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Whole-Person Education

College Counseling

COLLEGE CENTER MISSION

The college admission process involves a plan for the future, a range of options, and a good dose of uncertainty. It can be exciting, daunting, and empowering. Our College Counseling Office at DSHA works to assist students in identifying their strengths, aspirations, priorities, and goals through a process that involves self-reflection, critical thinking, and realism. This enables us to support students in charting a course to find their best possible post-secondary fit(s). We encourage students to take the lead in this process in order to maximize individual growth and ensure that the journey best prepares them for future success in college and beyond. However, students are not alone during this search. The College Counseling Office and the entire DSHA community join students and their families in creating a support network to lessen the anxiety and stress that come with choosing a college.

Individualized College Planning

DSHA's college counselor is here to help! Here's what you can expect as you prepare for the college search and application process:
  • Individual consultation with you, your parents, and your teachers.
  • Development of an individual plan for you to pursue your college and career goals.
  • Assistance scheduling college visits with admissions representatives on-site at DSHA.
  • Standardized test (Pre-ACT, PSAT, AP, and ACT) coordination and test-prep opportunities.
  • Facilitation of college scholarship and award opportunities.

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  • College Counseling at DSHA is available to all students and families through multiple means.

    Giving students access to college-related information early, often, and through multiple sources provides students with greater confidence and comfort in communicating with colleges and also provides additional resources for questions, answers, and peace of mind. Our college counseling team meets with students individually and in large group settings, as well as provides classroom guidance, hosts multiple learning nights for students and their families, and maintains a high online presence as to be accessible where students are.
     
    While the College Center serves as the “clearinghouse” for all college-related information at DSHA, students also discuss and plan for college with their school counselors. Accessibility and an open door policy for students and parents promote conversations from casual to formal as early as freshman year.

    Ongoing discussions between students and counselors also promote individual reflection on the part of a student. These discussions aid counselors in understanding a student’s aspirations, and provide counselors the ability to suggest post-secondary options that families can investigate.

  • Finding the right fit for students is our ultimate goal.

    We use our relationships with college admission counselors and our existing resources to make sure that DSHA students have access to the most up-to-date, objective, and unbiased information available to aid them with their college searches. We shepherd, challenge, suggest, and inform students and families while also serving as strong advocates for them.
     
    DSHA has a belief that there is a good “fit” for every student. To aid in finding that “fit,” we work with students to look at colleges through three lenses: academic fit, financial fit, and personal fit. One lens is not more important than another. Our team helps students find a college that has all three “fits.”

  • Throughout this process, we promise to care.

    As children of God made in His image, every student at DSHA and every member of her family has the right to be treated in a respectful, caring, and considerate manner. Information can be dispensed in many ways, but advice can only be given through an interactive process in which the goals, abilities, successes, and shortcomings of the students are known and respected. We promise to be active listeners who take the time to get to know both our students and the members of their families, as well as their specific ambitions, strengths, and concerns about college.

Fall 2024 Events

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  • PSAT 101 Strategy Session: August 27, 2024

    Tuesday, August 27, 2024 | 7-9 p.m. CT
    Online 

    This two-hour strategy session is designed to give students insight into the PSAT exam as well as provide tips and tricks for test day. One of their professional tutors will teach core test-taking strategies including a dive into the exam content and structure, how to avoid common traps, and how to create the best plan for success
     

  • Digital PSAT Experience: August 31, 2024

    Saturday, August 31, 2024 | 9 a.m. - noon CT
    Online 

    Revolution Prep is offering a free digital PSAT experience. Taking the full-length practice test under timed conditions is essential to being ready for the official test. A proctored practice exam will help your student build testing endurance and give them a real-time snapshot of their testing performance.

    Schedule a free 30-minute score report review with a Revolution Prep testing expert to help your student interpret the results and develop a customized plan to prepare for the test. Please schedule this appointment for a few days after the exam 
     

  • How Executive Functioning Skills Improve Grades & Lower Stress: September 5, 2024

    Thursday, September 5, 2024 | 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. CT
    Online 

    Executive functioning is a learnable skill. In this free webinar, a Revolution Prep professional online tutor shares their executive functioning secrets that have helped struggling students become successful independent learners.
     

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