Counseling
Looking for (and finding!) the right fit.
At La Salle, our counselors fully support our students on their journey to discover the colleges and postsecondary plans that are the right fit for them, providing suggestions, challenging their assumptions, and inviting them to explore options they may have never considered before. While the student is in the driver’s seat, we are right there next to them, helping with the navigation. For us, success is defined by the students’ joy with the college admission offers they receive and where they choose to attend. We love to see them thrilled with achieving this milestone!
Our expertise at your service
Our counselors are experts in the field of college admissions. This expertise is kept current and relevant by memberships in professional organizations, attendance at numerous conferences, visits to a wide variety of colleges, and networking with admissions offices around the country and beyond. We bring knowledge directly from admission offices back to our parents and students.
At La Salle, our students go on to do great things! We prepare them to succeed and we believe that applying to college involves researching schools, thinking outside of the box, matching themselves to schools that are a “best fit,” strategizing their college list, exceeding requirements, and applying for financial aid. Our dynamic program involves:
Guiding students through their college planning process all four years of high school
Ensuring that students are on track for graduation and meet UC/Cal States and NCAA eligibility
Providing comprehensive information on college admission
Career exploration through a variety of opportunities, such as the Reality Fair, Career Days, and College Forum
Organizing over one hundred college visits to La Salle from colleges around the country
Organizing college tours to the San Diego and Bay Area
Providing the SAT and the ACT at school
The many ways we engage and collaborate with parents
Parents are our allies and partners in supporting their child! There is an array of parenting programs we offer to walk parents through the college/career lens:
College Night for Parents of Juniors & Seniors
Similar to preparing our students for the college admission process, we prepare our parents with the tools they need to help with researching schools, building a balanced list, weighing their options, and providing information on deadlines/requirements.
SmartTrack College Funding
SMARTTRACK® College Funding is a high school initiative that provides our families with free resources to help you plan ahead, maximize your eligibility for financial aid, and pay less for college. Planning for college expenses starts early and can benefit all high school families. Click here to create your complimentary parent account. Already created your account? Log in anytime here (the system accommodates one account per household).
Counseling publishes a bi-monthly newsletter to parents which includes all enrichment activities we receive from the community. Parents are notified of leadership conferences, employment, volunteer, academic enrichment, internship, and scholarship opportunities for their child.
Featured Events
Take a look at the many events we hold throughout the year!
The College Forum is our biggest college-planning event of the year for 9-11th graders and their parents! College admission officers and guest speakers from athletics, testing prep, and a host of organizations will be on campus to share information with our families.
We celebrate all postsecondary plans. Senior Decision Day honors students’ successes with games, prizes, a claw machine, and a message wall to rising seniors.
