UB tuned in Stay up to date with all Upward Bound news! follow us on Facebook & Twitter @vhccupwardbound March 2023 We will continue our career & financial planning series this month: Meeting information will be on social media, sent in a Remind text, & an email each week If you are not getting this information, please let us know! YOU ARE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT CAREER & FINANCIAL PLANNING Weekly meetings DON'T FORGET ABOUT YOUR KEEP UP WITH YOUR ACTION STEPS AND STAY ON TRACK TO COMPLETE YOUR GOALS BY APRIL 21!!
dates & events:
SENIORS WHO WILL BE ATTENDING VHCC:
March 27: Enrollment for Summer & Fall 2023 begins! VHCC Advisors will have days scheduled at your high school to help you with your VHCC class schedule Be watching for the dates and times!
VIRTUAL EVENTS:
March 8: Road to Senior Year @ 8pm9pm www coalitionforcollegeaccess org/event/ road-senior-year
March 14: VHCC Nurse Ready @ 7pm (zoom) https://nurseready.paperform.co/
March 19: Virtual College Fair @ 1pm6pm www nacacattend org/fairs
March 28: Decoding your Financial Ai Offer @ 8pm-9pm www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org/ev decoding-financial-aid-2023
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INVITE A FRIEND TO FILL OUT AN UPWARD BOUND APPLICATION! https://botform compansol com/230164669173055
March 24: New student applications are due!
SCORE observations are getting organized! Some students will be completing their observations during Spring Break, and some have been contacted with alternate dates Each student who is participating in SCORE will need to set up an individual meeting with us before their scheduled observation. We will be in contact with you soon to set this up, so keep an eye on your email! Please contact us if you have any questions!
If you plan to take the SAT this semester, here are the dates:
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Applications have been received! You will need to set up an individual meeting with us to start planning your project! Check your email for more information!
dates & events:
ETSU Open House
Saturday, April 15
Mark your calendars for our next college visit! We will be visiting East Tennessee State University!
Use the QR Code to fill out the required Upward Bound forms. You will receive an email with a link to register for the actual event at ETSU
Please have your forms/registration completed by april 3!!
Quick Facts about ETSU
Located in Johnson City, TN
Nearly 14,000 students from 50+ countries and all 50 states
Nationally ranked for the least amount of student debt
166 highly respected academic programs, many nationally ranked 250 student organizations to help you find your place and your people
Nineteen Division 1 athletic teams competing in the Southern Conference And with gorgeous lakes, rivers, and hiking and biking trails nearby including more than 100 miles of the Appalachian Trail there is always something new to explore.
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March & April Scholarship Deadlines
Mar 1: Teen Alzheimer's Awareness Scholarship (Alzheimer’s Foundation of America) https://alzfdn.org/young-leaders-of-afa/alzheimers-awareness-scholarship/
Mar 3: George E. Allen Academic Scholarship
https://www.allenandallen.com/about/community-involvement/scholarships/george-e-allenscholarship/gea-app/
Mar 3: Granville P. Meade Scholarship https://www.doe.virginia.gov/parents-students/forstudents/graduation/granville-p-meade-scholarship
Mar 7: Doodle for Google Scholarship https://doodles google com/d4g/how-it-works/
Mar 11: Weedon Memorial High School Essay Contest Please see your Guidance Office for more information.
Mar 11: The Society of the Cincinnati (in the State of Virginia) Scholarship
http://thecollegecompanion com/the-society-of-cincinnati-in-the-state-of-virginiascholarship/
Mar 13-31: Virginia Bankers' Association Bank Day Scholarship Program
www.vabankers.org/person/vba-bank-day-scholarship-program
Mar 15: Rich Murray Journalism Scholarship
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Mar 31: Janice M Scott Memorial Scholarship https://jmscottmemorialfund org/apply/
Mar 27: Virginia School Counselor Association Student Scholarship https://vsca org/page18198
Mar 29: Southwest Virginia Alliance for Manufacturing Scholarship https://swvam.org/svamscholarship/
April 2: ScholarSHPE (for Hispanic students in the STEM field) https://www.shpe.org/students/scholarshpe
April 5: Ann Ford Scholarship https://www.ncld.org/what-we-do/scholarships/anne-fordscholarship/
April 5: Allegra Ford Thomas Scholarship https://www ncld org/what-we-do/scholarships/allegraford-thomas-scholarship/
April 15: College JumpStart Scholarship http://www.jumpstart-scholarship.net/
April 21: Virginia's Soil & Water Conservation Scholarship https://vaswcd org/student-scholarships
April 30: Let Grow's Think For Yourself Scholarship https://letgrow.org/program/think-foryourself-scholarship/
Rolling Deadline: Employment BOOST Scholarship https://employmentboost com/scholarship/
