O’Gorman High School – Guidance/College Planning

Contact

The Guidance Department is here to serve the students. It is our hope that students and parents utilize the services available:

  • individual counseling
  • college information
  • scholarship and career information
  • scheduling and course planning

Assistant Principal/Guidance Director: Art Hagg
Counselor: Donna Carlson
Administrative Assistant/Registrar: Sue Knight
Chemical Dependency Services and Prevention Activities: Nick Fischer

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Career Information

September 27, 2011 at 3:10 pm +

Career Cruising at sdmylife.com

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College Preparation

September 26, 2011 at 3:08 pm +

It is never too early to plan for college or other post-high education. Putting together a four year plan of coursework and following the steps in the college planning process will help you get organized and identify timelines. Using the National Association for College Admission Counseling website will prove helpful in the process.

  1. Go to www.nacacnet.org
  2. Click on “Student Resources”
  3. Click on “College Preparation”

Another site to gather information is the South Dakota Board of Regents website. It will include information on the Opportunity Scholarship and Regents Scholar requirements. That website is www.sdbor.edu.

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Scholarship Scams

September 23, 2011 at 3:04 pm +

Warning Signs (Watch out for the following claims companies will make in an effort to scam you):

  • “For a fee, we provide a comprehensive list of scholarships.” Don’t spend money on a fee-based matching service. The biggest and best scholarship databases are available for free on the Web.
  • “Billions of dollars of award monies going unclaimed.” Statements about funds going unclaimed are simply untrue. If funds are available, students will compete for them.
  • “We have a money-back guarantee.” Legitimate scholarships are always competitive. No one can guarantee that you will win a scholarship.
  • “We need your credit card or bank account numbers.” No legitimate scholarship should require your credit card number or bank account numbers.
  • “We will do all the work” To receive a scholarship students must complete the applications and essays themselves. No one else can do the work for them.

If you have any questions regarding scholarship services, please call the guidance office at 575-3320 and visit with a counselor.

Scholarship Searches:

***Please beware of scholarship and Financial Aid Advisors that charge excessive fees for their services

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Western Undergraduate Exchange

September 21, 2011 at 3:05 pm +

The Western Undergraduate Exchange Program (WUE) allows residents of participating states to enroll in designated public colleges and universities at a reduced tuition rate. Approximately 150% of resident tuition. The participating states are; Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Information about the Western Undergraduate Exchange is available on the WICHE World Wide Web Site; www.wiche.edu

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