Brace Advising - Hallandale High School

Happy Holidays to everyone! Don't forget to work on scholarships and college admissions!

October Newletter

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The Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards:
our yearly events granting scholarships to exceptional high school students, is still looking for applicants! Tell all those high school seniors you know to apply before Oct. 1st for a chance to win up to $3,000. Apply

Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards The Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards promotes young leaders who demonstrate leadership in the classroom and community in an effort to encourage their peers to use education as a vehicle for success.

The US Army/LOFT STEM Leadership Symposia kick off this month. If you know any high school or college students interested in science, technology, engineering, or math, tell them to register here. For a full calendar/locations of the STEM symposia, go here.

LOFT Institute LOFT Institute is a social network

SAT and ACT prep webinars! From the Princeton review:
This will help seniors looking to take the exam one final time or for underclassmen who are just beginning to learn about the tests and need a strong starting point of reference. Please read the blurb below for more information.
Topics include:
-Common SAT or ACT misconceptions
-The format, scoring and structure of the SAT or ACT
-The Princeton Review test-taking strategies for Math, Reading and -English/Writing portions of each exam
-Your SAT or ACT testing timeline including crafting an effective test-prep plan
-Q&A
Students can sign up for this and all our future webinars below

Zinch Student Webinars

August Scholarship News Letter

brace - august 2013.doc - Google Drive

The 2013-14 Common Application launched just after midnight on August 1.
The Common Application is no longer available in paper form or as a downloadable document for mailing. Since each student experiences the application in a different way based on responses to previous questions, the online application cannot be adequately replicated on paper.
Our online help center is accessible 24/7. Contact them whenever you need assistance, but don't overlook the other resources on our website. Visit the Training Resources tab to view training videos and download documents and presentations to use with students, parents, and colleagues--including sample School Report PDFs, and the 2013-14 Essay

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FAU application deadlines:

Preferred time to apply: Early Fall of senior year
Fall application deadline:May 1st
Fall priority application deadline: Febryary 15th
Application fee: $30
Financial Aid: March 1st

Can't make it to the open house?
Take a virtual tour of the campus by clicking the link below

FAU - campusvirtualtour

Join FAU for Open House!
Open House Dates: October 19th, 2013, November 16th, 2013 or April 5th, 2014
You will be given in-depth information about Florida Atlantic University's programs, admissions, campus housing and financial aid. Tours of the campus and residence halls will be provided.

To attend the open house, Click the link below
http://www.fau.edu/admissions/OpenHouse.php

FAU - Open House Florida Atlantic University's Office of Admissions, Admissions, Open House

Greetings from the University of Central Florida!
It’s a great time to apply to UCF! Our application for Summer and Fall 2014 is currently available online. We will continue to operate on rolling admission and will begin reviewing FTIC applications for both terms beginning September 15

Undergraduate Admissions See for yourself why the University of Central Florida (UCF) is a Kiplinger’s Personal Finance 50 “Best Value” university, a Forbes Top 100 “Best Buy College,” and a U.S. News and World Report “Top Tier National University” and “School to Watch.”