College Prep & Readiness

Just as we believe there is not a one-size-fits-all education, we believe there is not a one-size-fits-all plan for our graduates. For this reason, Sterne high school students and their families are afforded intensive, highly personalized support for college planning beginning in 9th grade and continuing until graduation.

Our college counseling team works to help students find the right-fit college, informed by learning profile, strengths, interests, personality, and family dynamics. This process, combined with our focus on readiness, gives students the tools to be successful in college and beyond.

Scope and Sequence

9th Grade: Interest and involvement

We understand that our students’ post-secondary paths are heavily influenced by the choices they make throughout high school, so together, we develop a personalized set of goals for each student, and an action plan for achieving those goals over their four years at Sterne.

Individual freshman transition meetings
Interest inventories and personality test
Volunteer experiences
Involvement in Sterne activities
Parent presentations

10th Grade: Career exploration

11th Grade: College and post-secondary exploration

During 11th grade, students begin to research and learn about colleges, gap year programs, trade programs, and job opportunities, with the goal of creating a college list and preparing for post-secondary goals. 12th grade students receive individualized weekly support with college applications and timelines. We offer support for ACT and SAT accommodations as well as ACT and SAT test preparation. College visits and concurrent enrollment courses are arranged on an individualized basis.

Individual student meetings
Junior post-secondary workshops
College exploration workshops
Personal statement preparation
Volunteer experiences
Involvement and leadership in activities
Parent presentations
Parent/student post-secondary planning meeting

12th Grade: College, training, and work preparation

12th grade students participate in Senior Seminar. As part of this program, they take on a “Passages” project—an internship, volunteership, job, Teaching Assistantship, or college course enrollment designed to hone in on academic and career interests and inform post-secondary planning.

Parent/student post-secondary preparation meeting
Senior Seminar
Senior office hours, including college application support
Parent presentations
Individual parent meetings throughout the year

Learn more about Passages

The Sterne College Planning Team

Laura Corleto
College Advisor

Louann Katz-Curtis
High School Counselor

View Sterne High School Profile

CLASS OF 2024 COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES

Arizona State University
Cal Poly Humboldt
Cal Poly Pomona
CSU Channel Islands
CSU East Bay
CSU Fresno
CSU Fresno
CSU Long Beach
CSU Monterey Bay
CSU Northridge
CSU San Marcos
Chapman University
Colorado College
Colorado Mesa University
Colorado State University
Dominican University of California
Drexel University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Gonzaga University
Lewis & Clark College
Linfield University
Marist College
Merrimack College
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Montana State University
Northeastern University
Occidental College
Saint Mary's College of California
San Francisco State University
Seattle University
Sonoma State University
Southern Oregon University
Stevens Institute of Technology
Texas Christian University
UC Berkeley
UC Davis
UC Irvine
UC Merced
UC San Diego
UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Cruz
University of Colorado
University of Denver
University of Hawaii
University of Oregon
University of Portland
University of Puget Sound
University of San Francisco
University of the Pacific
Western Oregon University
Whitman College
Willamette University

RECENT COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES

Adelphi University
American University
Arizona State University
Bard College
Beloit College
Bryant College
Beacon College
California College of the Arts
Cal Poly Humboldt
Cal Poly Pomona
CSU Channel Islands
CSU Chico
CSU East Bay
CSU Fresno
CSU Fullerton
CSU Long Beach
CSU Monterey Bay
CSU Northridge
CSU San Marcos
CSU Sacramento
Champlain College
Chapman University
City College of San Francisco
Clark University
College of Marin
College of Wooster
Colorado College
Colorado Mesa University
Colorado State University
Columbia College, Chicago
Coppin State University
Cornish University
Curry College
Dean College
Dominican University
Drexel University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Fordham University
Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)
George Washington University
Gonzaga University
High Point University
Hofstra University
Landmark College
Lewis & Clark College
Linfield University
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University Chicago
Marist College
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
Mercy College
Merrimack College
Moravian University
Montana State University
The New School, Parsons School of Design
Northeastern University
Occidental College
Oregon State University
Otis College of Art & Design
Pace University
Paul Quinn College
Portland State University
Quinnipiac University
Rutgers University
Saint Mary's College of California
San Francisco State University
San Jose State University
School of Visual Arts (SVA)
Seattle University
Springfield College
Sonoma State University
Southern Oregon University
Stevens Institute of Technology
St. John's College
Suffolk University
The Evergreen State College
Texas Christian University
UC Berkeley
UC Davis
UC Irvine
UC Merced
UC San Diego
UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Cruz
University of Arizona
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Denver
University of Hawaii, Manoa
University of Montana
University of Oregon
University of Portland
University of Puget Sound
University of San Francisco
University of the Pacific
University of Vermont
Western Oregon University
Whitman College
Whittier College
Willamette University

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