Guidance Services

About The Guidance Department

The Ursuline High School Guidance Department provides a variety of pupil personnel services. The responsibility of the counselors is to provide guidance and counseling services to assist students in their personal, academic, career and college choices. All of the members of the department are professionally trained educators.

All counselors meet with every assigned student to assess the student’s personal development and offer their assistance. They monitor progress reports and failures. They see students at the request of teachers, parents, or students themselves. Professional guidelines of confidentiality are maintained in student-counselor contacts.

Beginning in the freshmen year, guidance counselors begin to work with all students concerning academic scheduling, progress, and future planning. The freshman/sophomore guidance counselor is Mrs. Lori Bagnola. At the conclusion of the sophomore year, students are transitioned to the junior/senior counselor, Miss Anne Cadle.

Beginning in the junior year and continuing throughout the senior year, counselors work closely with students on issues of college investigation, selection, and application. College news and scholarship bulletins are regularly published throughout the year. Mrs. Cadle also provides career guidance by assisting students through the use of evaluation instruments and instruction in the availability and use of textual and computerized career resources.

Faculty Profiles by Department

Specific guidance services include:

individual consultation with students for academic/personal support
Full time intervention specialist to assist students with academic/organizational deficiencies
assistance for students when exploring career options, including a mentor program
extensive assistance for students during the college admissions process with an emphasis on helping students select the college best suited to his/her career choice
presentations for parents regarding the college admissions process and financial aid
coordination of college scholarship and financial aid opportunities
assistance for students in determining yearly high school schedules
coordination of peer tutors and after school teacher assistance
administration of standardized test program
coordination of ACT/SAT prep classes and test registration
coordination of Ohio Graduation Test (IOWA testing) support services
recognition of students for local and national awards

COLLEGE REP VISITS – MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

There are no more scheduled visits for the 2017-2018 school year.

John Baylor Prep – www.OnToCollege.com

All juniors and seniors were equipped with log-in information to use on John Baylor Prep’s new website – OnToCollege. While JBP is being incorporated into the classroom to help students improve their ACT scores, it can also be used at home. JBP provides print-outs, videos, and online practice exams to help students reach their full potential on their next ACT!

Student Username: first initial, last name @ursuline.com

Student Password: See Miss Cadle

Naviance

www.connection.naviance.com/ursulinehigh

This year Ursuline has incorporated the use of Naviance into the college search process. Naviance is an online comprehensive college and career readiness solution that helps align student strengths and interests to postsecondary goals. All juniors and seniors have been equipped with a username and password and shown how to log in to their account. Certain features on Naviance that students are encouraged to use include the College Search, Build A Resume, and Career Inventory tool. Along with Drund, Naviance will be a site that Miss Cadle uses to update juniors and seniors on college representative visits and available scholarships.

PSAT

Students who sat for the PSAT on October 11 should expect to receive their scores in mid-December from the guidance office.

ACT SuperCourse

The Ursuline Center in Canfield offers an ACT Supercourse five Sundays (13+ hours) this winter to help juniors prepare for the state-funded ACT exam that will be given to all 11th grade students on March 20. The cost of the exam is $199. Please call 330.755.2710 to register!

ACT Test Dates 2017 – 2018

Test Date	Registration Deadline	Late Registration Deadline
December 9	November 3	November 4 – November 17
February 10	January 12	January 13 – January 19
April 14	March 9	March 10 – March 23
June 9	May 4	May 5 – May 18
July 14	June 15	June 16 – 22

*Practice booklets are available for free in the guidance office

**If you believe you are eligible for a fee waiver (free/reduced lunch student) please see Ms. Cadle for a form

Web Resources for Students & Parents

Personality and Career Assessment

Bureau of Labor and Statistics Career Guide – link your favorite subject in school to a possible career
The Princeton Review Career Test
The Vocational Information Center

Search for Colleges

National Center for Education – links and searches to colleges and universities
Online Education and College Degrees – online education and degree program information
Peterson’s – find colleges by degree programs of interest
Match College – admissions, financial aid, and college information

Online Education Links

AIU Online – career-relevant degrees
Capella University – degree programs listed by professional focus
Kaplan University – includes financial aid info
University of Phoenix – includes links to all campus locations
Westwood College – technical program available

College Rankings

Top 100 National Universities – US News & World Report

Two Year College Resources

Community College Review – profiles of community and junior colleges
Axia College – online education offering associate degrees
League for Innovation in Community Colleges – international consortium of community colleges
American Assoc. of Community Colleges

Military Careers

http://www.todaysmilitary.com/ – Military (general)
http://www.army.mil/ – Army
http://www.navy.mil/ – Navy
http://www.uscg.mil/ – Coast Guard
http://www.marines.com/ – Marines
http://www.af.mil/ – Air Force

Virtual Tours

http://www.ecampustours.com/ – virtual campus tours
http://www.campustours.com/

What are my Chances at This School?

Testing Calendars

Health and Safety for Students

Centers for Disease Control – learn what you can do to enjoy college the safe and healthy way!
Gyms and Fitness Clubs – gym and health club directory, stay fit and healthy

About the Different Tests

ACT test – used for college admissions, an alternative to the SAT
Advanced Placement (AP) tests – information about AP testing
http://www.collegeboard.com/prof/counselors/apply/12.html – Sat Subject Test Requirements at different schools
College Level Examination Program (CLEP) – about the CLEP program
ISEE – Independent School Entrance Exam – often used for entrance into private high schools
PLAN test – generally administered fall of Sophomore year
PSAT – Preliminary SAT

Test Prep Resources

http://www.act.org/ – online registration and prep for ACT
http://www.eurekareview.com/ – Eureka One on One Review, LLC
http://www.vocabulary.com/ – fun ways to improve your vocabulary
http://www.veritasprep.com/free-sat-resources/ – Free SAT prep resource

Scholarship Search

http://www.scholarship.com/ – finding scholarships
http://www.fastweb.com/ – Financial Aid and Scholarship Search
http://www.collegeboard.com/ – College, Career, Scholarship Search
http://www.tuitions.com/ – scholarship search
http://www.wiredscholar.com/ – SallieMae site for financial aid
http://www.collegepayway.com/ – tools for planning to pay for college

Financial Aid Calculators

http://www.finaid.org/calculators/ – financial aid calculator
http://www.act.org/fane/index.html – calculator on the ACT website

Financial Aid Links

http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/ -Federal Student Aid Site or call 1-800-433-3243 (TTY 800-730-8913 for hearing impaired)
http://www.finaid.org/ – Student aid resource site
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/– online FAFSA application

For Minority, Low-Income, First Generation Students

http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/minority.phtml – minority aid site
http://www.chciyouth.org/ – English and Spanish information on planning – free publications
http://www.hispanicfund.org/ – Hispanic resource for college aid
http://www.uncf.org/ – United Negro College Fund
collegefund.org – American Indian fund
http://www.aihec.org/ – American Indian Higher Education Consortium
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/index.html -Department of Education/Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs
http://www.black-collegian.com/ – the Black Collegian
http://www.blackexcel.org/ – Black Excel: The College Help Network
http://www.hillel.org/ – Jewish resource for colleges
http://www.gmsp.org/ – Gates Millennium Scholars Fund
http://www.hsf.net/ – Hispanic scholarships
http://www.hacu.net/ – Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
http://www.jbhe.com/ – Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
http://qemnetwork.qem.org – Quality Education for Minorities
http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/education.html – Tribal Colleges, Native Studies Programs, and Indian Education

Students With Disabilities

http://www.ahead.org/ – Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
http://www.add.org/ – Attention Deficit Disorder Association
http://www.chadd.org/ – Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders
http://www.ldanatl.org/ – Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
http://www.ldresources.com/ – Learning Disability Resources
http://www.ncld.org/ – National Center for Learning Disabilities
http://www.fcsn.org/ -Federation for Children with Special Needs
http://www.ldonline.org/ – Learning Disabilities Online

College Scholarship Opportunities

Marist College Technology Scholarships (four-year tuition, room & board)
Gannon University Engineering and Computer Sciences
Bowling Green Teachers in Science and Math (Approx $20,000 over 4 years)