HOW TO CREATE & SET UP

your APPLY TEXAS PROFILE

Click “Get Started” and create an account

Go to: applytexas.org

• Use your personal email
• Create an appropriate username
• Please write down your username and password!

1. Are you currently in high school or middle school?
1. Yes
2. Do you plan to apply to an undergraduate program, dual credit program, or both?
• Dual Credit

On your dashboard click ‘find the right application for you’

Log In

Select: Yes if you are a U.S. Citizen or No if you are a Citizen of another country.

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Citizenship Status does not affect your application.

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Click Next

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Citizenship Status

Select: No

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1. Which of these apply to you?
1. None of the above apply to me
2. Do all of these circumstances apply to you?
• Yes

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If you selected Citizenship Status: No

At the bottom of the screen select: Start Core Questions

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Start Core Questions

Complete your personal information.

Core Questions

Use your full name, this should match your school ID.

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Check the box confirming that your name is represented correctly.

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Hit Next

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Your name

Enter your information for Permanent Address questions:

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• Street Address
• Address City
• Address Country
• Is your residential address different from your permanent address
1. No
• Is your mailing address different from your permanent address
• No
• Use my ApplyTexas account email on my applications
• Yes

Permanent Address

Enter your Preferred Phone Number and Preferred Phone Type

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• Remember to select the phone type.

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• Do not put dashes or parentheses

Phone Numbers

XXX-XXX-XXXX

(XXX) XXX-XXXX

Enter your date of birth and check the box confirming that the date of birth is represented correctly.

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• Enter your Country of birth
• Enter your City of birth
• Enter your State of birth

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• Do not put dashes or parentheses

Date and place of birth

• Enter your gender
• Are you of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?
• Yes or No
• What is your race? (Select all that apply)

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Gender, race, and ethnicity

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Select: Yes

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Enter your SSN. *if you do not have it, you can leave blank, however it is additional paperwork if you need to add it later*

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1. Are you currently residing in the U.S.?
1. Yes

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Answer the final questions

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If you answer Citizenship: Yes

Select: No

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Answer of what country are you a citizen?:

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• Are you currently residing in the U.S.?
• Yes
• If yes, date permanent resident card issued
• No
• If you are not a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident, are you a foreign…
• None of the above
• If you are not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, do you have an application…
• No
• If you are not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident or have no application pending with the USCIS…
• Yes

Answer the final questions

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Citizenship: If answering No, and no permanent residency

Select: No

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Answer of what country are you a citizen?:

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• Are you currently residing in the U.S.?
• Yes
• If yes, date permanent resident card issued
• enter date

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Answer the final questions

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Citizenship: If answering No, but have permanent residency

1. Status as a current U.S. military service-member, veteran, or dependent
1. If neither you or a parent are in the military select ‘N/A”
2. If you are a dependent select the best option from the last 3 answers.

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Military status

• At any time in your life were you placed in foster care or adopted from foster care in Texas?
• Select Yes or No

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Foster care

• Please skip this and click ‘Next”

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Language

• Input 1 parents information
• Skip ‘Gross income’
• My emergency contact info is the same as my parent/guardian’s information
• Yes

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Household

Answers to the following questions:

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1. Of what state are you a resident?
1. Texas
2. Did you live or will you have lived in Texas for 36…
• Yes
3. When you begin the semester for which you are applying…
• Yes
4. During the 12 months prior to the term for which you are applyin…
• No
5. Are you claimed as a dependent or are you eligible to be claimed…
• Yes

Texas Residency

• Do you currently live in Texas?
• Yes
• If you currently live in Texas, how many years have you been living here?
• Enter the amount
• If you currently live in Texas, how many months…
• 0
• If you currently live in Texas, what is your main purpose for being in the state
• Establish/Maintain a home
• Do you hold the title to residential… (do your parents own their home?)
• Yes or No

Texas Residency continued

• Do you have ownership interest and customarily manage a business in Texas
• Yes or No
• Enter the dates for when your parents bought their home
• Enter the date your parents acquired their business
• Have you been gainfully employed in Texas for the past 12 months?
• no
• Have you received primary support from a social services agency for the past 12 months?
• Yes or No
• Are you married to a person who either: owns property in…
• No

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Complete the rest of the questions about your parents residency. Remember residency is where they live not their citizenship status

Texas Residency continued

Please complete the questions to the best of your ability.

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Family obligations

Type your high school name in the search box.

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For the Expected Graduation Date please select June 01, 20XX (use your graduation year)

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Select “No” you don’t have a GED or completed another high school equivalency program.

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High school information

Search for your NIMITZ

1. Have you ever taken any college courses?
1. No
2. Are you a freshman with previous college credit hours?
• No
3. Did you take a tech prep course or courses for college credit?
• No
4. Please indicate on what basis you are seeking admission.
• Dual Credit
5. Please indicate the primary reason for attending classes at this college
• Earn Associate Degree

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SKIP Advanced Certifications

Previous college/university experience

• Have you taken or will you take the TOEFL test?
• No
• Have you taken or will you take the IELTS test?
• No

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Entrance exams

1. SKIP all questions by clicking ‘Next”

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Activities and achievements

Your profile is complete!

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It’s time to complete your application! Go to the next slide

Application

Click on ‘School Search’ on the top right hand side.

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On ‘search school’ type Lone Star College System.

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Scroll down to the Fall 20xx Dual Credit Application, and click ‘View Detail’

• select the year we are in, please ensure you select the correct semester.

Click on ‘Start Application’ on the top right hand side.

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The first page will be the Application Review, scroll down and click ‘Next’

Application

You will now select your major:

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First Choice Major:

• STEM Majors - Associate of Science
• Other Majors - Associate of Arts

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Application

Select your school district: Aldine (ALDN)

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The rest of the questions on this page are for Lone Star Reporting, select the best answers for you. You only need to answer the questions with a red asterisk (*)

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At the bottom you will select your campus:

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North Harris

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Click ‘Next’

Application

Your Application does not require an essay, click ‘Next’

Application

• Select “Admissions application”

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It will show you what is needed before submitting your application

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• Select “Two Year questions”

You will review your application. On the bottom of the screen select Nimitz High School. Click ‘Next’

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Click all of the boxes to certify you have read the instructions. (We will complete Bacterial Meningitis when you start school)

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Click ‘Next”

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Application

The application will ask for payment, select fee waiver.

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Click all of the boxes to certify you have read the instructions.

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Submit your application

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Application

Congratulations, you have submitted your Dual Credit

college application!!!

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You will receive from ApplyTexas once the application is processed, and another from Lone Star with your admissions status. When you receive the email from Lone Star please contact Mrs. Mcgee and let her know what your ID number is.