College Info

College

Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship Programs:
There are 5 different programs:

Tennessee HOPE Scholarship
General Assembly Merit Scholarship
Need-Based Supplemental Award
Tennessee HOPE Access Grant
Wilder-Naifeh Technical Skills Grant

Further detailed information can be found at the following website:
http://www.tnscholardollars.org/faqs.htm

And don't overlook the general Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation.
http://www.state.tn.us/tsac/ section. You'll find information on lottery and other scholarship and grant information as well as guides, calculators and other useful information for students and families.

Online college/Dual enrollment

Tennessee Board of Regents online program. It's popularity has far exceeded their expectations and you can learn more about this program at: http://www.tn.regentsdegrees.org Many of our colleges and university's have also gone "online" and you may want to inquire about their distance learning options.

Bryan College: http://www.bryan.edu/online_campus

Volunteer State http://www.volstate.edu/Admissions/Information/HSDual/

Nashville State Community College: http://www.nscc.edu/catalog/20.html

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My child is learning disabled. Can special accommodations be made for them while taking the SATs?

Check the College Boards site http://www.collegeboard.org/sat/html/students/reg003.html

The College Board is committed to serving students with disabilities by providing services and reasonable accommodations appropriate to the student's disability and the purpose of the exam. Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) provides Advanced Placement (AP®), PSAT/NMSQT™, and SAT testing accommodations for students who have documented disabilities.

"In A Class By Themselves"
(What colleges are looking for in homeschool applicants)
November/December '00
Stanford Alumni Magazine
(No longer available on the web.)

A wave of homeschoolers has reached the Farm--students with unconventional training and few formal credentials. What have they got that Stanford wants? And how do admission officers spot it?

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Among the nation's elite universities, Stanford has been one of the most eager to embrace them. Despite the uncertainties of admitting students with no transcripts or teacher recommendations, the University welcomes at least a handful every year. Stanford has found that the brightest homeschoolers bring a mix of unusual experiences, special motivation and intellectual independence that makes them a good bet to flourish on the Farm.

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There's finding a college and then there's paying for it.

Financial Aid guide for the US Dept. of Education: http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/index.html

http://www.finaid.org/calculators/

I've always thought Dave Ramsey's suggestion of making your senior's summer "job" applying for scholarships vs. flipping burgers a great one.