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$10,000 in scholarship funds are being offered by Chela Financial to the high school seniors who win the “College Is Yours!” Essay Contest!   Best Practice Briefs Start planning as soon as possible. Know your feeder schools and target them early. Ask for upgraded visits, including interviews with professors and counselors. Send flyers announcing your event to the HS counselors with a courtesy note to principals. Hold a workshop for administrators who accompany the students; it helps improve the quality of the visit. Allow students a sit-down session with an Admissions Advisor to match their current course work with admission requirements. Pull in sponsors to make it exciting.  We used a popular local radio station, KIIS FM Use smaller groups with 10/1 ratio (student to guide) with plenty of time for student questions. Make sure to meet with college students for peer group discussions.

College Is Yours!!

UNITE-LA sponsors College & Career Days by sending over 10,000 students to local college campuses. Review the resources we offer then become involved by enrolling online or contacting our Campaign Coordinators.

College Is Yours!! Factsheet
College Is Yours Flyer
Tips For Successful Visit
Pre-Visit Survey
Post-Visit Survey

Sponsored through the Federal Sallie Mae program and partnering with UNITE-LA, this website is the cutting edge college resource:

• Scholarship and Grant Search
  Connect to over 600,000 sources of financial aid
• Apply for Aid On-Line
  Determine eligibility and requirements, then apply for financial aid on-line.
• College Applications On-Line
  Apply to colleges quickly and easily
• Work-Study
  Find out about Federal programs that allow you to earn $ to help pay education expenses
• School Comparison
  Compare the cost and aid available to attend the college of your dreams
• Award Analyzer
  Weigh admissions offers to make the best decision for your future
• The Federal Sallie Mae program partners with UNITE-LA to offer wiredscholar, a Forbes Favorite college planning website

Think you can’t afford a college education for your children or yourself....Think again!
California’s ScholarShare is the nation’s premier savings plan, tax deferred at both the state and federal levels.

College Prep 101
Oklahoma State University sponsors this website for students and their parents regarding the realities of college life.

Cal Grants Open College Doors
LATimes article by Staff Writer, Jill levy, originally published Septmeber 5, 2000.

Court-Reporting Opportunities

College for Students With Significant Disabilities

Matrix For Secured Access

For more information or to become involved, please contact Marilyn Roth mroth@unitela.com (626)964-0567