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PUCKETT HIGH SCHOOL
Counselor: Pam Gomillion
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Get Ready for College!
We are pleased to offer this year online detailed information about how to plan for college. Clicking on any of the links below will take you to information on the Web site of our college planning partner, Education Services Foundation, a nonprofit located in Jackson.
| Preparing for College | |
| College timeline and checklists |
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| ACT/SAT Test Dates and Prep | |
| Career Planning | |
| Selecting a College | |
| Applying for College | |
| Paying for College | |
| Cost of College |
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| ESF Essay Scholarship Competition | |
| Finding Scholarships | |
| Understanding Financial Aid | |
| FAFSA | |
ESF Free College Planning Services |
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| Menu of Services | |
| ESF is on MySpace! | |
Email your questions about planning and paying for college to mailto:collegeplanning@esfweb.com |
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Great Web sites ...
To see an awesome scholarship search page created by the Mississippi State Department of Education, click here.
www.actstudent.org/ – This is ACT's website. You can register for the ACT on-line here and view sample tests.
Puckett High School's high school code is 252-530. You must put the high school code on your registration if you want your scores to be on your transcript.
www.Number2.com – Free ACT Tutorial
www.collegeboard.com/?student - This is the website for the SAT, PSAT and also Advanced Placement (AP) Examinations.
www.esfweb.com/ - This is Education Student Services Foundation's website. Great resource for scholarships and financial aid
www.ihl.state.ms.us/ - This is the website for the Institutions of Higher Learning for the state of Missisippi.
www.sbcjc.cc.ms.us/- This is the website for all of the Community Colleges/ Junior Colleges in Mississippi.
www2.ncaa.org/ - This is the website for the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA. This website addresses all issues for high school student athletes who hope to participate in college athletics at an NCAA college or university.
www.mde.k12.ms.us/– link to the Mississippi State Department of Education's website.
Valuable STATEWIDE TESTING information (Algebra I, Biology I, English II, and U. S. History test) is available here. This includes practice tests and test outlines, etc.
Broke Scholar on line scholarship search engine click here.
www.fastweb.com/ - This is an on- line scholarship search engine.
www.college-scholarships.com/ - This search engine is aligned with U. S. Colleges and universities as well as private oraganizations.
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ - This is the website for the U. S. Department of Education Federal Student Aid application. (FAFSA) This is the application for the Pell Grant and student loans.
College Web sites ...
Here are a few links to undergraduate admissions offices and financial aid offices for some colleges and universities.
Mississippi State University - www.futurestudents.msstate.edu/
Ole Miss - www.olemiss.edu/prospective/index.html
Jackson State University - www.jsums.edu/admissions.shtml
Mississippi College - www.mc.edu/admissions/undergraduate/
Delta State University - www.deltastate.edu/pages/1.asp
University of Southern Mississippi - www.usm.edu/for/prospective.html?PHPSESSID=651fc328519ec28fa99c22590c23a0fd
Hinds Community College - www.hindscc.edu/Admissions/
Mississippi University for Women - www.rcsd.ms/~ginger.jones/www.muw.edu
University of Alabama - www.ua.edu/future.html
Alcorn State University - www.alcorn.edu/Admit.htm
Millsaps College - www.millsaps.edu/admiss/
Holmes Community College - www.holmescc.edu/admissions/index.html
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