Great Chance to Get Involved

We had our first meeting of IMPACT this morning. IMPACT is a club at the high school for students with a passion for making a difference.

The club is open to ALL students. 

Some activities we have done in the past...

• Trick or Treat for UNICEF
• Operation Christmas Child
• Gnomes for the Elderly
• Easter Seals Week
• Tie Blankets for residents at Evergreen

Click here or on picture for all the details

Illinois Colleges with NO Application Fee

Some colleges are offering no application fees. That means it will cost you $0 to apply to these colleges. You can't beat that deal!

Augustana College                        Aurora University

Bradley University                         Eastern Illinois University

Elmhurst University                       Illinois College                  

Illinois Wesleyan University           Lewis University             

Loyola University Chicago             McKendree University      

Monmouth College                        University of Illinois Springfield

ISAC Guide to Programs

This handy guide explains many of the available programs and grants available through ISAC (IL Student Assistance Commission). Explanation of the following programs includes:

• 
  MAP Grant
• IL Veteran Grant
• IL National Guard Grant
• Minority Teacher Scholarship
• Special Ed. Tuition Waiver
• IL Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program
• Nurse Educator Loan Forgiveness Program
• …and more.

Click here for more info

The College Tour App

The College Tour is a TV series brought to you by Emmy-nominated and multi-award-winning producers. The series tells the story of colleges and universities around the world.​

Each episode of The College Tour will focus on a single college or university.
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From campus life, academics, housing, sports, activities, and much more… each student driven segment will give young people an inside look at what it’s truly like being a student at the featured college or university.

Download the app for a truly one-of-a-kind series featuring colleges and universities in a way they have never been seen before!


Area schools featured so far include:
-- University of Illinois-Champaign

-- University of Illinois-Chicago

-- University of Missouri
-- Iowa State University
-- Illinois State University
-- Illinois Wesleyan University

You may also click this link to explore schools.

Future Teachers - Check This Out!

The Golden Apple Scholars teacher preparation and tuition assistance program is now accepting applications for the Class of 2024!

Golden Apple Scholars Receive:

-- Up to $23,000 in total financial assistance for college
-- Extensive classroom teaching experience
-- Academic and social-emotional support
-- Job placement assistance
-- Mentoring from our award-winning teaching faculty

Click this link for the application and more information.

SHAPE YOUR FUTURE WEEK is coming!!

Starting on September 25th, schools will start visiting IVC to meet with prospective students. Juniors and seniors are encouraged to sign up for these visits. If a freshman or sophomore would like to attend, he or she needs to ask the counselors. Form MUST be filled out by the students, although we definitely encourage the parents to nudge the students to sign up. Click on picture below if you would like to see which schools are visiting.

More schools will be added as they sign up for a visit.

Methodist College Announces Open House Dates

 Methodist College will be hosting a fall Open House on Monday, October 9th and Saturday, November 18th at 9:00 AM for any prospective students and guests. They currently offer the following degrees:

Undergraduate Degree
· Bachelor of Science in Nursing
· Bachelor of Science in Health Science
· Bachelor of Social Work
· Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management

Certificate
· Nursing Assistant Certificate (CNA)
· Medical Assistant Certificate
· Gerontology Certificate

Graduate Degree
· Master of Science in Nursing

Click here to register for either of these great events!

Connecting Common App and Naviance

If you are a senior using the Common App, you will need to link your account to Naviance for us to send all Counselor Documents as well as Teacher Recommendations. Below are the steps to link the two:

1. Log onto your Naviance account. If you do not know the password, you can log in using Clever.
2. Click on COLLEGES I'M APPLYING TO.
3. Click on MATCH ACCOUNTS.
4. Enter your Common App Email address and click on MATCH ACCOUNTS.
5. You are done :)

Check out the video below for help if you are having any issues or stop by the Guidance office.

12 Reasons To Stay in Illinois

This document is an admissions guide for the state universities in Illinois. It provides current information about each state university, while the accompanying chart presents comparative admission, cost, curricula, and other relevant information.

FAFSA NEWS

All senior parents should check out the new FAFSA Update.  If you have any questions, please let us know. We will have a FAFSA workshop in January for any parents who struggled with the FAFSA. The word we are getting from ISAC is that the process will be much easier than in the past.