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What to Expect

Welcome to Seattle Colleges! All new Seattle Promise scholars participate in Readiness Academy as a requirement of the Seattle Promise scholarship. If possible, bring a school or government ID and a laptop with you.

At Readiness Academy, you will register for fall classes, learn exactly how your Seattle Promise scholarship funding works, meet other Seattle Promise students, and meet your Seattle Promise Retention Specialist.

Each event is approximately 3 hours, and will take place during the school day. Students should expect to coordinate an excused absence with their High School.

You must choose one Readiness Academy session to attend. 
 

Ready for Readiness Academy? Get prepared with these steps:

  1. Ensure you have added the Seattle College code to your 2026-27 FAFSA or WASFA. You can do this by logging in to your Student Aid Report (FAFSA) or logging in to the WASFA website and adding the code for the college you plan to attend this fall:

    North: 009704
    Central: 003787
    South: 009706

  2. Setting up your MySeattleColleges ID and activating your ctcLink account before Readiness Academy will make the session go much smoother.
     
  3. If needed, complete the Directed Self Placement (DSP) test for Math and/or English.