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Notre Dame High School Code - 141.063

Notre Dame High School Test Center Code - 175070

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The College Guidance Office conducts Junior Insights, Senior Transitions, and Financial Aid Nights for students and parents; coordinates visits by college representatives and athletic coaches; processes student college and scholarship applications; writes college recommendations; provides information (e.g., College Guidance Procedure Handbook and Financial Aid Handbook; coordinate NCAA Clearing house 48H Form.For more information, contact Notre Dame High School's College Counselor Mr. Jason Kuffel at 847.779.8633.

College/Career Calendar

The following is Notre Dame High School's College Career Calendar. Click on each individual month to find out the important information for that month.

- September 2008
- October 2008
- November 2008
- December 2008
- January 2009
- February 2009
- March 2009
- April 2009
- May 2009

College Application Information & Documents

The following is a list of documents prepared by Notre Dame High School's Counseling Department that students and parents will find helpful in the college application process. These documents were discussed at the Senior Parent and Student College Info Night on September 3, 2008.

- Student Self Assessment

- How to Obtain a Teacher Recommendation

- 411 Terms to Know

- College Questionnaire

- Summary of the Application Process

- Transcript Request Form

- Parent Recommendation Assessment Form

Seniors: Please remember that it is YOUR responsibility to send your official ACT scores to the school of your choice. Please do so to complete your college application by going to www.act.org.

ND/Res College & Financial Night - Monday, September 8th at 7 pm

Notre Dame High School and Resurrection High School will hold a College and Financial Aid Night for parents and interested students on Monday, September 8th at 7 pm at Resurrection High School, 7500 West Talcott Avenue in Chicago. The phone number is 773.775-6616. Click here for a list of the colleges and universities that will be sending representatives to this event.

For more information, please contact Jason Kuffel at 847.779.8633 or jkuffel@ndhsdons.org.

Upcoming Visits by Colleges or Universities to Notre Dame High School:

Tuesday, September 9 @ 9:00AM - Central Michigan University

Central Michigan University enrolls approximately 20,000 students at the park-like 480 acre campus in Mt. Pleasant, MI just one hour north of Lansing and four hours from Chicago. CMU offers nearly 170 reputable academic programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels with many opportunities for applied learning and research. Distinctive undergraduate banner programs for CMU include Teacher Education, Business, Sports Medicine, Psychology, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Performing Arts, Technology and Communications. Students remain active outside the classroom by participating in organization, theater and music. Scholarships are available for non-Michigan resident students who qualify academically.

Wednesday, September 10 @ 9:30 AM - Butler University

Coed school of 4,400 students; residential setting; 290-acre campus just 10 minutes from downtown Indianapolis. Comprehensive university with over 60 majors; known for Pharmacy, Fine Arts, Business, Education, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Communications. 19 men's and women's Div. 1 Sports; intramural and club sports available; performing arts for non-majors, Greek system with eight national sororities. Average ACT 27

Thursday, September 11 @ 10:30 AM - University of Notre Dame

Independent Roman Catholic University of 8,300 undergrads; 1,250-acre suburban campus adjacent to South Bend; selective university with strong programs in Business/Marketing, Engineering/Engineering Technology, Social Sciences, Theology, Government, Philosophy, Architecture, History, unique program in international studies; study abroad programs; GPA 3.8+; Top 1-6%; ACT 31-34; SAT 1 1340-1470

Resources for Students and Parents

•Notre Dame High School Senior College Night PowerPoint Presentation held on September 3, 2008.

Make High School Count - This program provides information about planning for education after high school, beginning in eighth grade.

• Make High School Count (Student Version - .pdf)

• Make High School Count (Parent Version)

Family Firsts Booklets - Below is information on a new set of booklets for first-generation college students and their parents. It explains why students should go to college, what they need to do to get there, who can help, how to choose a college, how to succeed in college, and how to pay for college.

• Family Firsts (Student Version - .pdf )

• Family Firsts (Parent Version - .pdf)

• Family Firsts (Parent Version in Spanish - .pdf )