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Academics

College Counseling Office

The High school code for Jackson Prep: 251-398

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A significant goal of a college preparatory school is guiding students into appropriate college placement as they complete their high school years. The Jackson Prep College Counseling Office has made a commitment to provide a supportive environment for students and families to make informed choices by providing resource material, offering counsel, and assisting in the submission of applications.

The Jackson Prep college counseling philosophy subscribes to the notion that there is no single best school for each student. Rather, there are probably a number of schools that would serve each student well. Simply attending a school like Jackson Prep does not guarantee a student admission to the selective college of his/her choice nor does it guarantee scholarships. The Prep experience can, however, give each student the type of supportive environment to facilitate good decisions that will give him/her the opportunity to make the most of the college years. The counselors strive to assist students in making broadly considered, well thought out decisions about successful college placement. One of our overall goals is to alleviate as much anxiety, fear, and confusion as possible.

College Counseling Services
Availability
General Information For Completing Your College Applications

College Counseling Services

· Identification of student needs and abilities
· Identification of colleges that meet student needs and abilities
· Educating parents and students about the college admission process
· Conducting parent informational meetings
· Conferencing individually with parents and students
· Providing resource materials such as college handbook, guidebooks, catalogs, scholarship banks, videos
· Providing documents and information on financial aid programs
· Assisting with submission of applications
· Presenting the student's transcript and official school statement (recommendation) to the colleges to which applications are submitted
· Serving as the students advocate in the application process
· Assisting with scholarship searches and applications
· Coordinating college visits and tours
· Coordinating private visits from college representatives
· Coordinating college fairs
· Serving as liaison between student, faculty, and college
· Providing information about Jackson Prep to colleges and universities through the school profile, conferencing, and visits

Availability

The College Counseling Office is open 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday during the school year. Summer hours are abbreviated with messages checked daily

Jeanne Marie Peet, College Admissions Counselor, can be reached at:
E-mail: jpeet@jacksonprep.net
Phone: 932-8106, ext. 232