Seniors: Celebrations, Frustrations, and Patience
Seniors - Now is a great time for a check-in! The range of emotions is very real as college admissions decisions start to arrive. I encourage you to honor, acknowledge, and process the experience. If you heard great news, it is okay to celebrate! If you didn't receive the news you want, know that you are not alone. There is a school out there that will be a wonderful fit for you, and if you need assistance navigating that path, please come see Ms. Allen. Also, if you were told you had to wait a little longer, let's talk about what we can do to support your application.
Parents/Guardians, take a look at some suggestions for how to help manage these decision times:
5 Parent Tips For When College Admission Decisions Land
***Note, if you have an early January deadline, please make sure your counselor is aware and you have met with them for your letter of recommendation (if required). The PHS counseling office will be closed during the winter break!
The NEW FAFSA launches 12/31/23 - Be Prepared!
The simplified FAFSA opens December 31st, 2023. Penncrest will hold a FAFSA Completion Night on February 6th, 2024. Registration links to come in the new year! For now, familiarize yourself with the application and make your FSA ID when it opens.
Scholarship Recap 2023
Review these links for scholarships previously shared in our newsletters and check out a few more websites! Don't forget to look at your future college's website to see if they offer any speciality scholarships and separate applications!
AFC Visionary Scholarship: https://americancollegefoundation.org/
Delaware Community Foundation (look at state residency eligibility for each scholarship): https://delcf.org/scholarships/
Going Merry - Scholarship Website: https://www.goingmerry.com/
Media Fellowship House Scholarship (Delco only): https://mediafellowshiphouse.org/youth-education/
PA Association of College Admissions Counselors (PA only): https://www.pacac.org/scholarship
PSBA Trust - Student Leadership Scholarships (PA only):
PSECU Scholarship (PA members only):https://go.psecu.com/scholarships
More resources:
Big Future: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/bigfuture-scholarships
PHEAA Scholarships Tipsheet: https://www.pheaa.org/partner-access/toolkit-downloads/fafsa/pdf/fafsa-go-scholarship-tip-sheet.pdf
More to come in the new year with an updated Naviance search!
They're home! Ask some questions🙋
Many friends, siblings, co-workers and relatives will be home from college during this winter break time. As you are preparing for your next steps, ask them for their advice in how to prepare yourself for your postsecondary future. We've been fortunate enough for have some alumni return to share their knowledge with students this month, and they've shared excellent insight into activities to take advantage of now and how to avoid debt when entering college.
Reminder: You have Success Plan Tasks in Naviance to complete each year as part of your path towards graduation. Take a look over break at what you've finished and what you can work on to guide your future career planning!
