The Career Connection
From: Mill River Student Services
November 21, 2008
AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIPS
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DEADLINE DATE |
ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION |
January 5, 2009 |
Awards are based on academic, leadership and financial need. A total of 500 renewable four year scholarships will be awarded with amounts ranging from $4000 - $60,000. Applicants do NOT need to be affiliated with the Elk’s Organization to become a recipient. Paper applications are available in Student Services. |
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NORTHWESTERN VERMONT |
Not Available |
The Northwestern Vermont VVA of St. Albans is proud to announce their scholarship grant program is now underway. Two scholarships of $1,500 each will be awarded based on eligibility. Eligible students must request in writing or by e-mail a copy of the application procedures. |
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BURGER KING SCHOLARS PROGRAM |
February 2, 2009 |
$1,000 scholarships are available to all eligible high school seniors who:
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VSAC SCHOLARSHIPS FOR VERMONTERS |
March 1, 2009 |
The VSAC Scholarship booklet is now available in Student Services. Students are encouraged to pick one up NOW and follow the suggested time-line beginning December 1st. |
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APPLICATION DEADLINE!
In order to meet all the January 1st application deadlines, students must notify Mrs. Munson on or before December 3rd that an application will be due. This only allows us 2 weeks to mail out all the school reports before the holiday break.
2008-2009 SAT Test Calendar
TEST DATES |
JAN |
MAR |
MAY |
JUN |
Regular |
Dec 26 |
Feb 10 |
Mar 31 |
May 5 |
Late |
Jan 6 |
Feb 24 |
Apr 9 |
May 15 |
SAT Test Fees: Reasoning Test $45 Basic Subject Test: $20 Subjects: add $9 each Late Fee: $23
2008-2009 ACT Test Calendar
Test Date |
Registration Deadline |
Late Deadline |
Feb 7 |
Jan 6 |
Jan 16 |
Apr 4 |
Feb 27 |
Mar 13 |
June 13 |
May 8 |
May 22 |
ACT Test Fees: Basic $31. Basic plus Writing $46. Late Fee: $20.
The Mill River CEEB (School) Code is:
460-296
Recommendation Letters
Request forms are available now in Student Services. NOW is the time to make such requests. This allows the teacher and guidance counselor plenty of time to write the letter. Most commonly two teacher letters and one guidance letter will suffice. All letters that are generated from MRU are confidential.
COLLEGE TOURS: Go to ecampustours.com or campustours.com
APPLICATIONS: Go to commonapp.com One application fits the needs for over 300 institutions
INFORMATION LINKS
TEST PREP:
Actstudent.org |
For online registration and prep for the ACT test |
Number2.com |
Free SAT coaching |
Princetonreview.com |
A popular service includes test prep plus more. |
Kaplan.com |
A test prep service |
Collegeboard.com |
For online registration and prep for the SAT test. |
Testu.com |
PSAT, SAT, and ACT prep. |
Freevocabulary.com |
Has 5000 vocabulary words that may be on the SAT |
COLLEGE ATHLETES:
Ncaa.org |
For information about requirements for athletes in college |
Campuschamps.com |
A free interaction site for student athletes. |
Athleticaid.com |
College search, scholarships, financial aid and other information. |
Ncaaclearinghouse.net |
Form for perspective college athletes |
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:
Amazon.com |
An excellent resource guide entitled “The K+W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities or Attention Deficit Disorder” |
Ahead.org |
Site of Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) |
Add.org |
Site of Attention Deficit Disorder Association |
Chadd.org |
For children and adults with attention deficit disorders. |
Ncld.org |
Site of National Center for Learning Disabilities |
LOCATING SCHOOLS…FINDING A MATCH
Ctcl.com |
Don’t limit yourself to well-known institutions; check out this site (Colleges that Change Lives). |
College.net |
List of colleges that meet certain criteria. |
Mapping-your-future.org |
What to do and when to prepare for college. |
Petersons.com |
College search site. |
Collgeboard.com |
College search site. |
Princetonreview.com |
College search site. |
Cappex.com |
“Where Colleges Apply to You” |