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 (OGT) support services
- recognition of students for local and national awards
COLLEGE REP VISITS – MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
| Date | College Rep | Visit Time |
|---|---|---|
| September 30 | Miami University | 8:15 |
| October 3 | Hiram College | 9:30 |
| October 3 | University of Mount Union | 10:40 |
| October 3 | University of Findlay | 1:00 |
| October 5 | Walsh University | 10:30 |
| October 5 | Otterbein University | 11:00 |
| October 5 | Thiel College | 6th Period |
| October 6 | University of North Carolina – Charlotte | 2nd Period |
| October 6 | John Carroll University | 4th Period |
| October 7 | Duquesne University | 10:00 |
| October 7 | Ohio State University | 7th Period |
| October 11 | Chatham University | 10:00 |
| October 11 | Gannon University | 11:00 |
| October 12 | Westminster College | 1:00 |
| October 13 | Capital University | 8:00 |
| October 13 | Mercyhurst University | 12:00 |
| October 13 | Lake Erie College | 1:00 |
| October 18 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 8:30 |
| October 18 | Case Western Reserve University | 1:45 |
| October 21 | University of Akron | 9:00 |
| October 24 | University of Toledo | 10:00 |
| October 26 | University of Pittsburgh | 10:30 |
| October 26 | University of Cincinnati | 11:15 |
| October 27 | Kent State University | 8:30 |
| November 1 | Marietta College | 1:30 |
| November 2 | Ohio University | 10:30 |
| November 8 | St. Mary’s College | 8:00 |
If you would like to attend any visit please see Ms. Cadle for a class excusal form – no later than 2 days before the scheduled visit! Reminder: You can attend up to 4 visits!
Web Resources for Students & Parents
Most Popular Links
- The Princeton Review – all sorts of college information
- College Board – The SAT test plus all sorts of testing and college preparation information
- ACT – the ACT test and other resources
- Federal Student Aid Site – Federal Student Aid Site for students, parents and counselors
- FinAid – Student aid resource site
- US Dept. of Education – search for student aid resources by state
- Scholarship Scams – avoid scholarship scams – don’t pay!
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
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?
- http://www.go4college.com/
- http://www.collegedata.com/cs/promo/promo_calcodds_tmpl.jhtml
- http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/articles/find/MatchReachSafety.asp
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)
