College and Career Counseling

The return on investment of a Hoban education is evident throughout our college and career counseling services.

Students begin exploring and preparing for the college admission process with their college and career counselor during sophomore year. Support continues until students are committed to a college or have a future plan with which they are comfortable.

COLLEGE VISITS, FAIRS AND PROGRAMS

As a Hoban student, your reputation precedes you, allowing you to make an outstanding first impression with any school of your choice. Representatives from dozens of colleges and universities visit Hoban each year, giving students the opportunity to learn about them and enabling the counselors to maintain a working relationship with college admissions offices. Furthermore, the student services office compiles a listing of off-site college fairs and programs for your consideration.

With two full-time college and career counselors on staff dedicated to helping students and families successfully navigate the college search process, each student is prepared for their next chapter when they receive their diploma. Students and their families are encouraged to be active throughout the process.

STUDENT LAST NAMES BEGINNING WITH A-L

Kathryn Ribovich

Department Chair of Student Services, College and Career Counselor

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Heidi Maltempi

College and Career Counselor

College and Career Planning Timeline

This guide will help you prepare for the college admission process.

Freshman Year

Sophomore Year

College and career counselors work with students in the classroom setting on career inventories and the college search process. All sophomores will take the PreACT and may be invited to take the PSAT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test) as an introduction to college admissions-style standardized testing. Students review their scores with their school counselor to judge their interests and to anticipate where their strengths lie. Sophomores and parents are invited to attend the Sophomore College Planning Meeting in March to get an overview of the process.

Junior Year

In the fall of their junior year, students take the PSAT a second time to qualify for National Merit Scholarships and for continued college preparation. All junior parents are invited to schedule an individual family college planning session with their college counselor in the winter or spring. In this meeting, we discuss topics including best fit colleges based upon student areas of interest, the college application process and the role the SCOIR system can play in college research and planning. Juniors will take the state-sponsored ACT here at Hoban in the spring of their junior year.

College Timeline for Juniors

Aug

Sep

Oct

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar/Apr

Apr/May

Summer

Continue to research and visit college campuses. Explore and possibly shadow occupations you are interested in. Use your summer wisely, get a job, volunteer, go to a camp, research Scholarships. If needed, register for the September ACT and/or SAT. Register and attend our Common Application/Naviance sessions in August. Bring a list of college you are planning to apply to the Common App session so you are prepared to input them on that day.

Senior Year

In the summer/fall of their senior year, students will meet in group and individual sessions with their college counselor to help them understand and complete the steps in the college application process. This includes how to complete the Common Application and obtain teacher and counselor recommendations. Parents are offered support in the fall of the senior year through two programs. The first, in September, is a panel discussion with public and private university admissions. Next is the College Financial Aid meeting in early October.

College Timeline for Seniors

Aug

Sep

Check college application deadlines. Parents attend the senior parent planning meeting. The meeting features a panel discussion with representatives from universities presenting the private and public perspectives of college admissions. Narrow down the list of colleges to which you plan to apply. Decide whether to apply early action, early decision, which is a binding commitment, or regular decision. Research and apply for scholarships.

Oct

Continue to work on college applications. Take ACT or SAT as needed. Make sure to notify college counselors when and where transcripts are to be sent. Attend the Financial Aid Night (date to be announced). Make an optional appointment with a financial aid adviser from a local university (University of Akron or Kent State) to address specific questions you have in completing the FAFSA. Begin looking for scholarships. Submit your applications with the November 1st deadline. Research and apply for scholarships.

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

SCOIR ACCESS

Hoban utilizes SCOIR, a web-based software service platform that provides students and families with a variety of features, including college research and matching tools, course planning and career assessment to help students connect what they are doing in school to what they would like to do once they complete their education.

SCOIR provides additional functionality to school counselors to track the progress of individual students, communicate and collaborate with students and families or create reports on their entire student population. Additionally, SCOIR facilitates the submission of college applications, as well as online submission of transcripts, school forms and recommendations.

HIGHER EDUCATION ADMISSION REPRESENTATIVES
SIGN UP TO VISIT HOBAN USING SCOIR

COLLEGE PLANNING RESOURCES

Pre-College Summer Programs

College Scholarships

ACT and SAT Information

Ohio Independent Colleges and Universities

Ohio Two Year College Booklet

Ohio's Public Universities Booklet

It is our commitment to ensure that every Hoban graduate leaves our family with a dedicated plan for their future. Whether that is continuing their education at a college or university, or pursuing one of the many career and technical pathways, we are here to support our students and families through this planning process by walking with them hand in hand on this important journey.

—Jennifer Mattes, Associate Principal of Student Services