SunTrust Scholarship

$500 for college could help you head to school with confidence!

Enter for a chance to win the SunTrust Off to College Scholarship Sweepstakes!

• 30 winners will be chosen at random. Why not you?
• Who can enter? 
• High school seniors (No GPA or financial need requirement)
• How often may I enter?
• Students may enter online once during each entry period.
• Who wins?
• Two $500 scholarship winners will be randomly chosen every two weeks beginning on or about October 29, 2018 until May 13, 2019.

Enter now at suntrust.com/offtocollege

NC State Open House

Saturday, October 13 from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
ncsu.edu/openhouse


Register for Open House.....View the activities....Plan your day

UNC Greensboro Open House

Saturday, October 27

Join us for our annual fall open house event, Spartan Showcase, when hundreds of future Spartans come to campus to learn more about academics, student programs, and what it means to be a student at UNC Greensboro.

At Spartan Showcase, you can:

• Meet faculty and learn about academic programs
• Speak with current students about UNCG
• Learn about financial aid
• See campus, including residence halls
• Drop in on the Honors College and residential colleges
• Check out campus dining options
• And much more!

Register beginning in September via your SpartanLink account.

https://admissions.uncg.edu/visit/events/spartan-showcase/

Sweet Briar College - High School Girls

Sweet Briar launches Explore Entrepreneurship 

Weekend for high school girls

Sweet Briar is launching an addition to its popular Explore Weekend series of events for high school sophomore, junior and senior girls: Explore Entrepreneurship, Oct. 26-27.

“Many of the world’s problems and game-changing products started out as ideas written on the backs of napkins,” says Timothy Schauer, associate professor of business and director of the new weekend event. “This event gives high school girls the opportunity to brainstorm ideas and explore what is possible.”

Attendees will work in teams with Sweet Briar professors and business students in a hands-on, fun environment. After brainstorming, they’ll analyze the feasibility of their ideas, develop a business model, and prepare and perform a pitch. It will be a memorable experience that will give participants a foundation in solving problems, exploring their interests, developing new ideas and creating value.

Outside of class, attendees will stay in one of Sweet Briar’s historic residence halls with business student mentors, explore campus and get a taste of college life.

The weekend gets started on Friday, Oct. 26, with an optional campus tour at 4 p.m. followed by dinner and a program introduction. Throughout the day on Saturday, Oct. 27, attendees will do group work. No experience is needed to participate. At the end of Saturday, teams of students will present their business models to family and friends.

The cost of the event is $90 and includes room and board, snacks, supplies and a T-shirt. Register online by Oct. 1 for highest priority. Space is limited.

Visit sbc.edu/explore for more information about the other Explore events this year or contact Rebecca Girten at 434-381-6447 or rgirten@sbc.edu.

College Prep Day

CONFUSING. EXPENSIVE. OVERWHELMING. This can be your college experience if you don't know what you are walking into. This Saturday we want to get you in a room with professional admission officers, finance officers, and representatives from several area colleges to help set you up for success in your path to higher education! Parents and students invited! 5:00. Please RSVP with the link below!

https://elevationchurch.typeform.com/to/hwA4US

NC Colleges Waiving Application Fees

The week of October 15-19 many NC universities will waive application fees.

For a complete list, please go to https://nccountdowntocollege.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/nc-college-application-fees-for-c2c-2018.pdf

NC Countdown to College

https://nccountdowntocollege.org/

Juniors and Seniors MUST get familiar with this website. Lots of excellent information can be found on this site.

UPDATE: College Rep List

College Representatives

College Representatives will begin visiting Northside in September. This is a perfect opportunity for juniors and seniors to explore an unfamiliar college. All high school students are welcome to attend. Juniors are required to choose and attend 4 visits and seniors are required to attend each visit scheduled. The reps will attend during the high school lunch time and will be in the Students Activity Center (SAC). Students will bring their lunch to the SAC during this time. 

Please check back often as this list will be updated as reps sign up to visit our campus. At this time the following colleges have registered:

September 

17 - Queens University
19 - Virginia Commonwealth University

24 - Randolph College

26 - Gardner-Webb University

October

1 - North Greenville University
3 - UNC Charlotte

15 - Campbell University
17 - Nova Southeastern University

22 - Highpoint University
31 - Young Harris College (GA)

November 

5 - Florida Polytechnic University
7 - East Carolina University
14 - UNC Greensboro
26 - Lenoir-Rhyne University
28 - Grand Canyon University

UNC Chapel Hill

UNC Chapel Hill has made a decision to no longer defer students who apply by Carolina's Early Action deadline. Instead students will receive one of three decisions: admitted, denied, or waitlisted.    Here is an easy resource for you that explains what this change might mean to students. We've developed a list of frequently asked questions about the waitlist, with more details about why we're making this change and how we hope it can provide clarity for students and help them make the best decisions they can for their futures. Sincerely, Office of Undergraduate Admissions University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Boston University

Dear Colleague:

I am pleased to announce the 44nd annual Boston University Trustee Scholarship Competition. For more than four decades, the Boston University Trustee Scholars Program has attracted students with outstanding academic ability from around the world.

Trustee Scholars rank at the top of their classes and demonstrate exceptional leadership in their schools and communities. Scholarship recipients are selected by a faculty committee from a competitive pool of applicants after rigorous review. The Trustee Scholarship covers full undergraduate tuition plus orientation and mandatory undergraduate student fees for four years.

I invite you to encourage your highest achieving students to apply for the Trustee Scholarship. To be considered, students must submit their application for admission with the two Trustee Scholarship essays by December 1, 2018. More information about the Trustee Scholarship can be found on our website. 

If you have any additional questions, please contact my office at 617-353-2300 or admissions@bu.edu.

Best wishes,

John C. McEachern
Director of Admissions

2019 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards Application

The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) has opened their 2019 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards Application.

Qualifying Students Must:

• Be in grades 5-12 as of November 6, 2018, and a legal resident of the United States.

• Have participated in a volunteer activity at least in part after September 1, 2017.

• Complete and submit an online application by November 6, 2018 to a school principal or the head of one of the program’s designated organizations (head of a county 4-H organization, Girl Scout council, American Red Cross chapter, YMCA or Affiliate of Points of Light's HandsOn Network).

In each state, the top middle level and high school youth volunteer will be named State Honorees and will receive an award of $1,000, an engraved silver medallion, and an all expense paid trip with a parent to Washington, D.C., in May.

For more information and to apply, please go to spirit.prudential.com or nassp.org/spirit.