The Maui Prep College Counseling Center works individually with each student to offer timely and practical advice about the college search and application process to help students find their “best fit” college or university

Paddle Forward to College

The Maui Prep College Counseling Center provides individualized support beginning in the freshman year to meet each student’s unique college goals. Each year, Maui Prep students will complete a series of activities designed to prepare them for the college admissions process. Successful completion at each grade level results students earning a certificate, or “paddle,” signifying their progress as they paddle forward to college.

  Freshman Year: Preparing for the World of Adults

  • Participate in a life skills course
  • Create SCOIR account to search for careers and colleges
  • Create a digital portfolio using Cirkled In
  • Prep for college admissions tests, and take PSAT 8/9
  • Create an initial college list
  • Practice interview and résumé-writing skills
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Sophomore Year: Learning about College Options

  • Participate in a College and Career Explorations course
  • Complete career interest inventories
  • Refine college list
  • Update Cirkled In digital portfolio
  • Continue college admissions test prep and take PSAT/ NMSQT
  • Create and present a personalized college plan to parents
  • Gain familiarity with actual college/university applications
  • Attend college fairs and meet with college admission representatives
  • Draft college essay
  • Begin a “passion project” that extends beyond the curriculum

Junior Year: Putting your Best Foot Forward. What’s the best path to paddle down?

  • Complete two semesterJunior Seminar Course, focused on college planning
  • Continue admissions test prep and take PSAT/ NMSQT (fall) and SAT (spring)
  • Update and present personalized college plan
  • Meet and develop relationships with admissions representatives
  • Create or update draft of college essay
  • Continue or begin second “passion project, including interviews with professionals and/or internship
  • Attend mandatory college planning meetings with parents and college counselor
  • Visit college campuses

Senior Year: Following Your Charted Course

  • Complete two semester Senior Seminar Course
  • Prepare and take SAT/ACT
  • Revise and polish college essay; write supplemental essays
  • Finalize college application and apply to colleges by early November
  • Continue or complete third “passion project”
  • Collaborate with professionals or participate in an internship as part of Senior Capstone Project
  • Apply for scholarships and/or financial aid

Current College Enrollment Offers for Maui Prep Graduates (2020-2023)

 

Oregon

  • Oregon State University
  • University of Oregon
  • University of Portland
  • Whitworth University
  • Willamette University
 

Washington

  • Gonzaga University
 

Montana

  • Montana State University
 

California

  • California Polytechnic State Univ., SLO
  • Chapman University
  • Menlo College
  • Mount St. Mary's (CA)
  • Occidental University
  • Pepperdine University
  • San Diego State University
  • Santa Clara University
  • Scripps College
  • St. Mary's College (CA)
  • University of California – Berkeley
  • University of California - San Diego
  • University of California - Santa Barbara
  • University of California - Santa Cruz
  • University of Concordia-Irvine
 

International

  • Bond University (Australia)
  • Temple University (Japan)
  • University of British Columbia
 

Arizona

  • Northern Arizona University
 

New Mexico

 

Texas

  • Texas State University
 

North Carolina

  • Duke University
 

South Carolina

  • Clemson University
 

Nebraska

  • Creighton University
 

Utah

  • Brigham Young University
 

Nevada

 

Colorado

  • Colorado State University
 

Hawaii

  • Hawaii Pacific University
  • University of Hawaii – Hilo
  • University of Hawaii – Manoa
  • University of Hawaii Maui College
 

Louisiana

  • Louisiana State University
  • Tulane University
 

Michigan

  • University of Michigan
 

Wisconsin

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
 

Indiana

  • University of Notre Dame
 

Ohio

  • Ohio State University
 

Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island & Vermont

  • Babson College
  • Boston College
  • Boston University
  • Brandeis University
  • Brown University
  • Northeastern University
  • University of Vermont
 

New Jersey and Pennsylvania

  • Penn State University
 

New York

  • Columbia University
  • Cornell University
  • Fordham University
 

Delaware, Virginia, Maryland & Washington DC

  • Johns Hopkins University
  • American University
  • James Madison University
 

Florida

  • University of Miami
  • University of Tampa
 

Georgia

  • Savannah College of Art and Design