College Night 2018

What an awesome night we had here at Vantage this evening. We had our annual College Night and there were at least 48 colleges in attendance. As you can tell from the picture, many students, parents and friends came out to gather information from the various colleges and to speak with the representatives who were here in attendance. This is a tremendous way to help the students make a better and more informed decision regarding their college choice.

Now if you were one of the fortunate students who attended this event tonight, you may be asking "Well what's next?". That is a great question. While you were at the event, some of the colleges may have asked you to fill out an information card if you showed them some interest. If you filled out any cards, then you can expect to hear from them very soon. I also suggest that if you have an interest in a certain college, you should contact them as soon as possible and let them know you spoke with a representative at College night. This would be the time that you also set up a visit. Remember, you have two college visits every year that are not counted against your attendance. After visiting the colleges of your choice, it is then time to make your decision.

If you have decided on a certain college, then immediately fill out their application (be sure to check for deadlines). After you have been accepted, you should be constantly checking your college email that they set up for you. They will be sending you information that sometimes you need to immediately respond to. Again, don't miss any deadlines. The next step would be to fill out your FAFSA, this is your Free Application for Federal Student Aid. You must fill this out if you are attending a college or university. You can not fill out the FAFSA until October 1st. I will be putting on a Financial Aid presentation sometime next week to any interested seniors. If you are interested, please sign up in the student services office. Finally, start filling out scholarships. Please visit our scholarship page located under student services on our website and begin filling out as many scholarships that pertain to you.

As always, if you have any questions on the college process, please stop in and see either Mrs. McConahay or myself in student services.