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College Counseling
It is the mission of Lovett’s College Counseling team to work with students toward self-examination, goal-setting, decision-making, and self-advocacy in the search for options that will allow them to continue their learning beyond Lovett’s gates.
The team offers grade-specific programming and resources starting in ninth grade, with more dedicated and personalized meetings and events starting in tenth grade and lasting through senior year. Our impressive team of college counselors has more than 35 years of college admission experience at 12 different colleges and universities across the country, and shares more than 45 years of college counseling experience.
Programming and Resources Offered
- Grade-specific monthly newsletter in addition to College Counseling padlet
- Counseling assignments spring of tenth grade year to support advisory program
- Meetings with a counselor to address:
- College visit planning and list-shaping
- Mock interviews
- Personalized application assistance and resumé-building
- Individual testing timeline and planning
- Visits from 150+ college and university admission representatives every fall
- Annual Reverse Fly-in event with deans and directors of college and university admission
- Two summer College Application Seminars to jump start the application process
- College application workshops for seniors
College Matriculation
Recent graduates have matriculated at dozens of colleges and universities across the country and around the world.
Class of 2022
- The 146 seniors in the Class of 2022 submitted applications to 167 different colleges and universities.
- The average number of applications was six.
- Graduates matriculated to more than 60 different institutions in 25 states, three different countries, and the District of Columbia
- 75% of the class matriculated out-of-state, with 38% attending schools out of the South.
- 98% were admitted to at least one school by the end of January.
- 16 students are recruited athletes who will participate in the NCAA program.
- Among the institutions appearing on the Lovett matriculation list for the first time in at least 20 years were:
- The American University of Paris
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Franklin University Switzerland
- Santa Clara University
- Sweet Briar College
Test | Section | Middle 50% (Median) |
---|---|---|
ACT | Superscore | 27-33 |
SAT | ERW | 640-710 |
Math | 630-730 | |
Superscore | 1260-1440 |
Meet the Team
Jessica Jaret Sant
Chief Engagement Officer
Anita Hua
Director of College Counseling
(404) 262-3032, ext. 1333
anita.hua@lovett.org
Ashley Armato
Associate Director of College Counseling
ashley.armato@lovett.org
Melissa Benski
Associate Director of College Counseling
melissa.benski@lovett.org
Chris Rodriguez
Associate Director of College Counseling
chris.rodriguez@lovett.org
Betsy James
College Counseling Office Manager
betsy.james@lovett.org