Texas Success Initiative (TSI)/Accuplacer : All students are required by the state of Texas to show College Readiness. One way to do this is by taking the TSI, which Gilmer High School offers for free to all students at least once. For additional information related to the the test and study materials, please follow the link.
Texas Application for State Financial Aid (this is applicable for students who do not meet the requirements to complete the FASFA) - Texas Application for State Financial Aid
How do I get in to college? How do I pay for college? What will college life be like? What about scholarships? Check out this resource to help answer some of these questions: https://www.collegecovered.com/
Not sure where your interests lie or what types of careers might compliment you? TEXASgenuine Assessment is a tool that allows you to respond to questions and then identifies career clusters based on those responses. http://assessment.texasgenuine.org/
Planning on attending college? Scared about the process and what all you have to do? If you are an incoming senior, apply to Camp College this summer. Learn about admissions, essays, financial aid, and much more.
Deadline: April 20, 2018 http://www.tacac.org/camp-college
The University of Texas at Austin will automatically admit otherwise eligible applicants in the top 7% of their high school classes to summer/fall 2017 and spring 2018.
The announcement was recently made in a letter from the University's president, Gregory Fenves, to Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams. Please visit Admission Decisions for additional information about automatic admission at UT Austin.
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