Welcome to the Counseling/Guidance Department
Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
860-399-6214 Phone
860-399-2007 Fax
Jill Britton
Sarah Cunningham
Leslie Carson
Lori Wallace
Guidance Happenings
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Good Friday
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April Recess
Guidance Office -
Memorial Day
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High School Graduation
Guidance Office
Guidance Resources
- Career Connections
- College Data
- Course Guide
- Course Information - General
- Course Selection Presentation Printable - 8th Grade
- Education Verification Form - Graduated Student
- Financial Aid
- Forms
- Freshman Orientation
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- Junior Planning Resources
- Key Links
- Naviance
- Registration Packet
- Registration Packet in Spanish
- SAT Prep Documents
- Scholarships
- Scholarship Workshop
- School Profile 2020-2021
- Senior Parents
- Transcript Request Form - Graduated Student
COLLEGE FAIRS
Students may attend as many fairs as they wish! Click to see a list of colleges that will share information about their programs, majors, financial aid, and more on each fair date. Additional colleges will be added throughout the spring.
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Four of these events are smaller Focus Fairs and are especially for students with special interests or residing in specific regions: STEM (Mar. 7), Performing & Visual Arts (Mar. 16), Western US (Apr. 10), Southeastern US (Apr. 20).
COLLEGE EVENTS
Check the individual college admissions pages for upcoming visits, tours and events.
MILITARY WEBSITES & EVENTS
Military Websites:
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Standardized Testing Updates
SAT: www.collegeboard.org
Weekend SAT Dates and Registration Deadlines:
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Late Registration Deadline |
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March 13, 2021 |
February 12, 2021 |
March 2, 2021 |
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May 8, 2021 |
April 8, 2021 |
April 27, 2021 |
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June 5, 2021 |
May 6, 2021 |
May 26, 2021 |
Link College Board and Khan Academy Accounts Link your College Board and Khan Academy accounts to get free, personalized SAT practice.
ACT: www.actstudent.org
Click here to view FAQs regarding COVID-19 and testing
Please check act.org as FAQs are added.
Starting in the late fall of 2020/early winter, ACT will introduce a new option allowing students to take the ACT test at their home on a computer through remote proctoring as part of its national testing program. More information about this option will be available in the coming weeks.
ACT will be offering its new individual section retest option, online testing with faster results and super scoring this fall, as previously announced for those students who wish to retake one or more sections of the exam.” - as stated on the ACT website
Helpful Websites for Post-Secondary Planning
Test Preparation / Registration:
www.CollegeBoard.org Register for the SAT, send scores, take practice tests and plan for college.
www.KhanAcademy.org Pair your College Board with Khan Academy to receive free, personalized SAT preparation.
www.ACTstudent.org Register for the ACT, send scores, take practice tests, and plan for college.
Post-Secondary Searching / Planning:
www.Naviance.com Your guide to cultivate career knowledge and grow college knowledge.
www.CollegeView.com This website provides helpful information related to college search, financial aid, careers and majors, campus life and more.
www.CampusProgram.com A comprehensive education and employment guide to American colleges and universities.
www.USNEWS.com U.S. News Rankings of the “best” colleges and universities.
www.bls.gov/ooh/ U.S. Department of Labor, occupational information
www.State.CT.us Government Services and information
Information for Student Athletes:
www.EligibilityCenter.org NCAA Eligibility Center for requirements and information on Division I, II and III recruiting rules.
www.CollegiateDirectories.com Information on National Directory of College Athletics which includes a database of email addresses of coaches from different schools across the country.
Additional Options for After High School:
Gap Year Opportunities https://usagapyearfairs.org/fairs/ Some students choose to take a year off between high school and college for personal growth through travel, internship, work experience, and/or community service.
Military www.todaysmilitary.com Armed Services Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, National Guard, and Navy offer many options for high school graduates such as opportunities in a wide area of skills that later transfer into jobs and careers in civilian life. Alternatively, it is possible to make the Armed Services a life career. Discuss these opportunities with a recruiter and weigh carefully the options and commitments.
Reserve Officers’ Training Corp (ROTC) https://www.todaysmilitary.com/education-training/rotc-programs This form of college-based military officer training allows students to have a traditional college education while also going through training leading to commissioned officer status in a branch of the US military. In exchange for scholarship benefits, the student has a contractual service obligation to be met upon graduation.
College-Level Courses
Advanced Placement (AP) Program
APstudents.CollegeBoard.org AP courses and exams provides students the opportunity to tackle college-level work while they're still in high school. AP courses and exams allow students to challenge themselves, explore their interests. Participating colleges, in turn, grant credit and/or appropriate placement to students who have done well on the AP Examinations held in May.
UConn Early College Experience
ECE.UConn.edu Students will receive full credit for their ECE UConn classes. All students will receive an actual numerical grade if the student achieves a 75 or higher. Any grade below a 75 will become an audit on their UConn transcript. This grading system is only for the UConn part of the course. Westbrook High School will keep the earned numerical grade the student has in the class and that grade will be reflected on the WHS transcript.
Financial Aid Information
Paying for College Basic facts and links for student financial aid, loans, grants and scholarships.
Federal Student Aid ID (FSA ID) The student and parent FSA IDs are required to complete the FAFSA. Please register for your ID through this link.
FAFSA Application and Information File for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid online.
CSS Profile Application and Information The online application that collects information used by nearly 400 colleges and scholarship programs to award non-federal aid.
CHESLA Financial Aid Presentation CHESLA created a Financial Aid Basics presentation. This presentation highlights information about the FAFSA, Financial Aid Award Letter, comparing colleges financially, understanding how interest works, and more. The purpose of this presentation is to provide students and families with the information they need to go through the financial aid and paying for college process.
www.StudentAid.gov Provides straightforward and ways to understand information about planning and paying for college.
www.FinAid.org A free, comprehensive independent and objective guide to student financial aid.
www.FastWeb.com Scholarship Search Engine
www.Scholarships.com Scholarship Search Engine
