Do you know what tasks need to be completed during the college admission process? Would you like to learn more about ways to earn scholarship money? Have you wondered if your child should take dual credit classes? Listen as NSA’s College Guidance Counselor Anita Walters provides information about college admissions, scholarship research, and dual credit classes. Hear as she shares advice, tips, and free resources for students and parents.
Show Notes:
2:16 – There is a lot of anxiety on the parent and student side as far as college planning. “I really enjoy getting to help calm those nerves.”
3:38 on our website, www.northstar-academy.org click on ‘Academics’ and you can find the Junior/Senior checklist under Guidance Services. This is available to everyone.
4:18 -Junior/Senior toolkit –this is a miniature course available for free to every NSA Junior and Senior.
5:40 – Preparing for College Admission – This course is great for any student including students at other schools. This course will walk the parent and student through the college admission process.
The class covers all of these and more:
- Choosing interests
- Spiritual gifts and how you can use them
- Choosing a major
- Choosing a college
- Writing an essay
- Preparing the actual application
- Deadlines
- Scholarships
8:14 – “The biggest question I get is on scholarships. How to get scholarships and how to look for them.”
There are many types of scholarships:
- State based
- Financial aid from the government
- International
- College scholarships from the school you want to attend
- Private scholarships
9:58 – Where am I going to go to college? We help you narrow your choice down to 5-8 colleges.
10:30 – November is the early decision time deadline when a lot of scholarship forms are due.
11:35 – 9th grade – & 10th grade you need to work with our guidance office to help you plan what courses you want to take based on what colleges you want to go to.
12:58 – The Junior/Senior checklist encourages students to have their 5-8 colleges by the end of their Junior year.
13:30 – What happens if a student doesn’t stay on track? A lot of scholarships require volunteer hours. If you don’t know this, you can’t plan ahead and get them done. Also, following the checklist, allows you to see when your student needs to take the ACT or SAT since they have to have a certain score for some scholarships.
16:10 – Things to consider when choosing a college:
- Climate seems to be a big deal for International students
- Location – state side students
- Size of the school
17:55 – What’s the difference in AP courses & dual credit
AP courses – college level courses where you can get credit from the college board if you take the AP test and get a certain score
18:32 -NSA has a partnership with Colorado Christian University. They have approved some of our AP courses. Students take our course and fill out forms for CCU and they can get college credit for those courses.
21:20 – Call us and we can give you information about NSA. Our ph# is 662-892-4380
23:00 – If your school doesn’t offer an AP course and you want to take one with us, you can do that. NSA is super flexible. You can take any course at any time.
24:56 – Most students are going to visit 2-3 colleges. “I usually suggest that you plan at least 2 visits between Junior & Senior year.”
*International Students – can go on virtual tours if they can’t get to the US to visit
Anita Walters
College Guidance Counselor at NorthStar Academy
Anita Walters serves as the College Guidance Counselor at NorthStar Academy. She has a bachelor’s degree in education from Delta State University. She earned National Board Teacher Certification in Library Media in 2012. She lives in Southaven, MS with husband Jeff, and children Landon & Anna. She likes to read, play cards, and hang out with family in her spare time.
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