Hopefully, you have submitted your applications to college. Now is the time to work on how you are going to pay for your tuition, books, housing, fees, transportation etc. The first step is to submit the FAFSA – the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The results of this form will enable your college to determine how much federal and state assistance you may receive. Get2College is glad to assist you with this form and with Mississippi financial aid forms in our Get2College Centers in Jackson and on the Gulf Coast – just call for an appointment.

Scholarship Winners Announced

The Get2College Scholarship Squad is in the process of suprising the winners of the 2013 You Are College Material Scholarship. Each $1,000 scholarship winner is being surprised in the classroom. Names are posted here as they are awarded – check out our Facebook page (Get2College Center) for photos.

Kallen Alderman, Homeschool student
Hannah Bashford, Vancleave High School
Claire Belant, Mississippi School for Math and Science
Lauren Billington, Oak Hill Academy
Meg Boyles, Jackson Academy
Robert Hollis Burrow, Jackson Prep
Rachel Byars, Bruce High School
Graeme Campbell, Murrah High School
Natasha Chawla, Ocean Springs High School
Jamie Chiles, Clinton High School
Jim Wynton Cunningham, Mississippi School for Math and Science
Emily Dalgo, Ocean Springs High School
Mary Elizabeth Eltisle, Madison Ridgeland Academy
Madison Renae Farris, George County High School
Brooke Fleming, Biloxi High School
Lauren Gardner, East Rankin Academy
Lyndon Giordano, Simpson Academy
Mary Morgan Haire, Jackson Prep
Brenna Hart, Richland High School
Mitchell Hawley, Biloxi High School
Connor Holeman, Brandon High School
Andrew Mark Huff, Homeschool
Brielle Ivy, Hatley High School
Cade Jarrell, Hancock High School
Arminda Johnson, Brandon High School
Michael Jones, St. Patrick Catholic High School
Christian Kirklon, Keystone National High School
Kevin Kovacevich, Ocean Springs High School
Ashley Laughlin, Trinity Episcopal Day School
Leah Letson, Madison Central High School
Jamie Logan, Ridgeland High School
Michal Anna Marble, Gulfport High School
Jacob Mason, Homeschool
Michael Nguyen, Ridgeland High School
Maria Daniella Oropeza, Clinton High School
Ivy Pei, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
June Claire Pilcher, Madison Ridgeland Academy
Sarah Santucci, Jackson Prep
Richard Sealy, Southaven High School
Sarah Simmons, Trinity Episcopal Day School
Kelli Slater, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Day School
Ashley Smith, Northwest Rankin High School
Summer Stewart, Northwest Rankin High School
James Tyler Stubbs, Central Hinds Academy
Emma Thompson, Mississippi School for Math and Science
Madison Tullos, Puckett Attendance Center
Rachel Varela, Lamar School
Lauren Walker, Terry High School
Lauren Walters, East Central High School
Emily Wasson, Ridgeland High School

Shannon Grimsley, Outreach Coordinator

Advice from Get2College Outreach Coordinator Shannon Grimsley:

April is here!! It’s time to finally answer the question that well-intentioned family members, neighbors, and complete strangers have been asking you for years: “Where are you going to college?”May 1 is National Decision Day, and it requires that you make the most important decisions of the whole college search process.

If you need help trying to make sense of all of your financial aid and scholarship packages, please call us and set up an appointment to meet with one of our counselors here at the Get2College Centers. We would love to help you wade through all of the intense paperwork that you receive from colleges at this time of year.

Most importantly, take your time making this decision and utilize all of your resources. Try to ignore peer or family pressure which may influence you to select a college that someone else wants you to attend. Most of all, trust yourself — this is the next four years of your life.