Coming Soon !  New Mexico is pleased to announce the launch of the Electronic Student Management System (ESMS), branded Carve Your Path . The webportal is scheduled for limited release in the fall of 2009. The Electronic Student Management System  will offer New Mexico's students a one-stop-shop for eleventh grade exit examination(s) for high school graduation, college and career exploration. ESMS - Carve Your Path will provide a web-based solution that enables students as early as sixth grade to plan their future in high school, higher education and the workforce.
College Night Events Guide

Secondary school counselors, as well as counselors employed by community social service agencies, are major sources of information preparing and financing education beyond high school. Counselors share their basic knowledge and information about preparing for college with interested students and parents via many different methods.
Conducting a college information night is a great way to deliver important information to college bound students and parents. Properly planned and executed, it can save counselors hours of time in disseminating information.

College Night Guide focusing on nineth and tenth grades. Click here to view and download.

College Night Guide focusing on Juniors and Seniors. Click here to view and download.

Scholarship Scams -- What to watch for

As the financial aid process has become more complex, there has been a significant increase in the number of individuals offering professional financial aid services to students and their families. Most popular among these are financial aid consultants and scholarship search companies. As a wise consumer, you should exercise caution to avoid being taken advantage of and to be sure you fully understand the services that are offered. The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) has provided a factsheet parents should read before paying for someone to search for scholarships . Click Here

The Federal Trade Commission provides some valuable  information on recognizing a scholarship scam and how to verify a valid scholarship search company. Click here to link to the Federal Trade Commission.

National, State and Area Scholarships

The College Success Network has researched all scholarships appearing on our website. If you click here you will be directed to the CSN scholarship data base and will beable to review our current list of scholarships. If you are aware of a scholarship that does not appear on our list please forward the information to CSN at [ email ]