How to Handle a College Rejection

In this month's Forbes Magazine, there is a great article worth reading on college rejection.  You can find the article here.

Scholarships

Scholarships are a great way to offset some of the costs of college.  There are multiple ways to find scholarships.  The first, and most important, is the HTHS Guidance Office.  We have a folder in the conference room that students can come and browse through.  We also put most of those scholarships online at www.monmouthcountyscholarships.com.  Some very specific HTHS scholarships cannot go on the website because that is open to all students from all the MCVSD Academies so it is wise for students to check in Guidance once in a while! 

Another way to search scholarships is to log into Naviance and click on the Colleges tab and then click on Scholarship list.  That will give you a national list of scholarships.  And, www.fastweb.com is also a very good resource.  Please never, never, ever pay for a scholarship search.  If a company charges you ANY amount to search for scholarships, even $0.50 - it is a scam.  All scholarships searches should be free.

Let us know us know if we can help you at all.
Mrs. Bufis and Mrs. Tice

What Are You Happy About HTHS?

District Financial Aid Night

Monmouth County Vocational School District is hosting a Financial Aid Night 

Who: Parents and students in grades 10, 11, 12 are encouraged to attend

What: A free college financial planning workshop, presented by Joe Roberto, Financial Aid Representative from the New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority

When: Monday, October 20, 2014 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Where: Biotechnology High Sschool Multipurpose Room

Why: To get information on the types of financial aid available, how to apply for FAFSA, and learning about the financial aid process.

Welcome Back HTHS

Welcome back HTHS and a special welcome to the class of 2018!  Please know that as you start settling into a routine that Mrs. Tice and Mrs. Bufis are here in Guidance if you need any help.  Stuck in a rut?  Sometimes just talking something out is helpful to getting back on track.

Below is the Stall Door paper that was hung up for September.  Hope you find it helpful.

Have fun this summer!

Enjoy your summer HTHS!  Congratulations to the Class of 2014!!

the Stall Door paper - May 2014

In the beginning of May, as we headed into AP's, SAT's, End of Course Biology exams and ACT's, we thought this issue would be extremely helpful.  Nothing like getting back to the basics!  Enjoy!

Finding happiness in life/career may come in a surprising new way

A very interesting article came out on an NPR blog that shows happiness in life and work does not always equate with a big college name (or hefty college debt!).  Happiness was most often reported by those who found connections and encouragement in college.  Take a minute to read the article found here.

the Stall Door paper - April 2014

This month, as students get ready to interview for summer programs, tour colleges, apply for jobs, or simply co-exist with others, we wanted to focus on manners.  Here are a collection of manners that we felt students needed some reminders about.  Would love to hear your comments on any others that we should have added.  Happy Spring!

the Stall Door paper - March 2014

Here is the March issue of "the Stall Door paper"!  Stephen Covey has a great book our called The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens (from which this issue was modeled after) which is a great read for high school students.

the Stall Door paper - February 2014

As the students know, each month the Guidance Office publishes an issue of "the Stall Door paper".  It is hung up around school in, you guessed it, bathroom stalls!  There was a suggestion to publish each month's issue on the blog so here is last month's issue.  Hope you enjoy it!  Happy reading.

Congratulations! Now, how are you going to pay for college?

HTHS Parents, 

As all the acceptances start coming in, many of you, after celebrating your child's great success, may be wondering how you are going to pay for such excellent colleges.  

Remember, filing the FAFSA is important!  I know some of you are saying "I won't get anything so why file?".  Keep in mind that some colleges will not give you the merit aid your student received unless you file a FAFSA so check with the colleges your student has been accepted into to see if that is the case before you make a decision.  If you are filing, you should be starting that process now.  Go to fafsa.ed.gov for more information.  Be careful of FAFSA sites that charge - FAFSA is free!

Scholarships are another way to offset some of the costs.  There are multiple ways to find scholarships.  The first, and most important, is the HTHS Guidance Office.  We have a folder in the conference room that your student can come and browse through.  We also put most of those scholarships online at www.monmouthcountyscholarships.com.  Some very specific HTHS scholarships cannot go on the website because that is open to all students from all the MCVSD Academies so it is wise for your student to check in Guidance once in a while! 

Another way to search scholarships is to log into Naviance and click on the Colleges tab and then click on Scholarship list.  That will give you a national list of scholarships.  And, www.fastweb.com is also a very good resource.  Please never, never, ever pay for a scholarship search.  If a company charges you ANY amount to search for scholarships, even $0.50 - it is a scam.  All scholarships searches should be free.

Let us know us know if we can help you at all.
Mrs. Bufis and Mrs. Tice