Welcome to the College Counseling home page. For more information on the college counseling department, please contact our department chair - Mr. Kurt Schmidt at kurt.schmidt@ignatius.org. For a complete faculty and staff contact list, please visit our Contact Info page.

Saint Ignatius provides a comprehensive, ongoing college placement service that includes testing, individual and group counseling, family planning interviews, and application processing for college admissions, scholarships, and financial aid. Because the process of selecting a college is personal, individual counseling sessions are provided as needed to review the strenghts and weaknesses of the student's high school record in relation to education/career goals. To help in this process, representatives from more than 125 colleges visit the school throughout the fall, usually during the junior-senior lunch period, to talk with students about specific college goals. Several times during the year, each junior and senior receives a bulletin that lists college open house dates and current scholarship information.

Testing. Students are given the following standardized tests:

PLAN - This test, administered to all sophomores, provides direction for educational and career planning and has the additional benefit of providing practice for both the PSAT and ACT assessments (see below) taken by nearly all juniors.

PSAT/NMSQT - Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test . This test is taken in the fall of junior year as a qualifying test for national recognition and preparation for the SAT that will be taken in the spring of junior year.

ACT AND SAT - American College Testing Program and the Scholastic Aptitude Test. Because most colleges require scores on the ACT or the SAT, all students are encouraged to take both tests in the spring of their junior year.

SAT Subject Tests . Hour long exams are administered in different subject areas. Offered at different times during the year, these are necessary at some colleges for admissions and placement.

AP - Advanced Placement Tests . These tests are for students who have taken Advanced Placement or certain honors level courses in high school. APs are given in May in specific subject areas. Depending on a particular college's AP policy, a student may gain advanced standing in college. Other tests are available upon request or at the counselor's discretion. Professional consultation and referral are used when necessary.

Numerous college guide books, catalogues, and related materials are available in the College Counseling Office.  Here are some useful links and documents.  These documents are in PDF format.  To download a free Adobe Reader, please visit our Forms/Documents page under the Contact menu.

Documents

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