Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

Planning for College

One of Poly's main goals is to prepare each student for college. The information in this area is provided to help students and their families search for and apply to colleges, as well as to find and apply for financial aid. Students at all grade levels should familiarize themselves with this information.

NOTE: This year's College Informtion Night for Juniors will be held at 5:45 PM on Wednesday, March 19th.

ATTENTION SENIORS: APPLICATIONS FOR POLY-SPONSORED SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE IN ROOM 106 BEGINNING TUESDAY, JANUARY 22. The LUMSDEN GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP only is available for download. Please click here.
***PART II OF THE LUMSDEN GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION WILL BE SENT TO APPLICANTS ABOUT MID-APRIL. DEADLINE FOR PART II IS MAY2.

For on-line searches about colleges and financial aid, check out these sites:

The CollegeBoard,

(Information about colleges, preparing and registering for college entrance tests, SAT and PSAT test dates, and applying for financial aid.)

Colleges That Change Lives,

(Information about 40 private colleges identified by former NYTimes education editor Loren Pope.

United Negro College Fund (UNCF), www.uncf.org (Information on the 39 member historically black colleges and universities, and on many scholarship opportunities available to all students at more than 900 colleges.)

Visit

to complete the on-line version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
SENIORS AND SENIOR PARENTS: Visit www.pin.ed.gov to register for pin numbers. Register now for pin numbers so that FAFSA applications can be completed on line. Remember to register for both a student pin number and a parent pin number; these work in place of signatures for online application. Failure to do so will result in errors that slow the FAFSA application process.