Monthly College Counseling Update: January 2026
Young Alumni Programming
Today the College Counseling Office coordinated three programs, one for each of the Archmere classes. First year students participated in the Great Sorting Game, an exercise that introduced students to the College Counseling office, allowing our staff to share healthy messages about our office’s services and discuss items that may impact future admission decisions.
Sophomores & Juniors attended a Young Alumni College & Career Panel and listened to four amazing Archmere alumni share their college and early career journeys. Seniors attended a Young Alumni Networking Event where more than 25 alumni returned to individually discuss their jobs, career projectors, and college experience with seniors.
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We are grateful to the 30+ alumni who volunteered their time to connect with current Auks and make today’s programming so meaningful. Thank you as well to everyone at Archmere who helped make the day a success, especially Ms. Soler for spearheading the coordination of a very busy and impactful schedule.
Individual Class News
- Seniors: We’ve reached a semi lull in decisions until early-March. We highly recommend that families begin to, or finalize, their spring visits to attend accepted student days. While there may be more invitations to come with regular decision releases, reserve your spaces and have travel plans with what you know. College Counseling is available to discuss decisions, be a sounding board for students contemplating their options, and discuss financial aid awards. We are still processing scholarship application requests, and an occasional transcript request.
- Juniors: We’ve opened the Junior Family Meeting calendar. As a reminder this meeting must occur during a student’s free period or after school. At least one parent or guardian must attend in-person or virtually.
- In this week’s College Seminar class we discussed the qualities colleges have that make them different and students identified present priorities. This cycle’s homework is the Family Priorities exercise which requires a discussion with parents.
- Next cycle we will discuss searching and researching colleges, now that qualities have been identified.
- Sophomores: We will be attending Work Period classes next week to provide sophomores with their CIALFO access and also ask them to complete a personality assessment and a personality intelligences assessment to provide some career context and discussion. We also always welcome questions, emails, and student inquiries. Please know that you’re never a bother to us! Questions are speed bumps; they slow us down - we want to help you progress with accurate answers and good information. We will be assigning counselors prior to Spring Break in order to permit an optional meeting with a student’s counselor prior to course registration.
- First-Year: Students, please know your questions are always welcome. Please email us, stop into our office, or approach us on campus to talk. We appreciate these early conversations.
Programming
- Junior Parent College Coffees: Monday, February 9 at 7 PM and Tuesday, February 10 at 8:08 AM.
- Early Financial Aid Webinar: The College Counseling Office welcomes the College Funding Coach for a virtual webinar on Wednesday, February 25 at 6:30 PM to have an early conversation about paying for college. This is a great place to start if you have questions about affording a college education. Register here to attend.
- Junior School Day SAT – Mr. Jezyk is handling the coordination and registration for our In-School SAT on Friday, March 13. About 75% of the class is already registered for the test. Please see Mr. Jezyk with questions.
- Why Business? - As part of our Why? career series cycle, we’re offering an evening of Q&A panels on Wednesday, March 16th at 6:30 pm in the SLC. This is an in-person program and will not be repeated for another three years. We’re very excited about the roster of presenters and recommend anyone who is interested in studying any area of business (management, marketing, supply chain, accounting, economics, international business), or learning more about the business field, attend. Registration will open later in February.
- First Year/Sophomore Parent Night - We invite First Year & Sophomore parents & guardians to attend our in-person program on March 30 at 6:30 in the SLC. We will discuss College Counseling’s philosophies, the four-year time line, healthy starts to the college search, and other items. Registration will be sent out in early March.
- Junior Career Day - Wednesday, March 26th during the school day. More information to come in the near future.
Archmere Academy is a private, Catholic, college preparatory co-educational academy,
grades 9-12 founded in 1932 by the Norbertine Fathers.
grades 9-12 founded in 1932 by the Norbertine Fathers.
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