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If you will be applying to colleges for Fall 2023 acceptance, you must apply for FAFSA. CLICK HERE FOR THE FAFSA LINK TO GET STARTED !!! If you start this weekend and get stuck, there is a side bar "chat" live while you are in FAFSA where someone can help you.

I hope you’re well and ready for the new school year! The Princeton Review understands that a new school year means getting back into the swing of homework, essays, and tests. From September 11th to September 15th, we are hosting “Study Skills Week,” a series of events dedicated to academic success. Our experts will discuss skills that produce better grades, test strategies for the PSAT and AP Exams, and a look at the upcoming Digital SAT.

EVENT - DATE - TIME

The Digital SAT: What You Need to Know

Sunday, September 11 - 8PM EST

PSAT Strategy Session

Monday, September 12 - 8PM EST

Study Skills 101

Tuesday, September 13 - 8PM EST

Crafting Your Academic Essay

Wednesday, September 14 - 8PM EST

Advanced Placement 101

Thursday, September 15 - 10PM EST

September 22, 2022: Financial Aid Night - Parents of college bound students (Fall 2023) should attend this seminar to learn about your many financial options on how to pay for college.

October 12, 2022: FAFSA Workshop - If you need assistance in completing the FAFSA, plan to attend this workshop.

Details on both to follow!!!!!

How to sign up for College Rep Visits:

How to Sign Up for a College Rep Visit:

Log in to LCPS Go

Click on the Naviance Student Icon

Click Colleges, Home on the upper tool bar, then scroll down to see "College Visits"

Click Show More to view the complete list

Choose Register for visits of interest, then set a reminder on your phone for the visits you choose.

Students may register until a session is full and will receive an email reminder 48 hours before the visit.

The link to open the visit window will be active 15 minutes before the virtual visit begins.

The first time you register for a visit, update your email address under About Me, My Account. You'll receive a reminder email 48 hours before the visit.

If you have a brother or sister that is a JCH Alum, that graduated from high school between 2015-2018, and would be willing to share their college experience, trade experience and/or first job experience with current JCH students, please email Karen.King@LCPS.ORG and in the subject line please put "College/Career Talk." I am looking for speakers for next year's Career Month (in March 2023).

Thank you.

January 6, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

RICHMOND — Today the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) launched the Virginia Alternative State Aid (VASA) Application and related web portal at www.VASAapp.org. With this application, Virginia students who are ineligible to complete the federal FAFSA form, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and undocumented students, now have a way to access state financial aid to help pay for college. Virginia need-based aid relies on a calculation of a family’s ability to pay. Historically this was accomplished using the federal FAFSA, which produced the Expected Family Contribution or EFC; however, many of these students were ineligible to complete the FAFSA because they are not a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen.

Interested students should work with their college admissions and/or domicile officers to determine whether they meet the Commonwealth’s domicile or tuition equity requirements. Students would then complete the VASA application so that the institution’s financial aid office can determine eligibility for state need-based aid.

The VASA application came about as a result of the 2021 legislative session, which expanded prior legislation to allow certain previously ineligible students to have access to state financial aid programs beginning in 2022-23. This legislation is one of the signature pieces of education legislation for the Northam administration and was patroned by Delegate Lopez and Senator Boysko.

According to Virginia’s Secretary of Education, Fran Bradford, “The outcome of this legislation is a new tool for obtaining state aid, the benefits of which will reach previously marginalized students far and wide across Virginia. It’s the right solution at the right time, one that makes the dream of attending college a reality for many."

Said SCHEV Director, Peter Blake, “We are proud to offer this alternative resource for state financial aid for non-citizen Virginia residents. The VASA Application not only supports previously ineligible students, but also supports the statewide strategic plan’s goals of making college access more equitable and affordable for all Virginia students.

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Media resources including news advisories, logos and releases are available at www.schev.edu/media.

The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia is the state’s coordinating agency for higher education. With Pathways to Opportunity: The Virginia Plan for Higher Education, SCHEV is dedicated to making Virginia the best state for education by 2030. For more on this statewide strategic plan, visit schev.edu/TheVirginiaPlan.

Click here for the list. This is a great resource as you can sort by 4-year public or private, 2-year community college, trade/career, by program, HBCU, Hispanic-Serving institutions, and much, much more.

Email: Karen.King@LCPS.org
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