*College Board -   www.collegeboard.com    College Search - SAT Registration - College Admissions - Scholarships

*College Net - http://www.collegenet.com/elect/app/app    or click on: CollegeNET - It Pays to Think  

*Fast Web:  http://www.fastweb.com/  or click on:   FastWeb: Scholarships, Financial Aid and Colleges

*Financial Aid Information Page:  http://www.finaid.org/  or click on:  FinAid! Financial Aid, College Scholarships and Student Loans

*Minority On-line Information Service -   http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/minority.phtml     or click on:  FinAid | Other Types of Aid | Minority Students

*National Association for FA  http://www.nasfaa.org/Home.asp  or click on:   NASFAA - National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators  

*Scholarship Resource Network -   http://www.srnexpress.com/consolidate.cfm     or click on:   SRN Express Member Login  

 
ATTENTION:  High School Students
   The SAT and ACT exams are vitally important if you are in pursuit of college scholarships.   They are also a requirement of some "private" homeschool umbrella schools.   The Bright Futures Scholarships (even the vocational scholarship) require them as well.   Start taking them as soon as you complete Algebra 1 and no later than the last semester of 11th grade - so that you can improve on your scores.... the ACT and SAT Scores count your "highest score" in each category, not according to the test date  (however, some scholarships look at the best test date scoring).

  *Home-educated students (those who are registered with the county) have special requirements (including a higher SAT/ACT score and two year registration with county superintendent for the Bright Futures FL Medallion Scholarship), so be sure to read the info thoroughly.

Home-educated school code is:   #101661 for Florida Home Education Foundation

SAT and ACT test exams for 2009-10 are:

SAT &Subject tests:   Registration Deadlie          Late Registration Deadline
October 10, 2009        September 9, 2009            September 23, 2009
November 7, 2009       October 1, 2009                October 15, 2009
December 5, 2009      October 30, 2009               November 12, 2009
January 23, 2010        December 15, 2009           December 30, 2009
March 13, 2010          February 4, 2010               February 18, 2010
May 1, 2010               March 25, 2010                April 8, 2010
June 5, 2010              April 29, 2010                   May 13, 2010

www.CollegeBoard.com    College Search - SAT Registration - College Admissions - Scholarships

ACT                             Registration                   Late Registration Deadline   
September 12, 2009     August 7, 2009                    August 21, 2009
October 24, 2009         September 18, 2009             October 2, 2009
December 12, 2009      November 6, 2009                November 20, 2009
February 6, 2010          January 5, 2010                  January 15, 2010
April 10, 2010               March 5, 2010                    March 19, 2010
June 12, 2010               May 7, 2010                       May 21, 2010

www.ACT.org        ACT: Resources for Education and Workplace Success

  There are also opportunities for "standby testing" on day of exam.   You may also order the answer sheet to your test, for a fee.  This may aid in improving your score on the next exam.   

If your student has a learning disability (ie: dyslexia or slow reading, etc), contact your local public high school guidance counselor's office to find out what to do so that the SAT can be read aloud to the student during private SAT testing.   One of our area students did this during the 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 school years, and surprisingly scored quite high on the SAT exam when done this way...  Read more at:    http://www.collegeboard.com/ssd/student/index.html 
or ACT at:   http://www.actstudent.org/regist/index.html 

  The PSAT (pre-SAT) exam is given on a Saturday or Wednesday mid October each year.  The cost is usually about $15 (includes administration cost) to be held at local high schools.

National Merit and/or National Achievement Scholarships may be awarded based on the 11th grader's test results.     some colleges give full scholarships to National Merit award winners.... ie:  Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA...  

http://www.kaptest.com/pdf_files/publishing/2008TestDayCalendar.pdf 

SUBJECT TESTS are offered with the SAT, and this is becoming important for homeschooling students for "proof" of proficiency of those courses in relation to certain scholarships.   Check out:     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAT_Subject_Tests      for tests offered.

Don't forget about CLEP exams ... Earn college credit in various courses, by taking the CLEP exam at the local community college.  This will also help you to keep your Bright Futures Scholarship, so go ahead and get a head start!!  For example, if you've done well with Algebra II, go ahead and take the Algebra CLEP exam now while it is fresh in your mind...  same for U.S. History to 1877 or US History 1965 to present... or Biology or Chemistry... or Spanish, etc....  Why, there is even a practice CLEP exam book (with answers) you can use for preparation... Available at campus bookstores and the library, or through www.collegeboard.org 
CLEP, P.O. Box 6600, Princeton, NJ 085410-6600  (609-771-7865
or email:   CLEP@ets.org    ~$30 for practice exam book
 

CLEP: Exam Descriptions         http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/exams.html     

  If you need info about Florida's 18-credit high school diploma option, please check out:  www.FACTS.org  or go to the Florida Statutes for 1003.429
You will note that 2 credits of Foreign Language (or proficiency of it) in ONE language is required.  For more information about Florida college admissions:   www.facts.org 

  Florida's home-educated graduates (those registered with the county) only require an affidavit signed by the parent - check it out at the above websites.   A sample affidavit is found at www.FLHEF.org   or click on:   The Home Education Foundation - Home   PLEASE read this website as Brenda Dickinson stays involved and up-to-date on Florida education legislation including scholarship requirements.

click on:
Course Requirements for Florida's Bright Futures Scholarship Program  http://nwrdc.fsu.edu/fnbpcm02  
Vocational B.F. Scholarship has different guidelines, so be sure to check it out.
Course Code descriptions:

http://www.fldoe.org/bii/curriculum/Course_Descriptions/basic.asp

You will need to know these in order to plan and properly credit your student's high school transcripts!

 

*This is NOT to be construed as the rendering of legal advice*
prepared by Debbie Dykes, Coordinator of SHARE
http://SHAREbradenton.homestead.com

 "And not because we think we can do anything of lasting value by ourselves,

Our only power and success comes from God." 2 Corinthians 3:5

Ps. 115:14-15 - "May the Lord make you increase, both you and your
children. May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth."

Proverbs 27:"Let another man praise thee and not thine own mouth,
a stranger and not thine own lips,..."

Is Homeschool for You?  http://homeschooling.about.com/od/gettingstarted/a/homeschool4you.htm
diplomas can be ordered through:      www.HSLDA.org   
statewide homeschool graduation:   www.fpea.com