2020/2021 SAT/ACT Test Dates

SAT – www.collegeboard.org

ACT – www.actstudent.org

*Given at PCHS

**Late fee waived

Students MUST bring their own pencils, calculator, mask, picture ID and printed admission

ticket

SAT Test Date Registration Deadline

Late Registra-tion Deadline

(extra fee)

ACT Test Date Registration Deadline

Late Registra-tion Deadline

(extra fee)

Sept 26 Aug 26 Sept 15** Oct 24 Sept 18 Sept 19-Oct 2**

Oct 3* Sept 4 Sept 15**

Nov 7 Oct 7 Oct 20 Dec 12 Nov 6 Nov 7-Nov 20

Dec 5 Nov 8 Nov 19 Feb 6 Jan 8 Jan 9-Jan 15

March 13* Feb 12 Feb 23 April 17 Mar 12 Mar 13-Mar 26

May 8 Apr 8 Apr 20 June 12 May 7 May 8-May 21

June 5 May 6 May 18 July 17 June 18 June 19-June 25

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

SAT/ACT Dates…………………...1

GA Futures .............................. 2

Scholarship Info ...................... 2

Important Dates…………………..2

College Admission Deadlines .. 4

Peach State Tour………………….4

PROBE Virtual Tour……………..4

Class of 2021 Newsletter

***Find your HOPE GPA

***Apply to college

***Request your transcript

***Apply for HOPE

***Complete your FAFSA beginning Oct. 1 (www.fafsa.ed.gov)

***Complete your scholarship profile to search for

scholarships

***And much, much more!!

Check out these videos…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tt6TsK9khk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zGWvtCtQcU

Join their YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/GAfutures/videos

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION!!

Georgia Farm Bureau Scholarship for Agriculture

www.gfbfoundation.org/aitc_scholarships.html

Scholarship America

https://scholarshipamerica.org

Fast Web

www.fastweb.com

Chegg

www.chegg.com

Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation

http://www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org/applicants/#programs

Prudential Spirit of Community Award

http://spirit.prudential.com/view/page/soc

The Dream Scholarship

http://www.thedream.us/scholarships/national-scholarship/

Honors Grad U—Design a Better Future

https://www.honorsgradu.com/scholarship/

100+ No Essay Scholarships (and more!)

https://collegelifemadeeasy.com/college-tips/scholarships/

WWW.GAFUTURES.ORG

Want to stay informed about all things PCHS Class of 2021????

Text @picohs21 to 81010 2

Useful Links…

http://www.campustours.com/

www.collegeboard.org

www.actstudent.org

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search

https://jlvcollegecounseling.com

Important Upcoming Dates!! Sept. 174—Senior picture make ups

Oct. 2—Y.book increases to $75

Oct. 3—SAT at PCHS (register at www.collegeboard.org)

Oct. 8—Early Release

Oct. 12-16—Fall Break

Oct. 21—Info. about cap and gown and invitations

Nov. 5 & 6—Herff Jones here during lunch and until 6m on the 5th

Nov. 7—Herff Jones here for cap & gown orders 9am-12pm

Dec. 7—Herff Jones here dur-ing lunch for last minute Sen-ior orders

Nov. 23-27—Thanksgiving

Dec. 2—Herff Jones here during lunch (last day for or-ders with no late fee)

Dec. 14-16—Final Exams

Dec. 16—Last day to pre-purchase a yearbook for $75

Feb. 9—ASVAB

Feb. 11—Early Release

Feb. 15-19—Winter Break

Feb. 22-March 10—Ybooks on sale for $80

Feb. 25—Info virtually to 10th graders about class ring orders

March 18—Herff Jones here to deliver Senior invitations

April 29—Cap and gown delivery

May 3-14—AP Testing

May 22—Graduation

The Georgia Virtual Probe

College Fair 2020

This year the PROBE College Fair will be virtual! The virtual fall tour will occur in two mini-fairs during the evenings of:

October 5-7

November 2

November 4-5

Students can register at gaprobe.org/students

Parents can sign up for info at gaprobe.org/parents

Interested juniors & seniors are invited to learn more about

Georgia Tech, Georgia State University and the University of

Georgia during their Virtual Peach State Tour Information

Session. This is a FREE and open to ALL high school students

and their families, but space is limited! Register here to se-

cure your spot ASAP!

College Application Season Has Begun!

It’s time to start the college application process! Many applications can

be completed online, but paper applications may also be available for

students who are submitting application fee waivers. If you took the SAT

or ACT with a waiver last year, you are eligible for up to 4 college appli-

cation fee waivers. You must check with the college to see if they accept

application fee waivers.

When applying to a college, you must do the following:

Complete the application

Send you SAT/ACT scores electronically to the college

Request that your high school transcript is sent to the college. You

can do that through www.gafutures.org or visit the counseling office.

Some colleges have Early Action/

Decision Deadlines.

A few are listed below:

Early Action:

Auburn—Sept. 15

UGA—Oct. 15

GA Tech—Oct. 15

Ga College—Oct. 15

Kennesaw—Nov. 2

Mercer—Nov. 15

Univ. of North GA—Nov. 15

GA State—Nov. 15

Early Decision (binding):

Emory—Nov. 1