College Advising
Hey friends! My name is Ms. Santana, and I’ll be your college adviser serving First Flight High School for the 2024-2025 school year through the Carolina College Advising Corps. I am available and thrilled to support ALL students in their post-secondary plans, so everything from career planning, working on resumes, planning for college, registering for testing, researching and applying to colleges, applying for financial aid and scholarships, and of course, when the time comes, deciding which college to attend!
A bit about me: I graduated from First Flight High School! I graduated from the University of Virginia with distinction as a Questbridge Scholar, where I double-majored in Global Studies Security & Justice, Women Gender & Sexuality Studies, and minored in Sociology. After graduating from UVA, I worked as an Admission Counselor for Diversity, Access & Outreach in UVA’s Office of Undergraduate Admission.
The most important thing to know about me is that I am SUPER passionate about college access and I am SO excited to work with y’all this year! I hope to ensure all my students feel empowered, supported, and celebrated in their planning, applying, and pursuing post-grad goals and know just how AMAZING they are! It is a privilege and an honor to be your college adviser this year and I am SO excited to meet all of you!
Contact Information:
Email: santanata@daretolearn.org or taina@unc.edu
To Schedule a Meeting with Me: https://calendly.com/tainasantana
Class of 2025 Remind: text @ffhspo to 81010 to join my Remind! :)
Follow me on Instagram @nighthawks2college
Visit my website: https://sites.google.com/view/mssantana/introducing-me
Important links about college planning:
For researching careers and scholarships and applying to college: cfnc.org
For researching colleges: bigfuture.
For signing up for the SAT: collegereadiness.
For free SAT practice: http://www.
For signing up for the ACT: act.org
For applying for financial aid: fafsa.gov
For applying for in-state tuition: https://ncresidency.