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College Counseling

Concordia provides a comprehensive high school counseling program addressing the academic, personal, social, spiritual, and college/career needs of all students while incorporating International School Counselor Association model and standards. Our comprehensive program uses the following delivery methods: grade-level workshops, cohort seminars, small-group meetings, family meetings, and individual student meetings.

The college counseling program at Concordia provides a personalized, student-centered, 4-year program that informs and supports both students and parents throughout the process of career exploration and college preparation.

 

As counselors, we believe in supporting students to find colleges or universities that best match their abilities, interests, and ambitions. This requires consideration of a wide range of factors, such as the location, academics and the culture of potential schools.

An Overview of College Counseling at Concordia

Concordia college counseling is a four-year program that comprehensively guides parents and students to be prepared for college life, the college search process, completing applications, and ultimately selecting the best-fit college/university. The degree of guidance increases and becomes more specialized as students advance through Grades 9 to 12. 

Through the process of discovering their “Best Fit” school, students are equipped to pursue their passions, grow and mature in their education, and achieve their academic and future career goals.

Communication with families is done through group meetings with parents and students at all four grade levels, emails, publications, Counseling Coffees for parents, Parent Connect presentations, evening events for families, and most importantly through individual family meetings.

College Acceptances Around the World

Concordia values the college aspirations of every student, and we celebrate every college acceptance equally.

With average graduating class sizes between 70-80 students, we have so much Phoenix Pride for each of our graduates in our close-knit, family-like community here at Concordia.

Congratulations to each of our graduates!

Class of '24 College Acceptances

Hear from some of our graduates

Kyle, Class of '21-- University of Oxford

I chose the University of Oxford not merely for the name. What I saw was a college that valued education to the highest standard with its tutoring system for undergraduates and the connections that it would award. Being able to collaborate with like-minded peers in fields both similar and drastically different from mine would serve to both bolster my own growth as a student, but also broaden my horizons to fields that I might not have approached otherwise.

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Henie, Class of '21-- University of Chicago

I like how UChicago's core curriculum strongly encourages students to branch out from the subjects they typically enjoy and sample niche interests they never thought they'd study (you can take a ventriloquism course for English credit!).  Another thing that struck me was the strong sense of community that seems to tie the student body together—particularly with traditions that are just peculiar enough to be extremely entertaining, such as the U.S.' largest scavenger hunt, a Humans vs. Zombies tag game, and the annual Latke vs. Hamantash debate.

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Ryan, Class of '22-- Duke University

Duke was my top choice because I think it’s a place where I can pursue my passions, whether they’re academic or not. What really stood out to me was Duke’s different programs and organizations that contribute to a really vibrant student life. Whether it’s pursuing my passions as part of a student organization, or cheering on the Duke Blue Devils on game day, I can’t wait to be immersed in the Duke community and meet people from all over the world.

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Jessica, Class of '22-- Cornell University

I've consistently enjoyed more creative, discussion based and hands-on learning, which made the Hospitality Management program at Cornell University very attractive to me. I'm also interested in Business, Investing and Entrepreneurship and thus this program being in Cornell's SC Johnson College of Business can allow me to branch out into the business world with many opportunities and options for what I want to do in the future.

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Julia, Class of '22-- Johns Hopkins University

I will be attending Johns Hopkins University. I think that it is a good fit for me because they have a really strong English program, which is what I'm interested in. I've also heard great things about the professors and how they're really open to having close relationships with students. I think Hopkins is also the perfect size since I was looking for a school that was small enough to have a close-knit community but big enough for there to always be new, diverse groups of people that I could meet.

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Hannah, Class of '21-- University of Hawaii

I have been accepted to the University of Hawaii in Hilo (UHH), and I chose this school because of their marine science program and how hands-on all of their courses are for this program. I was particularly drawn to their program, because there are so many unique classes that I can take in this field that are very hands on from the beginning compared to bigger schools where those types of experiences come later.   

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Lillian, Class of '21-- Northwestern University

I think Northwestern is as perfect of a fit for me as a school can be. It has a strong psychology program with professors that have great reputations. Its quarter system makes it easy for students to take extra classes and do a double or even a triple major, which will allow me to continue to invest in academic areas beyond my major. Its campus has the best of both worlds with a small college town environment of Evanston and the convenience of getting to Chicago.

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Katrina, Class of '18--Royal School of Veterinary Studies at University of Edinburgh

I chose the University of Edinburgh, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies because of the top-notch, direct entry veterinary medicine program. The student support available also drew me in, and it certainly helped that we have a Concordia alum at the Dick Vet right now (Kristen Shuster).

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