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College & Career Planning
Maplewood Career Center Counseling Department
December 2021
First Steps to Career-Tech School or College:
TO DO:
• Work with a parent to esmate your potenal nancial aid using FAFSA4caster at fafsa.gov and save for col-
lege.
• Take challenging classes in core academic subjects. Most colleges require four years of English, at least three
years of social studies (history, civics, geography, economics, etc.), three years of math, and three years of
science. Many require two years of a foreign language. Round out your course load with classes in computer
science and the arts.
• Stay involved in school- or community-based acvies that interest you or let you explore career interests.
Consider working or volunteering. Remember that it’s quality—not quanty—that counts.
• Talk to your Maplewood and home school counselor and other mentors about educaon aer high school.
Your counselors can answer quesons about what classes to take in high school, how to sign up for stand-
ardized tests, and where to get money for college.
TO EXPLORE:
• Check out KnowHow2Go: The Four Steps to College, at www.knowhow2go.org for more advice on acons
you can take as you start thinking about educaon beyond high school.
• Get answers to common quesons about college by watching our videos on the “Prepare for College”
playlist at www.YouTube.com/FederalStudentAid.
• Learn about managing your money in the “High School Youth” secon of www.mymoney.gov /Pages/for-
youth.aspx.
Retrieved from: hps://studentaid.gov/sites/default/les/college-prep-checklist.pdf 11/10/2020
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FSA ID (Federal Student Aid ID) hps://fsaid.ed.gov/npas/index.htm
The FSA ID allows students and parents (both are required) to idenfy themselves electronically to access FSA Web sites. An FSA ID
is made up of a username and password and can be used to log into FAFSA on the Web. While you are not required to have an FSA
ID to complete and submit a FAFSA on the Web applicaon, it is the fastest way to sign your applicaon and have it processed. It is
also the only way to access or correct your informaon online, or to pre-ll a FAFSA on the Web applicaon with informaon from
your previous year’s FAFSA. If you do not already have an FSA ID, you can create your FSA ID here: hps://fsaid.ed.gov/npas/
index.htm
FAFSA: Free Applicaon for Federal Student Aid www.fafsa.gov
Compleng and subming the FAFSA
®
form is free and quick, and it gives you access to the largest source of nancial aid to pay for
college or career school. In addion, many states and colleges use your FAFSA data to determine your eligibility for state and
school aid, and some private nancial aid providers may use your FAFSA informaon to determine whether you qualify for their
aid. For the 2020-2021 year, you can apply between Oct. 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021. However, there are a few federal student aid
programs that have limited funds, so be sure to apply as soon as you can once the FAFSA form is available for the year you’ll be
aending school.
Before starng to complete the FAFSA make sure you have the following:
FSA ID (see below) to sign in.
Your Social Security number.
Your Alien Registraon number (if you are not a US cizen).
Your federal income tax returns, W-2s, and other records of money earned. (Note: You may be able to transfer your federal tax
return informaon into your FAFSA using the IRS Data Retrieval Tool.).
Bank statements and records of investments (if applicable).
Records of untaxed income (if applicable).
State Deadline
Ohio - October 1, 2022, by midnight, Central Time.
College Deadline
Check with the colleges you are interested in aending. You may also want to ask your college about its denion of an applicaon
deadline - whether it is the date the college receives your FAFSA, or the date your FAFSA is processed.
More informaon and links to the FAFSA applicaon are available at hps://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa
College Entrance Exams
ACT hps://www.act.org
SAT hps://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat
Please see Mrs. Czeck or Mr. Miller for addional informaon regarding the ACT and SAT. Visit the websites above to register to
take the tests, check test dates, and more.
Apply to college and complete your FAFSA as soon as possible!
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Scholarship Search Engines
hps://www.fastweb.com/college-scholarshipsRegister for a free account and nd the money you need for college!
hps://www.scholarships.com/ Check this site to begin your college and scholarship searches. You can also nd informaon
about student loans, ps for successful scholarship applicaons, and more.
hps://www.niche.com/colleges/scholarships/ No essay scholarships, rst generaon college student scholarships, and more.
hps://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search Find scholarships, other nancial aid and internships from more than 2,200
programs. This site will match you to scholarships you may qualify for.
hp://www.studentscholarships.org This website has many scholarships that are available to Ohio students.
Top 175 Scholarships This site provides a list of scholarships for current high school seniors and undergraduate college students.
hps://www.college-scholarships.com/ This site provides a list of scholarships for current high school seniors and undergraduate
college students.
hps://www.wellsfargo.com/goals-going-to-college/nd-scholarships/ Find out how to nd money for college or career tech
schools as well as personal nance ps, scholarship scams (yes, they ARE out there), opening bank accounts, and saving money.
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID DEPARTMENTS!
Check your college/tech school nancial aid website for more informaon.
Note: It is not possible to list links to all colleges/tech schools.
Kent State University Main Campus: hps://www.kent.edu/scholarships
Kent Trumbull Campus: hps://www.kent.edu/trumbull/campus-scholarships
Kent Stark Campus: hps://www.kent.edu/stark/nancial-aid
Kent Geauga/Twinsburg Campus: hps://www.kent.edu/geauga/nancial-aid
University of Akron: hp://www.uakron.edu/naid/
Youngstown State University: hp://www.ysu.edu/tuion-nancial-aid
Cleveland State University: hp://www.csuohio.edu/nancial-aid/nancial-aid-oce
Stark State University: hps://www.starkstate.edu/admissions/naid/
Ohio Technical College: hp://ohiotech.edu/nancial-aid/
Stautzenberger College: hp://sctoday.edu/student_resources/nancial_aid
University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH): hp://www.unoh.edu/oces/nancial-aid/index.html
Shawnee State University: hp://www.shawnee.edu/oces/nancial-aid/merit-scholarships/
Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C): hps://www.tri-c.edu/paying-for-college/nancial-aid-and-
scholarships/index.html
Eastern Gateway Community College: hps://egcc.edu/admission/nancial-aid/
Hocking College: hps://www.hocking.edu/nancial-aid
Terra State Community College: hp://www.terra.edu/apply_aid/paying_for_college/index.php
CHECK YOUR HOMESCHOOL WEBSITE AND EMAIL OR SEE YOUR HOME SCHOOL COUNSELOR FOR
ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES!
ALWAYS list your home school as your high school when applying to college or tech schools.
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Apprenceships
Western Reserve Building Trades (Columbiana—Mahoning– Trumbull County)
hp://www.wrbctc.org/home/apprence-programs
Boilermakers, bricklayers & le seers, electricians, elevator constructors, insulators, ironworkers, Ohio Carpenters’ Joint Ap-
prenceship & Training Program, Ohio Laborers Training & Apprenceship, operang engineers, painters, plaster & cement ma-
sons, plumbers & pipeers, roofers, sheet metal workers, and teamsters.
The Builders Associaon of Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania allows you to "learn while your
earn" in many building trades related career paths. Visit their website or speak to your program in-
structor for addional informaon. hps://thebuildersonline.com/apprenceship/
Internaonal Union of Painters and Allied Trades www.IUPAT.org/joinus
The IUPAT represents men & women in the nishing trades: industrial & commercial
painng, drywall nishing, glazing & glasswork, sign & display, and many more careers in the
construcon industry. Apprenceships are available (usually 3 years) and if you have experience in a cra and it can
be shorter.
Ohio Means Jobs Portage County
hps://www.co.portage.oh.us/ohiomeansjobs
• Resume wring
• Job searches
• Mock interviews
• Job readiness workshops
Check your home school counselor website and email for addional scholarship informaon.
ALWAYS list your home school as your high school when applying to college or tech schools.
RaiseMe.com At RaiseMe students can earn micro-scholarships for some colleges. Micro-scholarships are "mini" scholarships
awarded for acvies such as compleng the FAFSA, earning good grades, volunteer acvies, perfect aendance, playing a
sport or parcipang in extracurricular acvies, taking the ACT or SAT, and even for having a job! Join RaiseMe to begin earning
micro-scholarship today at hps://www.raise.me/join/maplewood-career-center
Burger King Scholarships: hps://www.burgerkingscholarship.com/ The Burger King Scholarships are awarded to eligible stu-
dents, student employees of Burger King, and their families throughout the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. High school
students and Burger King employees who are considering nancial aid for college should apply for the Burger King Scholarship!
Applicaon deadline: December 15, 2021.
Apply to college AND complete your
FAFSA as early as possible!
Did you know?
Did you know that those who work the hardest at searching and applying for
scholarships tend to receive the most scholarship awards? Start your scholarship
search today! Don’t know where to start? See you school counselor for ps.
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Ohio Technical College
Please call, text or email Laura Pron 216-704-4477 lpron[email protected] or John Ausn at jaus[email protected] for addion-
al details.
Odenza Markeng Group Volunteer Award - $1,000 – 1 Award (Deadline: December 30, 2021)
To be eligible for the scholarship a student must:
A) Possess a GPA of 2.5 or higher in his/her last academic year.
B) Have contributed at least 50 hours of volunteer service within his/her community over the last 12 months.
Applicaons can be found by going to:
hps://scholarshipguidance.com/scholarships/28146/odenza-markeng-group-volunteer-award
The Shelly Company Scholarship
One Maplewood senior will be awarded a $500 scholarship. Apply online at https://www.shellyco.com/the-shelly-company-
community-scholarship/ Application deadline March 1, 2022.
Apply to college/tech school and complete your FAFSA
as soon as possible!
Check your home school counselor website and email for addional scholarship informaon.
ALWAYS list your home school as your high school when applying to college or tech schools.
Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 6pm Virtual Information Sessions with Admissions - Register here!