At Atlanta Girls’ School, the experiences celebrated within our community are reflected in the individualized college search process and selection made by each girl.
Our graduates attend Ivy League schools, prestigious liberal arts colleges, and respected research institutes.
All AGS graduates have been accepted to a four-year college or university. We counsel all students to select a strong match between their interests and appropriate offerings at higher education institutions. In assessing college choices, each girl’s talents, aspirations, and personality are important considerations.
College Planning Process
College exploration opportunities at AGS begin with an introductory program in 9th grade, and then expand into comprehensive, year-round programming for 10th, 11th, and 12th graders.
Elements of resume preparation, public speaking, interviewing and writing skills are also developed through programs in EDLS, internships and global travel. Here are some highlights of the AGS College Counseling program:
- Sage Advice is an evening program for 10th-11th grade students and their parents featuring a lively panel discussion by college admission representatives.
- Paying for College is an evening program for all upper school students and their families featuring guest speakers on topics such as college grants, scholarships, loans, and work-study programs.
- Your Year of Testing is an evening program for juniors and their families designed to help de-mystify the upcoming year of college admission testing (SAT, ACT, Subject Tests, AP Tests).
- Thinking Ahead Toward College is a special program for all AGS 9th and 10th grade students featuring a fun and interactive presentation about the college exploration process.
- Colleges visit AGS – a LOT of colleges! Over 100 college admission representatives visit the AGS campus each fall to meet with our students.
- AGS visits colleges too! AGS students travel as a group to visit local colleges for informational programs with admissions officers and campus tours.
- Senior College Night is held early in the school year for AGS seniors and their families to review the nuts and bolts of the college application process.
- All Juniors and Seniors are invited to attend the KLW College Fair featuring hundreds of college admission representatives from around the United States.
- All Sophomores and their parents are invited to participate in the Atlanta Invitational Case Studies Program featuring a mock admissions committee and a college fair.
- Standardized Test Preparation is offered as a 2-week Winterim program for 9th, 10th and 11th grade students (additional fee).
- A Saturday morning Mock College Entrance Exam (SAT or ACT) is offered under test conditions to interested AGS students at the conclusion of Winterim (nominal fee charged).
- College Counseling “Haiku” pages are available to all 10th-12th grade students and their families. These learning platform pages provide a wide variety of resources (including our own AGS College Counseling Student/Parent Handbook) and useful links for the college exploration and application process.
- Naviance Family Connection is available to all 11th and 12th grade students. Each 11th and 12th grade student is given her own account to this a web-based college exploration and organizational tool.
- Several EDLS sessions in 11th and 12th grade are dedicated to learning about the college exploration process and harnessing the myriad of web-based resources available to high school students.
- College application essay support is provided through 12th grade English classes.
- Student/Parent/Counselor conferences begin during the 2nd semester of the junior year. Additional conferences are always welcome and can be scheduled by contacting the college counselor.
“Transitioning from AGS to a large university was made easier by the meaningful relationships I had with my teachers at AGS. They will always be there to support me, and it is really nice knowing that even when I am away at school I can call many of them for help or advice.”
Laura Rogers, AGS '11, Duke University '15Visits usually last about 30 minutes. We promote visits to our students and families through online calendars, emails, announcements, etc. In addition, we are happy to display your visit posters.
Location:
3254 Northside Parkway NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30327
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Parking is available in any of the open spaces in front of the building.
Please enter the main building through the front columns and sign in at the front desk. A quick security check will be completed at sign in – please have your driver’s license available. Note that there are two flights of steps up to our main front desk. Contact us if you need stair-free directions.
Returning Representatives:
Please note that you will no longer be able to enter through the lower entrance. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to one of our College Counselors.
Jan Smith
College Counselor
404.845.0900 x263
Email
Jessica Vaccaro
College Counselor
404-845-0900 x222
Email
College Acceptances
*Colleges and Universities Attended, 2011-2016
| Agnes Scott College* Alabama A&M University Alabama State University Albion College Allegheny College AMD-College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts* American Academy of Arts American University of Paris * Anderson University – SC* Appalachian State University* Arcadia University Armstrong Atlantic State University Auburn University* Babson College Bard College* Barnard College* Bates College Baylor University Beker College Belmont University Beloit College* Bennett College Berry College* Birmingham-Southern College Boston College Boston University Bowdoin College Brandeis University Brenau University* Brevard College Brigham Young University* Brown University Bryn Mawr College* Bucknell university Butler University California Institute of Technology California State University, Northridge Carleton College* Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University The Catholic University of America Centre College* City College of New York CUNY Claremont McKenna College Clark Atlanta University Clark University Clemson University Colby College Colgate University* College of Charleston College of Coastal Georgia* College of Staten Island College of William & Mary* College of Wooster* Colorado College Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University Columbia College Chicago Columbia University Columbus State University* Connecticut College Cornell University Dartmouth College Davidson College Dickinson College Drew University Duke University* Eckerd College Elon University* Embry-Riddle Aero. University Emerson College Emory University* Emory University – Oxford College* Eugene Lang College, The New School for Liberal Arts Fashion Institute of Technology Fisk University Flager College Florida A&M University* Florida Gulf Coast University Florida State University* Florida Institute of Technology Florida Southern College Florida State University* Fordham University – Lincoln Center/Rose Hill Campus Franklin & Marshall College Franklin University Switzerland Furman University* George Mason University* George Washington University Georgetown University Georgia College* Georgia Gwinnett College Georgia Institute of Technology* Georgia Southern University* Georgia Southwestern State University Georgia State University* Gettysburg College Gonzaga University Goucher College* Grambling State University Grinnell College* Guilford College Gustavus Adolphus College Hampshire College Hampton University* Harvard University* Haverford College Hawaii Pacific University Hendrix College* High Point University* Hobart and William Smith Colleges Hofstra University Hollins University Howard University* Hunter College of the CUNY Illinois Institute of Technology Indiana University at Bloomington Ithaca College |
Johns Hopkins University Johnson & Wales University The Juilliard School Kalamazoo College Kennesaw State University* La Salle University Lake Erie College Lake Forest College Lehigh University* Lehman College of the CUNY Lenoir-Rhyme University Lesley University Lewis & Clark College LIM College* Louisiana State University Loyola Marymount University* Loyola University Chicago Loyola University New Orleans Lund University Lynchburg College Lynn University Malmõ University (Sweden) Manhattanville College Manipal University Mary Baldwin College Maryland Institute College of Art* Marymount Manhattan College Massachusetts Institute of Technology McDaniel College Mercer University* Miami University-Oxford Michigan State University Mississippi State University* Montana State University, Bozeman The University of Montana, Missoula The University of Montana, Western Mount Holyoke College New College of Florida New York Conservatory of Dramatic Arts New York University* North Caroline A&T State University North Carolina State University Northeastern University Northern Arizona University Northwestern University Oberlin College Oberlin Conservatory of Music Occidental College Oglethorpe University* Ohio Wesleyan University Ohio State University Old Dominion University Oregon State University Pace University, NYC The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University Pennsylvania State University, University Park Pepperdine University* Pitzer College* Pratt Institute PrattMWP Presbyterian College Princeton University* Purchase College State University of New York Purdue University Queens College of CUNY Queens University of Charlotte* Quinnipiac University Radford University Randolph-Macon College* Reinhardt College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island School of Design Rhodes College* Rice University* Ringling College of Art and Design* Roanoke College Rollins College Rose-Human Institute of Technology Saint John’s College* Saint John’s University Saint John’s University, Manhattan Saint John’s University, Queens* Saint Mary’s College Saint Olaf College Salem College Samford University San Francisco State University Santa Clara University Santa Fe College Sarah Lawrence College* Savannah College of Art & Design* Savannah College of Art and Design- Atlanta School of the Art Institute of Chicago Scripps College* Sewanee: The University of the South* Simmons College Skidmore College* Smith College* Southern Methodist University Southern Polytechnic State University* Spelman College* Stanford University College of Staten Island Stetson University Swarthmore college Sweet Briar College Syracuse University* Texas Christian University* Transylvania University Tufts University Tulane University* Tuskegee University United States Air Force Academy* United States Coast Guard Academy United States Merchant Marine Academy United States Military Academy United States Naval Academy |
University of Alabama* University of Alabama at Birmingham University of Arkansas University of British Columbia University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Riverside University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Barbara University of Central Florida University of Chicago* University of Colorado, Boulder* University of Connecticut University of Dayton University of Denver University of Edinburgh University of Evansville University of Florida University of Georgia* University of Illinois, Chicago University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Iowa University of Kentucky University of Memphis Lambeth Campus University of Maryland, Baltimore County University of Maryland, College Park University of Mass. Amherst University of Mass. Boston University of Miami* University of Michigan University of Minnesota, Twin Cities University of Mississippi* University of Missouri Columbia University of New Hampshire University of New Haven University of New Mexico University of North Carolina, Asheville University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill University of North Carolina, Charlotte University of North Carolina at Greensboro University of North Florida University of North Georgia – Dahlonega Campus University of Notre Dame* University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Puget Sound* University of the Redlands* University of Rhode Island University of Richmond University of San Diego University of San Francisco University of South Alabama University of South Carolina* University South Carolina School of Music University of Southern California* University of Southern Mississippi University of St. Andrews (UK) University of Tampa* University of Tennessee , Chattanooga University of Tennessee , Knoxville University of Texas, Austin* University of Vermont* University of Virginia* University of Washington University of West Georgia* University of Wisconsin, Madison University of West Georgia Ursinus College Valdosta State University* Vanderbilt University* Vassar College Villanova University* Virginia Commonwealth University* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University* Virginia Military Institute Virginia Tech* Wake Forest University* Warren Wilson College* Waseda University* Washington and Lee University Washington University in St. Louis Watkins College of Art and Design Wellesley College Wesleyan College* Wesleyan University* Western Carolina University Wheaton College MA Whitman College Whittier College College of William and Mary* Williams College Wingate University Winston-Salem State University Winthrop University* Wofford College* Worcester Polytechnic Institute College of Wooster* Xavier University in Louisiana* Yale University* Yonsei University* (South Korea) York College of the CUNY Young Harris College |
