St. Margaret’s College Counselors Kick Off Summer With College Visits and Service

Seeking to strengthen relationships, gather key insight on higher-education trends, and better familiarize themselves with programs and campus life, three of St. Margaret’s college counselors recently completed a tour of nine colleges and universities on the east coast.

 

Director of College Counseling Amy Warren and Associate Directors of College Counseling Erica Huerta and Seaby Rodriguez visited schools in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts over several days in June.

 

“These visits are important for the work our office does in helping students find the right fit for the next step of their journey,” Ms. Warren said. “In connecting with these colleges and their representatives, we are able to get the word out about St. Margaret’s and our amazing students, as well as better understand college admissions trends and get a first-hand look at programming that will interest our students at St. Margaret’s.”

 

Ms. Warren, Ms. Huerta and Mrs. Rodriguez visited Bates College, Boston College, Bowdoin College, Colby College, Dartmouth College, Middlebury College, Northeastern University, the University of Vermont and Wellesley College. All nine school have Tartan alumni currently enrolled.

 

St. Margaret’s College Counseling Office maintains close relationships with admission representatives from colleges and universities across the country and around the world. In addition to visiting colleges in the summer months, the college counselors arrange for more than 100 college representatives to visit St. Margaret’s each fall to meet with students as the college-application process gets underway for seniors. 

 

 

 

St. Margaret’s Associate Director of College Counseling Ben Lah recently served on the faculty for College Horizons, a pre-college summer program for Native American, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native high school students.

 

Mr. Lah traveled to Hawaii Preparatory Academy on the Big Island to take part in the six-day event. He worked alongside colleagues in both high school college counseling and college admissions to coordinate daily lesson plans, work with students on their prospective college lists, and run workshops on academic planning and admissions case studies.

 

Since its founding more than 25 years ago, College Horizons has served more than 4,000 native students on their path to higher education.