Preparing for College
Our college preparatory program helps prepare you for the next step and your life beyond the Arch.
During students’ junior and senior years, the college counselors work with students, individually and in groups, to move from the general to the specific in the college admissions process. Students are guided in selecting an appropriate range of college choices, completing the admissions process at those schools, and, ultimately, selecting which institution to attend.
Students have access to a college admissions library with material from more than 1,500 institutions, computer software programs for test preparation, and financial aid information. The college counselors are available for conferences during Fall and Winter Family Weekends, and for individual appointments.
Junior Year
During Winter Term, students meet with the college counselors to discuss:
- College options
- Admissions criteria
- SAT/ACT scores
- Sources of information
- Initial career thoughts
During Spring Term, students will be assigned a counselor and will discuss:
- Preliminary college lists
- Learning more about targeted schools
- Summer visit plans
Senior Year
The initial emphasis is on narrowing a student’s list of college choices in preparation for the application process itself. Each student’s college counselor oversees the application process. Assistance is also provided in scheduling college visits during Fall Break as well as admission interviews with area representatives. Students also meet with college admission representatives who visit SSM.
College Counselors
Congratulations to the Shattuck-St. Mary's Graduating Class of 2022!
Class of 2021 & 2022
College Placement
Univ of Alberta, Canada
Alexandria College
American University (2)
Arizona State University
Baylor University
Bemidji State University
Blinn College (3)
Boston College
Boston University (2)
Bowdoin College
Brown University
Butler University
California State Univ San Luis Obispo
Campbell University
Carleton College
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western Reserve University (2)
Clarion University
Colgate University
College of the Holy Cross (3)
College of St. Benedict
Colorado School of Mines
Concordia College, MN (3)
Cornell University
Creighton University
Dartmouth College (2)
Eastern Oregon University
Emory University
Georgetown University (2)
Gonzaga University
Harvard College
Holy Cross College
Howard University
Indian Hills Community College
Iowa Western Community College
Ithaca College
La Salle University
Lake Forest College
Lawrence University
Loyola University, IL
Macalester College
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Missouri State University
Montana State University
Nazareth College
New School
New York University (2)
North Dakota State University
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Odisee University, Belgium
Ohio State University (4)
Providence College
Purdue University
Radford University (2)
Regis University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2)
Roanoke College
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
School of Visual Arts
Seattle University
Smith College
Southwest Minnesota State University
St. Cloud State University
St. Joseph’s University
St. Lawrence University
St. Mary’s University, Canada
St. Michael’s College
St. Olaf College
Stockholm University, Sweden
Stonehill College
SUNY Albany
Technologico de Monterrey, Mexico
Texas Christian University
Trinity Christian College
Tulane University
Union College
United States Air Force Academy
University of Auckland, New Zealand
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis
University of California, San Diego (2)
University of California, Santa Barbara (3)
University of Chicago
University of Dayton (2)
University of Delaware
University of Denver
University of Glasgow, Scotland
University of Illinois, Urbana-
Champaign (2)
University of Memphis
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (4)
University of New Hampshire
University of Pennsylvania
University of Portland
University of Rochester
University of San Diego (2)
University of South Carolina, Columbia
University of St. Thomas
University of Toronto, Canada (2)
University of Utah
University of Vermont
University of Washington (3)
University of Wisconsin, Madison
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
University of Wisconsin, Stout
Villanova University
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Washington University in St. Louis
William Woods University
Xavier University