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Use your Personal Email (not your school email) when creating accounts or communicating with colleges.Steps in Applying to College:- Complete CFNC NC Residency Determination at NCresidency.org - must be completed if applying to any North Carolina Colleges
- Use your CFNC.org login when signing in. Do not create a new account if you have a CFNC.org account.
- Activate your SCOIR account on your student start-up page.
- Make sure the colleges you are applying to are listed in your SCOIR account. This is how counselors will know to send your transcript.
- Request letters of recommendations through SCOIR.
- Counselors and teachers require at least two weeks' notice for college/scholarship recommendations!
- Request ACT and/or SAT test scores be sent if required by the testing agency. Test scores are not on your high school transcript.
- Submit applications by deadline dates with application fee.
How to Apply to College:
- Online application at the Colleges Website
- CFNC.org - can apply to North Carolina Colleges
- CFNC Application Week - October 16-20, 2023 CFNC.org – some NC colleges will waive the application fee during this time period
- commonapplication.org - allows you to apply to colleges around the country with one application
- https://www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org/ - used by some colleges as their application
- Students will have to pay the application fee for each college they are applying to.
- Recommendations from teachers should be requested through SCOIR, not common application or coalition application.
- Complete CFNC NC Residency Determination at NCresidency.org - must be completed if applying to any North Carolina Colleges