College & Career Counselors

Anna Rigali, HHS North
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Savana Hennessey, HHS Dean
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Carmen Zayas, HHS Opportunity Academy
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School Counseling Department

The college search and planning process can be exciting and challenging for students and their caregivers. The College Counseling program at Holyoke High School suggests using some of the following tools and resources to assist you in this process.

• Collegeboard College Search

• College Match by College Data

• Admissions Criteria for MA State Public Universities

• Programs for students hoping to transfer from MA community colleges to 4 year universities (Mass Transfer and Commonwealth Commitment)

• CollegeWise: a great resource for all things college: counseling, test prep, etc.

• The Common Application is an application used by many colleges

• The Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA): Workshops, recorded webinars, loan repayment calculators and support staff to help you understand financial aid.

• Net Price Calculator: This tool is available on every college financial aid website and will estimate how much financial aid any individual college is likely to give to a student

• Federal Student Aid website: Provides information about loans and other federal financial aid resources. Also has a loan repayment calculator

• Financial Aid Applications:

  • Each college has different financial aid applications and deadlines. Students must visit college financial aid websites to learn about their applications and deadlines. The two most common financial aid applications are:

  • FAFSA (required by all colleges)

  • CSS/PROFILE (required by many colleges)

• HHS Scholarship List

• Collegeboard Opportunity Scholarship Program: Students are encouraged to sign-up for this college planning and scholarship program. It’s easy!