College Counseling

The College Counseling department assists students in the college exploration and application process. Grier School College Counselors help students identify colleges that are a good fit academically and socially through self-evaluation. We educate our students on the college admissions process and how to use the resources available to them for their college search. This is done through individual meetings and structured small group seminars in the sophomore, junior, and senior years. In addition, students in their junior year attend a National College Fair to meet with college admissions representatives. Though students are responsible for the completion of their applications, they receive assistance through weekly individual meetings and application workshops.

To supplement our college advising, all students meet with their college counselor yearly to discuss their academic goals. In this meeting, students and counselors review the student’s academic record, discuss their post high school plans, and choose courses for the following year.

Testing Coordinator

The Testing Coordinator is available to assist the girls with their standardized test registrations. This includes ensuring that the students have forms completed correctly and by the ACT® and SAT® deadlines. She also makes certain that girls who receive testing accommodations on campus complete the testing boards’ application forms in order to receive the same accommodations on the standardized tests. For any standardized tests where students’ accommodations cannot be met at test centers, Grier will administer and proctor the test on site.

PSAT® exams are administered on-site in October to the sophomores and juniors. In January, the Test Coordinator meets with students in small groups to explain their PSAT® scores and provides SAT® preparation tips based on their PSAT® scores. Additionally, she initiates the college search and application process.

The Test Coordinator also manages paperwork and eligibility requirements for Advanced Placement® (AP®) exams and proctors non-standardized tests in her office for students who need to make-up tests or require extra time or other special accommodations.

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Grier Students and Grier's College Counseling Team participate in a fun Harry Potter themed Sorting Game to gain understanding of the college admissions process.
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College Counselors guide students and parents through the college application process.
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We educate our students on the college admissions process and how to use the resources available to them for their college search. This is done through individual meetings and structured small group seminars in the sophomore, junior, and senior years.
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Grier School College Counselors help students identify colleges that are a good fit academically and socially through self-evaluation.
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Though students are responsible for the completion of their applications, they receive assistance through weekly individual meetings and application workshops.
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College Counselors guide students through the college application process.
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Surrounded by friends, Tess submits her college application.
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Grier’s recent National Merit Scholarship nominees and one finalist.
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Grier Students are awarded scholarships to major universities.
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Though students are responsible for the completion of their applications, they receive assistance through weekly individual meetings and application workshops.

Meet the Counselors

List of 2 members.

Kathryn Barr

Dean of Academics
Olivia Hallahan

Testing Coordinator

Bio
Olivia Hallahan is a Huntingdon, Pennsylvania native. She earned a B.S. in Elementary and Kindergarten Education from Penn State University in 2009 and became a certified TESOL/TESL/TEFL Teacher through Oxfords Seminars in 2014. At Grier, Mrs. Hallahan has taught ESL II, ESL IV, Preparation Course for the TOEFL® Test, and ENGLISH 2 while serving as the ETS certified TOEFL® Test Center Coordinator. In 2021, Mrs. Hallahan became the Grier Testing Coordinator, adding PSAT, SAT, ACT, and AP test coordination to her responsibilities.

College Acceptances

Grier Student Research Paper Nominated For Publication
11/9/2022
Congratulations are in order for our very own Chujun! Her research paper has been nominated for publication in the 2022 Pioneer Research Journal.
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