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Important information and deadlines for the college-bound Tribal senior December If you haven't already done so, take this last SAT test for seniors. Get FAFSA forms, available for fed eral and state financial aid. Apply for FAFSA pin number - student/parents must apply separately. Mail or submit all revised, complete college applications before the holi day break. Start scholarship essays. Start OSAC (Oregon Student Assis tance Commission). January FAFSA forms can be submitted Jan. I. Do not delay - do this ASAP! Complete scholarships that are due. Check for Student Aid Report (SAR on the FAFSA website several days after filing out the FAFSA). Request mid-year transcripts be sent to colleges to which you have applied. Request transcripts needed for OS AC scholarship application. Send thank you notes to people who have helped you. Students who plan to apply for Tribal assistance for college must apply for FAFSA no later than Jan. 31 at fafsa.ed.gov. February First semester grades and mid-year reports are sent to some colleges. Check your school counseling office or ASPIRE center for scholarship information. Complete scholarships. Check with colleges applied to for verification they have received all nec essary documents. Continue to moni tor status of submitted applications. Check to see if your mid-year tran scripts have been sent to the schools to which you have applied. Wrap up any scholarship applica tions, essays and activities chart (for OSAC). Early bird deadline is in February for OSAC. March Check for three Tribal scholarships at ctsi.nsn.us. Complete scholarships. Start working on Tribal higher educa tion or adult vocational training grant application. This can be found on the Tribe’s website and is due June 30. Review the Student Aid Report (SAR). you have been accepted, send notice indicating this to the college’s admis sions office. May This is the deadline for final decisions for universities. Send letter of intent to registrar. Line up a summer job. Attend your Senior Awards Night. Review any award letters and be sure you understand the terms and condi tions that accompany each type of aid. If necessary, arrange for housing and a meal plan (at school). Send thank you notes to any person/ committee from which you received a scholarship. You should start receiving admission responses. April Send thank you notes to people who have helped you. Make final decision about which college or university you will attend. If you decide to decline enrollment to a college or university to which June Tribal higher education and adult vocational training applications are due June 30! Attend graduation - congratulations! Make arrangements for your final grades to be sent to colleges and universities. Good luck! Attention Tribal Students! FAFSA deadline - Jan. 31,2014 Tribal members who plan to apply for Tribal higher education funds for the 2014-2015 academic year must complete their FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) application by Jan. 31,2014, at fafsa.ed.gov. z“ — — Be a Foster Parent-Help a Child in Need it .• S- “When the Children (jrow Old iem” There ore many ways to fight to protect our children. One of those ways Is by being a foster parent. The Siletz Tribal Indian Child Welfare department is accepting and recruiting foster homes on behalf of eur Tribal children. If we see a child in need. We meet the needs of that child If * tl* X our people. Manager III CT5I-ICW 6 • Siletz News • December 2013
