2025-2026
Details
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Please note this session will be recorded.
Today's Presenters:
Mary Allen Conforti, Assistant Director of Advising and JR + SR Program
Ashly Wilson, Assistant Director of Financial Aid and Advising Cindy Zimmerman, Student Selected Advisor Coordinator
If you are having connectivity issues please contact our office at (336)825-2411
Please hold questions until the end of the presentation and then they will be addressed.
Reminders
Fears About Final Decisions
Rejection Making Decisions Leaving Home
Finances
Abilities
Unknown
Admission Decisions/ Next Steps
Conference Note 6/Final Note
May 1 - National Decision Day
May 8 - CN 6 deadline
Confirm college decision Complete enrollment steps
Update Crosby advisor, school counselor, teachers
Making Final Decisions
Revisit what scholar was looking for at
What does the head, heart, and stomac
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CelebrateCollege Enrollment
These instructions will be emailed to students, Parents, And Advisors.
#1-UpdateCrosbyConnect
Once you've made your final plans for next year, here's how to update it in CrosbyConnect.
1.Log in to your CrosbyConnect with your email address. (Get the login verification code to authenticate.)
2.Go to your My Profile on the menu.
3.Click red Edit button.
4.Scroll down to School History.
5.Select "College" to find a drop-down field and select your school or appropriate option. Note: this includes options for both For College Pathway and For Life Pathway Seniors.
6.Step 6: Click Save. A few notes:
1.Schools are listed by their official name, not abbreviations or nicknames.
2.There are options for military branches, gap year, and workforce if a student does not plan to enroll in a 2-or-4 year school right away.
3.We ask students to also submit a “Show Your Love” form and upload a picture!
Crosby Scholarships
Students may access the Crosby Scholarship Handbook via their email, our monthly newsletters, or through Crosby Connect by clicking on the ‘Scholarships + LDG’ tab at the top of their landing page.
Deadline 1: February 16, 2026
Deadline 2: March 16, 2026
Students can monitor the status of their applications by logging into their Submittable account. Recipients and non-recipients are all notified of selection committee decisions via email.
Please encourage recipients to attend our end of year events – we want to celebrate them!
Winston Salem Foundation Scholarships
January 1: WSF One-Stop Scholarship Application opens
March 15: application closes at midnight for WSF Scholars
August 15: application closes at midnight for WSF Access Scholarships
Please encourage our Crosby Scholars to reach out for help with their One-Stop applications. Do not let them get stuck and give up!
Last Dollar Grant
Crosby Scholars Last Dollar Grant: Coming
April 2026
Encourage students to apply by filling out our LDG Eligibility Estimate Worksheets with them.
It’s a great tool to show students that the majority of students who apply for LDG receive at least some funding. Don’t let students rule themselves out or convince themselves they wont be eligible.
Upcoming Programming
Upcoming Programming
March 18 at 6pm: Smart Loan Borrowing
Webinar. Learn about Federal Student Loans, Parent PLUS Loans, and the responsibilities and obligations associated with borrowing student loans.
Students register in CrosbyConnect, parents are strongly encouraged to attend.
Crosby Scholars After High School
Active Student account in CrosbyConnect
Crosby Scholars Alumni Association
Questions?
