College Counseling

For College Representatives

Sacred Heart Preparatory will be offering in-person and virtual college visits for 2021. To visit in person, reps must be masked on campus and complete a brief wellness check-in before their visit begins (please arrive 15 minutes ahead of your session to complete this and ensure your full visit time with students).

Sacred Heart Prep welcomes colleges that are NACAC members and that meet one or more of the following criteria:

The college received 3 or more SHP applications in the past 3 years.
The institution is an HBCU or Minority Serving Institution.
The college has hosted a current SHP College Counselor for a counselor visit program.

Please use our SCOIR calendar to schedule your visit. If your preferred date/mode is not available, or you aren’t able to use Scoir, please reach us at 650.473.4017 to discuss alternatives.

Our Philosophy

Finding the right college does not have to be an overwhelming or discouraging process. In fact, it can and should be fun. Our aim is that by May of a student’s senior year, he or she will have found the right collegiate match in terms of academic, geographic, social, athletic, and economic standards.

At Sacred Heart, our working philosophy is that:

Every student should seek to find the right fit, regardless of perceived prestige or rigor of admission.
Every student should be afforded equal and individual attention in the college application process.
The college process, in alignment with the Goals & Criteria of a Sacred Heart education, should foster an environment of growing knowledge, thoughtful questioning, and an intentional integration of the skills and desires of each student.

Our Standards & Practice

Committed to following best practices and national standards, the College Counseling office keeps active membership in the following agencies:

National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)*
Western Association for College Admission Counseling (WACAC)
The College Board
Association for College Counselors in Independent Schools (ACCIS), and
Bay Area Independent Schools College Counselors (BAISCC)

*NACAC supports and advances the work of counseling and enrollment professionals as they help all students realize their full educational potential, with particular emphasis on the transition to postsecondary education. NACAC is committed to promoting high professional standards that foster ethical and social responsibility. A NACAC policy of particular importance to students and families is the Statement of Principles of Good Practice. We encourage all parents, guardians, and students to review these documents as part of the college admissions preparation and process.