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An institution that accepts 60% or more applicants. Student GPA and test scores are above the average 50% of admitted students.
What is a safety school?
These financial aid applications are a TXHB3 graduation requirement to complete.
What is FAFSA or TASFA?
A centralized web portal for prospective students from Texas and other states to apply for admission to Texas higher education institutions.
What is Apply Texas?
Tool used to help calculate affordability on each college's website.
What is the net-price calculator?
This quick online form completed by all students confirms interest in receiving tuition assistance, coaching, and other Promise benefits but does NOT obligate a student to participate in this program or attend the institution.
What is the DCP Path form?
An institution that accepts 30-60% of its applicants. Student GPA and test scores match the average 50% of admitted students.
What is a target school?
400+ colleges and scholarship programs use this financial aid application located on CollegeBoard to award non-federal institutional aid.
What is the CSS Profile?
This application allows students to choose <20 out of the 950+ partner institutions around the world and apply through one platform.
What is Common App?
The amount of loans offered to each student who completes the FAFSA.
What is $5500?
Fees, housing, meal plans, books, supplies, transportation, miscellaneous and personal are all examples of this
What is NOT covered by DCP?
An institution that accepts 0-30% of its applicants. Student GPA and test scores are below the average 50% of admitted students.
What is a reach school?
October 1
When do financial aid applications open?
Some well-known private institutions like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., only accept applications this way.
What is applying Direct to Institution?
This type of financial aid is awarded to families who qualify for federal benefits like FRLP, SNAP, TANF.
What is need-based financial aid?
Completing the Path Form, applying to a partner college, completing a financial aid application, and registering for fall classes mid-July are examples of this.
What are the four steps need to receive DCP's last dollar scholarship?
These two Texas institutions have an Oct 15 priority deadline.
One admits top 6% automatically into the university but not necessarily their major and 11% holistically.
The other admits top 10% automatically into the university but not necessarily their major and 15% holistically.
What are UT Austin and Texas A&M?
Graduation clearance plus Federal Grants, State Grants, Work Study, Loans, and Scholarships come from this financial aid application
Why should I complete the FAFSA?
The main essay required by the Common Application as well as most other application systems that should demonstrate the qualities, skills, and values that you’ve cultivated over your life and how those skills have prepared you for attending college.
What is the Personal Statement?
This type of financial aid is offered in recognition of student achievements - academic, athletic, artistic
What is merit aid?
DC, UTA, UNTD, UNT, TWU, TAMUC, MSU, and SMU
Who are the DCP partner institutions?
October 15, but really October 10.
What is the Priority deadline for UT and TAMU?
Texas residents and non-citizens that are ineligible to complete the FAFSA submit this financial aid application to help determine state financial aid.
What is the TASFA?
Fee waivers or payment, test scores or self-report, official initial transcript or SRAR, teacher recommendation letters, counselor evaluation and report, school profile, course schedule
What institutions need to consider my application complete?
These institutions admit very few Texans, provide little to no financial aid, and use a state application for all campuses. Must apply by November 1 to be considered for merit or need-based aid.
What are the University of California institutions?
Last dollar scholarship for tuition ONLY at a partner institution - UTA also includes fees (Blaze Forward)
What does DCP provide?