College Counseling
The goal of college counseling is more than placement — it's about discovering where you truly belong.
College counseling at Merion Mercy is a four-year, individualized program that provides tailored guidance to students and their families throughout the college selection process.
Our student-first, detail-oriented approach prioritizes self-discovery as a guiding principle. Just as we help your student craft an internal wisdom that equips her for the external world, we believe that selecting a college requires her to assess herself—her individual needs, strengths, preferences and values—as much as assessing school rankings.
Which is to say: the process begins within.
Our Philosophy
At Merion Mercy Academy, we strive to support each student in the search for her ideal college match: the college or university that best suits her unique strengths, interests, values, and goals. With the student both as the leader and the center of our work, we provide comprehensive and scaffolded college guidance across all four years of their time at Merion, with an emphasis on introspection, individualized support, and family engagement.
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MMA Family Resources
College Matriculations
Merion Mercy Academy students in the Classes of 2023 - 2025 have enrolled in the following colleges and universities. Schools in bold have multiple MMA alumna currently enrolled.
Alberta University of the Arts | James Madison University | Temple University |
American University | Juniata College | The Ohio State University |
Arcadia University | Kutztown University | University of Tampa |
Auburn University | La Salle University | University of Tennessee |
Boston College | Lehigh University | Thomas Jefferson University |
Boston University | Loyola Marymount University | Trinity College |
Bucknell University | Loyola University Maryland | University of California (Berkeley) |
Case Western University | Maryland Institute College of Art | University of Connecticut |
Catholic University of America | McDaniel College | University of Dayton |
Clemson University | Michigan State University | University of Delaware |
Colby College | Mississippi State University | University of Kentucky |
College of the Holy Cross | Mount Holyoke College | University of Miami |
Cornell University | Neumann University | University of Michigan |
Dickinson College | New York University | University of Mississippi |
Drexel University | North Carolina State University | University of Notre Dame |
Dublin City University | Northeastern University | University of Pennsylvania |
East Carolina University | Old Dominion University | University of Pittsburgh |
Elon University | Pace University | University of Rhode Island |
Fairfield University | Penn State University | University of Rochester |
Florida Atlantic University | Princeton University | University of Scranton |
Fordham University | Rosemont College | University of South Carolina |
George Washington University | Rutgers University | University of Wisconsin (Madison) |
Georgetown University | Sacred Heart University | Villanova University |
Gettysburg College | Saint Joseph's University | Virginia Polytechnic Institute |
Gwynedd Mercy University | Salve Regina University | West Chester University |
Hofstra University | Southern Methodist University | West Virginia University |
Holy Family University | St Mary's College of Maryland | Widener University |
Hood College | St. John's University | Xavier University of Louisiana |
Howard University | Susquehanna University | Yale University |
Immaculata University | Syracuse University |
It is because of my classmates, friends and teachers
that I have grown into the person I am today.
- Sarah D'Alessandro '25, College of the Holy Cross
Meet The Team
Alumnae Stories
Our goal stretches beyond college placement — it's to prepare young women to take on the world.