College Counseling at St. Margaret's

I share the philosophy of the college counseling office in the front article on the college counseling homepage. Specifically, I note that “choosing a college is an opportunity for students to further develop interests, define talents, and to consider their own individual ideas, stances and values.”  Our philosophy aligns with the school’s educational mission as a college preparatory school, which is reaffirmed in a recent article by Mr. Pat Bassett, president of the National Association of Independent Schools. Mr. Bassett assures his readers that the college preparatory nature of our schools allows us to promise “that our graduates will be matched to the right college, the one they belong at and will be successful at.”  Mr. Bassett stresses that the college match is essential for a student’s long term success in life. He also makes the point that finding an appropriate college is what we do in independent schools like St. Margaret’s. There aren’t mysteries or surprises at the end of the process for students who take full advantage of all that we have to offer at this school. Our students are matched to a good college or university when they leave St. Margaret’s.

St. Margaret’s is a lively school, filled with students who are intellectually vibrant and who do wonderful things. I’m proud of my involvement here because this school does college preparatory very well. The entire program at St. Margaret’s, and the faculty, staff and administration, encourages students to live up to their unique gifts and talents, both personally and academically.  This approach serves our students very well.