College Counseling

The College Counseling Center (CCC) provides students with personalized guidance throughout the college admissions and scholarship process. Through academic support, individual counseling, workshops, and college planning resources, the CCC helps students identify colleges that align with their goals and prepare competitive applications.

Students are required to participate in the College Planning Seminar (CPS) during both their junior and senior years. This dedicated class time allows students to focus on college applications, scholarship opportunities, and other important steps in the college planning process.

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College Counseling
The College Counseling Center offers a comprehensive program to guide students through the college planning process.

Services include:
- College Planning Seminar classes
- Information on colleges and scholarships
- College fairs and campus visits
- Financial aid guidance
- Individual meetings with counselors
Counselors begin working individually with students in the spring of junior year to:
- Explore college options
- Discuss admissions requirements
- Identify scholarship opportunities
During senior year, counselors provide additional support by:
- Writing letters of recommendation
- Completing school reports and evaluations
- Assisting with final college decisions
Students are encouraged to stay in close contact with their counselor to ensure all applications, transcripts, and required documents are submitted on time.
Career Counseling
The College Counseling Center helps students explore their interests, values, strengths, and experiences. Through seminars and one-on-one support, students learn more about themselves and how their goals connect to possible careers and lifestyles.

Counselors work closely with students to:
- Build self-awareness
- Identify strengths and areas for growth
- Take practical steps toward career planning
The goal is to help students find career paths that are both meaningful and personally rewarding.

One of the most helpful tools in choosing a career and college is understanding your personality. While interests, skills, and values can change over time, your natural strengths tend to stay consistent. By focusing on these strengths—and recognizing possible blind spots—students can make more informed decisions about their future.

The Counseling Center uses Naviance Self-Discovery, a personality assessment that helps students:
- Learn more about themselves
- Explore career options
- Plan for life after high school
This assessment is an important first step in the career development process.
Important numbers for CURRENT LSMSA students

As you complete test registrations and a myriad of other forms, you will be asked for the following:

LSMSA High School Code: 191917
TOPS ACT Code: 1595
TOPS SAT Code: 9019

Colleges enrolling recent LSMSA students

Name of College	Name of College
Barnard College at Columbia University	Rice University
Centenary College of Louisiana	Southeastern Louisiana University
Columbia University	Southwestern University
Concordia University	Sweet Briar College
Emerson College	Tulane University
Georgia Tech	University of Alabama in Huntsville
Jacksonville University	University of Central Florida
Lenoir Rhyne University	University of Chicago
Louisiana State University	University of Illinois at Chicago
Louisiana State University – Shreveport	University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Louisiana Tech University	University of Louisiana at Monroe
Loyola University at New Orleans	University of Manchester
Loyola University Chicago	University of Michigan
McNeese State University	University of Pennsylvania
Mississippi State University	University of Rochester
National Taiwan University	University of South Florida
Neumont University	University of Southern California
New York University	University of Texas at Austin
Northwestern State University	University of Virginia
Oglethorpe University	University of Washington
Princeton University	Wake Forest University
Purdue University	William and Mary
Rhodes College	Yale University

2025-2026 College Admission Profile