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Academics
College Counseling
College Counseling
College counseling at St. Andrew’s is a comprehensive four-year process that is managed by two college counselors. The counselors assist students in developing their college lists and in navigating the college search and application process. This process requires that each student devotes time and energy to developing a customized list of colleges based on research and realistic self-assessment. The goal of college counseling at St. Andrew’s is to help each student find the right fit, the place where the student will find the right environment to learn and prepare for their future.
During freshmen and sophomore years, the college counselors meet with students by advisor group to discuss a range of topics: commitment to academics and extracurricular activities, standardized testing, and high school transcripts. The individualized program begins junior year when students and parents complete comprehensive questionnaires and begin a series of individual meetings with the college counselors. These meetings help the college counselors learn more about each student's college plans and to become more effective advocates for them, which allows our process to become more personalized.
The college counseling office also offers a variety of annual programs that provide developmentally appropriate information to students and parents, including:
- Evening programs for sophomores, juniors, seniors and their parents
- Junior and sophomore parent coffees
- College essay writing workshops
- Mock college interviews
- Mock college admissions application committee workshops for students
- Washington Area Independent School College Fair (co-sponsored by St. Andrew’s)
- Art schools and portfolios in the college admissions process program
- College visits to St. Andrew’s: More than 100 college admissions representatives visit every year to meet with students and the college counselors.
Additional Resources:
2024-2025 College Counseling Calendar
2024-2025 College Counseling Resources
Transcript Requests
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Alumni Transcripts
Unofficial transcripts are available on the website for alumni who graduated in or after 2017. Alumni who graduated prior to 2017 should email the registrar at pporterfield@saes.org.Official transcripts are sent directly to receiving institutions, not to the alum. Requests for official transcripts must be received in writing/email by the alum. To request an official transcript, please email the registrar at pporterfield@saes.org and include the following information:- First and last name while enrolled at St. Andrew’s
- Graduation year
- Name of the college or university to which the transcript should be sent
- Email address for the admissions or transfer office of the institution
Note: If you will be applying to more than one college, please send the complete list of all institutions, and their contact email addresses in one email to the registrar to facilitate processing your request most efficiently. Please allow 7 business days for the processing of alumni transcripts. There is no fee for transcripts. -
Recent Graduates
Final official transcripts will be sent to colleges, universities and the NCAA portal by mid June. You do not need to request a final official transcript to be sent to the college you will be attending.
St. Andrew’s Episcopal School is a private, coeducational college preparatory day school for students in preschool (Age 2) through grade 12, located in Potomac, Maryland.