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College Guidance

With a personal approach and extensive resources, we help you and your children navigate the college placement process as smoothly as possible.

The Benefits of our College Guidance Program

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Accepted to Leading Colleges and Universities

We are proud that 81% of the Class of 2025 was admitted to a Top 100 institution from the Best National Universities and the Best National Liberal Arts Colleges categories in the US News and World Report rankings.

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It's all about good matches

Our college guidance program is firmly grounded in the belief that discovering good matches between students and post-secondary institutions is what the college admissions process is all about. We subscribe to a simple phrase that is displayed in our guidance department: “College is a match to be made, not a prize to be won.”

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Services We Provide

Academic Course Planning and Guidance

Extracurricular and Academic Interest Refinement

College List Development

Special Interest Counseling (e.g. college-athletes, gap years, military, performance, etc.)

Information on Summer Enrichment Opportunities

Essay Writing Workshops and Essay Coaching

College Application Workshops - step-by-step guidance to complete actual college applications

Standardized Test Schedule Planning

Exploration of Financial Aid and Scholarships

Interview Preparation and College Visit Etiquette

Strategies for Waitlists/Deferrals

Events We Host

Informational College Nights with Leading Experts in College Admissions

Sunshine Invitational College Fair – host a premier college fair in South Florida with 200 attending colleges

Over 100 Individual College Meetings Hosted Annually

Mock Admissions Committee Program for Juniors - small group conversations led by more than 15 admissions professionals from elite national colleges and universities

On-campus PSAT/NMSQ testing for grades 9-11

ACT and SAT Test Preparation Classes

Evaluative Mock College Admissions Exams

College Guidance Timelines by Grade

Grade 9

Fall

Spring

Summer

Grade 10

Fall

Spring

Summer

Grade 11

Fall

Spring

Attend Mock Admissions Program

Meet with College Counselor to plan course selection for Grade 12

Take Admission tests (ACT, SAT, TOEFL)

Attend Sunshine College Fair

Continue to develop college list and plan college visits

Identify and ask teachers for recommendation letters

Attend Essay Writing Workshop

Attend Application Workshop

Schedule Family Meeting with CGO

Be sure to update all community service hours in X2Vol

Summer

Grade 12

Fall

Spring

Summer

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WELCOME, COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES!

Thank you for your interest in recruiting our students and learning more about Saint Andrew’s School. Please request a visit to our campus through SCOIR.

Please contact College Counseling Assistant Melissa Halsey with any questions.

Parking / Directions: After you check in with our Welcome Center where you will show your ID, turn left to head north towards the Suprenant Hall parking lot. Turn right into the parking lot. You can then walk northeast on campus following the brick pathway towards Andrews Hall. College Guidance is located on the second story.