College Counseling

The college counseling department provides an individualized search and application experience for each student. The program begins informally in the freshman year with course selection advice and culminates in a personalized search for the student’s “best-fit” colleges. Seniors benefit from individual attention and support throughout the college application process, with access to the counselor during weekly application workshops and as needed on an individual basis.

The key to a successful college search is the student’s engagement in the process. While it is our belief that the college search is an adventure, we expect our students to participate in serious self-reflection to identify appropriate goals and strategies for success. The college counselor offers encouragement and expertise to guide the student through that quest.

At St. Martin’s, the College Counseling process begins in the 9th grade and proceeds through the student’s Senior year.

“I felt like I was overly prepared for college after graduating from St. Martin's, and I attribute my professional success today to my experience as a Saint. True to its mission, St. Martin’s prepared me for life.”

— Jennifer Adams ’92 (P ’34)

  • Class meeting in the Fall
  • PSAT 8/9 administered in Fall
  • Course registration counseling
  • Counseling for a productive summer
  • Class meeting in the Fall
  • PSAT/NMSQT administration in the fall
  • Campus tours of Tulane and Loyola universities
  • Course registration counseling
  • Counseling for a productive summer
  • PSAT/NMSQT administration in the fall
  • Attend college representative visits to St. Martin’s 
  • College Seminar for Junior Parents
  • Individualized family meetings with the college counselor
  • Individualized counseling for planning a family college tour
  • Students receive individualized testing advice
  • Course registration counseling
  • Request teacher recommendation letters
  • Counseling for a productive summer
  • Summer application essay workshops
  • Attend college representative visits to St. Martin’s
  • Application seminar during Senior Retreat
  • Weekly application workshops during fall Late
  • Seminar for Senior Parents: The College Application Process 
  • Extensive individual and family counseling as needed
  • College essay workshops in fall English classes
  • Review of essays, resumes, and applications by College Counselor upon request
  • AP testing
Five-Year College Matriculations: 2019-2023

University of Alabama

University of Alabama at Birmingham 

Alfred University

American University

Amherst College

Arizona State University

Auburn University

Babson College

Barry University

Belhaven University 

University of California, Irvine

University of California, San Diego 

Clemson University 

Coe College

College of Charleston Colorado Mountain College 

Colorado School of Mines

Colorado State University University of Connecticut 

Davidson College

University of Denver

DePaul University

Drexel University

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising

Furman University

Georgetown University

University of Georgia

Georgia Institute of Technology

Louisiana State University

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Loyola Marymount University

Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University New Orleans

Miami University, Oxford

Millsaps College

Mississippi State University

University of Mississippi

University of New Hampshire

University of New Orleans

New York University

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Florida

Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Norwich University Princeton University 

University of Puget Sound

Rhodes College

Rice University 

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rollins College

Saint Augustine's University

Saint Edward's University

Saint Louis University Madrid

Samford University

Sarah Lawrence College

Savannah College of Art & Design

Sewanee-The University of the South

University of South Alabama

Southeastern Louisiana University

University of Southern Mississippi

University of St. Andrews

Spring Hill College

University of Tennessee

Texas Christian University 

Trinity University

Tulane University of Louisiana

Tusculum University

Vanderbilt University

Washington University in St. Louis 

Wheaton College

Xavier University of Louisiana