Get information from you school counselor, the financial aid office at the college you want to attend or the U.S. Department of Education at www.FederalStudentAid.ed.gov Step 2 – Get a PIN (Personal Identification Number). This PIN lets you apply for and access your FAFSA. Go to www.pin.ed.gov Step 3 – Collect the documents you will need to apply: o Income Tax returns (W-2 Forms) yours and your parents o Any other Records of Income yours and your parents o Social Security Number yours and your parents o Driver’s License Number o Alien Registration Number if not U.S. citizen o Record of un-taxed income yours and your parents § Social Security Benefits § Welfare Benefits § Veteran Benefits o Saving, investment, business and farm assets yours and your parents Step 4 – Complete FAFSA with the deadline. Online is the fastest way to go. Step 5 – Department of Education will send your Student Aid Report- This is the results of your FAFSA. Review results and make changes or corrections if necessary. Your aid will be determined from here. Step 6 – If you are selected for verification, make sure your school’s financial aid office has all the appropriate documents and information needed to determine your eligibility. Step 7 – Contact the financial aid office if you have any questions about the aid you were offered.
Be Careful What You Post
High school seniors who are fretting over applications, interviews and grades for college have another thing to worry about: Will their Facebook or MySpace pages count against them in the admissions process?
A new survey of 500 top colleges by education company Kaplan found that 10 percent of admissions officers acknowledged looking at social-networking sites to evaluate applicants, and those, 38 percent said their views of applicants were "negatively affected" by what they saw.
"Be Careful What You Post." DistrictAdministration Dec.2008: 16
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Amber O'Day, Business Community Liaison
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