Scholarship 101 Tips

College Prep

College Application Process

College Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC.org) - An excellent (and extensive) resource for students preparing for college in NC. The site offers students strategies for planning, applying and paying for college. They also have ACT/SAT prep resources.

The College Board (CollegeBoard.org) - In addition to being the site where students can register for the SAT, CollegeBoard also has excellent resources for researching colleges, majors and scholarships.

ACT/SAT Prep

See the ACT Tips and Strategies from our counseling team!

The ACHS Media Center has lots of free ACT/SAT prep materials available, all published within the last few years. See our Media Coordinator, Lisa Calhoun, if you need help finding these materials.

March2Success - Provided by the U.S. Army, M2S is free to use and provides 7 full-length practice tests for both the SAT and ACT as well as 25 decks of flashcards. Each section is timed and scored just like the real test. Each section can be reviewed to see if you were correct/incorrect along with a detailed explanation of the problem. You can also review the score to see the percentage, raw score and scaled score based on either the SAT or ACT scoring methods.

Financial Aid

Appalachian State University's financial aid powerpoint can be found here.

Appalachian State University's College Application Information & Tips Sheet