(New scholarships posted everyday)
Students Seeking Education by Experiencing Academic America (S.E.A.)
an Houston, Texas based mentoring program for high school students, students at risk, and college bound students who want to attend an Historically Black College / University. (HBCU).
S.E.A will post a scholarship for minority students each day. If you are a high school senior, junior, or an transferring college student, these scholarships are for you. FREE MONEY! We all know through life there is nothing Free, you have to apply to receive this money. Your cost is time. The time it takes to fill out the scholarship application.. Look for the S.E.A. blog each day, highlighting a new scholarship listing 2010/2011
How to Choose a College
There are so many ways to get information and recommendations on a college--friends, family, college rating guides--but this important decision is best made by you and you alone. So, how to choose? This page is designed to help you become an informed consumer. Use your family and friends for advice, but also do some independent research to identify four to eight schools where you can be happy learning, growing and networking. (To buy books on this subject see: Amazon -- search keywords "choose a college")
Steps to Choosing The Right College:
1. Know who you are and what you want from your college or university experience
* Take the "Values Assessment"
* Do the "Self-Assessment" survey
2. Pick a major or academic focus.
* Research schools that offer that major or program
* Look at "The Gorman Report" and
"Rugg's Recommendations On The Colleges"
to learn which colleges are rated "best" for your major
* Do a major search using the Eureka program, or use a
major finder in one of the college guide books
3. Find some schools that fit your criteria. Sometimes you need to make choices among conflicting *criteria. For example, if you prefer a large urban campus, but the better Marine Biology programs are at rural coastal campuses, then you will have to compromise. See "Getting The Information"
4. Do research on the web.
* ACT CollegeNet - Great College Search link
* California Colleges.edu - Developed jointly by public and private schools in California and the Department of Education, this site includes college exploration and guidance.
* Campus Tours - virtual tours and a lot more
* The College Board - SAT information and a great college
search program
* College home pages
* College Opportunities On Line (COOL) - Department
of Education data base of 9000 U.S. colleges
* Illinois Library Gateway - various college ranking
resources
* Local colleges - in depth information
* Peterson's Collegequest - includes a personal organizer,
practice tests and discussion groups
* Princeton Review - the student perspective on schools
* US News - ranks colleges on a range of criteria
5. Narrow the choices
* Use "College Choice Worksheet". Call the *Admissions
Office or visit the college web site to find out about
campus tours and open houses
* Schedule an appointment with an admissions
representative. See "Making the Most of The Interview"
* After your visit, complete "Transfer Research Worksheet"
* Send a thank you note to anyone you met in person.
6. Fill out "What Are Your…( goals)"
7. Congratulations on doing a thorough job choosing a
college. Good luck with your applications.
http://www.eduers.com/University/How_to_Choose_a_College.html
Colleges and Universities by State
http://www.eduers.com/University/index.html
video or interactive game DESIGNERS
SCHOLARSHIP OF THE DAY
9-16-2010
Financial Connects" Financial Literacy Award
Provided By: Net Literacy Alliance
Description:
The "Financial Connects" Financial Literacy Award is available to students in grades 6-12, college, and graduate students. To be considered, you must create an original financial literacy video or interactive game that promotes *financial literacy and *correlates with the Department of Education s financial literacy standards. A one paragraph proposal is required with your submission. You may participate individually or as a team associated with a nonprofit or school.
Applicable Majors: All Fields of Study
Additional Information: Please visit the sponsor's Web site for additional information.
Deadline: December 17, 2010
Type of Award: Contest
Amount: $1000
Awards Available: 100
Website: http://www.netliteracyalliance.org/financial-connects-contest/
p.s. If you need help in your scholarship search, please contact S.E.A. c/o
NORRIS COLEMAN @ mr.nncoleman@yahoo.com
*As part of S.E.A. Mentoring Program, we want to build our Mentees vocabulary. S.E.A. has chosen to italicize words and statements in blue for our Mentee to understand and use in their vocabulary
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