POST HIGH SCHOOL YEAR
These pages include college, yeshiva & seminary information
for the year after being in Israel
If you have more than 1 teen post high school at the same time
you will need to create separate files for each of them
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College Applications | FAFSA | State Grants | Cal Grants |
Selecting a program for your daughter | Selecting a program for your son
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COLLEGE APPLICATIONS
- Most teens apply to a college so they have an option ready for when they return
- It is a good idea to apply to several colleges
- Colleges have deadlines when the applications have to be completed
- These deadlines are usually in the fall while the seminaries
& yeshivas have later deadlines - Since most high schools have a Guidance Counselor or staff member assigned to assist parents in undertanding the college application process we are not including all of those
details on this page - The tasks that are necessary for both college & Israel
programs will be discussed on this page
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FAFSA
- FAFSA is a government program that assists you in getting scholarships for college & Israel programs
- FAFSA forms are available on line at www.fafsa.ed.gov starting January 1st
- The process will go faster if you have your high school code & the codes of the colleges
where you are applying - All FAFSA forms must be completed by March 1st
- A High School Graduation Certification Form must be filled out when you graduate
- If you did not graduate high school but instead passed the alifornia High School Proficiency Examination (CHSPE) or
the General Education Development Test (GED), a passing score
on either one of these tests is considered the equivalent of high school graduation.
- This application has to be renewed every year
- If you don't utilize the scholarships awarded in a given year,
you need to complete a
'Leave of Absence' report which is found on the website associated with your grant
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FAFSA FINANCIAL VERIFICATION
If your application is marked for verification
- Be prepared to submit current year's taxes & additional financial information
- You may lose a scholarship if you wait too long to send in what they require
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STATE GRANTS
- States have different deadlines for their State Grants so it's better if you do everything as
early as possible & no later than January 30th - The FAFSA website has a Student Aid Deadlines feature
- The CAL GRANTS for California
residents are detailed below
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CAL GRANTS
- These grants are only for California residents who will attend a school in California next year
or after they return from their year in Israel - GPA'S of B- or better must be sent in by the high school by the deadline the beginning
of March for both 4 year & 2 year colleges - If the Guidance Counselor can't send the GPA electronically then you must mail it by REGISTERED MAIL to arrive by the beginning of March
- Deadline for additional community college awards is the beginning of September
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FAFSA ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURES
- You will receive an acceptance letter
- Make sure you keep the original because you may need more copies
- If teen is spending a year in Israel request a deferment
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FINDING THE RIGHT PROGRAM FOR YOUR DAUGHTER
Programs for your son follow below
- Check out all the possibilities by visiting www.SeminaryCentral.com
- Not all programs are on Seminary Central
- Speak to the principal, guidance counselor, torah studies teachers & youth group leaders about which school would be a good fit for your daughter
- Not every wants a program with 8 torah studies classes daily
- If your daughter doesn't like any of the recommendations, be prepared to ask around in your community & look on-line for other programs
- There are seminaries & progams that have art &/or music classes & others have volunteeropportunities as part of their program
- Some schools send representative to the US to speak at high schools about their programs
- Some representatives interview prospective students
- If you live in a small community you can set up a computer interview using SKYPE, a free program you can download onto your computer
- If you are orthodox make sure to check out the claims of organizations who are conservative who claim they have an orthodox program because not everyone's description of orthodox i
s the same - Thru Facebook & Twitter your daughter may find out information about the students going on the program she is considering which may change her mind about the program
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FINDING THE RIGHT PROGRAM FOR YOUR SON
Speak to the principal, guidance counselor, torah studies
Rabbis & teachers & youth group leaders
about which program would be a good fit for your son
- Some schools send representatives to the US to speak about their programs
- Some interview prospective students
- If you live in a small community, you can set up a computer interview using SKYPE, a free program you can download onto your computer
- If you are orthodox make sure to check out the claims of organizations who are conservative who claim to have an orthodox program as well because not everyone's description
of orthodox is the same - Thru Facebook & Twitter your son may find out information about the students going on the program he is considering which may change his mind about the program
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College Applications | FAFSA | State Grants | Cal Grants
Selecting a program for your daughter | Selecting a program for your son
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