College Counseling

FINDING THE RIGHT COLLEGE FIT

Our goal at Mount Paran Christian School is to find colleges offering the best possible fit for each of our graduating seniors. We help students cultivate their talents and interests to find their academic and extracurricular strengths and passions, then zero in on those colleges that will serve them best. College selection can often be confusing and even intimidating for families, but our college counseling department helps make the process manageable and exciting. By answering questions and providing advice, we will guide you toward the college that is just the right fit for you.

COLLEGE-PLANNING PROCESS

Encounter Week

YouScience

PSAT / SAT / ACT

College Planning Kick-off

Scholarship Resources and Financial Information

Senior Year

100% COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES AND $8.1 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIP OFFERS

Recent College Acceptances

MPCS graduates from the past five years have been accepted into some of the most prestigious college and universities as listed below. Graduates were offered various academic, athletic, arts, and special achievement scholarships. The amount reflected above is comprised of scholarship offerings before the in-state HOPE or Zell Miller scholarships are awarded. The last graduating class was offered an average of $75,000 scholarship dollars each.

*Denotes Academic Scholarship
^Denotes College Athletes
~Denotes Fine and Performing Arts Scholarship

Agnes Scott College*
Appalachian State University
Arizona State University
Arkansas State University^
Auburn University*
Baylor University*
Belmont University*~
Berry College*
Bethany College^
Birmingham-Southern College
Boston College
Boston University
Chicago College of Performing Arts
The Citadel *
Clemson University*^
College of Charleston*^
College of William and Mary*
Columbia University*
Columbus State University
Cornell University^
Colorado State University*
Covenant College^
Duke University
Elon University
Emory University*
Flagler College*
Florida Institute of Technology*
Florida State University*
Furman University*
Gardner-Webb University
George Washington University*
Georgia College*
Georgia Institute of Technology*^
Georgia State University^
Gordon College
Indiana University*
Jacksonville University*
The King’s College*
Kennesaw State University^
Lee University*
Lenoir-Rhyne University*^
Liberty University
Life University*
Lipscomb University*~
Loyola University*
Lyon College*
Maryland Institute College of Art*
Marymount Manhattan College*~
Marymount University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.)
Mercer University*
Michigan State University
Middle Tennessee State University*
Mississippi State University*
Montclair State University*
Montana State University
North Carolina State University*
Oglethorpe University
Ohio Northern University*
Oklahoma City University*~
Olivet Nazarene University*^~
Oxford College of Emory University
Pace University*
Pennsylvania State University
Pepperdine University*
Presbyterian College*
Princeton University
Purdue University*
Reinhardt University*^

Rhode Island School of Design~
Rhodes College*^
Rider University*~
Rollins College*
Roosevelt University~
Rutgers University^
Saint Louis University*
Samford University*~
Savannah College of Art & Design*
Southern Methodist University*
Spelman College*
Stony Brook University, The State University of New York
Syracuse University*
Texas State University*
The University of the South-Sewanee*
Towson University^
United States Air Force Academy*^
United States Coast Guard Academy *^
United States Military Academy-West Point*
United States Naval Academy*^
University of Alabama
University of California-Davis
University of California-Los Angeles*
University of California-San Diego
University of California-Santa Cruz
University of Cincinnati College - Conservatory of Music*~
University of Connecticut
University of Delaware
University of Denver
University of Florida*
University of Georgia* (Average 20 percent of class accepted)
University of Hartford*~
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
University of Iowa
University of Kentucky^
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor*
University of Miami*~
University of Mississippi*
University of Missouri*^
University of North Carolina-Wilmington*^
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill*^
University of North Carolina-Charlotte^
University of North Georgia*
University of Northern Colorado*~
University of Notre Dame^
University of Oklahoma
University of Pittsburgh*
University of South Carolina*
University of Southern California
University of Tennessee*^
University of Virginia
University of Washington
University of West Georgia
Valdosta State University
Vanderbilt University*
Virginia Commonwealth University*
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Wake Forest University
Washington and Lee University*
Western Carolina University~
Wheaton College*^
Wingate University*
Wofford College*^
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Xavier University*
Yale University
Young Harris College*

CLASS OF 2021 STATISTICS

This year's MPCS class of 2021, comprised of 104 seniors, have been accepted into some of the nation's most prestigious college and universities, as listed below. Approximatly half of this year's graduates were offered various academic, athletic, arts, and special achievement scholarships totaling more than $8.1 million (before in-state HOPE or Zell Miller scholarships).

The class of 2021 final choice college submissions indicate that 61 students have chosen in-state schools, and 43 students have chosen out-of-state schools. Of the university acceptances, 47 are public schools and 60 are private schools, 26 of which are Christian colleges.

*Denotes Academic Scholarship
^Denotes College Athletes
~Denotes Fine and Performing Arts Scholarship

_{Anderson University*^}

_{Appalachian State University*}

_{Arizona State University*}

_{Auburn University*}

_{Augusta University}

_{Augustana College*}

_{Baylor University*}

_{Belmont University*}

_{Berklee School of Music}

_{Berry College*^}

_{Birmingham-Southern College*}

_{Carleton College}

_{Carson-Newman University*^}

_{Claflin University*}

_{Clemson University*}

_{Coastal Carolina University}

_{College of Charleston*}

_{College of Coastal Georgia*}

_{Cornell University}

_{Covenant College}

_{Elon University}

_{Emory University}

_{Florida Gulf Coast University}

_{Florida Southern College*}

_{Florida State University}

_{Furman University*}

_{Gardner-Webb University*}

_{George Washington University*}

_{Georgia College}

_{Georgia Highlands College}

_{Georgia Institute of Technology}

_{Georgia Southern University*}

_{Georgia State University*^}

_{Hampton University*}

_{Howard University*}

_{Huntingdon College*^}

_{Jacksonville State University}

_{Jacksonville University*^}

_{Kennesaw State University}

_{Lee University}

_{Liberty University}

_{Lipscomb University}

_{Louisiana State University*}

_{Loyola University-Chicago*}

_{Marymount Manhattan College*}

_{Mercer University*}

_{Middle Tennessee State University*}

_{Mississippi State University}

_{Morehouse College*^}

_{New York American Musical & Dramatic Academy}

_{New York University}

_{North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University*}

_{North Carolina State University*}

_{Northeastern University*}

_{Oglethorpe University*^}

_{Oklahoma City University}

_{Pace University*}

_{Palm Beach Atlantic University*}

_{Parsons School of Design}

_{Pennsylvania State University}

_{Point Park University}

_{Point University*^}

_{Queens University*}

_{Reinhardt University}

_{Samford University*}

_{Savannah College of Art and Design*~}

_{School of Art Institute of Chicago*~}

_{Shorter University^}

_{Southeastern University*}

_{Spelman College}

_{St. Andrews University}

_{Truett McConnell University*^}

_{Tulane University*}

_{Union University}

_{United States Coast Guard}

_{United States Military Academy-West Point}

_{United States Naval Academy}

_{University of Alabama*}

_{University of Alabama-Birmingham*}

_{University of California-Berkley}

_{University of California-Davis}

_{University of California-Los Angeles}

_{University of California-San Diego}

_{University of California-Santa Barbara}

_{University of Colorado-Boulder}

_{University of Florida}

_{University of Georgia*^}

_{University of Hawaii}

_{University of Kentucky*}

_{University of Miami*}

_{University of Minnesota*}

_{University of Mississippi}

_{University of North Florida}

_{University of North Georgia}

_{University of Oklahoma*}

_{University of Richmond}

_{University of South Carolina*}

_{University of Tennessee*}

_{University of West Georgia}

_{Valdosta State University}

_{Villanova University^}

_{Virginia Tech}

_{Wesleyan University*}

_{Western Carolina University}

_{Wofford College}

_{Xavier University-Louisiana*}

_{Xavier University-Ohio}

College Rep Visits to MPCS

College representatives schedule visits to Mount Paran Christian School to meet with high school students to promote different colleges and universities. These visits are an excellent opportunity for our students to ask questions about the different colleges and get to know the college admission representatives, who often have input into the admission process at their college.

Visits are typically held during student lunch and will be posted for students on the Dozier Hall message board, Google classroom, daily high school announcements, and through text reminders.

Are you a College Representative?

If you are a college rep and interested in visiting MPCS, please schedule your visit here.

Upcoming Visits to Campus

October 7: Furman University

October 8: College of Charleston

October 11: Rollins College (In-Person)

October 14: University of Kentucky (Virtual)

October 14: Life University

October 14: Reinhardt University

October 15: Auburn University

October 18: University of Montevallo

October 18: Bellhaven University

October 21: Bellhaven University

November 1: University of Alabama

November 1: Agnes Scott College

November 8: Wake Forest University (Virtual)

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Portrait of an MPCS Graduate

WHAT ALUMNI SAY:

"MPCS has challenged me to take control of my learning – to be responsible for my outcomes. It has also challenged me to take ownership of my relationship with Christ not only in school, but in every aspect of my life."

-A. Brague '18

College Blog Series:

The MPCS blog WingTips provides parents and students a series of posts to simplify the college process and guide you with tips and advice.