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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LINDEN HALL SCHOOL CHARACTERISTICS
- Founded 1746
- Enrollment: 210 girls, grades 6–12
- 60% Boarding/40% Day
- 50% international students represent
- 45 countries
- 48% of students receive financial aid
- 20 Endowed Scholarships
- In 2018–2019, students completed
- 9,959 hours of community service
- 86% of students involved in athletic teams
- 52% of students involved in music ensembles
ACADEMIC OVERVIEW
- 100% of students accepted to
- 4-year colleges
- Student:Faculty ratio is 1:8
- Average Class size is 10
- Classes meet for 58 minutes four
- times per week
- Advanced Placement® and Honors classes offered
- Students are required to carry five academic courses each year
- 38 Students in Class of 2020;
- 2 National Merit Hispanic Scholars
- and 3 Commended Scholars
- 54 members of the Class of 2019 matriculated to 48 different colleges
2015–19 MATRICULATION
Albright College
American University
Augustana College
Barnard College
Baylor University
Berklee College of Music
Boston College
Boston University - 5
Bryn Mawr College - 3
Bucknell University - 2
California State University, Long Beach
Carnegie Mellon University - 3
Central Florida College
Clemson University
Cornell University
Davidson College
DePaul University
Drew University
Drexel University - 3
Duke University
Duquesne University
Elizabethtown College - 2
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ. - 2
Emerson College
Fordham University - 5
Franklin & Marshall College - 2
Georgia Institute of Technology
Gettysburg College
Goucher College - 3
Harvard College - 2
High Point University
Hofstra University
Indiana University at Bloomington
Irvine Valley College
James Cook University, Singapore
Johns Hopkins University
Lebanon Valley College
Lehigh University
Make-up Designory - New York
Maryland Institute College of Art
McGill University
Michigan State University
Millersville Univ. of Pennsylvania - 2
Misericordia University
Moore College of Art and Design
New York University - 5
Northeastern University
Nova Southeastern University
Oxford College of Emory University
Pennsylvania State University - 7
Point Park University
Pratt Institute
Purdue University - 8
Rhode Island School of Design
Roanoke College
Rutgers University-New Brunswick - 5
Saint Joseph's University
Saint Leo University
Sarah Lawrence College
School of the Art Institute of Chicago - 2
School of Visual Arts - 2
Seattle University
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Simmons University - 2
Skidmore College
St. Lawrence University
Stony Brook University
SUNY Albany
Syracuse University - 3
Temple University - 3
The College of Wooster
The Cooper Union for Science & Art
The George Washington University
The New School - All Divisions - 3
The Ohio State University
The University of Arizona
The University of Edinburgh - 2
The Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of Tampa
University at Buffalo SUNY
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, San Diego - 3
Univ. of California, Santa Barbara - 2
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Chicago - 2
University of Connecticut
University of Delaware
University of Illinois at Chicago
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - 3
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Miami
University of New Haven
University of New Orleans
University of Oregon
University of Pennsylvania - 3
University of Pittsburgh - 3
University of Richmond
University of Rochester - 6
University of San Francisco - 2
University of South Carolina - Columbia
University of Southern California
University of St Andrews
University of Toronto
University of Washington - 3
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Utica College
Washington and Jefferson College
Washington and Lee University
Washington University in St. Louis - 2
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Wesleyan University
West Virginia University
Wheaton College IL
William & Mary
Yale University
Yonsei University
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 |
