Celina ISD -

Celina ISD is committed to preparing all students to graduate college, career and life ready!

College & Career Checklist

• Senior- 12th Grade Checklist (Coming Soon)

• Junior- 11th Grade Checklist (Coming Soon)

• Sophomore- 10th Grade Checklist (Coming Soon)

• Freshman- 9th Grade Checklist (Coming Soon)

Explore Career Opportunities

Explore opportunities based on your interest and work values, match characteristics of your current or most recent occupation with similar occupations, and find specific information such as the fastest growing jobs, levels of education, and training required, and average salaries.

• Explore careers using Texas Career Check

• Find a major & explore careers on The College Board's Big Future

• Launch my career: Click here

• Texas Workforce Commision (TWC)

• Careers in the Military

• ACT Education and Career Planning

Evaluate Expenses Against Careers

There are many user-friendly resources available to middle school and high school students to help you find and compare types of possible financial aid. Here are a few to get you started:

• Compare colleges and universities using College Scorecard

• Explore and compare College Options

• Texas Oncourse

College Visits

Students may have two school days to visit colleges/universities. Students must obtain a College Day Form prior to the visit and return it as instructed, in order to have the excused college day granted. The student, teachers, parent, institution and attendance must complete the College Visit Form, along with an official college seal. If seal is not available, documentation on letterhead must accompany request form. Business cards are not acceptable. Failure to follow this procedure will result in an unexcused absence. College Day Form

College Applications

• Apply Texas

• Common Application

• Adventures in Education

• NACAC- Breaking Down the Admission Process

Financial Aid

• Get Financial Aid Guidance

• Complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)

Compare Your Financial Aid Packages

• College Board / Big Future

• Savings Calculator

• Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan

• Family Guide to Saving for College

Scholarships

Many scholarship opportunities are available to high school students. While most of these opportunities are available all throughout their senior year, a number of scholarships are also available to students from 10th grade on. Below are some great resources / tools to use in finding scholarships.

• Local Scholarships

• Making the Most of your Scholarship Search

• Start earning micro-scholarships (beginning in the 9th grade to be awarded once you start college)

• College Board Opportunity Scholarships

• Apply for, track, and manage college financial aid using Red Kite

• College Scholarships for Seniors

• College Scholarships for Juniors

• Texas Scholarships

• Hispanic Scholarships

Military / Veteran Legacy Funding for Dependents

• Veteran Tuition Programs

College Readiness & TSIA2 (Texas Success Initiative Assessment 2.0)

The TSIA2 is designed to measure college readiness skills in the areas of reading, writing and math. If you are a student that is planning to enroll in college level coursework, you may need to take the TSI exam. Some students are EXEMPT from the TSI exam, provided they meet specific criteria. For more information about the TSI, visit: TSIA.Accuplacer.org and/or CollegeForAllTexans/TSI.

• Free Practice for the TSIA2

• Sample Questions: MATH, ELAR, ESSAY

• Student Informational Brochure

• Understanding Your Score

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• SAT vs. ACT Cheat Sheet

• Transcript Request Form