College Preparation
We tailor the college guidance process for every student and family.
“Meridian is doing the kind of work with kids that college professors are looking for.”
Where do Meridian students go to college?
An investment in a Meridian education is an investment in a college education.
“I am really grateful for the skills I acquired at Meridian because I felt prepared for college. In my classes, other students would complain about essays, but I found myself thinking “I got this,” because at Meridian we were always writing papers. Hilariously enough, I went to the writing center one day to polish up one of my essays with some feedback and they were so impressed with my writing that they offered me a job.”
With equity as a core value, Meridian provides all 10th and 11th grade students with standardized test preparation.
Our application package describes each student's academic initiative, analytical skills, problem posing and solving, writing, and creativity. In this way, Meridian students are able to distinguish themselves from those who have not had the opportunity to do authentic, complex, original academic work.
+ So without grades, what's even in a Meridian application?
- A guidance letter detailing the student’s community work, who they are as a person, and how they’ve contributed to Meridian.
- Two letters of recommendation from teachers. Because we work and interact with students throughout their high school career, these letters reflect years of experience with each student and their academic growth.
- An individualized summary of the student’s experience in each core discipline – Humanities, MST, and World Languages – throughout high school. This details long-term projects, skills that the student learned, how the student has grown, particular highlights, and what kind of learner the student is within that discipline.
- A transcript that shows the Credit or Credit with Distinction that the student earned in each class.
- A one-page summary, composed by the student, about their Junior Year Research Project. This details their process of topic selection, question posing, research, writing, and generating their final project.
- A profile of Meridian that specifically describes each course – including its major texts and projects – so that colleges can easily access the content, level, and rigor of the student’s academic career.
Read the 2019 Commencement Address