{"id":21186,"date":"2025-05-15T13:56:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T17:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forsythtech.edu\/?page_id=21186"},"modified":"2025-06-30T16:53:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T20:53:25","slug":"new-student-checklist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.forsythtech.edu\/students\/student-life\/new-student-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"New Student Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Hero tertiary -->\r\n<div class=\"fy-hero-tertiary\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fy-hero-tertiary__link-container container\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forsythtech.edu\/students\/student-life\/\" class=\"fy-hero-tertiary__link fy-icon-link fy-icon-link--light fy-icon-link--xs\"><i\r\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"fa-regular fa-arrow-left-long fy-icon-link__icon-left\"><\/i>Student Life<\/a>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"fy-hero-tertiary__container container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h1 data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"fy-hero-tertiary__title fy-h1\"  aria-label=\"main\" role=\"main\">New Student Checklist: Your Steps to Success<\/h1>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/Hero tertiary -->\n\n<section class=\"fy-welcome\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"fy-welcome__container\">\r\n\t\t\t<h2 data-aos=\"fade-up\">Stay Enrolled and On Track<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<p data-aos=\"fade-up\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The transition to college can feel overwhelming, but <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forsyth Tech is here to help with some important details you need to remain enrolled and be successful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This guide provides a quick overview of the key items you\u2019ll need to check off your new student to-do list in order to maintain your enrollment and achieve your goals. And if you have any questions, don\u2019t hesitate to reach out to your advisor, or contact the<a href=\"\/tutoring-academic-success-center\/\"> Student Success Center.<\/a> We\u2019re here for you!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<!-- \/Welcome-->\r\n\n\n<!-- List Group-->\r\n<div class=\"fy-list-group fy-list-group_columns\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<header>Jump straight to any section<\/header>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"col-md-6\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list-group\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"#FAFSA\"  target=\"_self\" class=\"list-group-item fy-link__right-arrow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tComplete Your FAFSA\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"col-md-6\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list-group\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"#tuition\"  target=\"_self\" class=\"list-group-item fy-link__right-arrow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPay your tuition or set up a payment plan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"col-md-6\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list-group\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"#cea\"  target=\"_self\" class=\"list-group-item fy-link__right-arrow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tComplete your Course Entry Assignment\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"col-md-6\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list-group\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"#advisor\"  target=\"_self\" class=\"list-group-item fy-link__right-arrow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSchedule an appointment with your advisor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"col-md-6\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list-group\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"#orientation\"  target=\"_self\" class=\"list-group-item fy-link__right-arrow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tComplete our virtual orientation\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"col-md-6\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list-group\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"#contact\"  target=\"_self\" class=\"list-group-item fy-link__right-arrow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContact us for support\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/List Group-->\r\n\n\n<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-10 offset-lg-1 ecity2\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"FAFSA\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\r\n<div class=\"fy-text-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fy-text-block__container fy-text-block__container--light-teal container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fy-text-block__content col-12 col-sm-12 offset-md-1 col-md-10 offset-lg-2 col-lg-8\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2 data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"fy-text-block__title fy-h2\">Complete Your FAFSA<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"fy-text-block__text fy-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is a single application that you can fill out to learn if you are eligible for federally-funded grants, scholarships, work-study programs, and loans that help reduce the amount you pay for college.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"fy-text-block__text fy-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">States and colleges may also use FAFSA to award their own financial aid packages. So when you apply, you have access to the largest potential source of financial aid for school.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"fy-wysiwyg fy-two-column-list fy-mt-80 fy-mb-100\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"fy-two-column-list__left col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-5\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg\">\r\n\t\t\t      <h2>Things You&#8217;ll Need<\/h2><br>\r\n\t\t\t      \t\t\t    <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" class=\"fy-two-column-list__right col-12 col-md-6 offset-lg-1 col-lg-6\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg\" style=\"padding-bottom: 3rem;\">\r\n\t\t\t      <ul>\n<li>Your Social Security Number (SSN)<\/li>\n<li>Your parents\u2019 SSNs, if you are a dependent student.\n<ul>\n<li>*Being a dependent for FAFSA purposes is separate from being a dependent for tax purposes. View the <a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/apply-for-aid\/fafsa\/filling-out\/dependency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">questions that determine if you are a dependent student here<\/a>. If you are a dependent student, that doesn\u2019t mean your parents are required to pay anything for your education. The information is used to determine how much aid you qualify for.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Your tax returns<\/li>\n<li>Your Federal Student Aid (FSA) ID. You can can create one at <a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/fsa-id\/create-account\/launch\">studentaid.gov<\/a>. (Your parents will also need an account)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t    <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n<section class=\"fy-wysiwyg fy-two-column-list fy-mt-80 fy-mb-100\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"fy-two-column-list__left col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-5\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg\">\r\n\t\t\t      <h2>FAFSA Steps<\/h2><br>\r\n\t\t\t      <div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto;\">\n  <iframe \n    data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9apxxQrx-WY?si=_LzFY4FcD9sRAl33\" \n    title=\"YouTube video player\" \n    frameborder=\"0\" \n    allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" \n    referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n    allowfullscreen \n    style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><br \/>\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" class=\"fy-two-column-list__right col-12 col-md-6 offset-lg-1 col-lg-6\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg\" style=\"padding-bottom: 3rem;\">\r\n\t\t\t      <p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Go to studentaid.gov and log in with your FSA ID. Click \u201cComplete the FAFSA form\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Fill out the Student Info first (name, birthday, SSN, email, phone). The name you enter must match the name on your Social Security card. Select Forsyth Technical Community College from the school list, including the school code: <strong>005317<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Add your parents\u2019 info. If you\u2019re under 24, not married, and don\u2019t have kids, you probably need to include your parents\u2019 information, even if they don\u2019t plan to help pay for college. You\u2019ll need:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Their names, birthdates, and SSNs<\/li>\n<li>How many people are in your family<\/li>\n<li>How many family members are in college<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Enter Financial Info using tax returns from two years ago<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The FAFSA tool can often pull this info in automatically from the IRS<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019ll also need to list savings accounts, checking accounts, and any other money\/assets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> Sign &amp; Submit<\/p>\n\t\t\t    <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t<br>\r\n\t\t\t      \t<a  rel=\"noopener\"  class=\"fy-btn-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/h\/apply-for-aid\/fafsa\" target=\"_blank\">Start Your FAFSA Now<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n<section class=\"fy-wysiwyg fy-two-column-list fy-mt-80 fy-mb-100\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"fy-two-column-list__left col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-5\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg\">\r\n\t\t\t      <h2>What Happens Next?<\/h2><br>\r\n\t\t\t      \t\t\t    <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" class=\"fy-two-column-list__right col-12 col-md-6 offset-lg-1 col-lg-6\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg\" style=\"padding-bottom: 3rem;\">\r\n\t\t\t      <p>After submitting your form, you&#8217;ll get a confirmation email that it was received.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Once processed, Forsyth Tech will then email the financial aid offer for you to view and accept.<\/p>\n\t\t\t    <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-10 offset-lg-1 ecity2\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"tuition\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\r\n<div class=\"fy-text-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fy-text-block__container fy-text-block__container--light-teal container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fy-text-block__content col-12 col-sm-12 offset-md-1 col-md-10 offset-lg-2 col-lg-8\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2 data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"fy-text-block__title fy-h2\">Pay Your Tuition or Set Up a Payment Plan<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"fy-text-block__text fy-paragraph\">College is a commitment. Once you are enrolled, you are expected to pay your tuition costs (whatever amount is left after financial aid has been awarded), or risk losing your enrollment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"fy-wysiwyg fy-two-column-list fy-mt-80 fy-mb-100\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"fy-two-column-list__left col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-5\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg\">\r\n\t\t\t      <h2>How to Get Started with Payment<\/h2><br>\r\n\t\t\t      \t\t\t    <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" class=\"fy-two-column-list__right col-12 col-md-6 offset-lg-1 col-lg-6\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg\" style=\"padding-bottom: 3rem;\">\r\n\t\t\t      <ul>\n<li>Log into your student portal to view your tuition<\/li>\n<li>Pay online or at the business office, or set up a payment plan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If something you couldn\u2019t plan for is preventing you from making a payment, we won\u2019t let tuition costs stand in your way. The Forsyth Tech Cares office has resources and assistance programs that help with tuition costs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t    <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    <div class=\"fy-single-list-group\">\r\n\t\t\t     \t<div class=\"fy-list-group\">\r\n\t\t\t     \t\t\t\t\t     \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t\t\t<a   rel=\"noopener\"  class=\"list-group-item fy-link__right-arrow\" href=\"http:\/\/my.forsythtech.edu\" target=\"_blank\">Pay in Full<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t      \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t     \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t\t\t<a   rel=\"noopener\"  class=\"list-group-item fy-link__right-arrow\" href=\"https:\/\/nelnet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">See Payment Plans<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t      \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-10 offset-lg-1 ecity2\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"cea\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\r\n<div class=\"fy-text-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fy-text-block__container fy-text-block__container--light-teal container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fy-text-block__content col-12 col-sm-12 offset-md-1 col-md-10 offset-lg-2 col-lg-8\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2 data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"fy-text-block__title fy-h2\">Complete Your Course Entry Assignment<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"fy-text-block__text fy-paragraph\">After paying your tuition, all students must complete their Course Entry Assignment for each class in which you are registered. The Course Entry Assignment is a short questionnaire that can be found on Blackboard for each class on your schedule.<\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"fy-text-block__text fy-paragraph\">This is required, and must be completed by the Census Date (10% of the class duration).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-10 offset-lg-1 ecity2\">\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- Large card -->\r\n<div class=\"fy-large-card  fy-mt-80 fy-large-card--dark\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fy-large-card__container container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"fy-large-card__row row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fy-large-card__inner col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fy-large-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-left\" class=\"fy-large-card__media-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class='fy-large-card__video lazyload' width=\"560\" height=\"315\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3gOM2--mtVk?si=TJfcxd9u1AlHS-M9\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"fy-large-card__info\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fy-large-card__title fy-h3\" role=\"heading\">How to access your Course Entry Assignment<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fy-large-card__description fy-paragraph\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Find more information about accessing and completing your Course Entry Assignments by watching this video.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/Large card -->\r\n\n\n<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-10 offset-lg-1 ecity2\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"advisor\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\r\n<div class=\"fy-text-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fy-text-block__container fy-text-block__container--light-teal container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fy-text-block__content col-12 col-sm-12 offset-md-1 col-md-10 offset-lg-2 col-lg-8\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2 data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"fy-text-block__title fy-h2\">Speak to Your Advisor<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"fy-text-block__text fy-paragraph\">All Forsyth Tech students are paired with an academic advisor. It\u2019s their job to help you succeed here. Not only will they help guide you through your program, they can also help you find and access all the other resources Forsyth Tech offers: tutoring, financial aid, career services, and more.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-10 offset-lg-1 ecity2\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"orientation\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\r\n<div class=\"fy-text-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fy-text-block__container fy-text-block__container--light-teal container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fy-text-block__content col-12 col-sm-12 offset-md-1 col-md-10 offset-lg-2 col-lg-8\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2 data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"fy-text-block__title fy-h2\">Attend Orientation<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"fy-text-block__text fy-paragraph\">Going through our <a href=\"http:\/\/orientation.forsythtech.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online Orientation<\/a> is the final action you need to take to be ready for the school year. 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