ApplyTX Counselor Suite
The information you can access on the Apply Texas Counselor Suite
What are college and FAFSA applications?
Name of a database students can find scholarships on
What is BigFuture, Fastweb, College Greenlight, Cappex, Scholarships.com, Unigo, etc.?
Date FAFSA opens each year
What is October 1?
Name one element of best fit and one element of best match
Best fit: location, size, housing, atmosphere, extra curriculars
Best match: academics, admissions criteria, financial aid/affordability (after award letter)
Name a red flag that a student is getting scammed by a "scholarship"
Money-back guarantee, "You can't get this information anywhere else," asking for credit card/bank account numbers, offering to do all the work for the student, millions of dollars unclaimed (as stated by sponsor)
Location to download application information
What is bottom of the page, "download to a spreadsheet"?
List three different eligibility requirements or topics a scholarship might have
Major, race/ethnicity, hobbies/interests, GPA/test scores, enrollment at particular school(s), etc.
What is included in direct costs
What are tuition and fees and room and board?
Explain safety/target/reach
●Safety: school whose admissions requirements are below what the student has (test scores, GPA, class rank, etc.), likely to be admitted
●Target: student meets or falls in the range of what the college is looking for in their admissions requirements
●Reach: school has higher admissions requirements than what the student may have, but also has the programs and environment he/she would like
Name two effects of undermatching
Lower rates of degree completion, longer time-to-degree, negative labor market outcomes
Entity that gives counselors access to Apply Texas Counselor Suite
Who is ESC Region 20?
The month the San Antonio Area Foundation general application opens
What is December?
What FAFSA stands for
What is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid?
Name three factors that help determine best fit
Location, campus atmosphere, student services, clubs, sports, organizations, socioemotional or cultural environment, etc.
Name the five Alamo Colleges
List three ways you can use Apply Texas counselor suite for your advising
Name, number of people who apply, amount of effort, award amount, deadline, type
Three ways students can pay for school and related costs without owing money
What are scholarships, grants, and work-study?
Types of students more likely to undermatch (4)
Low-SES, first-generation students, males, Advanced Placement non-participants
Name the three public universities in San Antonio
Texas A&M San Antonio, UTSA, and UT Health Science Center
Student name, birthday, email, application ID, school, application semester, application deadline, application status (page number/submitted), essay progress
Five places students can find scholarships
Database, student or parent's employer, school's financial aid office, national club or organization, church or religious organization, local businesses, high school's district office or PTA, etc.
What TASFA is and what it stands for
Texas Application for State Financial Aid; application for students who are not eligible for FAFSA and have been a resident for 3+ years to receive financial aid
Name four ways to prevent undermatching
Providing relevant info and resources, clearing up misperceptions and costs, encouraging students to submit more applications, becoming familiar with admissions requirements of local schools, familiarizing students with college-going information, considering student's special circumstances
Name the four private colleges in San Antonio
Our Lake of the Lake, St. Mary's University, Trinity University, University of the Incarnate Word