Academics
College Counseling
Philosophy
We believe that the college search, application, and decision-making process should be student-focused, incorporating the Ignatian practices of reflection and discernment. We strive to educate in an ever-changing college and career landscape. By setting goals, we are able to strategize how to best optimize performance and potential while navigating innumerable opportunities and competitive processes.
The process at St. Joseph's Prep will create choices and opportunities where families can discern the best path in front of them. The Office of College Counseling serves to prepare students in partnership with families for the world they will enter into after their time at 17th & Girard.
Practice
Every student is assigned a college counselor and will receive programming that is age and grade specific. College counselors meet with students and families in seminars, workshops, and, most importantly, on an individual basis to help to ensure students and families are informed of current research, trends, and practices. Formalized programming begins in the student’s freshman year and increases in frequency and offerings by senior year. Some programming is open to all students and families regardless of grade; this is including, but not limited to: College visits, Financial Aid presentation(s), Parent Panels, and seminars focusing on a wide range of post-secondary topics.
Role
The College Counselor’s role is not only to help the student identify schools that meet their needs, navigate the application process, and decide what school to attend; but to inform and affirm who they are as people and point them toward opportunities after high school that will stretch them spiritually, intellectually, and encourage a sense of agency.
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Kelly McGlynn, Director of College Counseling
Education: Saint Joseph’s University, BA, HistoryRead MoreSaint Joseph’s University, MS, Edu. Leadership; MS, Bus. Intelligence & AnalyticsWork Experience: Ms. McGlynn arrived at the Prep in 2018, after 7 years as Assoc. Director of Admissions at SJU. She has also worked as Education Technology Advisor/Independent Educational Technology Consultant at Cialfo, a College Applications Platform. -
Phuong Le, Counselor
Read MoreEducation: East Stroudsburg University, BA, English
Concentration in New Media and Professional WritingWork Experience: Mr. Le came to the Prep in 2021 after four years on the other side of college counseling in undergraduate admissions. He was an admission counselor at Neumann University and Saint Joseph's University. He also worked as a Social Media Specialist and Customer Success Manager at The Social Station, a social media and customer service management firm. -
Courtney Pinto, Counselor
Education: Fordham University, BA, American StudiesRead MoreVillanova University, MS, CounselingWork Experience: Ms. Pinto has been a College Counselor at the Prep since 2009. She had prior college counseling experience at Red Cloud Indian School and Camden Academy Charter School.
College Matriculation
The St. Joseph's Prep Class of 2025, 214 members strong, received over 1,000 acceptances from 274 different colleges and universities. Our graduates will matriculate to 91 different schools, in 25 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
Albright College
Alvernia University
American University
Amherst College
Arcadia University
Arizona State University
Auburn University
Barry University
Baylor University
Bentley University
Binghamton University
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Boston College
Boston University
Brown University
Bryant University
Bucknell University
California Lutheran University
Canisius College
Carnegie Mellon University
Chapman University
Chestnut Hill College
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Clark Atlanta University
Clemson University
Coastal Carolina University
College of Charleston
College of the Holy Cross
Colorado College
Columbia University in the City of New York
Cornell University
Creighton University
Davidson College
Daytona State College
Delaware County Community College
Delaware State University
DeSales University
Dickinson College
Manor College
Marist College
Marquette University
Marshall University
Maryland Institute College of Art
Marywood University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
McDaniel College
McGill University
Mercyhurst University
Miami University-Oxford
Michigan State University
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Monmouth University
Morehouse College
Morgan State University
Mount Saint Mary's University
Mount St. Mary's University
Muhlenberg College
Neumann University
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Norfolk State University
North Carolina A & T State University
North Carolina Central University
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Notre Dame of Maryland University
Nova Southeastern University
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Old Dominion University
Pace University
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
The University of Texas at Austin
Towson University
Trinity College
Trinity College Dublin
Tulane University of Louisiana
Union College
United States Military Academy
United States Naval Academy
University of Arizona
University of California-Berkeley
University of California-San Diego
University of California-Santa Cruz
University of Central Florida
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Connecticut
University of Dayton
University of Delaware
University of Denver
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Iowa
University of Kentucky
University of Louisville
University of Maine
University of Maryland-College Park
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Drew University
Drexel University
Duke University
Duquesne University
East Carolina University
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Eastern University
Elizabeth City State University
Elizabethtown College
Elon University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
Emerson College
Esade Barcelona
Fairfield University
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Florida Atlantic University
Florida Gulf Coast University
Florida Institute of Technology
Florida International University
Florida State University
Fordham University
Franklin and Marshall College
Furman University
Gannon University
George Mason University
George Washington University
Georgetown College
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Georgia Southern University
Gettysburg College
Gonzaga University
Gwynedd Mercy University
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
Princeton University
Providence College
Purdue University-Main Campus
Quinnipiac University
Regis University
Rhodes College
Rider University
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rosemont College
Rowan College at Burlington County
Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus
Rowan University
Rutgers University-Camden
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Sacred Heart University
Saint Anselm College
Saint Francis University
Saint Joseph's University
Saint Leo University
Saint Louis University
Saint Michael's College
University of Massachusetts-Boston
University of Memphis
University of Miami
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
University of Mississippi
University of Missouri-Columbia
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
University of Nevada-Reno
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
University of New Haven
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Notre Dame
University of Oregon
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
University of Rhode Island
University of Richmond
University of Rochester
University of San Francisco
University of Scranton
University of South Carolina-Columbia
University of South Florida
University of St Andrews
University of Vermont
University of Virginia-Main Campus
Vassar College
Villanova University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Hampton University
Harvard University
Haverford College
High Point University
Hobart William Smith Colleges
Hofstra University
Holy Cross College
Holy Family University
Howard University
Illinois Institute of Technology
Immaculata University
Indiana University-Bloomington
Ithaca College
James Madison University
Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University)
John Carroll University
Kansas State University
Kennesaw State University
King's College
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
La Salle University
Lafayette College
Le Moyne College
Lehigh University
Liberty University
Lincoln University
Louisiana State University
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Maryland
Loyola University New Orleans
Lycoming College
Lynn University
Manhattan College
Manhattan University
Saint Peter's University
Santa Clara University
Savannah College of Art and Design
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Seton Hall University
Seton Hill University
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Southern Methodist University
Spring Hill College
Springfield College
St Bonaventure University
St. John's University-New York
St. Thomas Aquinas College
St. Thomas University
Stanford University
Stevens Institute of Technology
Stockton University
Stonehill College
Stony Brook University
Susquehanna University
Swarthmore College
Syracuse University
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Temple University
Texas A & M University-College Station
The American University of Rome
The Catholic University of America
The College of New Jersey
The Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
The University of Alabama
The University of Tampa
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia State University
Wake Forest University
Washington College
Wesleyan University
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Virginia University
Westminster College
Westminster University
Widener University
Wilkes University
William & Mary
Williamson College of the Trades
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Xavier University
Xavier University of Louisiana
Yale University
York College of Pennsylvania
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