Information from your counselor's office. Published October 2, 2007.

There are many scholarship SCAMS to avoid. Indications of problems may include:
-anyone who charges a fee for a scholarship
-anyone who guarantees you a scholarship
-anyone who wants your bank account/credit card number in order to award a scholarship
-anyone who says they will do all the work for you to get a scholarship
-anyone who says you won an award for which you did not apply
-anyone who is giving a "money back guarantee"
-anyone who is providing a seminar but pressures those in attendance to pay to sign up for the service

Livingston High School code is 444-220 and our CEEB code is 187-907-002

Admission fee waivers are available to students who have used a fee waiver for the SAT. Only certain universities are included in this fee waiver program. Further information is available in the counselors' office.

DVD's from the February parent seminar "FAFSA Made Easy" are available for parents to check out from the counselors' office. The DVD is available in English and Spanish.

Offered through University of North Texas in Denton, this is an early college entrance program for students who would like to finish their last two years of high school concurrently with their first two years of college. Applications are due February 29, 2008 and require a competitive SAT score, recommendations, and a transcript. Go to www.tams.unt.edu for more information.

Texas State has added three new degree programs: nursing, bachelor of general studies (combining 3 minors to make a unique major), and electrical engineering

Caterpillar is the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines as well as a leading supplier of diesel engines. They are offering scholarships to students who are accepted at and attend Texas State Technical College in Waco. See the counselor for details.

From here, you can tour college campuses that you might be interested in for your education: www.campustours.com

Using this site can assist with planning for your college destination. Go to www.collegeanswer.com

This site helps students plan for higher education. Go to www.adventuresineducation.org

YOU@UT is a program for high school senior women interested in math, science, engineering. It will be held Saturday, October, 20, 2007. To register, go to href="http://www.engr.utexas.edu/wep/precollege/you@ut.cfm" target="_blank">www.engr.utexas.edu/wep/precollege/you@ut.cfm or contact the program coordinator Didey Muniz at dideymuniz@utexas.edu or 512-471-5650

Programs are available in surveying. Call 936-273-7341 for more information. Go to surveyor.montgomery-college.com to learn more.

Oct. 20 is Discover Engineering Day at TAMU. Visit essap.tamu.edu/de for more information.
TAMU offers both computer science and computer engineering degree.

Computer Science department is offering a Games Design workshop Oct. 13. Call 979-862-3405 for more information.

Kingwood College has a program called The Patient Care Technician Program that gives a CNA more training in phlebotomy, cardiovascular technology, diagnostic electrocardiography and much more. go to www.nhmcce.edu or call 1-832-813-6500 for more information.

Application deadline change:
Applicants summer/fall 2008 - Jan. 15, 2009 deadline
Applicants summer/fall 2010 -
Dec. 15, 2009 deadline
Applicants summer/fall 2011 -
Dec. 1, 2010 deadline

Scholarship Application change:
Due Dec. 1 and must include application for admission, application for scholarships, and admission/scholarship essays