College Counseling
At La Pietra - Hawaii School for Girls, we believe that leading a life of purpose includes an enriching, informative college- and post-graduation preparation experience. In addition to academic readiness, we prepare students and families for college through a personal and tailored process, which focuses on finding the right fit for both the student and her family.
Welcome to La Pietra - Hawaii School for Girls's College Counseling! Our program is designed so that juniors and seniors receive intensive assistance with the college-application process, beginning with Junior Seminar, a required course for all juniors. Senior students then take the required Senior Seminar, a step-by-step guide through the college-applications process. Students will experience college visits, build their college lists, learn how to write Common App and college-specific essays, ask teachers for letters of recommendation, and understand their potential scholarship and financial-aid options. At any point during a student's La Pietra experience, students of all grades and their parents may meet with the College Counselor and Dean of Academics & Faculty for additional guidance and support with their post-graduate goals.
Please see our College Counseling Handbook below for more information and reach out to our College Counselor with any questions.
We are excited to work with our students to guide them through this exciting process!
"Colleges want to see what students are passionate about on their applications and essays."
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To schedule a college-admissions visit to our campus, please email our College Counselor.
UPCOMING College Visits & EVENTS
College ENROLLMENT (2016-2025)
La Pietra graduates have attended colleges and universities around the world. For the class of 2024, 94% matriculated to 4-year colleges. The following is a listing of the institutions where La Pietra graduates have attended.
- American University
- Arizona State University: Phoenix
- Barnard College
- Boston College
- Bowdoin College
- Cal Poly Pomona
- California Polytechnic State University, San Louis Obispo
- Cambridge University (United Kingdom)
- Central Washington University
- Chaminade University
- Chapman University
- Clemson University
- Colby College
- College of Souther Nevada, Charleston
- Colorado College
- Colorado State University, Pueblo
- Columbia College Chicago
- Concordia University Irvine
- Creighton University
- Dartmouth College
- Dominican University of California
- Drexel University
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Franklin College
- Gonzaga University
- Goucher College
- Grinnell College
- Hawaii Pacific University
- International Business College
- John Cabot University (Italy)
- Kapiʻolani Community College
- Lewis & Clark College
- Linfield College
- Loyola Marymount University
- Loyola University Chicago
- Maryland Institute College of Art
- Mills College at Northeastern University
- Mount Saint Mary College
- New York Film Academy
- New York University
- Northeastern University
- The New School - Eugene Lang
- Old Dominion University
- Orange Coast College
- Oregon State University
- Pace University
- Pacific University
- Pepperdine University
- Portland State University
- Providence College
- Purdue University
- Reed College
- Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (Japan)
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- Saint Louis University - Madrid (Spain)
- Saint Martin's University
- Saint Mary's College of California
- San Diego State University
- Savannah College of Art and Design
- Santa Clara University
- Scripps College
- Seattle University
- Sierra Nevada College
- Southern Oregon University
- St. Andrews University (United Kingdom)
- Stanford University
- State University of New York at Albany
- Suffolk University
- Syracuse University
- Tulane University
- University College Dublin (Ireland)
- University of Alaska Fairbanks
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of California, Irvine
- University of California, Los Angeles
- University of California, San Diego
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- University of California, Santa Cruz
- University of Colorado Denver
- University of the Fraser Valley (Canada)
- University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- University of Miami
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- University of New Haven
- University of Northern Colorado
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Oregon
- University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
- University of Puget Sound
- University of Redlands
- University of San Diego
- University of San Francisco
- University of Southern California
- University of Tennessee
- University of Washington
- University of Western Sydney (Australia)
- University of Wyoming
- University of York (United Kingdom)
- Utrecht University (Netherlands)
- Vassar College
- Waseda International University (Japan)
- Washington and Lee University
- Washington State University
- Western Oregon University
- Western Washington University
- Westmont College
- Whittier College
- Whitworth University
- Willamette University
- Windward Community College
- Woodbury University
