Counselor Connections
Newsletter from Mount St. Mary Counseling Department
October 18, 2022
Calendar
- Oct 19 - Virtual SUNY College Fair - 5:30-7:30pm
Oct 19 - NYSACAC Fall Virtual College Fair 2022 6:30-8:00pm
- Oct 19 - WNY College Expo - Walden Galleria - 4:00-7:00pm
- Oct 22 - ACT
- Oct 25 - WNY Consortium of Higher Education at Mount St. Mary - 10:45 - 11:15am - Gym
- Oct 26 - WNY CCDA(College Consortium of Disability Advocates) College Night - Daemen University 6:00 - 8:00pm
- Nov 3 - Registration deadline for Dec 3 SAT
- Nov 4 - Registration deadline for Dec 10 ACT
- Nov 5 - SAT
- Dec 3 - SAT
- Dec 10 - ACT
- Dec 23 - SUNY University at Buffalo Application Deadline for merit scholarship consideration
SUNY Free Application Week
Ms. Osborne's College & Career Corner
WNY CCDA (College Consortium of Disability Advocates) College Night
Students with disabilities and their families interested in learning about the transition from high school to college are invited to Daemen University on Oct 26 from 6-8pm. Colleges and agencies who support this transition from across the state will present valuable information.
Registration is recommended for this event.
10 Common Mistakes Made on the FAFSA
FAFSA Verification: What to Do if You're Selected?
SUNY Financial Aid Days
SUNY FAFSA Completion Workshops
Canisius College Visit Apply Grant
Attention seniors: When you visit Canisius College and apply by December 1, you will be eligible for an annual $2,000 grant toward your education. That's a total of $8,000 over 4 years!
Attention seniors: To qualify, see what Niagara is like by attending an in-person or virtual tour conducted by an admissions counselor and apply by October 31 to receive a $5000 scholarship, applied over four years.
Doodle Bugs, A Children's Learning Academy, is hiring part-time teacher assistants.
Volunteer Opportunity
Town of Tonawanda’s Youth Engaged in Service (YES) Program
Through YES, students ages 12-18 are able to earn community service hours, under the supervision of a YES staff member. YES serves a variety of community organizations, offering assistance with PTA carnivals, large community events like the Easter Egg Hunt and Winterfest, bingo at local nursing homes, service club events such as the Lions Club Chicken Dinner, and so much more.
To join, students just need to fill out an application – available online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/yesapplication. Once YES reviews their application, they will contact them regarding attending a mandatory New Member Orientation.
A Note from Mrs. Shepard
From the Desk of Mrs. Uhl
A select number of schools will offer additional highly competitive scholarships based on a separate application process. These scholarships may include separate essays and interviews. They may also have early deadlines.
After you have been accepted to a school, there might be departmental and alumni scholarships, most of which are endowed. Some schools make these readily available on the school website. Other times you may have to contact the Financial Aid Office to find them. Some schools will include links in emails. Most of these types of scholarships are competitive and have early due dates.
Look for Mount St. Mary in the new year for information on local/regional scholarship applications. Also, students and parents might check their places of employment for any scholarship opportunities. Remember that any outside scholarship awarded must be reported to the Financial Aid Office at your colleges and may result in their recalculating a student's financial aid package.
Finally, there are national scholarship search services such as Going Merry. Please make sure to never pay for a scholarship search. We recommend Going Merry because they do not sell a student's information to third parties and they make the application process simple for applicants.
Look below for links to local colleges/universities scholarship information.
Scholarship Information for local Colleges and Universities
- Canisius College Grants
- Canisius College Scholarships
- Canisius College Visit Apply Grant
- D'Youville University Donor Funded Scholarships
- D'Youville University Scholarships
- Daemen University Scholarships and Grants
- Hilbert College Scholarships and Institutional Grants
- Medaille University Scholarships and Grants
- Mercyhurst University Awards and Scholarships
- Nazareth College Scholarships and Grants
- Niagara University Eagle Experience Scholarship
- Niagara University Endowment Scholarships
- Niagara University Undergraduate Scholarships and Grants
- Rochester Institute of Technology Merit-Based Scholarships
- St. Bonaventure University Freshman Scholarships
- St. John Fisher University Scholarships
- SUNY Buffalo State College First-Year Scholarships
- SUNY Erie Community College Scholarships
- SUNY Niagara County Community College
- SUNY University at Buffalo Scholarships
- Trocaire College Scholarships
- University of Rochester Scholarships
- Villa Maria College Scholarships
College Open House Days for Fall 2022
- Oct 18 - SUNY Erie Community College (Explore the Magic of Hospitality)
- Oct. 19 - SUNY Erie Community College (Fall Open House)
- Oct 19-26 - Brooklyn College (Virtual Open House Events)
- Oct. 20 - Niagara University (Treat and Greet Open House)
- Oct 20 - SUNY Upstate Medical University - Accelerated Scholars BA or BS/MD (Virtual Information Session)
- Oct. 21 - St. Bonaventure University (Jandoli School of Communication Discovery Day)
- Oct. 22 - Gannon University (Fall Open House)
- Oct. 22 - Mercyhurst University (Fall Open House)
- Oct. 22 - PennWest Edinboro University (Fall Open House)
- Oct. 22 - RIT (Fall Open House)
- Oct. 22 - SUNY Brockport (Fall Open House)
- Oct. 22 - SUNY Fredonia (Fall Open House)
- Oct. 22 - SUNY Onondaga Community College (Fall Open House)
- Oct. 22 - Syracuse University (Orange Preview)
- Oct. 22 - University of Rochester (Fall Research Rochester)
- Oct. 25 - Niagara University (College of Education Open House)
- Oct 26 - SUNY Upstate Medical University - BPS Programs: Radiation Therapy, CT, MRI and Ultrasound (Virtual Information Session)
- Oct. 29 - Alfred University (Festifall Open House)
- Oct. 29 - Keuka College (Fall Open House)
- Oct. 29 - Nazareth College (Fall Open House)
- Oct. 29 - St. Bonaventure University (Fall Open House)
- Nov. 4 - St. Bonaventure University (Dennis R. DePerro School of Health Professions Discovery Day)
- Nov. 5 - PennWest Edinboro University (Fall Open House)
- Nov. 5 - SUNY ESF (Fall Open House)
- Nov. 6 - Keuka College (Weekend Showcase)
- Nov. 6 - LeMoyne College (Fall Open House)
- Nov. 9 - Niagara University (Holzschuh College of Business Administration Open House)
- Nov 10 - Syracuse University (Orange Preview)
- Nov. 11 - Nazareth College (Academic Open House)
- Nov. 11 - Niagara University (Discovery Day)
- Nov. 11 - SUNY Geneseo (Fall Open House)
- Nov. 11 - SUNY Oswego (Fall Open House)
- Nov. 11 - Syracuse University (Orange Preview)
- Nov. 11 - University of Rochester (Fall Research Rochester)
- Nov. 12 - Canisius College (Fall Open House)
- Nov. 12 - Hilbert College (Fall Open House)
- Nov. 12 - Hobart & William Smith Colleges (Fall Open House)
- Nov. 12 - Houghton University (Highlander Open House)
- Nov. 12 - Medaille University (Fall Open House)
- Nov. 12 - RIT (Fall Open House)
- Nov. 12 - SUNY Brockport (Fall Open House)
- Nov. 12 - SUNY Genesee Community College (Fall Open House)
- Nov. 13 - SUNY Alfred State College (Fall Open House)
- Nov. 19 - Alfred University - (Explore Alfred University Open House)
- Nov. 19 - D’Youville University (Fall Open House)
- Nov. 19 - Gannon University (Fall Open House)
- Nov. 19 - St. John Fisher University (Fall Open House)
- Nov. 19 - SUNY Buffalo State (Fall Open House)
- Nov. 19 - Wells College (Fall Open House)
Counseling & Wellness Staff
Kelli Shepard - 9th & 10th grade Counselor - kshepard@msmacademy.org
Joanne Uhl - 11th & 12th grade Counselor - juhl@msmacademy.org
Jessica Gertz - School Social Worker - jbliss@msmacademy.org
Jordan Osborne - College & Career Center Coordinator - josborne@msmacademy.org
Mount St. Mary Academy
Mount St. Mary Academy, founded by the Sisters of St. Mary of Namur, is a Catholic, private, college preparatory school for young women. Within a nurturing and academically challenging and inclusive environment, the Academy strives to develop the whole person’s gifts and potential. Guided by our Catholic tradition, and rooted in Gospel values, we empower scholars to be leaders dedicated to lifelong learning, moral integrity, social justice, and service to and inclusion of others.
We Believe in You!
Email: juhl@msmacademy.org
Website: msmacademy.org
Location: 3756 Delaware Ave, Kenmore NY 14217
Phone: (716) 877-1358
Facebook: facebook.com/msmacademy
Twitter: @msmacademy
Conversations about College Admissions
- Claire Nold-Glaser, Independent Counselor of College Planning Help
- Christina Caucci-Anderson, Admissions Counselor, Office of Undergraduate Admissions SUNY University at Buffalo
- Kristin Schultz, Regional Recruitment Director, Undergraduate Admissions Xavier University
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