Institutional Scholarship Links!

See below for links to scholarships from YESS' most attended colleges! 

Colorado State University

Community College of Denver 

Arapahoe Community College 

Metropolitan State University of Denver 

University of Colorado- Denver 

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 

University of Northern Colorado

CU Boulder- DUE FEBRUARY 15TH

Remember to apply for scholarships at your Top 2 or 3 colleges!!!! This way, you'll receive a few options for Financial Aid Awards...you never know which school will offer you the best award! You have to have been admitted to the school and set up your portal/email with the college to complete the scholarship applications. Most of schools have a March 1 Deadline for institutional scholarships. Be sure to check and plan accordingly. To Sign In to most of the schools above, you'll have to activate your account with the school. Search your personal email for information from each school on how to log in! Make sure you are keeping track of usernames and passwords! 

Let me know if you have any questions. 

I've been accepted! Now what do I do?!

YESS HS Class of 2019! 

You all are doing a PHENOMENAL JOB submitting college and scholarship applications. The ACCEPTANCE Letters are rolling in, too! Your hard work is paying off BIG!

So, you've been admitted to some of your colleges. NOW WHAT?! 

Read your acceptance letter/ email VERY CAREFULLY. 

Follow the directions provided to set up your PORTAL/HUB and email for EVERY SCHOOL. 

Review the information in the portal.  Look for TO DO LISTs and RED FLAGS

If your college's scholarship applications are open for application, GET STARTED TODAY! 

ASK QUESTIONS! If you aren't sure what something means, take a screen shot and send it to your Navigator! 

Be sure to check your college email(s) frequently. Many of your schools will ONLY communicate with you via the college email from this point forward. 

<<<Figure out when your institutional scholarships OPEN for APPLICATION>>>

FAFSA Verification!

FAFSA Verification! 

How do I know if I've been selected? What does it mean?

 What do I do now?! 

Many of you have submitted your FAFSA applications. Well done! You should have received an email confirming the submission. Then, 3-5 business days later, you should have received another email. This is the BIG ONE! We're looking for the words PROCESSED SUCCESSFULLY.  This means the application had all of the needed info and signature pages have been received by FAFSA (if applicable). 

Follow the steps outlined in the email to view your STUDENT AID REPORT or SAR. This will involved logging in using your FSAID username and password. Then you'll select View or Print your Student Aid Report (SAR) from the “My FAFSA” page.

How do I know if I've been selected?
When reviewing your Student Aid Report (SAR), look for a * next to EFC (Estimated Family Contribution) in the box near the top of the SAR. This star means you've been selected for verification! It does NOT mean you've done anything wrong but it DOES mean we have some extra work to do!  

What does it mean?
For some reason, FAFSA selected you to provide some extra information. Sometimes this is totally random, other times it's because some info on your FAFSA is contradictory and/or values may have been estimated. Whatever the reason, we'll get it take care of ASAP! 

What do I do now?! 
We'll want to order Tax Return Transcripts (and Letters of Non Filing). We'll need your parent(s) and your 2017 Tax Returns again to get this done! You will also want to check your email/portal for every school you've been admitted to thus far. They'll have some requirements in order for your Financial Aid Award Package to be completed. Don't worry- we'll help you through this process! 

If you've been selected for Verification, please let your College Navigator (that's me or Angie!) know immediately so we can complete the necessary steps!