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The platform used to document traffic and activity of students in the partner high school
What is GRACE?
What is CollegeBoard?
This popular national application platform only encompasses a few Texas-based universities, however, some of the most prestigious universities in the country are listed, as well.
What is Common App?
False! There are many scholarships that are not based on academics
What is Daily?
This report you can pull from GRACE and it shows your progress towards our program's goals
What is KPI Report?
This report you can pull from GRACE and it shows you what each individual student has done.
What is ESR (extended student report)
You can use this website to check if a student has been selected for verification.
What is ApplyTexas (also accepting ApplyTexas Counselor suite)
A student writes this type of document to give the admission counselor insight to who the student is.
What is the essay?
This is an ACTION students should take as soon as they create any password for any website! It will help prevent them from having to reset their passwords
What is WRITE IT DOWN! Give them a password sheet/have them type it in phone notes.
If parent is unable to make one of these accounts, he or she cannot use the IRS DRT when filling out the FAFSA.
What is FSA ID?
Sending this document to college can be a different process at each school, but it can save our students hundreds of dollars on applications!
What is application fee waiver (fee waiver acceptable)
Students will request this document (letter) from adults in their lives. Students should ensure they are selecting people who will speak thoroughly and highly of them.
What is letter of recommendation?
When a student is filling out their FAFSA/TASFA form this year, these years should be listed on that form. (i.e. what years are they are applying for financial aid for)
What is 2022-2023?
This is the NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE YEARS a student must live in Texas to qualify for TASFA
What is 3 years?
With this type of loan, interest does not start accruing until 6 months after graduating
What is subsidized loan?
Advisers should check this box in GRACE when a student completes his/her TASFA
What is "alternative financial aid"?
TCU applicants can avoid paying the $50 application fee by declaring that they are what?
What is first-generation?
What is unsubsidized loan?
This is the name of the team at TCC who work with our students to help them enroll into TCC?
What is College Access Team? (they are awesome! use them!!!!!)
By 2025, CAC hopes to have this number of students enrolled in college (hint: this answer is on one of your banners)
What is 1 million?
These are biases we are aware of on a conscious level
What is EXPLICIT bias
Name 5 of the 6 Selective Scholarships that Canali and Cole presented on
Taco Bell Liv Mas, Gates, Terry,
Coca Cola, Questbridge, Jack Kent Cooke
These are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention of primarily serving the African American community.
What are HBCU's
True or False, for privacy and sensitive topics (e.g. immigration status), you should meet in your office with the door closed and windows covered
False! If you're meeting with a student about a sensitive topic, you should move to an area that is away from others but you are still visible. Doors always remain open!