The American Opportunity Tax Credit is now worth up to $10,000 over four years of college and the Pell Grant has increased by about $1,000

Did You Know? While it's important and cost effective to take AP and college classes as a high school student, it is important to limit it so that you will enter college as a freshman. Like transfer students, if your student arrives with enough credit hours to be a sophomore, they become ineligible for four-year scholarships.

Did You Know?

The American Opportunity Tax Credit is now worth up to $10,000 over four years of college and the Pell Grant has increased by about $1,000 (from $5,645 to $5,730). Learn more about these new changes here.

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- Scholarships of the Week -


National Scholarship Type: Application Award: Varies ($2.2 million in scholarships available) Eligibility: Varies Deadline: February 1, 2015 Administered by: National FFA Organization Click here to learn more!	Alabama Scholarship Type: Application Award: up to $15,000 Eligibility: 12th grade, min. C+ average Deadline: January 16, 2015 Administered by: Smith Scholarship Foundation Click here to learn more!

- National Teen Spotlight -
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Stats: 17, 12th grade at Beacon School in New York, NY

At The Beacon School, Max Goodman is among the top 10% of his class and is a member of the varsity baseball team, Beacon Big Sib Program, Student Leadership Team, Pre-Calculus 95% Club, and a sportswriter for school newspaper.

Outside of school, Max was inspired by his friend's younger brother Daniel (who is blind) to launch the fundraiser I CARE, a sight improvement project which donates boxes of eyeglasses to schools, synagogues, and doctor's offices. To date, Max has helped to collect over 2000 eyeglasses.

The reason being? "Despite this challenge, he [Daniel] has... read more.

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