College Guidance
The College Guidance Program supports the philosophy and mission of South Shore Christian Academy by advising high school students and families throughout the college application process to better equip students for continued study beyond high school. The program accomplishes this by providing both general and individualized guidance plans, with a goal toward encouraging students to find the college or university that best prepares them to live out a life of faith that serves Christ and others in whatever career they choose.
College Advising
- The Director of College Guidance begins working one-on-one with students in the spring of Grade 11 to help students discover their post-secondary education preferences, advises students in college selection, and comes alongside students and their families in the college application process
- Senior workshops are offered on a weekly basis with information on completing college applications, writing college essays, requesting recommendations, interviewing, financing college, and transitioning from high school to college
- Facilitates college planning and financial aid workshops and meetings for parents and students in Grades 9-12
- Provides opportunities to visit colleges and to attend the NACAC National College Fair
- Hosts local, national, and international college representatives throughout the academic to provide more information on their institutions
Standardized Testing
- Provides information on standardized testing preparation and important dates and serves as an SAT testing location in October and March each year
- Facilitates the PSAT exam for all grade 10 and 11 students every October
- Coordinates Advanced Placement (AP) courses and exams
Academic Planning
- Works with students and families to create individual course schedules for each academic year and advises students in creating an academic plan that meets their post-secondary education goals
From SSCA to all across the country.
Partial listing of Postsecondary School Acceptances:
Postsecondary School Acceptances (Partial Listing):
American Musical and Dramatic Academy | Gordon College | Salve Regina University |
Assumption College | Grove City College | Savannah College of Art and Design |
Bentley University | Hampshire College | Simmons College |
Berklee College of Music | High Point University | Smith College |
Bethel College | Hillsdale College | Southern Methodist University |
Biola University | Hofstra University | St. Anselm's College |
Boston College | Houghton College | St. John’s University |
Boston University | Ithaca College | St. Michael’s College |
Brandeis University | Johnson and Wales University | Stetson University |
Bridgewater State University | Lasell College | Stonehill College |
Bryant University | LeTourneau University | Syracuse University |
Cabrini College | Maine College of Art | Taylor University |
Calvin College | Mass College of Art | Texas Christian University |
Carnegie Mellon University | Mass College of Liberal Arts | The Citadel |
Centenary College | Mass College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences | Trinity College (CT) |
Charleston Southern University | Mass Maritime Academy | Tufts University |
Clark University | Mercer University | UMASS Boston/Amherst/Lowell |
Colgate University | Messiah College | Dartmouth |
Concordia College | Mount Ida College | United States Air Force Academy |
Connecticut College | Nazareth College | University of California – Irvine |
Curry College | New York University | University of Connecticut |
Dartmouth College | North Park University | University of Hartford |
Drexel University | Northeastern University | University of Maine |
Eastern Nazarene College | Norwich University | University of Miami |
Eastern University | Nyack College | University of New Hampshire |
Elmira College | Penn State University | University of Rhode Island |
Elon University | Pratt Institute | University of the South |
Embry Riddle University | Providence College | University of Vermont |
Emerson College | Purdue University | Vanderbilt University |
Emmanuel College | Quinnipiac University | Virginia Military Institute |
Endicott College | Regis College | Virginia Tech |
Framingham State University | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Wentworth Institute of Technology |
Franklin Pierce University | Rhode Island School of Design | Westmont College |
Furman University | Rhodes College | Wheaton College (IL) |
Geneva College | Roberts Wesleyan College | Wheaton College (MA) |
George Mason University | Rochester Institute of Technology | Worcester Polytechnic Institute |