“College and Financial Aid 101” Help for CHS Families

September 18, 2020 — To assist Collinsville High School families in navigating college, scholarships, and financial aid, the CHS Counseling Department put together a video presentation, “College Planning and Financial Aid 101” to explain the various pieces.

The video covers topics the counselors usually discuss in an annual presentation in the CHS Auditorium for parents of juniors and seniors.  This year, due to public health restrictions, the presentation has been captured in a video posted on the CHS Counseling Department’s YouTube channel for parents and students to view as needed.

To make navigating the video easier, the counselors included an index of the overall topics and the general time that subject is covered in the the presentation.

For Spanish subtitles, use the CC button in the lower right of the video screen.

For more information, or to make an appointment with a counselor, visit the Counseling Department webpage.

Find the Topics You Need

To make the video user friendly, here is an index of the overall topics and their general time in the presentation.

By clicking “YouTube” in the bottom right of the video above (to view the presentation on YouTube), then clicking “show more” in the description that appears below the video, you will see these times listed and highlighted.  When you click on the highlighted time, you will go directly to the part you want to see.

Intro./ Google Classrooms 0:00

Factors to consider when choosing college: 3:18

College Admission Requirements 5:45

SAT & Standardized Testing 7:49

SWIC & Transferring 9:45