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UNC School of the Arts (UNCSA) Visual Arts Program is a residential program designed for high school juniors and seniors who have an artistic interest, dedication and enthusiasm they wish to pursue in a structured course of study. Learn more about the program.
Tuition is provided free of charge for in-state high school students, and the majority of their other educational costs (e.g., textbooks, health and wellness services, room and meal plan, activities, etc.) are covered by the North Carolina High School Artists Grant. Learn more about tuition and financial aid.
SKEMA Business School is offering anAI for Business Weekend Programfor high school studentsNov 23rd-24th.
SKEMA partners with the NCSU Poole School of Management for a joint undergraduate degree in Business and is located on the Centennial Campus in Raleigh NC.
This weekend program at SKEMA Business School is currently recruiting high schools students for the AI for Business program. Please pass on and share!
Weekend Program: AI for BUSINESS– November 23rd-24th (Saturday and Sunday, 9am-4pm)– PDF Attached.
Cost: $165 Lunch Included – NCSTATE Dining Hall
Location: SKEMA Business School at NC State Centennial Campus
Continuando Mi Camino is a bilingual (English/Spanish) postsecondary exploration event for middle and high school students and their families. The event will feature colleges/universities, community-based organizations, employment opportunities, and guest speakers for participants to start planning for their futures and learn about the resources available to them. Continuando Mi Camino is hosted by Game Plan: College in collaboration with LatinxEd & UNC Greensboro.
This event is intended to be fully in Spanish/bilingual. Open to anyone in the community, and completely free!
Partners
LatinxEd is an educational initiative in NC providing targeted, multi-year support to Latinx students and immigrant families striving for higher education and greater opportunity in a state that has the sixth fastest growing Latinx population and the seventh largest Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) population in the nation.
UNC Greensboro is consistently named among the best universities in the U.S. As one of the largest schools in NC, their students are given the resources they need to forge a meaningful path throughout their 4 years on campus.
Any HS student who is interested in a career in Journalism is encouraged to check out the in Elon University Emerging Journalists Program! This is an ideal opportunity for high school students to explore what it means to be a journalist, to report and to produce news that informs communities. Applications are now open, and students may apply for our virtual sessions only or for both the virtual component and the on-campus summer experience, scheduled for June 16-27, 2025, at Elon. This on-campus residential learning workshop is open to students from diverse socio-economic, racial and ethnic backgrounds. And, again, it’s completely free. EJP pays for students’ travel, lodging, meals and instructional materials.
The CSS Profile is an online application used by colleges and scholarship programs to award non-federal institutional aid. ( For federal aid you must complete the FAFSA.)
Most students complete the application in their senior year of high school starting on October 1. Schools may have different deadlines - be sure to check with each school you are applying to.
Check your colleges’ information to determine whether they require the CSS Profile. A list of participating school is available online. Some schools may also require divorced or separated parents to complete separate applications.
The CSS Profile may only be submitted through the sign on link available at cssprofile.org. Learn more about submitting your application on our CSS Profile Application Page.
Please join the VAHS Service Club in bringing light to the darkness of cancer! We are forming a fundraising walk team for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Light The Night. Register today HERE to join our team or make a donation and help fund cancer cures!
By donating today, you can help children like Ben. In 2019, at four years old, he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Though there were many difficulties along the way, he finished treatment in June of 2022 and has returned to school. Now that he’s done with treatment, Ben spends more time with friends, and says he’s looking forward to all sorts of adventures out in the world!
Funds raised through Light The Night allow LLS to fund treatments for patients who are suffering from all forms of blood cancers. LLS has helped fund over 70% of FDA-approved blood cancer treatments since 2016.
Help defeat the darkness of cancer. Please donate today to continue to help patients and their families across the country!
Registration is now OPEN for the 2025 State Seminar Season!
Since 1958, Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) has provided transformative leadership development training that has positively impacted the lives of over 500,000 high school students around the world. HOBY is looking forward to providing VAHS students with the transformative experience of the HOBY State Leadership Seminar.
For more than five decades, HOBY has inspired young people to make a difference and become catalysts for positive change in their home, school, workplace, and community. As America’s foremost youth leadership organization, HOBY has a long history of successfully motivating young people to develop into outstanding leaders.
Great news for students! During ECU's free application week, September 23-27, students can apply via the ECU application on our website, the Common App, or CFNC without paying the application fee. Using the Common Application is highly encouraged.
If students are considering theHonors College, they should take advantage of this free app week because the Honors College application deadline is October 15. While ECU will also participate in CFNC's Free App Week October 21-27, the CFNC free app week falls after the October 15 Honors College application deadline.
Representatives from Harvard, Princeton, UVA, Wellesley, and Yale Virtual Admissions are hosting events for students and families. Interested students, Parents/Guardians are encouraged to register and attend. hpuwy.com
Attending a virtual session is a great way to learn more about these schools, but it won't affect students chances of admission if they choose to apply to any of them.
Five of North Carolina's premier merit scholarships are coming together to provide two virtual information sessions for students, parents, counselors and college advisors. During these sessions, program representatives will give an overview of each scholarship, discuss general scholarship search advice and hold a live Q&A to answer your questions.
The following programs will be represented:
Levine Scholars Program - UNC Charlotte
Park Scholars - NC State University Cheatham-White Scholarship Program - NC A&T
Brinkley-Lane Scholars - East Carolina University
Cheatham-White Scholarship Program - NC Central University
Arlington, VA – Today, Common App launched its direct admissions program for the 2024–2025 application season with 117 member colleges and universities. Beginning this month, first-generation and low and middle-income students who are college-interested will receive proactive admissions offers. New to the direct admissions program this year is the ability for students to regularly see, learn, and act on their offers directly in the application. Common App Direct Admissions also includes outreach and resources to counselors and families with students receiving direct admissions offers.
“As we continue to work toward our moonshot goal of increasing the number of low- and middle-income students applying to postsecondary opportunities, it’s imperative that we find ways to change the narrative about college from one of scarcity to one of opportunity,” said Jenny Rickard, President & CEO of Common App. “With today's launch of our 2024–2025 Common App Direct Admissions program, even more students will know they are worthy and welcome on a college campus.”
With today's launch of our 2024–2025 Common App Direct Admissions program, even more students will know they are worthy and welcome on a college campus.
Common App has piloted a direct admissions program since 2021, extending admission offers to students who created a Common App account and provided enough academic information– but had not yet completed all–of their open applications. The organization launched its full-scale program last year, offering over 400,000 first-generation and low-income students direct admissions from 71 colleges and universities. Results showed that 3 out of 4 students who added a school to their college list upon receiving a direct admission offer applied to that school.
Common App’s direct admissions program is one of the many ways the organization is expanding the students it serves through its Next Chapter, with a moonshot goal to close its equity gap for low- and middle-income students accessing postsecondary opportunities by 2030.
The participating Direct Admissions members come from 35 states. Participating North Carolina university are: Methodist University, University of North Carolina Asheville and Wingate University.
Join us at the 9th Annual HBCU College Fair happening at Cary Academy on Sat, Sep 28, 2024at 10:00 AM for a day filled with college exploration, information, and fun. This FREE event will feature representatives from various Historically Black Colleges and Universities ready to answer all your questions and provide valuable information about their institutions. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about your future academic endeavors and potential career paths. Enter for your chance to win a free laptop!
Pre- Registration is not required for entry to the fair. Registration IS REQUIRED for workshops as they are space limited. On site registration will also be available.
The Lyceum Scholars Program is looking for ambitious, high-achieving students interested in attending Clemson and studying liberty, capitalism, the American founding and moral character.
Join a Lyceum professor and current Lyceum Scholar for a virtual information session.
Thursday, September 26
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
The eight-course program offers a curriculum centered on the great books of Western and American moral and political thought. The program is open to incoming freshman of any major and all Scholars are awarded a $10,000 scholarship.
Know a student who should consider applying or want to learn more?
The Next NC Scholarship, beginning in the 2024-2025 academic year, combines the federal Pell Grant with the state-funded financial aid program to form a simplified and predictable scholarship award that’s easier to understand and makes education more affordable for most North Carolinians.
Students enrolling at one of the 16 institutions of The University of North Carolina with an Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) of $80,000 or less and a Student Aid Index (SAI) of 7,500 or less, as reported on the FAFSA, are guaranteed at least $5,000 from combined federal and state aid.
Students enrolling at a North Carolina Community College with an Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) of $80,000 or less and a Student Aid Index (SAI) of 7,500 or less, as reported on the FAFSA, are guaranteed at least $3,000 from combined federal and state aid.
NC College Connect is a new program that provides a simpler way to apply to college. The best part? If you’re a high school senior at a public high school with a weighted GPA of 2.8 or above, you are eligible. Look out for a letter that will be mailed to you in October with details on how you can secure your spot at participating colleges and universities.
NC College Connect is a program that offers qualified students the opportunity for a simplified application process at select UNC System universities and their local North Carolina community college. Participating institutions include:
Elizabeth City State University
Fayetteville State University
University of North Carolina Asheville
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Winston-Salem State University
North Carolina community colleges (all 58 colleges)
Students will be offered a simplified admissions process for their local community college.
Who is eligible for NC College Connect?
Public high school students, including charter school students, with a weighted GPA of 2.8 and above are offered a simplified application process at select UNC System universities and all North Carolina community colleges.
A student’s qualification for NC College Connect is determined based on their weighted GPA at the close of their junior year. Qualifying students must maintain a weighted GPA of 2.8 or above throughout their senior year, in addition to meeting the state’s basic graduation requirements as set by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and meeting the UNC System minimum requirements.
