• 4 Year University Path

     

    So you’ve chosen the 4 year path to a degree program. Whether you are pursuing a degree in business, nursing, engineering, or general education, this will be an experience. Preparing to attend the university will require a lot of preparation. If you’re attending a school out of state or in Phoenix, planning is the key.

     

    Your next steps:

     

    _____ Attend College and Career Fair:

    • Wednesday Aug 27th 8:45a – 9:45a in the old gym
    • District Fair: Tuesday Sept. 23rd 5:30p – 7p in the new gym

    Gather additional information of additional schools or re-visit previously viewed schools

     

    _____ Apply to a 4 year college/university: (Aug – Oct for early admission)

    • If you are planning on attending a university in AZ, go directly to the schools website.
    • If you are planning on attending a university out of state you have a couple of options:
      • You can apply for multiple schools through www.commonapp.org – just so you are prepared, this can be a lengthy process.
        • AFHS is a “Gear Up” school, this is a fee waiver for the application
      • Or go directly to your preferred schools .edu website
      • As you are completing the university application, you will select your degree program, input your grades from your freshman year to current. *It will be helpful to have a printed copy of your official transcript.
      • You will need to know, your unweighted gpa, class rank, number of students in the class and your ACT score.

     

    _____ Create your FSA-ID: (Aug - May)

    • Go to: www.studentaid.gov
      • You will need to know your social security number
      • This steps takes approximately 5 – 10 minutes
      • FSA is the first step in the FAFSA process. FAFSA helps you pay for school.

     

    _____ Apply for the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) (Oct – May)

    • Return to www.studentaid.gov
      • Login with your username and password created previously
      • You will need to know:
        • Your parent/guardian(s) ssn, legal first and last name, phone and personal email address.

     

    ____ College application (general admission cycle) (Oct – May)

    • Apply at the schools website or use the common app website
    • See the information from the early application section for info needed
    • ASU, NAU, & UA have an application and FAFSA completion deadline in late January (dates may vary). This completion date is a requirement to be eligible for many of their respective schools' scholarships.

     

    ____ College signing day – May 1st.

    • Committing to a school
    • Take a photo with your school choice during lunch

     

    ____ Paying for college/university: (Aug – July)

    • Most college/universities will provide scholarship dollars based on your unweighted gpa
    • Complete your FAFSA
    • Apply for scholarships through various scholarship search engines. Click on the QR to direct you to the CCC website
    • Go to the class of 2026 Google Classroom for daily updates of new scholarships
    • Local scholarships will be available beginning in February. *Several of the scholarships are only awarded to AFHS students!
    • Many of the universities will have their own scholarship search engines on their websites

     

    ____ Graduate high school
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