Since my last announcement regarding the BF, only 168 of you have filled out the application online. The school district is preparing to upload all transcripts with first semester grades in the next few weeks. Don't miss the first opportunity to lock in your scholarship! The application is easy and only takes about 10 minutes to complete.
http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/ Instructions are to the right of this message.
Monday, January 23, 2012
FAFSA Follow up- IMPORTANT
Student and Parents,
A few days after you have submitted your FAFSA, be sure to go back online to check the status of your submitted application. If your FAFSA has been processed, you are done for now. If the FAFSA has not been processed, you have made an error (usually a signature is missing). Make sure to correct it and check it again a few days later to see if it has been processed. This is very important. Many students think they have submitted properly but until you see that it has been processed, your colleges will not receive your information.
A few days after you have submitted your FAFSA, be sure to go back online to check the status of your submitted application. If your FAFSA has been processed, you are done for now. If the FAFSA has not been processed, you have made an error (usually a signature is missing). Make sure to correct it and check it again a few days later to see if it has been processed. This is very important. Many students think they have submitted properly but until you see that it has been processed, your colleges will not receive your information.
Mid Year Reports for Common Application
For those of you applying to colleges on the Common Application, a Mid Year Report is required by all Common App member colleges. You will need to order one transcript for $3 which will be scanned and uploaded to all of your colleges. This new transcript will report your grades from 1st semester. Don't delay. Order it now!
Sunday, January 15, 2012
College Visits in January
Seniors and Juniors,
Three colleges are visiting Boca High in January:
University of North Florida
Johnson and Wales University
SCAD- Savannah College of Art and Design
If you wish to attend any of these presentations, sign up ASAP in the College and Career Center.
Three colleges are visiting Boca High in January:
University of North Florida
Johnson and Wales University
SCAD- Savannah College of Art and Design
If you wish to attend any of these presentations, sign up ASAP in the College and Career Center.
Bright Futures and FAFSA
Students and Parents,
There is lots of confusion out there regarding the Bright Futures application and the FAFSA. You should fill out the Bright Futures application now whether you are qualified for the scholarship or not. Once you fill in the application, you do not have to do anything else (except make the qualifications!) This application is also the financial aid application for the State of Florida. You do NOT need to fill out the FAFSA first.
The FAFSA is the Federal financial aid application. This should be filled out as soon as possible using estimated figures from 2011 tax information. You can go back and correct it once tax return is finished without a penalty. You must fill out a FAFSA this year in order to receive MONEY from your Bright Futures in September. On the FAFSA by indicating which colleges you are applying to, each college will be able to know that you filed the form and are eligible to receive funding from Bright Futures. Do not procrastinate on FAFSA. Each college has a deadline for filing it. Once the deadline passes, the colleges start handing out money to qualifiers. If you are late, you will receive less money.
Websites: www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org
www.fafsa.ed gov
There is lots of confusion out there regarding the Bright Futures application and the FAFSA. You should fill out the Bright Futures application now whether you are qualified for the scholarship or not. Once you fill in the application, you do not have to do anything else (except make the qualifications!) This application is also the financial aid application for the State of Florida. You do NOT need to fill out the FAFSA first.
The FAFSA is the Federal financial aid application. This should be filled out as soon as possible using estimated figures from 2011 tax information. You can go back and correct it once tax return is finished without a penalty. You must fill out a FAFSA this year in order to receive MONEY from your Bright Futures in September. On the FAFSA by indicating which colleges you are applying to, each college will be able to know that you filed the form and are eligible to receive funding from Bright Futures. Do not procrastinate on FAFSA. Each college has a deadline for filing it. Once the deadline passes, the colleges start handing out money to qualifiers. If you are late, you will receive less money.
Websites: www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org
www.fafsa.ed gov
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