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As we get started,
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I'm still letting people in.
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My name is Sheri Crigger
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and I am the college counselor
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at Grissom, Jemison and Lee.
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And Ms. Wolfe, can you wave Ms. Wolfe?
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Do you wanna introduce yourself?
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Thanks and sure. Hold on.
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I'm Ms. Wolfe,
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I'm Nancy Wolfe and I am the college counselor,
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I can say the word,
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at Columbia, Huntsville High School
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and New Century Technology, so.
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Okay. Yay. Okay.
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So I'm still letting some people in
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and I'm gonna be doing that throughout,
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but let's just go ahead and talk about
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what we've got going on today.
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I'm so glad you guys are here.
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I think this is probably gonna be
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the most helpful session we're doing.
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We have got four college counselors here,
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admissions counselors,
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and I'm gonna let them introduce themselves
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in a minute.
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We have kind of fed them some questions
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and I'll be asking some questions
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and letting them answer
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in relation to their own school.
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But we also want you guys that are attending,
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you seniors to ask questions.
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So, Ms. Wolfe will be monitoring the chat box.
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And if you have questions as we go
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or we'll have some time at the end for questions,
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then you can definitely put your questions there.
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We have tried to kind of anticipate
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the things that y'all either need to know
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or the things that people have been asking us
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a lot about lately.
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And so, we are gonna go ahead and get started.
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So I'm gonna let you guys introduce yourself,
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and this is the order that we can go in.
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Cary from A&M,
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then Jade, then Jaye,
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and then Caroline.
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So Cary go on right ahead.
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Oh, sorry. Here's, one more thing Cary,
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don't start yet.
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This is our contact information,
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Ms. Wolfe and I.
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So after we've finished today,
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if y'all have questions for us,
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related to general questions,
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you can certainly email or text us.
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Those are our work cell phones.
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And then on this next screen I have are, oops,
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I have are people who are talking with us today
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and their contact information.
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So, if you're interested in any of these schools,
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please contact them.
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I think y'all are gonna get something out of this,
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even if this is not your top school
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or maybe by the end of today,
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it will be your top school.
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Okay, Carrie, go ahead.
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Good afternoon guys.
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My name's Cary Watkins
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and I'm the Senior Admissions Counselor,
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at Alabama A&M University.
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I'm just kind of a disclaimer.
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My eight month old just here.
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So if you see me look away,
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it's not that I'm being unprofessional.
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It's just demanding a lot of attention as well.
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Hey everyone.
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My name is Jade Chappell
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and I am the Outreach Advisor
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for Calhoun Community College.
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Good afternoon, everyone.
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I'm Jaye West.
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I serve as Regional Assistant Director
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at Mississippi State University.
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And I'm glad y'all are here.
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Good afternoon y'all.
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My name is Caroline Sassano
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and I'm the Regional Recruiter
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for the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
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Welcome aboard and happy new year to y'all.
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Okay, so we're gonna jump right in
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with a pretty basic question
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about applying to college.
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What do we need to know
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about applying to your school
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or schools like yours
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and kind of what seniors need to be doing right now,
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in August when senior year starts on Monday.
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Cary, do you wanna go first?
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One thing us,
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I'm muting myself.
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One thing that I would say is,
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a great resource is our websites.
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With COVID-19, our websites have been,
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boosted up a whole lot more than they were.
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A lot of information's out there.
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So, it may not be one of the schools
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that's listed here,
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but check the websites
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for any pertinent deadlines,
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any application processes.
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And another thing is,
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get to know the admissions counselors,
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Ms. Crigger and Ms. Wolfe,
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who do a lot of great job of,
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when you say,
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"Hey, I want, I'm interested in this school."
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They have a contact at that school,
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and they'll put you in contact with that person
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to help make the transition
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from high school to college,
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or at least the application process
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a little bit easier.
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Okay.
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So, for the application for Calhoun,
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ours is just a little bit different
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than some of the four years.
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Our application will actually
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not become available until October.
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So make sure that you were looking for that
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and you're getting ready
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for that application in October.
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But we make it very simple
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because we wanna take
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just anybody who wants to come to Calhoun,
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anybody who wants to go and attended two year.
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We'd love to have you here.
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All I need is your ID
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and your high school transcript.
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If you've got those two things,
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you're able to come to Calhoun.
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Even if you've got a GED.
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So if you've got anybody who's like,
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"Oh, I didn't wanna graduate
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"or I couldn't graduate."
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Oh, I don't know.
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Anyway, y'all just let us know
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and I'll be happy to help you.
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And for Mississippi State University,
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our application actually opened
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on August 1st at midnight.
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So, it's open now.
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So all you need to do is go in and apply.
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We don't have a deadline
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for when the application is due.
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We just have a scholarship pertinent deadline date
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of December 1st.
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So we'll need that information in.
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But just as Jade said,
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and Cary said,
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make sure you get know your admissions counselor,
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send us your transcripts,
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test scores, all that stuff.
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And if you have questions in detail
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about the application,
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please feel free to reach out to me.
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Hey, y'all.
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So, the University of Alabama,
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our applications have been open now
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for almost a month.
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I'm happy to say
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that we've got over 200 applications so far
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and 90 of those students as of this morning
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have already been admitted.
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So, all we really need is your application,
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your high school transcripts,
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either the fee or the fee waiver
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and a test score,
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but I'm sure we'll get into test scores later on.
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The test scores.
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Okay, all of you guys mentioned the transcript.
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And so, I do wanna add really quickly
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that for our seniors,
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we use Naviance.
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And you can log in to Naviance
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and request your transcript.
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On that note,
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our transcripts are sent,
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usually our registrars are the ones sending them
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and they get into Naviance and send them,
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every week, a couple of times a week, maybe.
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So, and I don't know that all of y'all
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have to answer this,
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but maybe look, I'm just gonna pick people.
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Cary and Caroline,
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y'all answer this then.
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What is the process like after we apply
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and then their transcript
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is gonna be sent from their high school?
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And so let's say they apply on Sunday
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and then their transcript gets sent on Tuesday.
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Then what happens on your end?
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Like how long would it take
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for them to hear back?
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How do they hear back if they're accepted?
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Can you talk about that?
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So for us,
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that scenario you apply on Sunday,
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the application is loaded on Monday,
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we receive transcripts on Tuesday.
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It's a 48 hour turnaround
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from the time that we receive the transcripts.
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So, if we require additional information,
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we'll let you know.
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Most of our communications will be done via email.
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So, please make sure you have a valid email address
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that when you do the application
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and a professional email address,
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talk about that later.
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But for that week,
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we process applications that week.
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And we do a mass mail out on Friday.
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So, if you're accepted during that week,
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on Friday, your mail out goes out
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and then the following week,
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you should have your acceptance packet in your hand,
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Similar to what Cary said,
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we do have a rolling admissions
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and typically colleges
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will either have a rolling admissions
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or they will have a deadline
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that they start to admit students.
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Large university, like the University of Alabama,
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we do rolling.
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So as soon as we,
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your application is complete,
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we're gonna let you know.
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We make decisions every Wednesday
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and notifications are first going to come by email.
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So check your emails.
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If you're not getting any emails from any colleges,
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check your junk folders.
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A lot of times
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our emails will go straight into junk folders.
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Not just me personally,
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but the other colleges too.
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So, other colleges are going to have
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like a deadline date.
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I know for instance,
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our other friends at the other side of the state,
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they have a deadline for their admissions
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and you have to apply by November 1st.
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And they start making decisions on December 1st.
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If you go with a more selective college,
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they too will have a deadline date
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and then an admit date
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or, and let you know.
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So, it really just depends
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on the type of college that you applied to.
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Definitely do your research with that.
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And like everybody said,
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reach out to your happy recruiters.
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Okay. Hey, I want y'all to seniors.
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I hope that you're hearing
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that the turnaround time on the college end
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is not that long
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if you get your stuff in.
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Jaye, can you talk,
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and Jade, I want you to talk about email addresses
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in a minute.
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But Jaye West,
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will you talk about
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what makes a complete application.
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Because it's not just what the kid does on their part.
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Yes, that is correct.
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Depending on what type of application you're completing,
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that's gonna determine
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how much information we need.
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If you are completing the application
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for your, say college,
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and that's the specific application for that college,
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they may not require a letter of recommendation
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from a teacher
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or another essay or something like that.
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They may just require the actual application.
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Mail, when you look at the common application,
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however, that requires letters of recommendation,
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essays at some point.
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So, you will wanna make sure
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you're asking the people who you have asked
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to write your letters of recommendation
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to get those in a timely manner.
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Because the longer those items stay out,
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that means your application is not complete.
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So, that's something they take in to consideration
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when doing specific applications,
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is what are all the pieces of your materials
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that you'll need?
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When will those need to be in?
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An like Cary said, and Caroline said,
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the quicker you get that information into us,
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the faster we can go ahead and turnaround
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your admissions decision.
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But it's just gonna depend on
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how soon we're receiving all those items from you.
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Great. Okay Jade,
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since we brought up a email address,
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will you take that one?
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Yes, Cary and I love this topic.
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(Sheri laughs)
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So email addresses.
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When you are completing your application to any school
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or any correspondence,
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we are gonna ask for an email address,.
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Please create you a professional email address, Okay?
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Take your first name, take your last name.
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If you are trying to create one for your entire family,
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make it, so my last name is Chappel.
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So mine could be chappelfamily@gmail.com
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or my professional email address is jadechappel
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with some numbers @gmail.com.
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And so, we all get to see your emails.
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We're gonna respond to you from the email
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that you apply with.
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So if you're applying with one that's not professional,
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that's something we have to type into the search bar.
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So keep that in mind.
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We have all seen some very, very interesting emails
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and I'm not gonna give you any examples
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because I'm pretty sure everybody's
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got some sort of example in their mind,
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but just to make sure that you remember that
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this is something professional.
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Another thing about your emails,
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so I mentioned that when you complete your application,
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you are gonna have to have
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your email address on there.
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There is, and I'm sure
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you may all have heard about this,
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or y'all might go into depth about this
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a little later.
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I don't wanna get into the weeds with this,
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but there is a thing called FERPA.
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So, we are not allowed to talk to your parents
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or your aunt or your uncle
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about your application or your stuff.
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We need to talk to the student.
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And so today I actually got,
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ooh not today, I'm sorry.
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This week, I had an issue
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where the student applied
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with a different email address
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and they were emailing me with,
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and I couldn't, it just gets really sticky.
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So make sure that you are applying
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with the email address that you have access to,
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and that is yours.
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Not your parents, not your aunts,
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not your uncle, not your sisters.
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That is your email address
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that you have access to
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and continue to use that email address
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until correspondence moves
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into your school email address
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Also on the off chance that we do call,
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I've had some interesting voicemails.
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So, be careful with those as well,
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because not only are you using these
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for colleges jobs that you're applying for,
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we'll contact you,
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or if you have to,
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they need you to come in,
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but you don't answer your phone.
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You have to be careful
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with what's on your voicemail as well.
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Yeah. I got tricked three times this week,
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calling the same girl with a,
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"Hello. Gotcha." Voicemail three times she got me.
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So please just have a professional voicemail.
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Yeah. That's great advice in Calhoun also.
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This is all great advice.
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Just general life advice, good job.
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But the other thing is
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you're gonna start getting if you're not already
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some automated emails
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and text messages, right?
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I know I've heard, y'all talk about this before.
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Jade, can you talk about that, or somebody?
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Like there's a person,
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even if it looks automated,
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there is a person on the other end.
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Yes. I, we all are people.
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You can see our faces right here.
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We are people
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and so you're gonna get some automated texts,
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but a lot of times,
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even those automated texts
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have me or somebody behind them
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that's pushing that message.
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So if you ever applied to me in a very mean way,
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just know it hurts my feelings.
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I will be completely honest.
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I am a squishy little being
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and that hurts my feelings.
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And I think about it still to this day.
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I once sent out a holiday message that was like,
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"Hey, I hope you have a happy holiday."
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And somebody said some very mean things to me.
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And that message is still playing in my head.
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So don't be a bully and just be kind,
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even if you think
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there's nobody on the other side of that message,
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just act like there is.
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And don't be afraid
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to reply to us if you're like,
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"Hey, this is too much.
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"I don't want any more of these messages."
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Just let us know.
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We can opt you out.
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It doesn't hurt our feelings.
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Just say it in a kind way.
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'Cause kindness goes a long way.
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And especially right now,
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we could use a whole lot more of it.
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One thing, and I don't want this to be
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the Cary and Jade,
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but one thing is,
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be careful with that
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because your plans may not be to attend Calhoun,
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and your plans may not be that way in October,
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but in March or May,
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the plans may change.
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And you have to go back
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and after being mean
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to your recruiter from that area,
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you have to go back and then ask for assistance
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to get your application completed at that institution.
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So, because it's August, September, October,
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and you're planning on doing something else,
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don't be mean to that school
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that's reaching out to you.
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I'm just saying in a professional and nice way.
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Thanks guys.
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Okay, one of the questions
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that we are getting a lot right now,
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because the ACT has been canceled
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in our area several times,
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we are all still hoping,
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and that was the session we just did at noon.
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So I know some of these guys already heard that.
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We are all still hoping
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it's gonna be offered in September, October (laughs).
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We're hoping for that.
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I have encouraged the kids to try to take it.
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Whenever they can get in,
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wherever they can get it offered to take it.
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But I know that's a question
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we're getting from a lot of students and parents,
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is how is your school,
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your college handling students
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who have either only taken it once
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and haven't had a chance to get their score up
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or haven't taken it at all yet.
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Jaye, can we start with you at Mississippi State?
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Yes, ma'am, thank you.
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With us, we will take that into consideration
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because it is a different time right now.
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We understand that you have been trying your best
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to get in and take the test.
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So we will have committee
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an admissions committee that will review items
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as they come in.
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And when you do take the test,
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let's just say,
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it doesn't happen in September,
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but it happens in December.
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Then you can always send those scores to us.
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And then our actual last test
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that they will accept for scholarships
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will be February.
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So, you have a little bit of time,
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but in case it doesn't happen,
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don't freak, we will work with you on that.
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Caroline, do you wanna talk about Alabama on that?
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Sure. So, we actually have made the decision
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to conditionally admit any student
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without a test score based on your GPA.
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So if you have a 3.0 or above,
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then you will be conditionally admitted
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to the University of Alabama.
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The condition is that
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we get a test score for you by May 1st.
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If you have between a 2.0 and a 3.0
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or nine, nine, nine, nine, nine,
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then you will be conditionally admitted
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into our Crimson Edge Program.
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And again, you can test out of that,
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but we are still as of today requiring a test score.
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That may change.
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I think y'all have seen several instances
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where colleges have gone test optional.
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And, it's a great idea
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and I understand the whole basis for it.
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But where it really comes into play
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and why we need your ACT or your SAT score,
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comes down to scholarships.
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At the University of Alabama,
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we've got 38,000 students.
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If we just, we have automatic merit scholarships
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that are amazing
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and there's lots of money out there.
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But if we don't have,
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we have so much money budgeted
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for that person who makes a 3.5 and a 30 ACT.
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Well, if we don't have so many 30 ACTs
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there's gonna be a lot of money out there, right?
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How do you think we're gonna divide that up?
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We're going be looking at
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whether you tried to take a test
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or whether you took one,
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where your test was.
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And then we're also going to look
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at your scholarship application.
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This year is more vital,
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I think, than any year prior
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for you to complete scholarship applications
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for every single college you attend.
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Because, if it turns out like Cary mentioned,
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next may or June, you decide,
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"Oh, you know what?
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"I wanna attend this school."
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If you haven't filled out a scholarship application,
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I don't have any thing to bring to the table
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to fight for you.
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And we will fight for you,
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each one of your recruiters
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at every all of your colleges,
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we will do everything that we can in our power.
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But we need to see some effort from you as well.
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So definitely try to take that test,
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if not just for admissions,
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but more for scholarships as well.
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One other thing you can look at
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is residual ACTs.
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At most colleges,
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they will offer through their testing service,
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an ACT to be taken or an SAT.
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However, that test will only be good for that school.
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So, if you know exactly where you wanna go
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and you've got it all narrowed down
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and you haven't been able to take an ACT
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and you want to,
551
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look at that school
552
00:20:23.900 --> 00:20:26.650
and see if that could help you out a little bit.
553
00:20:26.650 --> 00:20:28.330
I also recommend that
554
00:20:28.330 --> 00:20:33.246
you take both at least one time, right?
555
00:20:33.246 --> 00:20:35.980
Because they're two different tests.
556
00:20:35.980 --> 00:20:38.940
They look at two different areas of the brain.
557
00:20:38.940 --> 00:20:42.730
And you can have someone who makes a 21 on the ACT,
558
00:20:42.730 --> 00:20:45.500
but will qualify for a full tuition scholarship
559
00:20:45.500 --> 00:20:47.130
with their SAT score.
560
00:20:47.130 --> 00:20:49.720
So, it's really important
561
00:20:49.720 --> 00:20:51.660
that you do take these tests,
562
00:20:51.660 --> 00:20:53.210
how it's gonna go in the future
563
00:20:53.210 --> 00:20:54.710
I don't think anyone knows.
564
00:20:54.710 --> 00:20:58.190
I know my crystal ball is like out.
565
00:20:58.190 --> 00:20:59.670
I just went ahead and throw it out,
566
00:20:59.670 --> 00:21:00.820
'cause it was no good at all.
567
00:21:00.820 --> 00:21:04.050
But, we wanna do everything we can to help you.
568
00:21:04.050 --> 00:21:07.940
And if you just try to take that ACT or the SAT,
569
00:21:07.940 --> 00:21:09.083
that's gonna go along.
570
00:21:10.400 --> 00:21:12.600
Sorry, that was probably too much.
571
00:21:12.600 --> 00:21:15.100
Cary, do you wanna add anything for any of them.
572
00:21:16.800 --> 00:21:18.050
As it stands right now,
573
00:21:19.130 --> 00:21:21.558
we're still requiring tests.
574
00:21:21.558 --> 00:21:25.475
Our standards committee should meet 1st of September
575
00:21:25.475 --> 00:21:29.490
with some more information from the testing services
576
00:21:29.490 --> 00:21:32.790
as to whether they're going to go test optional again.
577
00:21:32.790 --> 00:21:34.030
We did that for this fall.
578
00:21:34.030 --> 00:21:36.530
And the only thing that we look for the test score
579
00:21:36.530 --> 00:21:38.290
really is a scholarship purposes.
580
00:21:38.290 --> 00:21:39.660
Kind of like Caroline said.
581
00:21:39.660 --> 00:21:41.470
So as it stands right now,
582
00:21:41.470 --> 00:21:43.226
we're still looking for the test,
583
00:21:43.226 --> 00:21:45.310
but that could change
584
00:21:45.310 --> 00:21:47.653
in the next three weeks to a month, so.
585
00:21:49.350 --> 00:21:53.280
Okay, next question.
586
00:21:53.280 --> 00:21:56.970
How do I decide if a college is,
587
00:21:56.970 --> 00:21:59.250
what is the right college for me?
588
00:21:59.250 --> 00:22:00.700
Do y'all have advice on that.
589
00:22:00.700 --> 00:22:02.570
And I imagine visits
590
00:22:02.570 --> 00:22:05.573
are gonna come into that discussion.
591
00:22:06.890 --> 00:22:08.333
Jaye, do you wanna start?
592
00:22:09.890 --> 00:22:14.470
Yes, as far as getting to know your college
593
00:22:14.470 --> 00:22:17.420
and finding out if it's the right fit for you,
594
00:22:17.420 --> 00:22:21.080
that's gonna be one of the biggest challenges
595
00:22:21.080 --> 00:22:26.080
because sometimes you may look at a website
596
00:22:26.130 --> 00:22:28.130
and you see all these pretty pictures
597
00:22:28.130 --> 00:22:31.260
and then when you go visit it's totally different.
598
00:22:31.260 --> 00:22:33.610
But, now since we kind of have
599
00:22:33.610 --> 00:22:35.386
the social distancing and all that going on,
600
00:22:35.386 --> 00:22:37.330
I don't know what schools are doing
601
00:22:37.330 --> 00:22:38.710
as far as visits go,
602
00:22:38.710 --> 00:22:42.230
but I would suggest you try and visit the school.
603
00:22:42.230 --> 00:22:43.940
If you can't visit in person,
604
00:22:43.940 --> 00:22:47.403
see if they do have a virtual visit on their website.
605
00:22:48.270 --> 00:22:50.170
That will give you a pretty good idea
606
00:22:50.170 --> 00:22:51.930
of what campus looks like as well,
607
00:22:51.930 --> 00:22:55.770
because most schools have different videos
608
00:22:55.770 --> 00:22:58.750
or they may have a actual layout of campus
609
00:22:58.750 --> 00:23:00.240
and you can click on different things
610
00:23:00.240 --> 00:23:02.283
to see how it is laid out.
611
00:23:03.120 --> 00:23:06.520
Another thing I would suggest,
612
00:23:06.520 --> 00:23:10.190
just not going to visit campus
613
00:23:10.190 --> 00:23:11.310
and things of that nature,
614
00:23:11.310 --> 00:23:12.590
but asking your college
615
00:23:12.590 --> 00:23:14.853
and career counselors as well,
616
00:23:15.800 --> 00:23:18.010
questions about the school
617
00:23:18.010 --> 00:23:19.097
that you're thinking about going to.
618
00:23:19.097 --> 00:23:21.470
'Cause they work with us
619
00:23:21.470 --> 00:23:23.410
and if you can't get in touch with us,
620
00:23:23.410 --> 00:23:24.810
they know how to get in touch with us,
621
00:23:24.810 --> 00:23:26.160
but we will be more than happy
622
00:23:26.160 --> 00:23:29.510
to work with you on any questions that you may have,
623
00:23:29.510 --> 00:23:33.840
because I think adding a person to just
624
00:23:33.840 --> 00:23:36.310
the visit as well.
625
00:23:36.310 --> 00:23:38.200
That's gonna take you a long way
626
00:23:38.200 --> 00:23:40.750
because you don't wanna just visit the school,
627
00:23:40.750 --> 00:23:44.630
but I guess not try to go by the admissions office,
628
00:23:44.630 --> 00:23:45.750
but just go on your own
629
00:23:45.750 --> 00:23:47.360
and go walk around.
630
00:23:47.360 --> 00:23:49.573
That's gonna be totally different
631
00:23:49.573 --> 00:23:52.700
than if you do go through the admissions office.
632
00:23:52.700 --> 00:23:54.130
So I will suggest you try to go
633
00:23:54.130 --> 00:23:55.890
through the admissions office.
634
00:23:55.890 --> 00:23:57.660
If you wanna look at a department
635
00:23:57.660 --> 00:23:59.670
that you're interested in,
636
00:23:59.670 --> 00:24:00.580
touch base with them
637
00:24:00.580 --> 00:24:03.780
and see if they can schedule that for you as well,
638
00:24:03.780 --> 00:24:06.080
so that you can see what type of classes
639
00:24:06.080 --> 00:24:08.863
and everything you'll be taking at the institution
640
00:24:08.863 --> 00:24:10.990
and research opportunities
641
00:24:10.990 --> 00:24:12.260
and all that kind of stuff.
642
00:24:12.260 --> 00:24:14.130
'Cause that's gonna be something big
643
00:24:14.130 --> 00:24:15.360
once you get ready to get out
644
00:24:15.360 --> 00:24:16.300
and look for a job
645
00:24:16.300 --> 00:24:18.643
or go into a graduate degree program.
646
00:24:21.160 --> 00:24:24.653
Anyone else wanna weigh in, Jade?
647
00:24:24.653 --> 00:24:29.640
I do. Please, you can have
648
00:24:29.640 --> 00:24:31.976
a whole list of dream schools.
649
00:24:31.976 --> 00:24:34.847
You can have your number one school and say,
650
00:24:34.847 --> 00:24:35.887
"this is where I wanna go,
651
00:24:35.887 --> 00:24:37.990
"I've always seen myself there,"
652
00:24:37.990 --> 00:24:40.010
but make sure they have your major.
653
00:24:40.010 --> 00:24:43.870
I have had so many students go to a school
654
00:24:43.870 --> 00:24:46.170
that didn't have what they wanted to study
655
00:24:46.170 --> 00:24:47.550
or what they wanted to be.
656
00:24:47.550 --> 00:24:49.940
And that is throwing away money.
657
00:24:49.940 --> 00:24:53.680
Because, you you're going to have to transfer.
658
00:24:53.680 --> 00:24:56.360
And sometimes those credits don't transfer
659
00:24:56.360 --> 00:24:57.260
from school to school.
660
00:24:57.260 --> 00:24:58.310
And it really just depends.
661
00:24:58.310 --> 00:25:00.180
So make sure you're doing your research
662
00:25:00.180 --> 00:25:01.442
about your school.
663
00:25:01.442 --> 00:25:06.442
The other thing is to talk frankly, about money.
664
00:25:07.160 --> 00:25:09.710
How much is it gonna cost you to go to that school?
665
00:25:09.710 --> 00:25:13.040
How much are the loans you're gonna have to take out?
666
00:25:13.040 --> 00:25:15.680
How much scholarship are you gonna get?
667
00:25:15.680 --> 00:25:17.950
Be open and honest with your family.
668
00:25:17.950 --> 00:25:20.430
Like how much does your family have set aside?
669
00:25:20.430 --> 00:25:21.770
Do you have anything set aside?
670
00:25:21.770 --> 00:25:23.790
Is there a secret money tree in your backyard
671
00:25:23.790 --> 00:25:25.380
that you don't know about?
672
00:25:25.380 --> 00:25:27.170
These are the things that you need to make sure
673
00:25:27.170 --> 00:25:29.650
that you're discussing when choosing your schools.
674
00:25:29.650 --> 00:25:32.350
And don't be afraid to leave home,
675
00:25:32.350 --> 00:25:34.493
but don't be afraid to stay home as well.
676
00:25:35.580 --> 00:25:37.700
Right now, Calhoun is close to students,
677
00:25:37.700 --> 00:25:39.540
so we are not doing tours.
678
00:25:39.540 --> 00:25:41.080
But we do have a couple of things set up
679
00:25:41.080 --> 00:25:42.180
so that I can show you
680
00:25:42.180 --> 00:25:44.340
what it would be like to be on campus.
681
00:25:44.340 --> 00:25:45.237
So many people are like,
682
00:25:45.237 --> 00:25:47.087
"Oh, I've grown up seeing Calhoun right there.
683
00:25:47.087 --> 00:25:48.870
"I don't need to go tour."
684
00:25:48.870 --> 00:25:50.060
But it is really neat.
685
00:25:50.060 --> 00:25:52.540
And there's so many hidden things about Calhoun
686
00:25:52.540 --> 00:25:53.850
that people just take for granted
687
00:25:53.850 --> 00:25:55.000
because we are in your backyard.
688
00:25:55.000 --> 00:25:56.900
We're not a secret money tree,
689
00:25:56.900 --> 00:25:59.500
but I mean, we could be depending on what you major.
690
00:26:00.644 --> 00:26:02.470
So make sure that you're doing your research
691
00:26:02.470 --> 00:26:05.310
and you know exactly what you're wanting
692
00:26:05.310 --> 00:26:06.713
and what you're getting into.
693
00:26:07.760 --> 00:26:10.030
Cary or Caroline, do y'all want to add?
694
00:26:10.030 --> 00:26:11.990
Yeah Caroline go ahead.
695
00:26:11.990 --> 00:26:15.950
So I just wanted, I mean, to add, to Jade and Jaye.
696
00:26:15.950 --> 00:26:17.620
Jaye and Jade.
697
00:26:17.620 --> 00:26:18.800
I get those mixed up all the time.
698
00:26:18.800 --> 00:26:20.555
Don't worry, they understand.
699
00:26:20.555 --> 00:26:23.759
But, visits are vitally important.
700
00:26:23.759 --> 00:26:27.930
And during this time when we can't have visits,
701
00:26:27.930 --> 00:26:29.110
I've actually been successful
702
00:26:29.110 --> 00:26:32.180
in getting some students signed up with the zoom
703
00:26:32.180 --> 00:26:33.710
with the department.
704
00:26:33.710 --> 00:26:37.010
So, make sure that you reach out to your recruiter,
705
00:26:37.010 --> 00:26:38.750
tell them what you're interested in,
706
00:26:38.750 --> 00:26:40.200
see what we can do.
707
00:26:40.200 --> 00:26:43.840
If you go on any colleges website
708
00:26:43.840 --> 00:26:46.090
there are virtual information sessions
709
00:26:46.090 --> 00:26:48.210
for so many different things.
710
00:26:48.210 --> 00:26:51.240
So definitely in today's day and age,
711
00:26:51.240 --> 00:26:53.943
it's so awesome that we have the internet
712
00:26:53.943 --> 00:26:56.400
with this pandemic going on.
713
00:26:56.400 --> 00:26:58.260
God forbid, this had happened
714
00:26:58.260 --> 00:26:59.890
when I was getting ready to go to college.
715
00:26:59.890 --> 00:27:02.290
I don't know that I'd still be alive.
716
00:27:02.290 --> 00:27:03.600
Let's just put it that way.
717
00:27:03.600 --> 00:27:05.790
But yeah, definitely visit.
718
00:27:05.790 --> 00:27:07.973
And that's how you're gonna know.
719
00:27:09.070 --> 00:27:11.130
I also just wanna throw in the,
720
00:27:11.130 --> 00:27:13.280
why should I not go to a school?
721
00:27:13.280 --> 00:27:14.850
You should never go to a school
722
00:27:14.850 --> 00:27:18.540
because your boyfriend or girlfriend is going there.
723
00:27:18.540 --> 00:27:20.803
Wrong reason, wrong, wrong reason.
724
00:27:21.920 --> 00:27:24.680
Don't go to school just because your parents went there
725
00:27:24.680 --> 00:27:27.060
or because your best friend is going there.
726
00:27:27.060 --> 00:27:29.370
Choose a school that's going to get you
727
00:27:29.370 --> 00:27:31.380
where you want to be in the future.
728
00:27:31.380 --> 00:27:33.250
Not your parents, where they want you to be,
729
00:27:33.250 --> 00:27:35.225
not your girlfriend, where she wants you to be,
730
00:27:35.225 --> 00:27:37.210
but where you wanna be in the future.
731
00:27:37.210 --> 00:27:39.380
And what's gonna set you up for success.
732
00:27:39.380 --> 00:27:42.130
Make sure you definitely be true to yourself with that.
733
00:27:43.090 --> 00:27:45.921
Great. Cary, do you wanna add anything?
734
00:27:45.921 --> 00:27:47.135
Agreed.
735
00:27:47.135 --> 00:27:48.300
(Sheri laughs)
736
00:27:48.300 --> 00:27:51.820
Hey Cary, can you add to what Jade was saying
737
00:27:51.820 --> 00:27:56.820
about staying home?
738
00:27:57.050 --> 00:27:58.720
I feel like I have so many kids
739
00:27:58.720 --> 00:27:59.867
who just look at me and say,
740
00:27:59.867 --> 00:28:01.417
"I don't need to tour A&M
741
00:28:01.417 --> 00:28:04.317
"because I've been in there
742
00:28:04.317 --> 00:28:06.360
"or I've been there on tailgating or whatever."
743
00:28:06.360 --> 00:28:07.560
It's just not the same.
744
00:28:07.560 --> 00:28:10.370
Can you and there's student life,
745
00:28:10.370 --> 00:28:12.540
you can have a college experience,
746
00:28:12.540 --> 00:28:15.390
even if you're living at home.
747
00:28:15.390 --> 00:28:20.390
Absolutely. It's one of the hidden gems
748
00:28:21.640 --> 00:28:23.390
just to be a student that's local
749
00:28:23.390 --> 00:28:25.430
and go to a college that's local.
750
00:28:25.430 --> 00:28:27.490
Because you can get a great education,
751
00:28:27.490 --> 00:28:28.410
at affordable price,
752
00:28:28.410 --> 00:28:31.890
because they're not paying for housing or meal plan.
753
00:28:31.890 --> 00:28:35.350
You come and go just as any college student would.
754
00:28:35.350 --> 00:28:36.718
And it just gives you more opportunity,
755
00:28:36.718 --> 00:28:41.718
especially if money becomes an obstacle
756
00:28:42.460 --> 00:28:43.770
there towards the end.
757
00:28:43.770 --> 00:28:45.450
And students will come to A&M
758
00:28:45.450 --> 00:28:47.360
and they'll take any scholarship that we have
759
00:28:47.360 --> 00:28:48.193
and then stay at home.
760
00:28:48.193 --> 00:28:51.173
It's just makes it, it's more beneficial.
761
00:28:52.470 --> 00:28:53.360
We get a lot of students
762
00:28:53.360 --> 00:28:56.760
wanting to go away to go to school,
763
00:28:56.760 --> 00:28:58.920
but there are three or four institutions
764
00:28:58.920 --> 00:29:00.100
right in your backyard here
765
00:29:00.100 --> 00:29:01.881
that I can give you a quality education
766
00:29:01.881 --> 00:29:03.420
at an affordable price.
767
00:29:03.420 --> 00:29:05.360
And one of the great things is,
768
00:29:05.360 --> 00:29:08.640
I came four hours to A&M
769
00:29:08.640 --> 00:29:10.700
and my support system was four hours away from me.
770
00:29:10.700 --> 00:29:12.060
You guys can come stay in A&M
771
00:29:12.060 --> 00:29:14.645
and have your support system be right down the road.
772
00:29:14.645 --> 00:29:16.880
The people that helped you be successful
773
00:29:16.880 --> 00:29:17.810
on the high school level,
774
00:29:17.810 --> 00:29:18.820
can be there to help you be successful
775
00:29:18.820 --> 00:29:20.233
on the collegiate level.
776
00:29:22.080 --> 00:29:23.723
Thank you.
777
00:29:23.723 --> 00:29:27.300
Okay, scholarships and financial aid.
778
00:29:27.300 --> 00:29:30.970
So, that's a question we get all the time
779
00:29:30.970 --> 00:29:33.120
because college is expensive.
780
00:29:33.120 --> 00:29:36.220
So can y'all talk a little bit about
781
00:29:36.220 --> 00:29:38.860
the process at your school
782
00:29:38.860 --> 00:29:42.210
and also maybe where the scholarships start
783
00:29:42.210 --> 00:29:43.410
or what they need to do.
784
00:29:44.280 --> 00:29:48.230
I wanna say again to students,
785
00:29:48.230 --> 00:29:49.720
one of the reasons we want you all
786
00:29:49.720 --> 00:29:52.910
to get started with your applications soon
787
00:29:52.910 --> 00:29:55.410
is because a lot of times
788
00:29:55.410 --> 00:29:57.170
that's the first thing that you have to do
789
00:29:57.170 --> 00:29:58.780
is your application for admission
790
00:29:58.780 --> 00:30:00.970
and then comes other things.
791
00:30:00.970 --> 00:30:02.440
And we want you to have time for that.
792
00:30:02.440 --> 00:30:06.270
So, Jaye's at the top of my screen.
793
00:30:06.270 --> 00:30:07.470
Do you wanna start Jaye?
794
00:30:09.270 --> 00:30:10.373
Thanks, Sheri.
795
00:30:12.310 --> 00:30:14.630
Yes. So like she was saying,
796
00:30:14.630 --> 00:30:16.100
you have to apply first.
797
00:30:16.100 --> 00:30:18.310
You have to be accepted in order to apply
798
00:30:18.310 --> 00:30:20.513
for a scholarship at Mississippi State.
799
00:30:21.380 --> 00:30:23.570
After you are accepted,
800
00:30:23.570 --> 00:30:26.600
we will award merit based scholarships.
801
00:30:26.600 --> 00:30:29.820
Now, one piece of information I do not have
802
00:30:29.820 --> 00:30:32.120
is where our scholarships will start
803
00:30:32.120 --> 00:30:34.470
and like where we will start our scholarships
804
00:30:34.470 --> 00:30:35.877
for this year,
805
00:30:35.877 --> 00:30:38.390
because we actually have not gotten
806
00:30:38.390 --> 00:30:39.970
that information yet.
807
00:30:39.970 --> 00:30:41.580
However, as soon as we get that,
808
00:30:41.580 --> 00:30:44.157
I can most definitely share that with Ms. Crigger
809
00:30:44.157 --> 00:30:45.110
and Ms. Wolfe,
810
00:30:45.110 --> 00:30:46.550
and they can give that to you,
811
00:30:46.550 --> 00:30:48.740
or you can contact me directly.
812
00:30:48.740 --> 00:30:53.280
However, just because I don't have that information
813
00:30:53.280 --> 00:30:56.170
doesn't mean we won't be offering scholarships.
814
00:30:56.170 --> 00:30:59.430
We do have a general scholarship application
815
00:31:00.350 --> 00:31:03.270
that will get you departmental leadership,
816
00:31:03.270 --> 00:31:08.270
private, competitive and leadership scholarships.
817
00:31:10.080 --> 00:31:13.660
So if you wanna apply for any of those, you can.
818
00:31:13.660 --> 00:31:16.720
Those will actually be done
819
00:31:16.720 --> 00:31:18.530
through that general scholarship application
820
00:31:18.530 --> 00:31:21.250
where you may have to get it verified.
821
00:31:21.250 --> 00:31:23.120
Like if you were a part of the Key Club,
822
00:31:23.120 --> 00:31:25.340
Anchor Club, you are Eagle Scout
823
00:31:25.340 --> 00:31:27.630
or anything along those lines.
824
00:31:27.630 --> 00:31:29.740
Or if there's a scholarship, you apply for it
825
00:31:29.740 --> 00:31:32.325
and ask for your counselors input,
826
00:31:32.325 --> 00:31:35.080
then you'll have to get that verified as well.
827
00:31:35.080 --> 00:31:36.990
So, just like I said earlier
828
00:31:36.990 --> 00:31:38.460
about those recommendation letters,
829
00:31:38.460 --> 00:31:39.470
that's gonna be very important
830
00:31:39.470 --> 00:31:40.370
for you to stay in touch
831
00:31:40.370 --> 00:31:43.530
with your counselors or teachers about those.
832
00:31:43.530 --> 00:31:46.913
Also, when it comes to scholarships,
833
00:31:48.360 --> 00:31:49.193
like I said,
834
00:31:49.193 --> 00:31:52.100
our pertinent deadline date is December 1st.
835
00:31:52.100 --> 00:31:54.640
So as long as you get everything in, by that time,
836
00:31:54.640 --> 00:31:55.473
you'll be considered
837
00:31:55.473 --> 00:31:57.890
for the maximum amount of scholarships.
838
00:31:57.890 --> 00:31:59.588
If you're in, after that deadline date,
839
00:31:59.588 --> 00:32:03.940
don't freak, you still could receive a scholarship.
840
00:32:03.940 --> 00:32:08.819
Because we will look at your test scores,
841
00:32:08.819 --> 00:32:10.110
GPA and all that stuff
842
00:32:10.110 --> 00:32:12.660
to kind of consider you for those.
843
00:32:12.660 --> 00:32:15.650
And then that'll be through the merit based scholarships,
844
00:32:15.650 --> 00:32:16.950
but you can also still apply
845
00:32:16.950 --> 00:32:18.760
for general scholarships as well.
846
00:32:20.750 --> 00:32:24.440
Caroline, do you wanna talk about Alabama?
847
00:32:24.440 --> 00:32:29.360
Sure. So, similar to Mississippi State
848
00:32:29.360 --> 00:32:30.770
and similar to a lot of colleges out there,
849
00:32:30.770 --> 00:32:32.870
we have automatic merit based scholarships.
850
00:32:32.870 --> 00:32:36.150
And, in case you're not sure exactly what that is.
851
00:32:36.150 --> 00:32:38.415
That means that we will award money
852
00:32:38.415 --> 00:32:42.423
just based on your ACT or SAT and your GPA.
853
00:32:43.690 --> 00:32:46.140
We won't need any other information
854
00:32:46.140 --> 00:32:47.670
for those merit scholarships.
855
00:32:47.670 --> 00:32:49.290
That's why they're automatic.
856
00:32:49.290 --> 00:32:52.270
So for instance,
857
00:32:52.270 --> 00:32:53.710
I think like one of the students
858
00:32:53.710 --> 00:32:55.160
that was just admitted today
859
00:32:55.160 --> 00:32:58.487
has a 29 on their ACT and they called and said,
860
00:32:58.487 --> 00:33:01.177
"Oh my gosh, seriously what am I gonna do?
861
00:33:01.177 --> 00:33:02.490
"I wanna take it again."
862
00:33:02.490 --> 00:33:04.526
Absolutely, you can take it again.
863
00:33:04.526 --> 00:33:06.727
For those merit based scholarships,
864
00:33:06.727 --> 00:33:10.390
the deadline is going to be the February test.
865
00:33:10.390 --> 00:33:13.440
But that will cover tuition, right?
866
00:33:13.440 --> 00:33:16.340
The highest merit based scholarship covers tuition.
867
00:33:16.340 --> 00:33:18.520
Well, what about room and board?
868
00:33:18.520 --> 00:33:19.353
What about books?
869
00:33:19.353 --> 00:33:20.280
What about all that other stuff
870
00:33:20.280 --> 00:33:21.480
that comes with college?
871
00:33:21.480 --> 00:33:24.620
There are other scholarships that are available.
872
00:33:24.620 --> 00:33:28.150
Our application deadline is January 15th.
873
00:33:28.150 --> 00:33:31.508
So, there's one scholarship application.
874
00:33:31.508 --> 00:33:33.550
If there's anything that has been amazing,
875
00:33:33.550 --> 00:33:36.550
It's the streamlining of this for y'all.
876
00:33:36.550 --> 00:33:39.000
Because your one application
877
00:33:39.000 --> 00:33:41.770
is going to go to the department of your major.
878
00:33:41.770 --> 00:33:43.880
So if you're majoring in electrical engineering,
879
00:33:43.880 --> 00:33:44.713
it's gonna go there.
880
00:33:44.713 --> 00:33:45.750
If you're majoring in nursing,
881
00:33:45.750 --> 00:33:47.500
it's gonna go there.
882
00:33:47.500 --> 00:33:50.780
It's also going to go to our National Alumni Association,
883
00:33:50.780 --> 00:33:53.820
as well as our Local Alumni Association.
884
00:33:53.820 --> 00:33:55.143
They all will look at
885
00:33:55.143 --> 00:33:58.500
your scholarship application itself.
886
00:33:58.500 --> 00:34:00.550
As I said, it's gonna be really important.
887
00:34:00.550 --> 00:34:03.470
So when you're looking at your scholarship application,
888
00:34:03.470 --> 00:34:05.282
what looks good and what doesn't
889
00:34:05.282 --> 00:34:07.670
just think to yourself,
890
00:34:07.670 --> 00:34:09.410
if there's somebody
891
00:34:09.410 --> 00:34:12.910
who has the exact same ACT and GPA is you,
892
00:34:12.910 --> 00:34:14.800
wants to do the exact same thing,
893
00:34:14.800 --> 00:34:17.700
what's going to separate you from that other person?
894
00:34:17.700 --> 00:34:20.190
And that's where that scholarship application
895
00:34:20.190 --> 00:34:21.820
is really going to help.
896
00:34:21.820 --> 00:34:24.751
The test scores and your GPA tell us
897
00:34:24.751 --> 00:34:27.170
what kind of student you are.
898
00:34:27.170 --> 00:34:29.260
Your scholarship application is gonna tell us
899
00:34:29.260 --> 00:34:32.250
what type of person you are.
900
00:34:32.250 --> 00:34:34.290
So not just what kind of student,
901
00:34:34.290 --> 00:34:35.290
but what type of person.
902
00:34:35.290 --> 00:34:37.990
So it's really important that you take the time.
903
00:34:37.990 --> 00:34:40.960
Don't wait until, November 30th.
904
00:34:40.960 --> 00:34:42.780
I was about to say 31st,
905
00:34:42.780 --> 00:34:44.660
but y'all won't sleep until then,
906
00:34:44.660 --> 00:34:46.520
because there's never gonna be one of those.
907
00:34:46.520 --> 00:34:48.500
But don't wait until the last day.
908
00:34:48.500 --> 00:34:50.070
Look over your application.
909
00:34:50.070 --> 00:34:52.660
Talk to your recruiter for the area.
910
00:34:52.660 --> 00:34:54.370
Talk to your English teacher.
911
00:34:54.370 --> 00:34:55.920
English teachers are great.
912
00:34:55.920 --> 00:34:57.970
Just be careful of personality edits,
913
00:34:57.970 --> 00:35:00.420
talk to your counselors as well.
914
00:35:00.420 --> 00:35:04.850
There's a lot of scholarship out there for you to get,
915
00:35:04.850 --> 00:35:08.537
and we really want you to be able to go to school
916
00:35:08.537 --> 00:35:11.080
for as little as it's gonna cost.
917
00:35:11.080 --> 00:35:12.180
To achieve your dream.
918
00:35:13.620 --> 00:35:15.320
Cary, do you wanna add anything?
919
00:35:16.549 --> 00:35:19.180
So just one thing about A&M scholarships,
920
00:35:19.180 --> 00:35:21.060
it is one scholarship application.
921
00:35:21.060 --> 00:35:22.800
Typically opens up on October 1st
922
00:35:22.800 --> 00:35:24.380
when the FAFSA opens up.
923
00:35:24.380 --> 00:35:26.624
Our deadline is a little bit later than most.
924
00:35:26.624 --> 00:35:28.300
Our deadlines March 1st.
925
00:35:28.300 --> 00:35:31.317
So, we take all the way through the February test.
926
00:35:31.317 --> 00:35:33.160
I don't have,
927
00:35:33.160 --> 00:35:33.993
kind of like Mississippi State,
928
00:35:33.993 --> 00:35:36.080
I don't have an idea of where they're gonna start,
929
00:35:36.080 --> 00:35:39.140
because, if we're not required to test,
930
00:35:39.140 --> 00:35:40.750
we have to come up with some other criteria.
931
00:35:40.750 --> 00:35:43.660
So, just kind of touch bases with me,
932
00:35:43.660 --> 00:35:46.727
staying in contact with Ms. Wolfe and Ms. Crigger.
933
00:35:46.727 --> 00:35:48.240
And I'll have that information to them
934
00:35:48.240 --> 00:35:50.403
as soon as I have it, you guys will have it.
935
00:35:52.477 --> 00:35:54.640
And I wanna say that's another reason,
936
00:35:54.640 --> 00:35:56.210
we've mentioned emails several times,
937
00:35:56.210 --> 00:35:57.260
but that's another reason.
938
00:35:57.260 --> 00:35:58.950
I can assure you
939
00:35:58.950 --> 00:36:01.631
if you have applied to any of these schools,
940
00:36:01.631 --> 00:36:03.710
as soon as they have new information
941
00:36:03.710 --> 00:36:05.630
about scholarships or anything,
942
00:36:05.630 --> 00:36:09.500
they're gonna send that out to you via email.
943
00:36:09.500 --> 00:36:10.610
And so that's another reason
944
00:36:10.610 --> 00:36:12.450
we want you to be checking your emails
945
00:36:12.450 --> 00:36:15.480
so that you don't miss something like that.
946
00:36:15.480 --> 00:36:18.530
Okay. Jade, if you would talk
947
00:36:18.530 --> 00:36:20.040
about scholarships at Calhoun,
948
00:36:20.040 --> 00:36:24.620
and then will you mention like how it works,
949
00:36:24.620 --> 00:36:27.200
if you choose Calhoun as your backup,
950
00:36:27.200 --> 00:36:30.470
or if you choose Calhoun to start
951
00:36:30.470 --> 00:36:32.530
and then go to a four year?
952
00:36:32.530 --> 00:36:33.363
Yes.
953
00:36:33.363 --> 00:36:34.972
And I gave you like four questions at once, sorry.
954
00:36:34.972 --> 00:36:36.980
No its good, I'll take it all.
955
00:36:36.980 --> 00:36:39.480
So Calhoun does offer scholarships.
956
00:36:39.480 --> 00:36:41.790
A lot of people don't think we do, but we do.
957
00:36:41.790 --> 00:36:42.930
And what's really neat
958
00:36:42.930 --> 00:36:44.807
is if you have a 2.5 GPA,
959
00:36:44.807 --> 00:36:47.420
please fill out our scholarship application.
960
00:36:47.420 --> 00:36:48.850
We have a ton of scholarships
961
00:36:48.850 --> 00:36:50.990
that just didn't get used last year
962
00:36:50.990 --> 00:36:52.840
because people didn't apply for them.
963
00:36:52.840 --> 00:36:55.460
So make sure that you are completing them.
964
00:36:55.460 --> 00:36:58.420
Now, Calhoun does not require ACT scores
965
00:36:58.420 --> 00:36:59.820
for our admissions.
966
00:36:59.820 --> 00:37:01.290
You don't have to take the ACT.
967
00:37:01.290 --> 00:37:02.770
We offer our own placement tests.
968
00:37:02.770 --> 00:37:04.969
That's free if you want to do that.
969
00:37:04.969 --> 00:37:07.040
But for some of our scholarships,
970
00:37:07.040 --> 00:37:08.890
we do require an ACT score.
971
00:37:08.890 --> 00:37:11.130
So if that is something you're interested in,
972
00:37:11.130 --> 00:37:13.163
or if you are just taking the ACT,
973
00:37:13.163 --> 00:37:15.110
go ahead and send us your scores.
974
00:37:15.110 --> 00:37:16.340
Even if it's a terrible score,
975
00:37:16.340 --> 00:37:17.210
go ahead and send it.
976
00:37:17.210 --> 00:37:18.710
So that we have it on file
977
00:37:18.710 --> 00:37:21.690
and you don't have to worry about anything.
978
00:37:21.690 --> 00:37:25.409
Our application will open up in October as well.
979
00:37:25.409 --> 00:37:28.680
But our deadline is February 1st, okay?
980
00:37:28.680 --> 00:37:30.263
That is an early deadline.
981
00:37:31.370 --> 00:37:35.170
So many people this summer have reached out to me
982
00:37:35.170 --> 00:37:37.120
and they have applied this summer
983
00:37:37.120 --> 00:37:38.087
and they're like,
984
00:37:38.087 --> 00:37:39.677
"Hey, I have this test score.
985
00:37:39.677 --> 00:37:40.617
"I have this GPA,
986
00:37:40.617 --> 00:37:43.300
"I get full tuition that Calhoun, right?"
987
00:37:43.300 --> 00:37:44.133
And I'm like,
988
00:37:44.133 --> 00:37:44.966
"well, you would have,
989
00:37:44.966 --> 00:37:46.960
"if you had completed that application early."
990
00:37:46.960 --> 00:37:49.850
So even if Calhoun is not on your radar,
991
00:37:49.850 --> 00:37:50.683
if you were like,
992
00:37:50.683 --> 00:37:52.827
"I am going to XYZ school
993
00:37:52.827 --> 00:37:53.897
"and I am getting out of here
994
00:37:53.897 --> 00:37:55.917
"and I'm not gonna be here.
995
00:37:55.917 --> 00:37:57.547
"Don't even look at me, Jade."
996
00:37:58.581 --> 00:37:59.570
I'm gonna look at you,
997
00:37:59.570 --> 00:38:02.010
because I want you to fill out the application
998
00:38:02.010 --> 00:38:03.060
and I want you to fill out
999
00:38:03.060 --> 00:38:05.640
the scholarship application just in case.
1000
00:38:05.640 --> 00:38:06.770
The only way to guarantee
1001
00:38:06.770 --> 00:38:08.300
that you're not gonna get a scholarship
1002
00:38:08.300 --> 00:38:09.970
is if you don't apply for it.
1003
00:38:09.970 --> 00:38:12.256
So please, please, please take advantage
1004
00:38:12.256 --> 00:38:15.110
of every opportunity given to you
1005
00:38:15.110 --> 00:38:16.570
and just fill out the application.
1006
00:38:16.570 --> 00:38:17.970
I promise not to bother you.
1007
00:38:19.420 --> 00:38:21.360
I want you to have a backup just in case,
1008
00:38:21.360 --> 00:38:23.130
like have a backup to your backup.
1009
00:38:23.130 --> 00:38:25.810
I don't care if I'm your plan Z
1010
00:38:25.810 --> 00:38:27.800
just put me on your list, please.
1011
00:38:27.800 --> 00:38:28.670
Pretty, pretty please.
1012
00:38:28.670 --> 00:38:29.710
Our application is free.
1013
00:38:29.710 --> 00:38:30.830
It doesn't cost you anything,
1014
00:38:30.830 --> 00:38:32.750
except for just some time.
1015
00:38:32.750 --> 00:38:35.220
The other thing that I wanna talk about is the FAFSA.
1016
00:38:35.220 --> 00:38:37.731
Make sure that you are completing the FAFSA.
1017
00:38:37.731 --> 00:38:40.350
That opens up on October 1st.
1018
00:38:40.350 --> 00:38:41.780
So go ahead and complete that
1019
00:38:41.780 --> 00:38:44.073
because if you qualify for full pell,
1020
00:38:45.010 --> 00:38:47.360
if you get a full Pell grant on your FAFSA,
1021
00:38:47.360 --> 00:38:49.492
that covers tuition to Calhoun.
1022
00:38:49.492 --> 00:38:53.483
So, I mean, you can be coming off with like zero.
1023
00:38:53.483 --> 00:38:55.740
If you start at Calhoun.
1024
00:38:55.740 --> 00:38:57.590
Fair is a thing in the state of Alabama
1025
00:38:57.590 --> 00:38:58.610
called the stars guide.
1026
00:38:58.610 --> 00:38:59.960
And that guarantees that
1027
00:38:59.960 --> 00:39:01.400
what you take at Calhoun
1028
00:39:01.400 --> 00:39:04.270
will transfer to the four year universities in Alabama.
1029
00:39:04.270 --> 00:39:05.890
And of course we also transfer
1030
00:39:05.890 --> 00:39:07.340
to Mississippi State as well.
1031
00:39:08.460 --> 00:39:09.660
Jaye's actually getting
1032
00:39:09.660 --> 00:39:10.860
one of our ambassadors right now,
1033
00:39:10.860 --> 00:39:12.810
and he's constantly talking about Mississippi State.
1034
00:39:12.810 --> 00:39:14.010
So if you meet our ambassadors,
1035
00:39:14.010 --> 00:39:16.060
don't worry, you're gonna hear about it.
1036
00:39:16.060 --> 00:39:18.140
But we send our students all over,
1037
00:39:18.140 --> 00:39:20.570
we've got a top three
1038
00:39:20.570 --> 00:39:23.363
or actually top five transfer schools,
1039
00:39:24.720 --> 00:39:28.173
Auburn, Athens State, UH, Alabama and A&M.
1040
00:39:29.080 --> 00:39:31.710
So make sure that no matter where you wanna go,
1041
00:39:31.710 --> 00:39:34.530
you can start at Calhoun entrance for wherever.
1042
00:39:34.530 --> 00:39:35.627
So many students think,
1043
00:39:35.627 --> 00:39:36.847
"Oh, if I start at Calhoun,
1044
00:39:36.847 --> 00:39:37.837
"everyone's gonna know.
1045
00:39:37.837 --> 00:39:38.937
"I don't want people to know.
1046
00:39:38.937 --> 00:39:41.340
"I don't want it to be on my diploma."
1047
00:39:41.340 --> 00:39:42.330
If you start at Calhoun
1048
00:39:42.330 --> 00:39:44.780
and then graduate from the University of Alabama,
1049
00:39:44.780 --> 00:39:46.640
the only person that's gonna know that is you.
1050
00:39:46.640 --> 00:39:47.990
Your diploma is going to say
1051
00:39:47.990 --> 00:39:50.300
that you graduated from the University of Alabama,
1052
00:39:50.300 --> 00:39:52.560
not you graduated from the University of Alabama
1053
00:39:52.560 --> 00:39:53.770
with an asterisk that says,
1054
00:39:53.770 --> 00:39:55.670
but you started at Calhoun.
1055
00:39:55.670 --> 00:39:56.700
It doesn't matter.
1056
00:39:56.700 --> 00:39:58.070
Just save yourself some money.
1057
00:39:58.070 --> 00:40:00.526
If that's the way you wanna go.
1058
00:40:00.526 --> 00:40:02.210
We'd love to have you.
1059
00:40:02.210 --> 00:40:03.400
I'd love to have you start with me.
1060
00:40:03.400 --> 00:40:05.230
I'd love to talk about all the different ways
1061
00:40:05.230 --> 00:40:06.080
that you can save money
1062
00:40:06.080 --> 00:40:06.927
but I know we're gonna run out
1063
00:40:06.927 --> 00:40:09.003
and since I don't wanna monopolize everything.
1064
00:40:09.003 --> 00:40:10.510
Please reach out to me.
1065
00:40:10.510 --> 00:40:11.940
I'm happy to help you.
1066
00:40:11.940 --> 00:40:13.260
And make me your plan Z.
1067
00:40:13.260 --> 00:40:15.110
Just fill out the application please.
1068
00:40:17.520 --> 00:40:19.673
Okay. Jaye got me when she said,
1069
00:40:19.673 --> 00:40:21.730
I'm Looking at you. (laughs)
1070
00:40:21.730 --> 00:40:23.110
Jaye, were you gonna say something?
1071
00:40:23.110 --> 00:40:25.440
Yes. I was just gonna add to like,
1072
00:40:25.440 --> 00:40:26.360
with the FAFSA,
1073
00:40:26.360 --> 00:40:28.040
when you complete that for financial aid,
1074
00:40:28.040 --> 00:40:30.930
sometimes there are documents that are required.
1075
00:40:30.930 --> 00:40:32.980
Please know that it's not our schools
1076
00:40:32.980 --> 00:40:34.090
that are requiring that,
1077
00:40:34.090 --> 00:40:36.000
that's the federal government,
1078
00:40:36.000 --> 00:40:37.090
because a lot of times
1079
00:40:37.090 --> 00:40:38.580
they'll think is Mississippi State
1080
00:40:38.580 --> 00:40:41.297
saying they need a verification letter or whatever,
1081
00:40:41.297 --> 00:40:43.730
and it's not, it's the federal government.
1082
00:40:43.730 --> 00:40:47.230
And also we super score at Mississippi State now.
1083
00:40:47.230 --> 00:40:48.200
That's right.
1084
00:40:48.200 --> 00:40:50.740
Okay, and we did talk about super scoring
1085
00:40:50.740 --> 00:40:52.363
during our ACT session.
1086
00:40:52.363 --> 00:40:54.250
If y'all have questions about that
1087
00:40:54.250 --> 00:40:58.500
then talk to me or Ms. Wolfe or Jaye.
1088
00:40:58.500 --> 00:41:00.150
If you have questions about that,
1089
00:41:01.010 --> 00:41:02.810
that is a great thing that Mississippi State
1090
00:41:02.810 --> 00:41:04.210
has started this year.
1091
00:41:04.210 --> 00:41:08.010
Okay, so I wanna wrap this up sort of.
1092
00:41:08.010 --> 00:41:09.460
Nancy's got a couple of questions
1093
00:41:09.460 --> 00:41:10.940
that people have put in,
1094
00:41:10.940 --> 00:41:12.770
but before we go to Nancy's questions
1095
00:41:12.770 --> 00:41:14.090
or everybody's questions,
1096
00:41:14.090 --> 00:41:15.590
and guys, if y'all have more questions,
1097
00:41:15.590 --> 00:41:17.060
you can put them in the chat box.
1098
00:41:17.060 --> 00:41:19.882
We will get to as many as we can.
1099
00:41:19.882 --> 00:41:23.470
We do have to finish in just probably 10 minutes.
1100
00:41:23.470 --> 00:41:26.240
So we're gonna move quickly.
1101
00:41:26.240 --> 00:41:28.450
And again all of the,
1102
00:41:28.450 --> 00:41:32.170
I left at the screen with the contact information
1103
00:41:32.170 --> 00:41:34.590
for our great admissions counselors
1104
00:41:34.590 --> 00:41:35.670
who have joined us today.
1105
00:41:35.670 --> 00:41:36.503
And I need to say,
1106
00:41:36.503 --> 00:41:39.170
thank you all to you before I forget.
1107
00:41:39.170 --> 00:41:40.790
I would love to go through
1108
00:41:40.790 --> 00:41:42.990
just one time really quick and say,
1109
00:41:42.990 --> 00:41:45.079
if you could give one piece of advice
1110
00:41:45.079 --> 00:41:48.040
to these seniors who are just starting right now,
1111
00:41:48.040 --> 00:41:50.630
'cause I know you guys have been doing this job
1112
00:41:50.630 --> 00:41:52.200
as long as I have.
1113
00:41:52.200 --> 00:41:54.690
What your one quick piece of advice would be,
1114
00:41:54.690 --> 00:41:56.780
and then I'm gonna let Nancy do the questions.
1115
00:41:56.780 --> 00:42:00.533
So we'll go Jaye, Cary, Jade and Caroline.
1116
00:42:02.460 --> 00:42:04.220
My one piece of advice would be,
1117
00:42:04.220 --> 00:42:06.220
be open minded.
1118
00:42:06.220 --> 00:42:07.960
'Cause you never know
1119
00:42:07.960 --> 00:42:10.230
what you may find at a school
1120
00:42:10.230 --> 00:42:12.350
that you haven't looked at before.
1121
00:42:12.350 --> 00:42:14.160
Just because I'm on an out-of-state school
1122
00:42:14.160 --> 00:42:17.070
don't discount me because of that.
1123
00:42:17.070 --> 00:42:19.190
We have some awesome scholarships.
1124
00:42:19.190 --> 00:42:20.850
And, if you're a veteran
1125
00:42:20.850 --> 00:42:22.460
or depending on a veteran,
1126
00:42:22.460 --> 00:42:24.530
you can receive a waiver for that,
1127
00:42:24.530 --> 00:42:26.360
for the out-of-state tuition.
1128
00:42:26.360 --> 00:42:27.910
So, keep an open mind
1129
00:42:27.910 --> 00:42:30.670
and then take ownership of your application process,
1130
00:42:30.670 --> 00:42:32.670
because it's gonna be you who
1131
00:42:32.670 --> 00:42:35.050
is gonna go to college and do all the work.
1132
00:42:35.050 --> 00:42:36.490
Parents won't be doing that.
1133
00:42:36.490 --> 00:42:38.730
So most definitely try to get in there
1134
00:42:38.730 --> 00:42:40.480
and take ownership of that as well.
1135
00:42:42.420 --> 00:42:44.010
My piece of advice
1136
00:42:44.010 --> 00:42:46.330
is to get to know your college advisor
1137
00:42:47.700 --> 00:42:49.850
from the career side with Sheri and Nancy.
1138
00:42:49.850 --> 00:42:52.130
I'm sorry, Ms. Crigger and Ms. Wolfe
1139
00:42:52.130 --> 00:42:56.450
to the admissions counselor side to us
1140
00:42:56.450 --> 00:42:57.303
and the ones of us
1141
00:42:57.303 --> 00:43:00.460
that are of the schools that aren't represented.
1142
00:43:00.460 --> 00:43:01.970
We're gonna be the wealth of information,
1143
00:43:01.970 --> 00:43:03.840
especially with information turning over
1144
00:43:03.840 --> 00:43:07.943
as fast as it is with the COVID situation.
1145
00:43:07.943 --> 00:43:09.220
We're gonna get it
1146
00:43:09.220 --> 00:43:10.980
and we're gonna give it out as quickly as we can
1147
00:43:10.980 --> 00:43:12.580
because it's gonna help you get,
1148
00:43:13.510 --> 00:43:15.590
make that transition and then make decisions
1149
00:43:15.590 --> 00:43:19.100
on whether you're gonna go to mobilitical college
1150
00:43:19.100 --> 00:43:22.020
or whether you're gonna go to South Carolina
1151
00:43:22.020 --> 00:43:22.950
and go to college.
1152
00:43:22.950 --> 00:43:24.140
Those people are gonna be
1153
00:43:24.140 --> 00:43:25.630
the ones that give you the information
1154
00:43:25.630 --> 00:43:26.910
to help them make the best decision
1155
00:43:26.910 --> 00:43:29.140
for you and your family.
1156
00:43:29.140 --> 00:43:31.151
Both on the education standpoint
1157
00:43:31.151 --> 00:43:33.820
and the financial standpoint.
1158
00:43:33.820 --> 00:43:35.620
My piece of advice is
1159
00:43:35.620 --> 00:43:38.270
if you don't ask, then the answer is no.
1160
00:43:38.270 --> 00:43:40.810
So make sure that you are asking
1161
00:43:40.810 --> 00:43:42.170
whether that's for money,
1162
00:43:42.170 --> 00:43:45.340
for scholarships, for extra credit,
1163
00:43:45.340 --> 00:43:46.490
whatever it is in life.
1164
00:43:46.490 --> 00:43:47.571
If you need something,
1165
00:43:47.571 --> 00:43:49.500
make sure that you're asking for it,
1166
00:43:49.500 --> 00:43:50.774
don't be shy.
1167
00:43:50.774 --> 00:43:51.697
Don't be like,
1168
00:43:51.697 --> 00:43:52.927
"Oh, well I'm embarrassed.
1169
00:43:52.927 --> 00:43:53.760
"I don't wanna ask
1170
00:43:53.760 --> 00:43:55.420
"if you can help me find a scholarship."
1171
00:43:55.420 --> 00:43:56.253
If you don't ask me,
1172
00:43:56.253 --> 00:43:57.910
then the answer is automatically no,
1173
00:43:57.910 --> 00:43:58.810
but if you do ask me,
1174
00:43:58.810 --> 00:44:00.210
I'm probably gonna help you.
1175
00:44:01.640 --> 00:44:03.460
That's very true.
1176
00:44:03.460 --> 00:44:04.680
And gosh, we were,
1177
00:44:04.680 --> 00:44:05.513
I've worked with all these people
1178
00:44:05.513 --> 00:44:08.413
and there's so much advice that they always give.
1179
00:44:09.720 --> 00:44:12.270
Mine comes with a little asterisk
1180
00:44:12.270 --> 00:44:15.470
because visit, visit, visit, visit,
1181
00:44:15.470 --> 00:44:17.740
visit the college that you're gonna go to.
1182
00:44:17.740 --> 00:44:18.573
Visit it during the week
1183
00:44:18.573 --> 00:44:19.920
when there are students there,
1184
00:44:19.920 --> 00:44:21.570
when it's raining.
1185
00:44:21.570 --> 00:44:23.060
Not that it never rains in Tuscaloosa,
1186
00:44:23.060 --> 00:44:25.820
but sometimes it rains in Huntsville.
1187
00:44:25.820 --> 00:44:27.740
So, but go and see
1188
00:44:27.740 --> 00:44:30.150
what it's gonna be like for you
1189
00:44:30.150 --> 00:44:32.490
and how it feels.
1190
00:44:32.490 --> 00:44:33.530
The way I always,
1191
00:44:33.530 --> 00:44:35.062
I'll always do a shopping analogy
1192
00:44:35.062 --> 00:44:38.320
because I like shopping.
1193
00:44:38.320 --> 00:44:41.700
If you see something online,
1194
00:44:41.700 --> 00:44:43.380
you're not gonna just buy it
1195
00:44:43.380 --> 00:44:45.520
and take it to go, right?
1196
00:44:45.520 --> 00:44:48.110
You're gonna do your due diligence.
1197
00:44:48.110 --> 00:44:49.330
You're gonna look at
1198
00:44:49.330 --> 00:44:50.550
what it looks like at this store,
1199
00:44:50.550 --> 00:44:51.559
what it looks like at this store,
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00:44:51.559 --> 00:44:53.170
try it on, right?
1201
00:44:53.170 --> 00:44:54.450
'Cause once you try it on,
1202
00:44:54.450 --> 00:44:56.080
it could look completely different
1203
00:44:56.080 --> 00:44:59.300
than the way it does on that size zero mannequin.
1204
00:44:59.300 --> 00:45:01.220
Definitely take the time.
1205
00:45:01.220 --> 00:45:04.240
Y'all all have days that you are however given
1206
00:45:04.240 --> 00:45:05.823
to go visit colleges.
1207
00:45:06.970 --> 00:45:10.050
Take advantage of that and visit.
1208
00:45:10.050 --> 00:45:12.140
If you can't visit,
1209
00:45:12.140 --> 00:45:13.450
definitely take advantage
1210
00:45:13.450 --> 00:45:16.320
of your college recruiters
1211
00:45:16.320 --> 00:45:17.820
and the admissions counselors.
1212
00:45:18.670 --> 00:45:19.940
I know that we will be planning
1213
00:45:19.940 --> 00:45:21.390
a lot of virtual things this year
1214
00:45:21.390 --> 00:45:23.210
because we're not allowed to come see you guys.
1215
00:45:23.210 --> 00:45:25.593
Well, unless you want us to come to your home.
1216
00:45:26.640 --> 00:45:28.810
But we can do things virtual,
1217
00:45:28.810 --> 00:45:30.340
but reach out to us.
1218
00:45:30.340 --> 00:45:32.190
We love our schools.
1219
00:45:32.190 --> 00:45:33.700
We love what we do.
1220
00:45:33.700 --> 00:45:37.370
More importantly, I love that we are given
1221
00:45:37.370 --> 00:45:39.170
the opportunity to make a difference
1222
00:45:39.170 --> 00:45:41.883
and you and your career and where you go.
1223
00:45:43.410 --> 00:45:44.369
Thanks guys.
1224
00:45:44.369 --> 00:45:47.360
Nancy, do you want to do questions?
1225
00:45:47.360 --> 00:45:51.210
Sure. there are two, somebody asked,
1226
00:45:51.210 --> 00:45:53.150
why is out-of-state tuition
1227
00:45:53.150 --> 00:45:56.013
so much more expensive than in-state tuition?
1228
00:45:58.640 --> 00:45:59.473
Here I am.
1229
00:45:59.473 --> 00:46:01.460
Let me bring my video back.
1230
00:46:01.460 --> 00:46:02.293
Here I am.
1231
00:46:02.293 --> 00:46:04.650
So, I'm looking at that question
1232
00:46:04.650 --> 00:46:05.890
and I was thinking,
1233
00:46:05.890 --> 00:46:07.450
how do I answer that
1234
00:46:07.450 --> 00:46:08.650
to make it make sense.
1235
00:46:08.650 --> 00:46:11.333
Most of the schools that charge in-state,
1236
00:46:11.333 --> 00:46:13.070
and out-of-state tuition
1237
00:46:13.070 --> 00:46:14.240
they're state supported.
1238
00:46:14.240 --> 00:46:17.310
Meaning they get money from the state's government,
1239
00:46:17.310 --> 00:46:19.975
which is generated by tax revenue.
1240
00:46:19.975 --> 00:46:23.730
If you're not a resident of that state,
1241
00:46:23.730 --> 00:46:25.700
you haven't paid taxes in that state.
1242
00:46:25.700 --> 00:46:26.533
So you're not,
1243
00:46:26.533 --> 00:46:28.660
they're not generating revenue from that.
1244
00:46:28.660 --> 00:46:31.657
So, basically that school will charge you
1245
00:46:31.657 --> 00:46:33.780
an additional rate
1246
00:46:33.780 --> 00:46:36.560
because you're not a resident of that state,
1247
00:46:36.560 --> 00:46:38.540
paying taxes to help support that school.
1248
00:46:38.540 --> 00:46:40.650
So they're getting the support from you
1249
00:46:40.650 --> 00:46:41.630
out of the tuition,
1250
00:46:41.630 --> 00:46:43.150
where they're getting support from the student
1251
00:46:43.150 --> 00:46:44.430
that's in-state,
1252
00:46:44.430 --> 00:46:46.030
from their parents' tax revenue
1253
00:46:46.030 --> 00:46:47.130
and their income taxes
1254
00:46:47.130 --> 00:46:48.670
and all that stuff.
1255
00:46:48.670 --> 00:46:51.573
So it's kind of a, in a nutshell,
1256
00:46:52.530 --> 00:46:53.743
fast answer about it.
1257
00:46:55.650 --> 00:46:56.970
Okay. (clears throat)
1258
00:46:56.970 --> 00:46:58.950
And I always like to say,
1259
00:46:58.950 --> 00:47:00.460
when students come like
1260
00:47:00.460 --> 00:47:02.820
from Tennessee or Mississippi to us,
1261
00:47:02.820 --> 00:47:04.390
we charge them the same thing.
1262
00:47:04.390 --> 00:47:06.920
Like we do that (laughs) not the other way.
1263
00:47:06.920 --> 00:47:08.370
And since Jaye's here,
1264
00:47:08.370 --> 00:47:10.460
I'm gonna speak for her and say,
1265
00:47:10.460 --> 00:47:12.130
but don't just count the out-of-state schools
1266
00:47:12.130 --> 00:47:14.120
because you still can get scholarships
1267
00:47:14.120 --> 00:47:16.070
and a lot of our students get scholarships,
1268
00:47:16.070 --> 00:47:18.320
particularly at Mississippi State
1269
00:47:18.320 --> 00:47:20.570
that cover the out-of-state tuition.
1270
00:47:20.570 --> 00:47:22.630
So then it becomes just as affordable
1271
00:47:22.630 --> 00:47:24.020
as a state school.
1272
00:47:24.020 --> 00:47:25.830
Well, that's the second question says,
1273
00:47:25.830 --> 00:47:27.410
Will merit based scholarships
1274
00:47:27.410 --> 00:47:29.290
vary from in-state students
1275
00:47:29.290 --> 00:47:30.963
to out-of-state students?
1276
00:47:32.690 --> 00:47:36.450
With that, you all, depending on
1277
00:47:36.450 --> 00:47:38.460
if you're in-state student,
1278
00:47:38.460 --> 00:47:40.170
your scholarship may look a little different
1279
00:47:40.170 --> 00:47:42.200
if you were coming from out-of- state,
1280
00:47:42.200 --> 00:47:43.940
but our out-of-state scholarships,
1281
00:47:43.940 --> 00:47:46.840
we offer a nonresident tuition scholarship,
1282
00:47:46.840 --> 00:47:48.560
unless that changes for this year.
1283
00:47:48.560 --> 00:47:50.233
So let me just say that,
1284
00:47:51.903 --> 00:47:54.210
that scholarship can help cover
1285
00:47:54.210 --> 00:47:56.000
some of your out-of-state portion of tuition
1286
00:47:56.000 --> 00:47:58.020
as Ms. Crigger was saying.
1287
00:47:58.020 --> 00:48:01.760
And then we have academic excellent scholarship.
1288
00:48:01.760 --> 00:48:03.500
And then we also have others
1289
00:48:03.500 --> 00:48:04.970
that can be attached to that
1290
00:48:04.970 --> 00:48:06.567
as merit based scholarships.
1291
00:48:06.567 --> 00:48:11.490
So depending on,
1292
00:48:11.490 --> 00:48:12.323
it doesn't matter,
1293
00:48:12.323 --> 00:48:13.940
let's say you get a veterans waiver
1294
00:48:13.940 --> 00:48:18.130
and you don't have to pay the out-of-state tuition.
1295
00:48:18.130 --> 00:48:19.930
Then you will be looked at
1296
00:48:19.930 --> 00:48:21.320
as a in-state student
1297
00:48:21.320 --> 00:48:25.100
to cover the rest of the in-state portion of tuition.
1298
00:48:25.100 --> 00:48:28.600
But if we offer you a scholarship,
1299
00:48:28.600 --> 00:48:30.090
that'll go towards that.
1300
00:48:30.090 --> 00:48:33.370
So, if you have questions about this specifically,
1301
00:48:33.370 --> 00:48:34.440
please let me know
1302
00:48:34.440 --> 00:48:37.010
and I can most definitely help you with, but yes.
1303
00:48:37.010 --> 00:48:38.609
So they can be different
1304
00:48:38.609 --> 00:48:43.609
and vary from in-state to out-of-state students.
1305
00:48:43.950 --> 00:48:47.040
And just to tack on one thing to that Jaye,
1306
00:48:47.040 --> 00:48:49.310
when you think about merit scholarships,
1307
00:48:49.310 --> 00:48:51.750
I mean, this is money that's being given away freely
1308
00:48:51.750 --> 00:48:53.930
just for a score.
1309
00:48:53.930 --> 00:48:55.640
Merit scholarships are going to look different
1310
00:48:55.640 --> 00:48:57.630
for in-state versus out-of-state students.
1311
00:48:57.630 --> 00:48:58.463
And it makes sense
1312
00:48:58.463 --> 00:49:00.303
because if you're an in-state student,
1313
00:49:00.303 --> 00:49:03.250
your parents and you have already put so much money
1314
00:49:03.250 --> 00:49:05.950
into the economy.
1315
00:49:05.950 --> 00:49:09.960
So our in-state merit scholarships
1316
00:49:09.960 --> 00:49:11.810
are very much more generous
1317
00:49:11.810 --> 00:49:14.260
than our out-of-state scholarships.
1318
00:49:14.260 --> 00:49:16.970
Just look at your schools and check and see,
1319
00:49:16.970 --> 00:49:20.900
and everybody will have a cost of attendance.
1320
00:49:20.900 --> 00:49:23.220
It's mandated by the department of education
1321
00:49:23.220 --> 00:49:25.080
so that you can look at apples and apples
1322
00:49:25.080 --> 00:49:27.200
instead of looking at apples and oranges
1323
00:49:27.200 --> 00:49:29.048
and compare and see what we can do
1324
00:49:29.048 --> 00:49:30.280
to help you out.
1325
00:49:30.280 --> 00:49:32.200
'Cause that's what we wanna do.
1326
00:49:32.200 --> 00:49:33.033
We wanna help.
1327
00:49:34.120 --> 00:49:35.620
That's it for the questions.
1328
00:49:37.030 --> 00:49:42.030
Okay. So thanks to all the students who came today.
1329
00:49:42.940 --> 00:49:44.670
I hope that you learned a lot.
1330
00:49:44.670 --> 00:49:46.210
I think this has been really helpful
1331
00:49:46.210 --> 00:49:48.560
for all of this.
1332
00:49:48.560 --> 00:49:50.540
It's good for us to hear the updates too.
1333
00:49:50.540 --> 00:49:53.990
If you guys Ms. Wolfe is gonna be doing a session
1334
00:49:53.990 --> 00:49:56.993
at two o'clock in just a few minutes on Naviance,
1335
00:49:57.860 --> 00:50:00.100
requesting transcripts and then all the other things
1336
00:50:00.100 --> 00:50:01.090
you can do in Naviance.
1337
00:50:01.090 --> 00:50:02.542
So please come back and join us.
1338
00:50:02.542 --> 00:50:05.090
But I do want to remind you to reach out
1339
00:50:05.090 --> 00:50:06.322
to your admissions counselors.
1340
00:50:06.322 --> 00:50:10.180
The ones that are here today as you can see,
1341
00:50:10.180 --> 00:50:11.740
they're not scary people.
1342
00:50:11.740 --> 00:50:13.897
They, Jaye (laughs) except for Jaye.
1343
00:50:14.990 --> 00:50:16.100
But they just wanna help.
1344
00:50:16.100 --> 00:50:18.490
They do have a sense of humor also.
1345
00:50:18.490 --> 00:50:19.980
But they really wanna help.
1346
00:50:19.980 --> 00:50:23.130
Their whole job is to help you with their school.
1347
00:50:23.130 --> 00:50:24.499
And so they're happy to do that,
1348
00:50:24.499 --> 00:50:27.060
but if your school is not listed here,
1349
00:50:27.060 --> 00:50:28.170
or whoever was not here today,
1350
00:50:28.170 --> 00:50:29.240
and you have a question
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for one of those admissions counselors,
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you can find that information online
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or ask Ms. Wolfe and I.
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We'll help you get connected with them.
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But, very much thank you
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to all the admissions counselors
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for the time that you gave us today
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to help us learn about your schools.
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Thanks to everybody.
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Thank you Cary
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Thank you guys.
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Thank you guys.
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One of the students said, thank you too.