{"id":265,"date":"2016-01-21T11:45:07","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T16:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-nhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/media\/?page_id=265"},"modified":"2026-01-20T09:38:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:38:00","slug":"so-you-are-to-college","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-nhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/media\/so-you-are-to-college\/","title":{"rendered":"So you&#8217;re heading to college!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"265\" class=\"elementor elementor-265\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79aeaced elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79aeaced\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Selecting and applying to a university or college of your choice can be an overwhelming experience.\u00a0 Below are some links that may help you as you begin this next chapter in your young adult life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762bbb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"762bbb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">College Information<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f92b40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f92b40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" 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target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACT: Types of Financial Aid<\/a> &#8211; the ACT board highlights types of financial aid available<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bigfuture.collegeboard.org\/pay-for-college\/financial-aid-101\/financial-aid-can-help-you-afford-college\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bigfuture<\/a> &#8211; College board highlights types of financial aid available<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www-nhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/home\/scholarships-financial-aid\/\">Nease Guidance<\/a> &#8211; our school Guidance Dept. has a wealth of information posted for you<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e42345 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e42345\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" 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