College Counseling

In keeping with the mission of St. Paul’s School for Girls, the Office of College Counseling believes that the minds and hearts of our girls should be fully engaged in the college process. We empower our students to choose colleges and universities that fit their unique abilities, aspirations, interests, and character. We counsel our students toward schools that will build on the foundation of learning, leadership, and self-exploration the student has developed in high school.

We believe that the college application process can be a gratifying and rewarding time, so our goal is always to provide each student with the support that she needs, while encouraging and challenging her to explore and embrace her own strengths, thoughts, and dreams for her future.

Class of 2026

Our 77 seniors received 372 acceptances from 141 colleges and universities in 36 states, plus Washington, D.C., Canada, and Scotland. They will be attending 51 different institutions in 21 states and D.C. They will be scattered far and wide: from the University of Southern California to Syracuse, St. Olaf to Auburn, San Diego State University to Providence, and Boulder to UVA.
 
Students will be pursuing a wide range of interests like biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins, film and television production at Boston University, neuroscience at UChicago, musical theater at JMU, and business at Wake Forest.
 
We have 11 scholar-athletes pursuing division-level athletics at schools including University of Florida, Boston College, Franklin & Marshall College, University of Pittsburgh, Gettysburg College, and Saint Joseph’s University. Thirteen seniors were awarded our in-house Trailblazer Award for being the first in 5+ years to attend their college or university.
 
 The class of 2026 included 15 members of The Cum Laude Society and 15 Spiritus Scholars. Eighty-two percent of the graduates completed Advanced Placement courses. Collectively, the graduates contributed an impactful 6,625 hours of service to their community.