Cochran's Corner

Army ROTC provides full tuition and fees (or $10K for room and board) scholarships to over 2000 high school students each year. We intend to continue to sustain that same level of commitment into 2021. In addition to the tuition and fees, the scholarship pays $1200 annually for books and a stipend of $420 per months (for up to 10 months a year.) I have provided links to several resources that you can use to assist in counseling your students. One is the Army ROTC overview. It explains, in general terms, the basic eligibility and benefits for the program. The other two items are a resource that you can use to assist the students in preparing for the ACT/SAT as they wait for the tests to be conducted. These tools provide a great way for students to use their spare time to improve test scores. All are easily downloaded by clicking the links below. (I can email the information to you if you are interested!) Scholarship Eligibility Requirements  Be a U.S. citizen.  Be between the ages o...

If students prefer to schedule a virtual visit experience as well as view our virtual tour they can visit this link: https://www.montevallo.edu/admissions-aid/undergraduate-admissions/campus-visits/virtual/ We are still offering in-person visits at this time and is limited to one family per session. We will do a zoom information session ahead of time and then a student tour guide will give them a tour of campus. We do require that all campus visitors wear a mask. If they would like to schedule a campus visit they can visit this link: https://apply.montevallo.edu/Ellucian.ERecruiting.Web.External/Pages/events.aspx

On our end, Huntingdon IS allowing in-person visits to campus. If you have a student interested in scheduling a campus tour, please ask them to call 334-833-4497. We do not have an online scheduling option this Fall. Face coverings and temperature checks will be required. Our Fall 2021 application is now online and it’s always FREE to apply. I'm also attaching several links in case you're utilizing a virtual platform for your Seniors. New Official Virtual Tour for 2021: https://vimeo.com/450243090 Click Tour: https://spark.adobe.com/page/QMVsncOfEbvmb/ Virtual Tour: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Fqj6UtvLghfO5by1SKPplnoIzh2O2oq/view Youtube Virtual Tour:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=o_ZONgdRbqo "At a Glance": https://vimeo.com/295054694 As we all adjust to our "new normal", please let me know how I can be of assistance to you and your students. I look forward to working with you again this year! Hawk ‘Em! Jenny --...

Greetings from Southern Miss! I hope all is well with you and this finds you healthy! I wanted to reach out virtually to touch base with you at the start of what is sure to be an unconventional fall. We realize that the current state of things is not conducive to the normal schedule of college fairs and visits to your campus, and we may have to get creative in order to give your students access to information about Southern Miss. If you have plans or any ideas about alternatives to college fairs and in-person visits, we are definitely interested in knowing those and partnering with you so that we can serve your interested students. For instance, our admissions counselors would be happy to connect with your students virtually (Zoom, Skype, etc.), and we could likely facilitate similar virtual interactions with other Southern Miss representatives if there are certain areas or topics that your students want to know about (for example, the Honors College, housing and scholarships, etc.)....

The Auburn University fall 2021 admissions application is open! Here are a few things you should know: Auburn University has joined the Common Application. Auburn University launches the Common Application on Monday, August 17. (The Auburn University freshman admissions application opened on our website August 15). Our process is flexible. Applicants will receive a holistic review and be evaluated with the either a test score or another supplemental component. If applicants have tested and feel the score will be a positive supplement to their application, they may submit it as their supplemental document. If applicants do not have ACT or SAT scores to send to Auburn University, their admissions application will not be penalized. Applicants will choose one supplemental document for review. A completed application file includes an admissions application, an application fee or waiver, an unofficial high school transcript and one supplemental document for revi...

For high school seniors applying to Auburn for the Fall or Summer of 2021, our application will open at www.auburn.edu/apply tomorrow, August 15th. We will also be available on the Common Application this year. However, we will not open on the Common Application until Monday, August 17th. Students can apply to Auburn through either option, and will not have an advantage or disadvantage either way. A completed application file this year will include the following: · Submitted Admission Application. · Paid the $50 non-refundable application fee or application fee waiver (ACT/SAT fee waiver, NACAC fee waiver or free or reduced lunch program). · Uploaded copy of an applicant’s high school transcript(s). · Uploaded copy of one of the following Supplemental Documents: o Graded Writing Assignment § The graded assignment should include the student’s full name, the date the paper was submitted and the grade earned, along with the teacher’s recommendat...

From Billy Fisher (our admissions rep):Good Morning! I hope you and your families are all doing well with everything going on in the world! I apologize that I have yet to send out an Auburn University Admissions update for rising high school seniors applying for the Fall 2021 semester! Due to COVID, we are working to be as flexible and reasonable as possible with students. However, there are a lot of logistics to get figured out prior to finalizing everything. While our Fall 2021 Freshman application will open this Saturday, August 15th, I don’t have 100% of the details of what our policies, dates, deadlines and process will look like just yet. Our Administration will meet again prior to this Saturday, and I hope to have more information for all of you later this week.

Early Release/CoOp (SENIORS ONLY) Form - PLEASE READ If you *qualify, are you interested in Early Release? This means that you would only take the core classes that you need to graduate. You would only come to school (or take virtually) those required classes. ***TO QUALIFY, you would have had to benchmark a section of the ACT that you took at school, credentialed at Career Tech or took a Dual Enrollment class last year. If you select that you are interested in Early Release - I will check to see if you benchmarked and let you know by email if you qualify.*** PLEASE START CHECKING YOUR SCHOOL EMAIL AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK If you didn't benchmark - don't forget that you can still participate in CoOp - as long as you have a job. If you passed your interview at Career Tech in the Spring - that has already been built into your schedule. Please email me with your questions - I'm working on your schedules now. cscochran@chiltonboe.com This is the form you need to fill out! https...

From Mrs. Emmerich, Our fall classes are still set to start online Friday, August 21. If dual enrollment students have not received a confirmation email that have been registered for classes, then they need to contact us asap! (Jeff State's number is 205-280-8200) If you still want to sign up - here is the information! Dual Enrollment High School Program Students completing dual enrollment classes receive both high school and college credit. The courses available are determined by the contract with the high school. Students must meet all course prerequisites prior to registration. Prerequisites may be met by achieving required minimum scores on the placement test or ACT Test. See placement testing for additional information. Most dual enrollment students take courses at their high school. Students may take dual enrollment courses at one of Jefferson State’s locations when it is outlined in the dual enrollment agreement. Students may apply online. Refer to these registration dates...

From Faith Baker at the University of Mobile: I wanted to update everyone on the University of Mobile’s current plan. As of now, pending any change from our governor, we will be proceeding with caution but able to provide full assistance to your students. We have scheduled preview days for this fall and spring, all subject to change, but are hopeful that due to our smaller size will be able to accommodate if adjustments are needed. Those dates are included in a poster attached to this email. If your students will be in person this fall, I would appreciate those dates being posted for their awareness. If your system will not be in person, the poster attached can be used as a virtual advertisement.     Another option for students unable to visit the campus in person is our  virtual personal tour with a counselor . Any form of visit, including virtual will make the student eligible upon admission for a $2,000 visit scholarship. Any student can sign up for any type of visit u...

I also wanted to make sure you know our current application requirements and updates: - We generally accept students with a 19 on the ACT and a 2.5 GPA - We now super score for admissions and scholarships - We are hoping to start campus tours back in the next few months

As you prepare for the upcoming fall, I want to remind you of a few important dates and processes at TROY. Admissions Applications We are currently accepting applications for fall 2021. All applications are online.  During August we have a campaign for your seniors who submit their application and use TCFA21 for their promo code, their $30 application fee will be waived. We will also admit students without a test score if they have a minimum 2.5 GPA (6 semesters of work), IF they submit their application and transcript during the month of August. After August, ACT/SAT scores will be required for admission.  ACT/SAT scores are required for scholarship eligibility. Scholarship Applications Our fall 2021 scholarship applications will open online September 1st.  Scholarship applications are required to be considered for scholarships.  Priority deadline for fall 2021 scholarships is December 1st. Campus Visit Opportunities Tours are offered most weekdays at 10 a.m., 12 p....