College and Career
- College Planning 101
- Scholarships & Financial Aid
- Scoir
- College Visits
- Writing College Essays
- College Acceptances '18-'21
College Planning 101
Scholarships & Financial Aid
NEED-BASED FINANCIAL AID
- Awarded by completing the FAFSA
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid
- Online at fafsa.gov
- Opens October 1st
- Utilize 2020 tax return
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid
- Given in forms of
- Grants- you do not have to pay back
- Loans- you DO have to pay back
- Work study- get paid to have a job on campus
MERIT-BASED AWARDS
- Awarded based on grades and/or test scores
- No extra application necessary, every student automatically assessed for merit-based scholarships if grades and test scores have been sent.
ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS
- Not for 4 years - they are renewable each academic year, and may be increased, renewed, reduced, or withdrawn.
- Can be awarded in a variety of amounts – full to partial to books
- NCAA – Div. I & II: www.eligibilitycenter.org
- NAIA Eligibility Center: www.playnaia.org
OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS
- Based on academic achievement, leadership qualities, community service work, special talents, acceptance to a specific program, or combination of all
- May include extra applications, writing essays, sending transcripts, interviewing, and/or sending letters of recommendation.
- Financial Aid website of each university
- Fastweb.com
- Goingmerry.com
- Chegg.com
- Raiseme.com
- Tallo.com
Scoir
College Visits
Writing College Essays
Prompt
Great resource for college essay writing!
The college essay
Click here for advice on writing the college essay!
Johns Hopkins University posted a few essays that worked last year. Read through some of these to get an idea of what a college essay should look like:
https://apply.jhu.edu/application-process/essays-that-worked/
College Acceptances '18-'21
| Abilene Christian University |
| Academy of Art University |
| Adelphi University |
| Allegheny College |
| American Musical and Dramatic Academy |
| American University |
| Angelo State University |
| Arcadia University |
| Arizona Christian University |
| Arizona State University (Downtown Phoenix) |
| Arizona State University (Main Campus) |
| Arizona State University (Polytechnic) |
| Arizona State University (West) |
| Assumption University |
| Auburn University |
| Austin Community College District |
| Ave Maria University |
| Averett University |
| Azusa Pacific University |
| Baldwin Wallace University |
| Barton College |
| Bates College |
| Baylor University |
| Bellarmine University |
| Bellevue College |
| Belmont University |
| Beloit College |
| Benedictine College |
| Benedictine University (Mesa Campus) |
| Bentley University |
| Bethel University |
| Biola University |
| Black Hills State University |
| Boise State University |
| Boston College |
| Boston University |
| Bowling Green State University (Main Campus) |
| Brandeis University |
| Brevard College |
| Brigham Young University |
| Brigham Young University (Idaho) |
| Bryant University |
| Butler University |
| California Baptist University |
| California Institute of Technology |
| California Lutheran University |
| California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo) |
| California State University (Chico) |
| California State University (Fresno) |
| California State University (Fullerton) |
| California State University (Los Angeles) |
| California State University (Monterey Bay) |
| California State University (Sacramento) |
| Campbell University |
| Carlow University |
| Carnegie Mellon University |
| Carroll College |
| Case Western Reserve University |
| Catholic University of America |
| Central College |
| Centre College |
| Chapman University |
| Chicago State University |
| Clarke University |
| Clemson University |
| Coconino Community College |
| Coe College |
| Coker University |
| Colby College |
| Colgate University |
| College Name |
| College of Charleston |
| College of Saint Benedict |
| College of the Holy Cross |
| Colorado Mesa University |
| Colorado School of Mines |
| Colorado State University (Fort Collins) |
| Colorado State University (Pueblo) |
| Columbia College (Chicago) |
| Concordia College at Moorhead |
| Concordia University (Chicago) |
| Concordia University (Irvine) |
| Concordia University Texas |
| Connecticut College |
| Creighton University |
| Culver-Stockton College |
| Dallas Baptist University |
| Dartmouth College |
| Denison University |
| DePaul University |
| Dickinson College |
| Dixie State University |
| Dominican University |
| Drake University |
| Drexel University |
| Duke University |
| Duquesne University |
| East Carolina University |
| Eastern University |
| Elmhurst University |
| Elon University |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach) |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Prescott) |
| Emerson College |
| Endicott College |
| Fairfield University |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University (Florham) |
| Flagler College |
| Florida Gulf Coast University |
| Florida Institute of Technology |
| Florida State University |
| Fordham University |
| Fort Lewis College |
| Francis Marion University |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville |
| Furman University |
| George Fox University |
| George Mason University |
| George Washington University |
| Georgetown University |
| Georgia Institute of Technology (Main Campus) |
| Gonzaga University |
| Gordon College |
| Grand Canyon University |
| Grenoble Ecole de Management |
| Guilford College |
| Gustavus Adolphus College |
| Hampton University |
| Harvard University |
| Hawaii Pacific University |
| Hendrix College |
| High Point University |
| Hofstra University |
| Holy Cross College |
| Holy Names University |
| Hope College |
| Hult International Business School (Boston) |
| Illinois College |
| Immaculata University |
| Indiana University (Bloomington) |
| Iowa State University |
| Ithaca College |
| James Madison University |
| John Cabot University |
| John Carroll University |
| John Paul the Great Catholic University |
| Kansas State University |
| Keio University |
| Kenyon College |
| Knox College |
| La Salle University |
| Lafayette College |
| Lake Forest College |
| Lander University |
| Lawrence University |
| Lebanon Valley College |
| Lehigh University |
| Lewis & Clark College |
| Lewis University |
| Liberty University |
| Lipscomb University |
| Louisiana State University |
| Louisiana Tech University |
| Loyola Marymount University |
| Loyola University Chicago |
| Loyola University Maryland |
| Loyola University New Orleans |
| Manhattan College |
| Manhattanville College |
| Marist College |
| Marquette University |
| Marymount California University |
| Marymount Manhattan College |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| McDaniel College |
| McMaster University |
| Mesa Community College |
| Methodist University |
| Miami University (Oxford) |
| Michigan State University |
| Michigan Technological University |
| Middle Tennessee State University |
| Minnesota State University (Mankato) |
| Missouri State University (Springfield) |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology |
| Molloy College |
| Montana State University |
| Montclair State University |
| Mount Holyoke College |
| Mount Saint Mary's University |
| Mount St Mary's University |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University |
| New Mexico State University (Main Campus) |
| New York Institute of Technology |
| New York University |
| North Carolina State University |
| Northeastern University |
| Northern Arizona University |
| Northwestern University |
| Nova Southeastern University |
| Oberlin College |
| Occidental College |
| Ohio University (Main Campus) |
| Oklahoma Christian University |
| Oklahoma State University (Main Campus) |
| Oregon State University |
| Otterbein University |
| Pace University (New York City) |
| Pacific Lutheran University |
| Pacific University |
| Palm Beach Atlantic University |
| Paradise Valley Community College |
| Parsons School of Design at The New School |
| Pennsylvania State University (Abington) |
| Pennsylvania State University (Beaver) |
| Pennsylvania State University (Main Campus) |
| Pepperdine University |
| Point Loma Nazarene University |
| Pratt Institute |
| Princeton University |
| Providence College |
| Purdue University (Main Campus) |
| Queen's University |
| Quinnipiac University |
| Regent's University London |
| Regis College |
| Regis University |
| Reinhardt University |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Rhodes College |
| Rider University |
| Ripon College |
| Rockhurst University |
| Rocky Mountain College |
| Rutgers University (Camden) |
| Rutgers University (New Brunswick) |
| Rutgers University (Newark) |
| Sacred Heart University |
| Saint Anselm College |
| Saint Cloud State University |
| Saint Edward's University |
| Saint John's University |
| Saint Joseph's University |
| Saint Leo University |
| Saint Louis University |
| Saint Mary's College of California |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota |
| Salve Regina University |
| San Diego State University |
| Santa Clara University |
| Santa Monica College |
| Sarah Lawrence College |
| Savannah College of Art and Design |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| Scottsdale Community College |
| Seattle Pacific University |
| Seattle University |
| Seton Hall University |
| Sewanee: The University of the South |
| Siena College |
| Simon Fraser University |
| Simpson College |
| Skidmore College |
| Sonoma State University |
| Sophia University |
| South Dakota School of Mines and Technology |
| South Dakota State University |
| South Mountain Community College |
| Southeastern Oklahoma State University |
| Southern Methodist University |
| Southern Utah University |
| Southwestern University |
| St Mary's University |
| St Mary's University, Twickenham, London |
| St. John's University (New York) |
| St. Lawrence University |
| St. Norbert College |
| St. Olaf College |
| Stetson University |
| Stony Brook University |
| SUNY at New Paltz |
| Syracuse University |
| Temple University |
| Temple University Japan |
| Texas A&M University |
| Texas Christian University |
| Texas Lutheran University |
| Texas State University |
| Texas Tech University |
| The College of Wooster |
| The New School |
| The Ohio State University (Main Campus) |
| The University of Alabama |
| The University of Montana |
| The University of Tampa |
| The University of Tennessee (Knoxville) |
| The University of Texas at Arlington |
| The University of Texas at Austin |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio |
| Thomas Aquinas College |
| Thomas Edison State University |
| Trinity College Dublin |
| Trinity University |
| Tufts University |
| Tulane University of Louisiana |
| Union College |
| United States Air Force Academy |
| United States Military Academy at West Point |
| University College Dublin |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| University of Arizona |
| University of Arkansas |
| University of British Columbia |
| University of California (Berkeley) |
| University of California (Davis) |
| University of California (Irvine) |
| University of California (Los Angeles) |
| University of California (Riverside) |
| University of California (San Diego) |
| University of California (Santa Barbara) |
| University of California (Santa Cruz) |
| University of Chicago |
| University of Colorado (Colorado Springs) |
| University of Colorado Boulder |
| University of Colorado Denver |
| University of Connecticut |
| University of Dallas |
| University of Dayton |
| University of Delaware |
| University of Denver |
| University of Dubuque |
| University of Florida |
| University of Georgia |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa |
| University of Idaho |
| University of Illinois at Chicago |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| University of Indianapolis |
| University of Iowa |
| University of Kansas |
| University of Kentucky |
| University of La Verne |
| University of Leeds |
| University of London |
| University of Mary |
| University of Mary Hardin (Baylor) |
| University of Maryland (College Park) |
| University of Massachusetts (Amherst) |
| University of Massachusetts (Boston) |
| University of Melbourne |
| University of Memphis |
| University of Miami |
| University of Michigan |
| University of Minnesota (Duluth) |
| University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) |
| University of Mississippi |
| University of Missouri (Columbia) |
| University of Missouri (Kansas City) |
| University of Nebraska (Lincoln) |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha |
| University of Nevada (Las Vegas) |
| University of Nevada (Reno) |
| University of New England |
| University of New Hampshire (Main Campus) |
| University of New Mexico (Main Campus) |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| University of North Carolina School of the Arts |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington |
| University of North Dakota |
| University of North Texas |
| University of Northern Colorado |
| University of Northwestern (St Paul) |
| University of Notre Dame |
| University of Oklahoma |
| University of Oregon |
| University of Pittsburgh (Main Campus) |
| University of Portland |
| University of Puget Sound |
| University of Redlands |
| University of Richmond |
| University of Rochester |
| University of Saint Mary |
| University of San Diego |
| University of San Francisco |
| University of Scranton |
| University of Sioux Falls |
| University of South Alabama |
| University of South Carolina |
| University of South Dakota |
| University of Southern California |
| University of St Thomas |
| University of the Pacific |
| University of Toronto |
| University of Tulsa |
| University of Utah |
| University of Virginia (Main Campus) |
| University of Washington (Bothell Campus) |
| University of Washington (Seattle Campus) |
| University of Wisconsin (Madison) |
| University of Wisconsin (River Falls) |
| University of Wisconsin (Whitewater) |
| Ursinus College |
| Utah State University |
| Utah Valley University |
| Vanderbilt University |
| Villanova University |
| Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| Wake Forest University |
| Walsh University |
| Waseda University |
| Washington State University |
| Weber State University |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology |
| Western Connecticut State University |
| Western Kentucky University |
| Western Michigan University |
| Western University (D) |
| Western Washington University |
| Westminster College |
| Westmont College |
| Whitman College |
| Whittier College |
| Wilfrid Laurier University |
| Willamette University |
| William Penn University |
| Wingate University |
| Wofford College |
| Xavier University |
| Yavapai College |