The College Counseling Office provides research resources and guides students in using the Internet and other tools to gain information about colleges, scholarships, and SAT and ACT testing.
Students are encouraged to consider a wide range of possible college choices, exploring everything from what fields of study interest them to what type of campus community appeals to them, ultimately leading them towards discovering the best match between student and college.
Episcopal's residential community provides opportunities for the college counselors to work closely with students. As a result, the counselors know the students well, and can therefore advocate strongly and work diligently to convey each student's strengths. An EHS education prepares students for success at the nation's most academically challenging colleges and universities, and we believe that students will find satisfaction in their college selection when they dedicate themselves to the pursuit of excellence and to the joy of learning and self-discovery throughout the college application process.
College Counseling Staff
The College Counseling Office is open and accessible to all EHS students and their parents. The office’s library offers extensive resources to assist students in the college research process, including college catalogs and videos, guidebooks and directories, and computer and web resources. The college counselors are available for consultation throughout the year and encourage students to begin the exploration process early.
Parents are encouraged to meet with members of the college counseling staff when they come to campus and to telephone or e-mail the staff with questions whenever they come up. College counselors also participate in Parents’ Weekends and are available for individual meetings at that time.
Admission officers from 70-80 colleges and universities across the country schedule individual visits to EHS each year to meet with interested prospective students and the college counselors. Meeting with these representatives is a good way to learn more about colleges and to allow the visiting admission officers to meet interested students.
EHS also welcomes more than 175 college representatives to our College Fair each October, providing students with an excellent opportunity to talk with admission offices and to learn more about various colleges.
Process Timetable
While students are encouraged to take advantage of the resources of the College Counseling Office throughout their time at EHS, the formal college planning process takes place in the following stages:
Freshman and Sophomore Years
The college counselors and the resources of the College Office are available to students. Freshmen and sophomores are also encouraged to attend the fall College Fair and to take advantage of the spring Parents' Weekend college planning workshops. In the spring of the sophomore year, the class meets with the counselors and begins the college research process.
Junior Year
During the first semester, juniors will meet with the college counselors to discuss aspects of the college research and admission process. In the second semester, each junior will have individual college-planning meetings with his or her college counselor to create a list of colleges to be researched and visited during the spring and summer. The counselors offer essay writing and other workshops and encourage juniors to schedule follow-up meetings as needed during the spring semester.
Senior Year
In the early, fall seniors will meet again with their counselor to continue finalizing a college application list and to discuss college application procedures. The College Office will assist and advise students throughout the application process and aftermath.
All of these interactions help to sharpen students' understanding of the colleges, as well as enhance the colleges' familiarity with Episcopal High School and the distinguished strengths of EHS students and graduates.