College Counseling

By focusing on the intellectual and personal growth of each individual, Emma Willard School’s faculty, backed by a challenging curriculum, prepares you well for the rigors of higher education.

Maybe you’re interested in a big city university or a small liberal arts college. Or perhaps you’re already charting a path from the East Coast to the West. We listen to your dreams and help you turn them into exciting outcomes.

By design, you’ll start formal college counseling with us at the beginning of your junior year, and we’ll include your family in the discussion. Even though freshman and sophomores are not officially involved in college conversations, Emma works to ensure from the start that you have the appropriate courses and extracurriculars to prepare. (And for those first two years, you’re free to just focus on being a high school student!)

In the fall of senior year, you’ll talk with representatives from dozens of colleges and universities who come to campus to meet our students. And when it’s time for you to apply, we’ll put our thorough knowledge of who you are and what you’ve accomplished into a compelling set of recommendations.

Our longstanding relationship with a substantial number of institutions makes it easy for us to maintain an ongoing dialogue during the admissions cycle, from early inquiry through enrollment.