The percentage of seniors from the selected cohort who apply for college using Apply Texas with be 100% and 1 more... less...
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Percent of Seniors who have completed at least one current ApplyTexas application or college application
Current Value
99%
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Comparison
Story Behind the Curve
Negative Factors:
- Students lack knowledge about the true cost of college - Students don't realize they are poor
- Students do not have the writing skills to complete the essay portions quickly/painlessly
- TIME - liaisons can't focus as much time on Scholarships
- No database of local scholarships (no common application)
- Letters of recommendation are hard to come by
- ESSAYS!!
- Scholarships are not targeted to our students (Part-time students)
- Students don't realize they are poor
Positive Factors:
- Saturday School =captive audience
- Overachievers - students are ready to go
- Schools have a list on website (slightly incomplete, but it's a good starting point)
- Pre-written rec letters
- Starting before senior year
Partners
What Works
| Low Cost/No Cost -Building well-rounded students (community service) -Compile list of scholarships -Workshops -Create relationships with English teachers -College cost calculator/ worksheet (Texas Reality Check) -Weekly PL bulletin board featuring college (include college cost) -Scholarship bucket (ordered by due date) - update excel worksheet | Out of Box -Contacting local scholarships and trying to reason -New scholarships that address the needs of our students - |
| Promising Practices | Other research needed -Are other schools not completing applications? |
Action Plan
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