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How do I get into College?

Keep good grades
Take the ACT several times. Try and improve your score every time
File your FAFSA http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
Apply to several colleges
Apply for scholarships at the Arkansas Department of Higher Education website http://www.adhe.edu/Pages/home.aspx
Apply for scholarships with the colleges you wish to attend
Call the financial aid office to ask if there are any scholarships you have missed

Arkansas Colleges & Universities
Arkansas Two-Year Colleges & Universities

Arkansas Colleges & Universities

Arkansas State University http://www2.astate.edu/
Arkansas Tech University http://www.atu.edu/
Harding University http://www.harding.edu/
Hendrix University http://www.hendrix.edu/
John Brown University http://www.jbu.edu/
Lyon College http://www.lyon.edu/
Ouachita Baptist University http://www.obu.edu/
Philander Smith College http://www.philander.edu/
Southern Arkansas University http://web.saumag.edu/
University of Arkansas http://www.uark.edu/home/
University of Arkansas-Little Rock http://ualr.edu/www/
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith http://www.uafortsmith.edu/Home/Index

University of Arkansas - Monticello http://www.uamont.edu/

University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff http://www.uapb.edu/
University of Central Arkansas http://www.uca.edu/
University of the Ozarks http://www.ozarks.edu/
Williams Baptist College http://www.wbcoll.edu/

Arkansas Two-Year Colleges & Universities

Arkansas Northeastern College http://www.anc.edu/
Arkansas State University-Beebe http://www.asub.edu/
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home http://www.asumh.edu/
Arkansas State University-Newport http://www.asun.edu/
Black River Technical College http://www.blackrivertech.org/
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas http://www.cccua.edu/
East Arkansas Community College http://www.eacc.edu/
Mid-South Community College http://www.midsouthcc.edu/
National Park Community College http://www.npcc.edu/
Northark College http://www.northark.edu/
NorthWest Arkansas Community College http://www.nwacc.edu/
Ouachita Technical College http://www.otcweb.edu/
Ozarka College http://www.ozarka.edu/
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas http://www.pccua.edu/
Pulaski Technical College http://www.pulaskitech.edu/
Rich Mountain Community College http://www.rmcc.edu/
SouthArk Community College http://www.southark.edu/
Southern Arkansas University Tech http://www.sautech.edu/
University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville http://www.uaccb.edu/
University of Arkansas Community College at Hope http://www.uacch.edu/
University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton http://www.uacch.edu/

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Financial Aid Resources

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