GENERAL APPLICATIONS

The Texas Common Application (used by all Texas public universities) www.applytexas.org , the Common Application for Catholic Colleges, and the Common Application (used by many selective and private schools) www.commonapp.org may be completed once online and submitted to several schools.  This saves a great deal of time and effort in the application process.  See Mrs. Schmidt if you have questions regarding these applications.

APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID!!! In order to apply for financial aid for college or career school and for most state and institutional aid, you must submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Go online to apply at FAFSA on the Web at www.fafsa.ed.gov.

There is an Internet site for TEXAS INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES www.TEXASMENTOR.ORG.  Through this site you may apply to schools via the Internet, check admission requirements, take campus tours, set up e-mail accounts with schools, etc.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID

Start your scholarship search at www.fastweb.com Information on scholarship opportunities also at http://www.uiw.edu/finaid/grantschol.html and Scholarship America and San Antonio Area Foundation Check out online workshops at http://www.uiw.edu/finaid/onlinewkshps.html

Visit the IWHS Guidance office to search through the scholarship binder. Many opportunities from corporations, businesses, as well as colleges and universities, are offered.

11/09/09: Latest scholarships and financial aid opportunities 11/23/09: Archbishop Gomez Scholarship for Brainpower students. Dr. Louis J. Agnese, Jr., president of the University of the Incarnate Word, announced the creation of the Archbishop José Gomez Scholarship on November 21, 2009.  The scholarship will be awarded to students graduating from a San Antonio Archdiocesan Catholic high school beginning May 2010 who choose to attend UIW.   Graduates from Incarnate Word High School and St. Anthony Catholic High School, UIW Brainpower Connection schools, will be awarded$3,000 per year ($12,000 over four years) and graduates of other San Antonio Catholic high schools will be awarded $2,000 per year ($8,000 over four years) to attend UIW. This scholarship is non-transferable.  Student must be enrolled as a first-time, full-time freshman at the University of the Incarnate Word.  The scholarship covers traditional tuition only; online and ADCaP programs are not included.  Room, board and fees are not included.  The scholarship does not guarantee admission to the University of the Incarnate Word.  Recipient must meet and satisfy all normal admission requirements.  Once enrolled, recipient must maintain continuous full-time enrollment and a 2.0 GPA to retain eligibility. For more information on this scholarship, please contact the school counselor’s office or the Dean of Preparatory School at ochoad@uiwtx.edu.

REMINDERS

UIW application fee is waived for all IWHS students.

St. Mary's will waive the application fee if your application is submitted by December 1.

If you are applying to Texas A&M, College Station, and you are not in the top 10% of your class, YOUR APPLICATION MUST BE IN THE A&M COMPUTER SYSTEM BEFORE THANKSGIVING if you want to be in the first round review.

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