Academics

College Counseling

Congratulations Class of 2024

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Philosophy

We believe that the college search, application, and decision-making process should be student-focused, incorporating the Ignatian practices of reflection and discernment. We strive to educate in an ever-changing college and career landscape. By setting goals, we are able to strategize how to best optimize performance and potential while navigating innumerable opportunities and competitive processes.
The process at St. Joseph's Prep will create choices and opportunities where families can discern the best path in front of them. The Office of College Counseling serves to prepare students in partnership with families for the world they will enter into after their time at 17th & Girard.

Practice

Every student is assigned a college counselor and will receive programming that is age and grade specific. College counselors meet with students and families in seminars, workshops, and, most importantly, on an individual basis to help to ensure students and families are informed of current research, trends, and practices. Formalized programming begins in the student’s freshman year and increases in frequency and offerings by senior year. Some programming is open to all students and families regardless of grade; this is including, but not limited to: College visits, Financial Aid presentation(s), Parent Panels, and seminars focusing on a wide range of post-secondary topics.

Role

The College Counselor’s role is not only to help the student identify schools that meet their needs, navigate the application process, and decide what school to attend; but to inform and affirm who they are as people and point them toward opportunities after high school that will stretch them spiritually, intellectually, and encourage a sense of agency.

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  • Kelly McGlynn, Director of College Counseling

    Education:
    Saint Joseph’s University, BA, History
    Saint Joseph’s University, MS, Edu. Leadership; MS, Bus. Intelligence & Analytics

    Work Experience:
    Ms. McGlynn arrived at the Prep in 2018, after 7 years as Assoc. Director of Admissions at SJU. She has also worked as Education Technology Advisor/Independent Educational Technology Consultant at Cialfo, a College Applications Platform.
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  • Phuong Le, Counselor

    Education:
    East Stroudsburg University, BA, English
    Concentration in New Media and Professional Writing
     
    Work Experience:
    Mr. Le came to the Prep in 2021 after four years on the other side of college counseling in undergraduate admissions. He was an admission counselor at Neumann University and Saint Joseph's University. He also worked as a Social Media Specialist and Customer Success Manager at The Social Station, a social media and customer service management firm.
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  • Courtney Pinto, Counselor

    Education:
    Fordham University, BA, American Studies
    Villanova University, MS, Counseling

    Work Experience:
    Ms. Pinto has been a College Counselor at the Prep since 2009. She had prior college counseling experience at Red Cloud Indian School and Camden Academy Charter School.
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College Matriculation

The St. Joseph's Prep Class of 2024, 214 members strong, received over 1,000 acceptances from 215 different colleges and universities. Our graduates will matriculate to 91 different schools, in 25 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.

The Class of 2024 was accepted at the following colleges and universities.

American University Lycoming College Susquehanna University
Arcadia University Lynn University Syracuse University
Arizona State University Campus Immersion Manhattan College Temple University
Auburn University Marquette University The Catholic University of America
Baylor University Maryland Institute College of Art The University of Alabama
Bentley University Marywood University The University of Tampa
Boston College Massachusetts Institute The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Boston University of Technology Towson University
Bucknell University McGill University Trinity College Dublin
Canisius College MCPHS University Tulane University of Louisiana
Case Western Reserve University Mercyhurst University United States Military Academy
Chapman University Merrimack College United States Naval Academy
Chestnut Hill College Miami University-Oxford University of Akron Main Campus
Claremont McKenna College Michigan State University University of Arizona
Clemson University Middlebury College University of Central Florida
Coastal Carolina University Millersville University University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Colgate University of Pennsylvania University of Colorado Boulder
College of Charleston Misericordia University University of Connecticut
College of the Holy Cross Monmouth University University of Dallas
Colorado School of Mines Montclair State University University of Dayton
Columbia University in the Mount Saint Mary College University of Delaware
City of New York Mount St. Mary’s University University of Florida
Cornell University Muhlenberg College University of Hartford
Creighton University Neumann University University of Hawaii at Manoa
Delaware State University New Jersey Institute of Technology University of Kansas
Denison University New York University University of Kentucky
DePaul University North Carolina State University at Raleigh University of Maryland-College Park
DeSales University Northeastern University University of Miami
Drew University Northwestern University University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Drexel University Nova Southeastern University University of Mississippi
Duquesne University NYU Shanghai University of New Haven
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Ohio State University-Main Campus University of North Carolina at Asheville
Elon University Old Dominion University University of North Florida
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Pace University University of Northern Colorado
Emerson College Palm Beach Atlantic University University of Notre Dame
Fairfield University Pennsylvania College of Technology University of Oxford
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University of Pennsylvania
Flagler College Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
Florida Atlantic University Pennsylvania State University-Altoona University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Florida Gulf Coast University Pennsylvania State University-Berks University of Rhode Island
Florida International University Pennsylvania State University-Brandywine University of Richmond
Florida State University Potomac State College of West Virginia University University of San Francisco
Fordham University Princeton University University of Scranton
Franklin and Marshall College Providence College University of South Carolina-Columbia
Gannon University Purdue University-Main Campus University of South Florida
George Mason University Queen’s University Belfast University of St. Andrews
Georgetown University Queens University of Charlotte University of Virginia-Main Campus
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Quinnipiac University University of Washington-Bothell Campus
Georgia State University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Wisconsin-Madison
Georgia State University- Rhodes College Ursinus College
Perimeter College Rice University Villanova University
Gwynedd Mercy University Robert Morris University Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Hampton University Rochester Institute of Technology and State University
High Point University Rosemont College Wake Forest University
Hobart William Smith Colleges Rowan University Wesleyan University
Holy Family University Rutgers University-New Brunswick West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Illinois Institute of Technology Sacred Heart University West Virginia University
Immaculata University Saint Francis University Widener University
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Saint Joseph’s University Wilkes University
Indiana University-Bloomington Saint Louis University William & Mary
Ithaca College Saint Peter’s University Worcester Polytechnic Institute
James Madison University Salve Regina University Xavier University
Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) Santa Clara University
John Carroll University Savannah College of Art and Design
Johns Hopkins University School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Juniata College Seton Hall University
Kean University Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Kent State University at Kent Siena College
Kutztown University South Carolina State University
of Pennsylvania Southern Methodist University
La Salle University Spring Hill College
Lawrence Technological University St. Francis College
Le Moyne College St. John’s University-New York
Lehigh University St. Thomas University
Louisiana State University Stetson University
Loyola Marymount University Stevens Institute of Technology
Loyola University Chicago Stonehill College
Loyola University Maryland Stony Brook University
Loyola University New Orleans Suffolk University

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Phone Number: (215) 978-1950

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