NC College Application Week – App Fees Waived – Info Inside
I can remember a few years ago speaking to some high school students about college. They mentioned one of the reasons they didn’t apply was because they were unable to…
ANSAN, SOUTH KOREA – APRIL 18: Students’ belongings remain on their desks as they left them in a second year classroom at Danwon High School on April 18, 2014 in Ansan, South Korea. 325 second-year students and 15 teachers of Danwon High School on a school trip were among the 477 passengers on board the ferry that capsized off of Jindo Island in South Korea on April 16, 2014. (Photo by Shannon Jensen/Getty Images)
Photo by Shannon Jensen/Getty ImagesI can remember a few years ago speaking to some high school students about college. They mentioned one of the reasons they didn't apply was because they were unable to afford the application fee.
Whether you believe it or not, it's true. This is why I am excited about this week being college application week. Parents community colleges and universities in the state of SC are waiving application fees, so please encourage your babies to apply. There are a few FEMA affected counties that have extended this date to November 16, 2018, at 5 pm. I'm going to past those counties below. The information was courtesy of The News & Observer.
"The free application period will run through Nov. 16 at 5 p.m. for students from 31 FEMA-designated counties, following widespread damage from Hurricane Florence. The counties are: Anson; Beaufort; Bladen; Brunswick; Carteret; Columbus; Craven; Cumberland; Duplin; Greene; Harnett; Hoke; Hyde; Johnston; Jones; Lee; Lenoir; Moore; New Hanover; Onslow; Orange; Pamlico; Pender; Pitt; Richmond; Robeson; Sampson; Scotland; Union; Wayne; and Wilson."
