Seniors: College Tips

Emanie Montgomery, Reporter|October 6, 2019

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Accepted! Seniors Billy Gibbs (l) and Emanie Montgomery (r) show off their letters of acceptance from Arkansas State University.

Not sure what college to apply to? Here are some options:

Arkansas Near Arkansas HBCU
University of Arkansas  University of Memphis Spelman College
Hendrix College Texas Christian University Morehouse College
Henderson State University University of North Texas Howard University
Southern Arkansas University University of Louisiana Monroe Hampton University 
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Rice University Jackson State University
Arkansas Tech University Texas A&M Fisk University
Arkansas State University (Jonesboro/ Beebe) Baylor University Clark Atlanta University
Central Baptist College University of Tulsa Grambling State University
University of Central Arkansas Oklahoma State University Southern University A&M
Harding University Blue Mountain State Dillard University
Shorter College Mississippi State University Morgan State University
Philander Smith University University of Mississippi Bethune- Cookman University
U of A at Pulaski Technical College Louisiana State University Florida A&M University
Arkansas Baptist College Louisiana Tech University Tuskegee University
University of Arkansas in Pine Bluff Truman State University Alabama State University
John Brown University Drury University Tennessee State University
University of the Ozarks Crowder College Xavier University of Louisiana
Ouachita Baptist University Vanderbilt University Bowie State University
Williams Baptist College Rhodes College Prairie View A&M University

 

  • Keep in mind FAFSA opened on October 1, 2019 (https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa)

 

Get that money! Check out these opportunities for scholarship aid (FAFSA opened on October 1, 2019 (https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa):

Scholarship Name Deadline Website
Coca- Cola Scholarship October 31, 2019 https://www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org
Ron Brown Scholarship November 1, 2019 https://www.ronbrown.org/section/apply/program-description
Blacks at Microsoft March 8, 2020 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/diversity/programs/blacks-scholarships.aspx
NSHSS Foundation STEM Scholarship October 15, 2019 https://nshssfoundation.org/scholarships/stem-scholarships/
Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition October 31, 2019 https://www.vfw.org/community/youth-and-education/youth-scholarships
Travel is Education Scholarship January 31, 2020 https://acis.com/students/scholarships-fundraising/
“Celebrate the West” High School Art Competition April 30, 2020 http://westgov.org/celebrate-the-west