MISSISSIPPI HISPANICS IN HIGHER LEARNING
IMPORTANT DATES
These are some important dates to keep in mind to increase your chances of college acceptance and to obtain a scholarship or financial aid
IMPORTANT APPLICATION DATES
Apply to public universities EARLY. No recommendations or essays required for regular admission. Recommendations are only needed when applying to Honors Colleges.
● Miss. State: Shackouls Honors College: 3.8, 30 ACT gets automatic invitation to enroll; otherwise, must complete additional application.
● Univ. of Mississippi: Must apply to all selective programs (Honors College, CME, Lott Institute, Croft Institute) AFTER the regular application
● Mississippi College: Speed Scholarship covers full tuition (student must be admitted & housing fee submitted by December 2023)
Financial Aid: Pre-work & Resources
Prework
● Collect Relevant Tax Documents
● Create FSAID
○ Parent
○ Student College
Estimates
● Net Price Calculator
● MyinTuition
● FAFSA4caster
Scholarships links
● Get2College
● Scholly.com
● Fastweb.com
● Petersons.com
● Scholarships.com
● UNCF.org
● Bigfuture.org
● Collegeboard.org
● Niche.com
● U.S. Labor Department Scholarship Finder
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