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College and Career Center
FDR’s College and
Career Center
What is the College
and Career Center?
Franklin D. Roosevelt High School, wants every student
to have access to opportunities for growth after high school. Whether this
means attending a four-year university, enrolling in community college, earning
a professional certification at a trade school, or enlisting in the military,
the College and Career Center contains resources for every Roosevelt student to
explore his or her future.
Where is the College
and Career Center (CCC)
The FDR CCC is located on the first floor, in room 115. It
is across from the ROTC stairwell, and just around the corner from both the
main office and the counselor’s office.
Who can help me in
the college center?
The College and Career Center is
open and available to you, as long as you have a teacher, counselor, or other
school employee to help you.
The primary people to contact are:
Dr. Charna Jackson, Counselor
E-mail: CMatthews-Nero@dallasisd.org
Mr. Brooks Barber, College Access Partner,
The Princeton Review:
Brooks.Barber@review.com
What kinds of things can I do in the College and Career Center?
The CCC offers a wide variety of resources and advice:
- Explore career and subject interests through Naviance and Career Cruising
- Apply to college through Apply Texas or the Common App
- Receive hands on college application and admissions assistance
- Search for scholarship opportunities
- Help with writing essays for scholarships and college applications
- Utilize The Princeton Review materials to prepare for SAT and ACT exams
- Complete financial aid applications such as the FAFSA and TASFA
- Study for the ASVAB, the military entrance exam
- Connect with college, military, and professional representatives
- And much more!!!
This program is an integral part of the FDR campaign to motivate and raise awareness among students and families about the benefits of higher education and how to prepare for college academically and financially.
Resources:
The following online resources will help you navigate the
process of researching, applying to, and paying for college:
College search:
- Individual college websites
- Youtube the college name
Applying to college:
- https://www.applytexas.org/adappc/gen/c_start.WBX -- for most Texas colleges
- https://www.commonapp.org/ -- for colleges outside of Texas, and some Texas private schools
- http://www.eduinconline.com/ -- for Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Paying for college:
- https://fafsa.ed.gov/ -- Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) – grants and loans
- https://fsaid.ed.gov/npas/index.htm -- Application for Federal Student Aid ID for both parents and students
- http://www.collegeforalltexans.com/index.cfm?objectid=D465D848-EA0F-C0EA-5209BC8C89262877 -- College for all Texans is a great resource, and this page offers electronic copies of the TASFA application, the financial aid for those who are not US citizens or permanent residents
- http://www.fastweb.com/ -- scholarship website – set up an account and they send you apps
- https://www.scholarships.com/ -- similar to fastweb – sign up and receive emails with links
- /Page/207 -- Dallas ISD local scholarships page – updates frequently