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D101

Parents and students can book appointments. Students can also walk-in before or after school and during their lunch or off periods.

Jennifer Carse

College and Career Specialist

281-229-7353

jcarse@dickinsonisd.org

COM Enrollment Coaches

409-933-8679

dualcredit@com.edu

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TSI Requirement:

If your SAT or ACT score for English/EBRW or Math do not meet the college readiness requirement for your attending college, the institution will require a TSI test for English and Math Placement.

TSI Score Report Tips:

Student ID will be your COM ID if taken for dual credit and your DHS ID if taken for college readiness junior year.
Student Institution will be either College of the Mainland if taken for dual credit or Dickinson High School if given for college readiness junior year.

College and University Standardized Testing Requirement

Many college and universities are not requiring SAT or ACT scores for admission. To know if the college you are applying to has gone "test optional", visit their admissions web page. Although a college entrance exam (SAT/ACT) may not be required, a college course placement test (TSI) may still be required.

Fees

Took the SAT with a Fee Waiver:

Free college application fee waivers are in your college board account once your scores are available.

Forgot to get a fee waiver, but qualify:

Access the NACAC fee waiver form and have it signed by your counselor.

letters of rec

Complete the Student Brag Sheet Survey in Naviance prior to asking a counselor for a letter of recommendation.

Access the Survey under About Me>Surveys From Your School>Student Brag Sheet Survey

essay

Check each colleges webpage for essay requirements.

Texas A&M University and University of Texas Essay Prompt for Fall 2023:

“Tell us your story. What unique opportunities or challenges have you experienced throughout your high school career that have shaped who you are today?"

Common App Essay Prompts 22-23

HS Transcript

Official Transcript Request Instructions:

College Application
- The college must be added as “applying to” before requesting transcript
  - Adding a College:
    - Click on Colleges Tab
    - Click on Colleges I’m applying to
    - Click on + sign
    - Select College
    - Click “Add and Request Transcript”
    - Select Initial
    - SAT and ACT scores must be sent by the testing company. Selecting these in additional materials will not prompt them to be sent.
    - Click “Request and Finish”
  - If the college is already added:
  - Click on Colleges Tab
  - Select “Apply to College”, then “Manage Transcripts”
  - Click on + sign
  - Select “College Application Transcript”
  - Select “Initial”
  - SAT and ACT scores must be sent by the testing company. Selecting these in additional materials will not prompt them to be sent.
  - Click “Request and Finish”
Other Transcript Requests
Click on Colleges Tab
Select “Apply to College”, then “Manage Transcripts”
Click on + sign Select “Other Transcript”
Select “Initial”
Type in the desired address carefully
DO NOT request a transcript unless you want one sent; the requests go directly to the registrar to process and send.
Transcript Status
- Select Click on Colleges Tab
- Select “Apply to College”, then “Manage Transcripts”
- “Mailed” will change from pending to the date it was sent
Unofficial Transcripts are available in the portfolio section of Skyward

STEPS AFTER GETTING ACCEPTED

Step1: Check the email used on your application

Step 2: Set up accounts for accepted colleges' portals

Step 3: Start checking your accepted university/college emails

Step 4: Send Bacterial Meningitis Shot Record

Step 5: Take College Course Placement Exams (TSI, Accuplacer, Calculus Readiness Exam)

Step 6: Following up with Financial Aid through your University/College Portal

Step 7: Accept Admissions and Pay Enrollment Fee through your University/College portal

Step 8: Complete the Housing Application and pay the housing deposit

Step 9: Attend the New Student Orientation

Step 10: Register for Fall classes

Study

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Registration

SAT Fee Waiver:

You're eligible for fee waivers if you say "yes" to any of the following:

You're enrolled in or eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP).
Your annual family income falls within the Income Eligibility Guidelines set by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service.

You're enrolled in a federal, state, or local program that aids students from low-income families (e.g., Federal TRIO programs such as Upward Bound).

Your family receives public assistance. You live in federally subsidized public housing or a foster home, or are homeless.

You are a ward of the state or an orphan.

Go to D101 to get a fee waiver before registering

GET 4 FREE SAT SCORE SENDS:

After registering, select SEND SCORES WHEN AVAILABLE on the MySAT dashboard to send your scores automatically to 4 colleges for free.
You can use your free score reports up to 11:59 p.m., U.S. Eastern Time, nine days after the test.
Sending scores after the deadline above without a fee waiver will cost $12 per college.

TSI/TSIA2 Requirement:

If your SAT or ACT score for English/EBRW or Math do not meet the college readiness requirement for your attending college, the institution will require a TSI/TSIA2 test for English and Math Placement.
You will need to test at your attending college or request a voucher from your attending college to test at another approved testing site unless you have qualifying test scores from COM for dual credit or college readiness testing at DHS.

Accessing TSI/TSIA2 Score Report Tips:

Go to: https://studentportal.accuplacer.org/#/studentisr
Student ID will be your COM ID if taken for dual credit and your DHS ID if taken for college readiness junior year.
Student Institution will be either College of the Mainland if taken for dual credit or Dickinson High School if given for college readiness junior year.

ACT Fee Waiver:

Meet one or more of the indicators of economic need listed below:

• Enrolled in a federal free or reduced-price lunch program at school, based on US Department of Agriculture (USDA) income levels (see table).

• Enrolled in a program for the economically disadvantaged (for example, a federally funded program such as GEAR UP or Upward Bound). Note: If the student participates in a program, but is not economically disadvantaged, they are not eligible for a fee waiver.

• Resides in a foster home, is a ward of the state, or is homeless.

• Family receives low-income public assistance or lives in federally subsidized public housing.

• Family’s total annual income is at or below USDA levels for free or reduced-price lunches on the USDA Food and Nutrition Service website.

Go to D101 to get a fee waiver before registering

Instructions for Scholarship section of Naviance:

Select the Colleges Tab > Scholarships & Money>Scholarship List

Place a check mark in each box next to a scholarship you are interested in
Review the eligibility criteria to determine whether you can apply
APPLY!

FINANCIAL AID

Financial Aid Applications for seniors starting with the graduating class of 2023 are required for graduation. If a student will not be attending a college, trade school, or university, a financial aid opt out form.

Download file

FAFSA Tips:

FAFSA opens October 1 for following aid year
Review the documents below for the items you will need and the questions that will be asked
Make sure your parent and you create your FSA ID before starting the online application
Use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool
After your application is processed, read your Student Aid Report (SAR)
On your SAR, look for if you have been selected for verification. If selected, be on the look out for requests from your colleges for additional documents needed.

Download file

Get assistance with the FAFSA by using MeetWyatt, you personal FAFSA assistance chatbot:

https://www.getfafsahelp.org/

Dual Credit is a program that allows high school students to enroll in college classes for credit prior to high school graduation that can be applied towards high school and college graduation. The college credits can be transferred to other colleges or universities. Check prospective colleges transfer policy prior to registering for dual credit.

Collegiate High School (CHS) helps students earn an associate degree while simultaneously completing a high school diploma. Students save time and money on higher education. College of the Mainland (COM) waives 40 percent of tuition and fees for CHS students.

CHS is an exciting place for responsible, mature teens who are ready for the academic challenge of college-level courses. Students entering this program are considered college students. High school procedures will not be followed in the college classes and college professors follow their own grading and attendance procedures. Professors do not send progress reports and other parental notifications home. Students must be mature and self-motivated to be successful. Dickinson High School will require a student determined to be unsuccessful in the Collegiate High School Program to return to Dickinson High School in order to ensure high school graduation.