Advisory 2015/2016

What is the difference between a

ScholarshipGrant

Pell GrantSubsidized Loan

Unsubsidized LoanParent Loan

Who Should Apply

Talk to your Parents

Your parents want to see you succeedWhat can your parents do to help?

Social Media

Why apply to more than one school?

Close to home Away from home Big School Little School

In State Out of State Affordable Program of Study

Available Close to Home University Career

Away from Home Community College Sports

Friends Big School Little School Degree

Degree In State Temperature Religion

Out of State Expensive Affordable

So what is the difference?Eastern Washington University Scholarship

for Academic Achievement http://www.ewu.edu/admissions/financial-aid/scholarships/freshmen_scholarships.xml

3.8 - ACT 28 - $3,000 per yearWhitworth University Scholarship for

Academic Achievementhttp://www.whitworth.edu/Administration/FinancialAid/ScholarshipOpportunities/FreshmanScholarships.htm

3.75 and SAT 2020-$20,00 per yearSpokane Community College Scholarship for

Academic AchievementDoes not offer any award

2015-16 Whitworth Academic Scholarships for Incoming

Freshmen and Running Start Students Mind & Heart Scholarship: $20,000 per year for four years

3.75 GPA* AND 2020 SAT/30 ACT Presidential Scholarship: $18,000 per year for four years

4.0 GPA* regardless of test scoresOR3.75 GPA* AND 1870 SAT/28 ACT

Trustee Scholarship: $16,000 per year for four years3.9 GPA* regardless of test scoresOR3.6 GPA* AND 1800 SAT/27 ACT

Whitworth Scholarship: $14,000 per year for four years3.5 GPA* regardless of test scoresOR1720 SAT/25 ACT

Founder's Scholarship: $13,000 per year for four years3.4-3.49 GPA* regardless of test scoresOR1650 SAT/24 ACT

*Whitworth uses weighted GPAs (either from transcripts or calculated internally) to determine academic scholarships. If a weighted GPA is not available on a student's high school transcript, Whitworth will weight all honors, AP and IB classes on a 4.5 scale.

Brigham

Young

University

This is a great

example of how

Academic Merit Aid

Works

Have You

Wondered Who Gets

What?Blue gets the most aid.

Color Codes All of the EFCs are color coded to give you an idea of whether the student will qualify for need-based financial aid at four categories of

colleges. The color coded EFCs in the table are based on national average costs and your income only.

If your (income-only) EFC is BLUE – then your child should qualify for need-based aid at two-year public colleges; GREEN – would qualify at four-year public colleges (in-state tuition); YELLOW – would qualify at average four-year private colleges; ORANGE – would qualify at four-year elite private colleges, such as the Ivy

League colleges and other highly selective and well-known universities; RED – would not qualify for need-based aid at any colleges or universities.

Lakeside High School Scholarship Web Site

Look at local affiliation Lions Club, Credit Unions Mom or Dads Job

Scholarship search engines (this has its limitations since it is national and not just local)

Areas of interest, ethnicity, height, sports, arts..Contact the financial Aid office at the

school you are planning to attendThe school web site is adding everything that

we get but it isn’t inclusive

1. Find 4-5 Post Secondary Options2. Apply to all of them!3. Start filling out Scholarship applications4. Wait for your acceptance letter5. Fill out the FAFSA- HAPPY NEW YEAR

2016!!!6. Wait for your Financial Award letters from

all the schools you applied to7. Start making some decisions….

Where Do I Start

Lakeside Wants to Help