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Mary Jo Young Scholarship update
(Note: An article on this scholarship was in the
February Your KHEAA College Connection. This
contains updated information.)
Kentucky high school students may qualify for a
scholarship to help pay for dual credit classes taken
at a Kentucky college or university or for Advanced
Placement (AP) courses taken through the Kentucky
Virtual High School.
The Mary Jo Young Scholarship, named for a
former member of the Board of Directors of
KHEAA, is available to Kentucky students in
grades 9 through 12. Priority is given to low-income
students. The scholarship provides up to $405 per
class toward tuition for up to two classes each
semester and up to $125 per class for textbooks.
Scholarships can only be used in the fall and spring
semesters.
A contract is a written agreement between two
or more parties in which an offer is made and
accepted. If you’re thinking about signing a
contract, make sure you understand it.
If you rent an apartment or have your own cell
phone plan, you’ve probably signed a contract. If
you’ve taken out a federal student loan, you entered
a contract when you signed your Master Promissory
Note.
The application is available on www.kheaa.com,
linked from http://www.kheaa.com/website/kheaa/
mjyoung?main=1 and the application period runs
through May 1.
Senior year planner
March
❏ Submit mid-year grades if the colleges you’ve
applied to require them.
❏ Send in any required deposits.
❏ If you’ve been accepted by more than one college
but haven’t heard from your first choice, contact
that school about a decision before you make any
nonrefundable deposits to other schools.
❏ If you’ve decided on which school to attend,
notify that college of your decision. Let any other
colleges that have accepted you know about your
decision.
Be sure you understand contracts before signing
Since a contract sets out in detail what each party
is obligated to do for the other party, you should
read each contract thoroughly and ask questions.
If one of the parties agrees to make a change in the
contract, make sure the change is in writing. Get
all your questions answered before you sign the
contract, and keep a copy after you have signed. In
some cases, it might make sense to have an attorney
look over the contract before you sign it.
Consumer protection laws let you cancel some
contracts within three days of signing. Before you
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sign any contract, find out if you have that option.
If you don’t, your options of getting out of the
contract are limited.
If someone uses high-pressure tactics to get you to
sign a contract, consider that a warning sign that
things may not be on the up and up. When that
happens, walk away.