College Counseling
The philosophy of the College Counseling Office is to meet students where they are on their educational journey and guide them as they navigate the college search and application process. We recognize that there is a lot of hype about this process; we strive to help students understand this hype, but more importantly to identify their own long-term education goals. Linden Hall's college counselors guide students as they make their academic choices each year, and prepare them to have positive and authentic conversations with college admission representatives both at Linden Hall and while visiting colleges. Between 50 and 75 college admission representatives visit campus each fall; these visits give our students the opportunity to learn about a wide variety of higher education options.
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- 216 Students (60% boarding, 40% day)
- Student: Faculty ratio is 1:8
- 18 AP classes offered
- 48% receive financial aid
- 100% accepted to 4-year colleges
- 30 students in the Class of 2018
- Average class size is 10
- Honors and AP courses offered throughout the curriculum
- Students come from 32 foreign countries, 16 states and the District of Columbia
- Average SAT score: 1316
- Middle 50%: 1380–1500
2013–17 MATRICULATION
| Arizona State University |
| Babson College |
| Baylor University |
| Berklee College of Music |
| Binghamton University - 2 |
| Boston University - 11 |
| Bryn Mawr College - 5 |
| Carnegie Mellon University - 4 |
| Case Western Reserve University |
| Cazenovia College |
| Colgate University - 3 |
| Davidson College |
| DePauw University |
| Drexel University |
| Duke University |
| Duquesne University |
| Elizabethtown College |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach - 2 |
| Emerson College |
| Fordham University - 4 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Gettysburg College |
| Goucher College - 2 |
| Hamilton College - NY |
| Harvard University - 2 |
| High Point University |
| Illinois Wesleyan University |
| Indiana University at Bloomington - 3 |
| Irvine Valley College |
| Johns Hopkins University |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania |
| Lebanon Valley College |
| Lehigh University |
| Make-up Designory - New York |
| Marshall University |
| McGill University - 2 |
| Messiah College |
| Miami University, Oxford - 2 |
| Michigan State University - 3 |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania - 2 |
| New York University - 5 |
| Northeastern University |
| Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences |
| Oxford College of Emory University |
| Pennsylvania State University - 13 |
| Pratt Institute - 2 |
| Princeton University |
| Purdue University - 6 |
| Rhode Island School of Design |
| Roanoke College - 2 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick - 6 |
| Saint Louis University |
| Sarah Lawrence College |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| Seattle University |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania |
| Simmons College |
| Skidmore College |
| St. Lawrence University |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland |
| State University of New York at Albany |
| Stony Brook University |
| Swarthmore College |
| Syracuse University - 2 |
| Temple University - 3 |
| The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art |
| The George Washington University |
| The New School - 2 |
| The Ohio State University |
| The University of Arizona |
| The University of Edinburgh |
| The University of Georgia |
| The University of Iowa |
| The University of Tampa |
| University at Buffalo The State University of New York |
| University College London |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
| University of California, San Diego - 3 |
| University of California, Santa Barbara |
| University of California, Santa Cruz |
| University of Chicago |
| University of Colorado at Boulder |
| University of Connecticut - 2 |
| University of Delaware - 2 |
| University of Illinois at Chicago |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - 2 |
| University of Maryland, College Park |
| University of Massachusetts Dartmouth |
| University of Miami |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| University of New Haven |
| University of Oregon |
| University of Pennsylvania - 2 |
| University of Pittsburgh - 2 |
| University of Richmond |
| University of Rochester - 6 |
| University of San Francisco |
| University of Southern California - 3 |
| University of St Andrews |
| University of Washington - 2 |
| Ursinus College |
| Utica College |
| Washington University in St. Louis - 2 |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology |
| Wheaton College IL |
Class periods are 60 minutes long and the school year is comprised of 175 days. Classes meet 4-times a week for the full academic year, unless otherwise noted on the transcript. Students carry a minimum of five major courses each year. It is our policy is to show on the School’s transcript work completed while a student at Linden Hall. Students have the opportunity to take classes from the accredited Online School for Girls. To be eligible for graduation, students must have satisfactorily completed at least 23 credits in grades 9-12, including requirements, in the following subject areas:
4 credits of English (1 course each year, at least 1 year beyond ESL coursework)
4 credits of mathematics (through Algebra 2: one course each year)
3 credits of history (including U.S. History or American Government & Culture)
3 credits of laboratory science (Biology and Chemistry required)
2 credits of world languages (two high school years; at least one language through level 3*)
2 credits of fine arts
2 credits of physical education (physical education class and each sport = ½ credit)
Additional graduation requirements include annual summer reading, community service, and the completion of a senior speech.
*Students for whom English is a second language are directed to take a foreign language when they will be able to fulfill two years of study in that language.
Linden Hall is on a semester system and reports grades in January and June. A grade of D- is passing. The School does not rank, but does calculate a cumulative weighted G.P.A. Honors and AP courses are weighted by a multiplier of 1.1 and 1.2 respectively.
Grading Scale:
| A+ = 4.0 | A = 4.0 | A- =3.7 |
| B+ = 3.3 | B = 3.0 | B- = 2.7 |
| C+ = 2.3 | C =2.0 | C- =1.7 |
| D+ = 1.3 | D = 1.0 | D- = 0.7 |
