Counselor's Corner
October—2025
Happy October! 🍂
Welcome to the first edition of the BHS Counselor’s Corner Newsletter!
Each month, we’ll drop in with important dates, updates, and resources to help families and students stay on top of everything from testing, scholarships, college and career resources, and more.
Wishing you a great year! ✨
FREE college application week — Oct. 13-19
When is it?
This year, Free College Application Week is October 13-19, 2025. Every year after, it will be the second full week of October (Monday-Sunday).
Important:
Applications must be submitted through ApplyTexas by 11:59 p.m. CST on the last day of Free College Application Week to qualify. Applications that are started but not submitted will not be eligible.
Who can participate?
All Texas residents applying for undergraduate admission at Texas public institutions through ApplyTexas may participate.
📆 26-27 FAFSA is Open
2026–27 FAFSA® Form Now Available
The 2026–27 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form is now available to everyone. You can complete the form to apply for financial aid for attendance at college or career school between July 1, 2026, and June 30, 2027.
FAFSA forms submitted online will typically be processed in one to three days. Once your form is processed, you’ll be able to review your FAFSA Submission Summary, and your FAFSA information will be made available to your selected schools.
You also can make updates or corrections (such as adding a school or a missing signature) to your FAFSA form.
Prepare to Fill Out the 2026–27 FAFSA® Form
Here are some ways you can get ready to fill out your FAFSA form:
Create a StudentAid.gov account (if you don’t already have one).
Learn about the documents you may need to fill out the FAFSA form.
Determine your dependency status and whether your parent(s) or spouse will be required to contribute information on your FAFSA form.
If you’re a dependent student, use the Who’s My FAFSA Parent? wizard to identify which parent(s) will be a required contributor on your form.
📅 Mark Your Calendar
- Oct. 1: FAFSA Night
- Oct. 7: Counselor's Out of Office for a Training (All Day)
- Oct. 7: TSTC Meeting with Seniors
- Oct. 13: Counselor's Meeting with all Seniors (English Classes)
- Oct. 13-17: Free College Application Week
- Oct. 16: ACT (Juniors & Seniors)
- Oct. 21: Counselor's Out of Office for a Training (All Day)
- Oct. 23: PSAT/NMSQT (Juniors)
- Oct. 27: Cisco College Dual Credit Student Spring Registration (During DC classes)
- Oct. 27: FAFSA Night (Media Room @ AFA)
- Oct. 27-30: Red Ribbon Week
