College+and+Career+Resources

1. Where can I find college information?
====A great place for information about college and post-high school education is the [|College Board website]. You can find out information on admissions, testing, financial aid, why to attend college, and more! ====

2. Scholarships Now Available!
The Texas Match the Promise Foundation®encourages families to save for college by offering matching scholarships and tuition grants to participants in the [|Texas Tuition Promise Fund]® — the state’s prepaid college tuition plan.
 * Match the Promise Foundation: Sixth through ninth graders can applynow for competitive matching scholarships and tuition grants offered by the Match the Promise Foundation. Eligible Texas students at those grade levels may apply for scholarships of up to $2,000 worth of college tuition units in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund.
 * Texas Students and the Texas Tuition Promise Fund: A Perfect Match

The Match the Promise Foundation encourages families to save for college by offering matching scholarships and tuition grants to participants in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund. The Texas Tuition Promise Fund helps families prepay for all or some future tuition and required fees at any two- or four-year Texas public college or university. Eligible applicants have between now and Dec. 31, 2012, to apply for Match the Promise scholarships. Families can also enroll in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund during this time if they haven’t already done so. Visit the Match the Promise website for scholarship eligibility and selection criteria, and apply now. It's never too soon to dream big!

3. **Opportunity at the University of Texas... Explore UT.** Information as follows:

 * Mark your calendar for “Explore UT: The Biggest Open House in Texas!" **

When: Saturday, March 2, 2013, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: The University of Texas at Austin Who: Students K-12, teachers, and families. Everyone is welcome! Cost: Free, no sign-up for activities. Lunch is NOT included Web site: []

**Prepare for college and careers:** Attend sessions on college admission and paying for college. Tour residence halls, labs and libraries. Talk to University students about what college is really like. Learn about careers in everything from aerospace engineering to law, pharmacy to computer science, architecture to film and broadcasting. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Look for lots of NEW learning activities, plus old favorites, all over campus:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">watch robots in action,
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">walk on water (non-Newtonian fluid),
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">learn how to extract DNA from a strawberry,
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">find out how tall you are in nanometers,
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">watch a pig’s lungs fill with air,
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">deliver the TV news in a real TV studio,
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">participate in a trial of “Gold E. Locks” with a real judge presiding,
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">march with the Longhorn Band.

// **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Questions? Contact Barbara Langham, 512-637-2186 blangham@austin.utexas.edu ** //