Cochran's Corner

Take a minute to setup a free account with the College Board... Visiting www.collegeboard.org makes it easter to have a successful experience preparing for and applying to college.  You'll find expert advice that can help you to stay informed throughout the college planning process, including: Ways to encourage students to think about life after high school. Strategies for financing education. Help with curriculum planning to realize specific career goals. Inform and provide resources to help prepare for the SAT or PSAT. Practical advice and online tools to find the right college for each students' needs and goals.

Listing of scholarships specific to the state of Alabama... https://www.bestcollegereviews.org/scholarships/state/alabama/

Check out this website: https://studentscholarships.org/#sthash.EbK6Nnoh.dpbs Huge listing of scholarships, college majors and more!  They have a newsletter as well...they will you scholarship listings each month.  :)

From Billy Fisher - our Auburn Admissions Counselor:   Our admissions application will open on our website on  August 15th.  We are  not  part of the common application. A completed application file includes the following: a.         Completed application on our website b.         $50 application fee or application fee waiver c.         Official ACT or SAT  sent to us directly from the testing agency d.         Official high school transcript from grades 9 – 11 2.         We will release admissions decisions in two rounds: a.         Late fall (probably around the 1 st  of December) b.         Early spring (probably in the month of February) 3.         On...

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When you get a chance, sign up for this blog: https://jlvcollegecounseling.com/ This website was created by a former admissions counselor who wanted to ease the stress of searching for scholarships and help prepare students for the transition to college. She also has listings of scholarships closing by month.  If you put in the time, there is a wealth of information and resources to be found! Here is the listing for October: https://jlvcollegecounseling.com/scholarships/october-scholarships/?fbclid=IwAR30ye6w-4Ln6a5FTOapol-tEkrqUEAYhKyLvQjiAlNnpm2_Ueb9XUdl36A You can also select from a listing under scholarships.  Here you can search by major, athletics and more. Keep in mind, this is a national listing.  Some will not apply to you!  But keep looking, who knows what you will find.  :) Let me know if you need help!

  Set Goals. Work Hard. Get Money.  This is how we make applying for scholarships easier. Finding Scholarships you qualify for can be difficult. But by visiting  The Scholarship Bank , you know that all of these scholarships are open and valid, and all of the qualifications and application requirements are listed for you to easily look through. How can you make the application process easier on yourself? Goals. Set a timeline that you can reach and hold yourself to it. By doing this you make each piece of the application much more approachable and you'll find yourself completing way more scholarships than you thought you would have. So we challenge you: Can you do two scholarships a week for the next month? Want support on your quest? Join  our Facebook group .