College Counseling Overview

RPCS offers a comprehensive college counseling program designed to help students at every stage of the college search, application, and decision process. Three college counselors support, guide, and educate our students as they engage in self-reflection to consider a wide variety of colleges and universities, ultimately evaluating what school will be best for them – academically, socially, and financially. We emphasize “fit” over perceived prestige. In our supportive environment, students learn to establish goals based on interests, to manage the tasks involved in a complex process, and to make healthy and confident decisions about the next step in their education. Recognizing the important role that parents play in the process, numerous programs for parents at each grade level are offered throughout the year.

Another primary role for the college counseling office is to advocate for our students and our school. We do this by hosting college representatives on our campus for fall information sessions, visiting college campuses each year to remain current on offerings and admission standards and practices, as well as to promote RPCS. We are always attentive to the relationship between our college counseling office and those of the colleges and universities that interest our students.