Mary McDowell Friends School - Revealing Brilliance

COLLEGE
COUNSELING

Finding the right fit for every student.
College counseling is part of the upper school curriculum.
The MMFS college counselors are not only experts in their fields, but experts in every student. The College Counseling office in the upper school is a warm and welcoming place, and students meet regularly with our team. When it is time to apply to college, the team knows each student well, and can recommend programs that match their strengths, style, and interests.
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COLLEGE COUNSELING
What a student needs is what we are here to provide.
College counseling is highly individualized and tailored to each student. Juniors and seniors take the full-year class College Seminar (aka College Sem) which covers everything from post-secondary options to essay development. Each junior and senior is assigned a college counselor with whom they meet regularly to explore ideas for the future, and then to guide them through applications and interviews. Each year we host in-school visits with representatives from at least 40 colleges and post-secondary programs.

College preparation includes the whole family. We invite families to their first College Night when the student is in 9th and 10th grade to provide an overview of post-secondary options and the process of choosing and applying to programs. There is also an annual Financial Aid Night to help our families navigate the complexities of financing higher education. Starting in 10th grade, we provide families with the opportunity to schedule a conference with a member of the College Counseling team.

When acceptances arrive, we work with each student and family to help them make the best choice, and to make sure that our students carry with them the self-advocacy tools that are a hallmark of an MMFS education.
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COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES
Congrats to the latest MMFS graduates!
Congratulations to the MMFS Class of 2026 for receiving acceptances from these colleges, universities, and post-secondary programs!
Adelphi University
Agnes Scott College
American University
Bard College
Barry University
Bates College
Bennington College
Berklee College of Music
Centenary University
Clark University
College of Charleston
Culinary Institute of America
CUNY Baruch College
CUNY Borough of Manhattan CC
CUNY Brooklyn College
CUNY City College of New York
CUNY College of Staten Island
CUNY Guttman Community College
CUNY Hunter College
CUNY John Jay College
CUNY Kingsborough Community College
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
CUNY Lehman College
CUNY Medgar Evars College
CUNY New York City College of Technology
CUNY Queens College
CUNY Queensborough Community College
CUNY York College
Curry College
Delaware State University
Dickinson College
Drexel University
Eckerd College
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Farmingdale State College
Fordham University
Franklin & Marshall College
Gettysburg College
Goucher College
High Point University
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Hofstra University
Hollins University
Howard University
Hult Business School
IE Business School
Iona University
Ithaca College
James Madison University
John Cabot University
Johnson & Wales University
Lafayette College
Lewis and Clark College
Long Island University, Post
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Maryland
Lynn University
Manhattanville College
Maryland Institute College of Art
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
McDaniel College
Merrimack College
Mount Holyoke College
Muhlenberg College
New York University
Northeastern University
Occidental College
Ohio Wesleyan University
Pace University
Pitzer College
Pratt Institute
Quinnipiac University
Reed College
Rochester Institute of Technology
Roger Williams University
Rutgers University
Santa Clara University
Sarah Lawrence College
Savannah College of Art and Design
Seton Hall University
Simmons University
Skidmore College
Smith College
Stetson University
St. John’s University
St. Joseph’s University
SUNY Alfred State College
SUNY Binghamton University
SUNY Buffalo State University
SUNY Cobleskill
SUNY Cortland
SUNY Delhi
SUNY Fashion Institute of Technology
SUNY Fredonia
SUNY Geneseo
SUNY Maritime College
SUNY Morrisville
SUNY New Paltz
SUNY Oneonta
SUNY Oswego
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
SUNY at Purchase College
SUNY Stony Brook University
SUNY University at Albany
SUNY University at Buffalo
Syracuse University
Temple University
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Connecticut
University of Delaware
University of Denver
University of Hartford
University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Maine
University of Massachusetts Lowell
University of New England
University of Redlands
University of Rhode Island
University of Tampa
Ursinus College
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Wheaton College, MA
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Revealing brilliance
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Brooklyn, NY 11201
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133-135 Summit Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231
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23 Sidney Place
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 855-0141
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