College Information - The Master's Academy

The process of researching, visiting, selecting, and applying to college is an important one. Our goal as a Guidance Team is to actively support students and families as they learn about and navigate their college options.

The following resources will be helpful to you as you begin this journey:

What to Expect Each Year

What to Expect Each Year:

Florida Virtual School

Community Service Hours

Forms

Choosing a College

Below are some helpful resources that will help you in finding the college or university that is the best fit for you!  

Christian College Guide Christian College Guide is dedicated to helping college-bound students and their families in the search for Christian higher education  
College Search An online tool provided by College Board that lets students search for colleges with the characteristics they're looking for.  
Colleges That Change Lives Colleges That Change Lives, Inc. (CTCL) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement and support of a student-centered college search process.  
Fair Test  Find a comprehensive list of colleges and university that are test score optional (students are not required to submit standardized test scores with their admissions application)  
Student Search Service Student Search Service, the win-win way for colleges and prospective students to find each other  
My Road Lets students explore personalized majors, careers, and learn about the options ahead of them  
Majors & Careers Students can get detailed information about jobs and the degrees needed to get them  
NCAA-National Collegiate Athletic Association The official web site of the NCAA includes information on recruitment rules and eligibility information  
Princeton Review Find the right school, learn about paying for it, and more.  
U-CAN The U-CAN (the University and College Accountability Network) website is a free "consumer-informed college information Web site" that offers a variety of college information that could be helpful in a student's college search.  
YouUniversityTV Gives students access to over 3,000 exclusive college and career related videos including campus tours, interviews and more!

College Visits

Every year we have admissions representatives from in-state and out-of-state colleges in the nation visit the TMA campus. We encourage 9-12th grade students to visit with the college representatives. All presentations will take place either during lunch or the flex period. Students must pre-register for each college visit by registering on Naviance.

Search Upcoming College Visits:

Naviance (Family Connection)

Applying to College

Applying to College - Khan Academy offers guidance from experts on topics such as admissions essays, letters of recommendation, and alumni interviews.
Naviance (Family Connection) - use Naviance to search for information on schools, view and register for upcoming college visits to TMA, create a list of colleges you are interested in, request transcripts, upload your resume, request teacher recommendations.
Common Application - Nearly 700 colleges, only one application.
Coalition Application - over 90 colleges, only one application.
S.S.A.R - Self-reported Student Academic Record. The SSAR allows you to enter, track, and submit your academic record electronically to participating colleges and universities.
Sample Resume
Writing Your College Admissions Essay

College Testing Information

Attention Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors! 

Fee Waivers from CollegeBoard and ACT

Need some test prep?

ACT Question of the Day   
SAT Question of the Day

Testing Accommodations for SAT, ACT and Advanced Placement (AP)  

If you have a documented learning difference or physical disability, please contact Arlene Outerbridge to determine if you are eligible to receive special accommodations such as extended time for standardized testing.  

Take the ACT on your home turf!  

TMA is now an ACT testing center!
Please use this opportunity to test in a smaller group setting on a campus you are already familiar with! When registering for ACT look for our test site code: 232740. Space is limited on testing day so make sure to register quickly once you determine what date you will test on.

TMA is now an SAT test center.

Students can start registering to test here for the January 28th SAT. Our site code 10-557. This is a great opportunity of our students to test at small and familiar location which may help with test day anxiety. TMA students are not guaranteed space so they must register as soon as possible.

TMA High School Code  

When registering for the SAT or ACT please make sure to include our high school code: 101-897. By including this code, CollegeBoard and/or ACT will know to send scores to us so we can include it in a student's cumulative record.  