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The Polk Scholar Society, founded by Francisco J. Alvarez, and ETS student, is a non-profit, Polk County, FL-based organization committed to promoting academic learning, aiding Polk County students in their learning, and connecting all Polk County students to resources that benefit them in their journey to personal success in life. Middle school students, high school students, college students, and teachers can visit the Polk Scholar Society’s secure website for FREE to find out about local community service opportunities, scholarships available for students, free reliable reference websites (visit the links and reference pages) for research, student-related news, and much more.

www.facts.org

· Determine career objectives

· Evaluate high school progress

· See high school course summary and grades

· Learn about higher ed opportunities in Florida

· Apply to college online

· Choose the right major

· Access college transcripts and grades

· Track progress towards college graduation

www.fafsa.ed.gov

Apply for need-based federal aid to go to college. Required by most schools to receive financial aid.

www.fastweb.com

Free scholarship search. Matches scholarships to the student based upon their profile. Must have an active email address to join. Fastweb will alert you to all new scholarship for which you apply, as well as send you reminders when they are due.

www.collegeboard.com

The place to sign up for the SAT and CLEP exams. You can also search for colleges based upon location, type, size, desired major and more. This is the place to go if your college’s financial aid department requires you to fill out the PROFILE. Finally, there are numerous articles on this site to help with you with the college process.

www.actstudent.org

The place to sign up for the ACT. There are also numerous articles and resources here to help you as you decide where and how to go to college.

http://www.pcsb.k12.fl.us

Polk County School Board. Go here to find individual schools’ websites, how to contact teachers and other staff and the official school calendar.

http://www.polk-county.net/

An array of information about Polk County. There are links to job and volunteer opportunities, city websites, various events and more.

From Past Trips:

http://www.fau.edu/

Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, visited 3/26/08

http://www.lynn.edu/

Lynn University, Boca Raton, FL, visited 3/26/08

http://www.sfcc.cc.fl.us/

Southeastern University, Lakeland, FL, visited 11/27/07

http://ucf.edu/

University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, visited 11/15/07

http://www.rollins.edu/

Rollins College, Winter Park, FL, visited 11/15/07

http://www.valencia.cc.fl.us/

Valencia Community College, Orlando, FL, visited 11/13/07

http://www.sfcc.cc.fl.us/

South Florida Community College, Avon Park, FL, visited 11/6/07

http://www.gatech.edu/

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, visited 8/7/07

http://www.agnesscott.edu/

Agnes Scott College, Atlanta, GA, visited 8/7/07

http://oglethorpe.edu/

Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, GA, visited 8/8/07

http://www.emory.edu/

Emory University, Atlanta, GA, visited 8/8/07

http://www.unf.edu/

University of North Florida, Jacksonville, visited 6/1/07.

http://www.flagler.edu/

Flagler College, St. Augustine, visited 6/1/07.

http://www.polk.edu/

Polk Community College, visited 2/1/07.

http://www.flsouthern.edu/

Florida Southern College, Lakeland, visited 1/31/07.

http://www.usf.edu/

University of South Florida, Tampa, visited 1/25/07.

http://www.saintleo.edu/

St. Leo University, St. Leo, visited 1/25/07.

Polk Community College Web site
http://www.polk.edu

Educational Talent Search is sponsored by Polk Community College which is known for quality education and for the personal attention that makes education rewarding and enjoyable. You will get this same personal attention in the Educational Talent Search Program.

If you have any questions or would like assistance please call the Educational Talent Search office at 863-297-1097 or contact the webmaster.

Last updated: 10/29/08