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College Counseling

Let us guide you to collegiate success

The College Counseling Center (CCC) provides students with personalized guidance throughout the college admissions and scholarship process. Through academic support, individual counseling, workshops, and college planning resources, the CCC helps students identify colleges that align with their goals and prepare competitive applications.

Students are required to participate in the College Planning Seminar (CPS) during both their junior and senior years. This dedicated class time allows students to focus on college applications, scholarship opportunities, and other important steps in the college planning process.

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College Counseling
The College Counseling Center offers a comprehensive program to guide students through the college planning process.

Services include:
- College Planning Seminar classes
- Information on colleges and scholarships
- College fairs and campus visits
- Financial aid guidance
- Individual meetings with counselors
Counselors begin working individually with students in the spring of junior year to:
- Explore college options
- Discuss admissions requirements
- Identify scholarship opportunities
During senior year, counselors provide additional support by:
- Writing letters of recommendation
- Completing school reports and evaluations
- Assisting with final college decisions
Students are encouraged to stay in close contact with their counselor to ensure all applications, transcripts, and required documents are submitted on time.
Career Counseling
The College Counseling Center helps students explore their interests, values, strengths, and experiences. Through seminars and one-on-one support, students learn more about themselves and how their goals connect to possible careers and lifestyles.

Counselors work closely with students to:
- Build self-awareness
- Identify strengths and areas for growth
- Take practical steps toward career planning
The goal is to help students find career paths that are both meaningful and personally rewarding.

One of the most helpful tools in choosing a career and college is understanding your personality. While interests, skills, and values can change over time, your natural strengths tend to stay consistent. By focusing on these strengths—and recognizing possible blind spots—students can make more informed decisions about their future.

The Counseling Center uses Naviance Self-Discovery, a personality assessment that helps students:
- Learn more about themselves
- Explore career options
- Plan for life after high school
This assessment is an important first step in the career development process.
Important numbers for CURRENT LSMSA students

As you complete test registrations and a myriad of other forms, you will be asked for the following:

LSMSA High School Code: 191917
TOPS ACT Code: 1595
TOPS SAT Code: 9019

Where do LSMSA Students Go to College?

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List of colleges enrolling LSMSA students in the last two years

Academy of Interactive Entertainment	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	University of Alabama in Huntsville
American University	McNeese State University	University of Arizona
Auburn University	Mississippi State University	University of California-Davis
Austin College	Nicholls State University	University of California-San Diego
Centenary College of Louisiana	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	University of Chicago
Clark University	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	University of Colorado Denver
Colorado School of Mines	Norwich University	University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Columbia College Chicago	Otto von Guericke Universitat Magdeburg	University of Louisiana at Monroe
DePaul University	Oxford Brookes University	University of Mississippi
Duke University	Rhodes College	University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach	Robert Morris University	University of New Orleans
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University	Rochester Institute of Technology	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Georgia Institute of Technology	Southeastern Louisiana University	University of Southern Mississippi
Grinnell College	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	University of Virginia-Main Campus
Hamilton College	SOWELA Technical Community College	Vanderbilt University
Howard University	SUNY Korea	Wake Forest University
Ithaca College	Swarthmore College	Washington University in St. Louis
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)	Texas A&M University-College Station	Wellesley College
Louisiana Scholar's College at Northwestern State University	The George Washington University	Western Connecticut State University
Louisiana State University	The University of Alabama	Xavier University of Louisiana
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans	The University of Texas at Dallas	Yale University
Louisiana Tech University	Tufts University
Loyola University New Orleans	Tulane University of Louisiana

2025-2026 College Admission Profile

College Counseling Staff

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Katie Summerell MA, PLPC

Director of College Counseling Center

Office: 318-357-2514

Email:
Leah Lentz MA, LPC, NCC, NCSC

Lead College Counselor, AP Coordinator & Personal Counselor

Office: 318-357-2513

Email:
Bonnie Rutledge

Administrative Coordinator IV

Office: 318-357-2502

Email:

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Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts (LSMSA) is the preeminent state-supported residential high school with competitive admissions for Louisiana's high-achieving, highly-motivated sophomores, juniors, and seniors. As a public school, there is no tuition to attend, and assistance from the LSMSA Foundation ensures the program is available to all qualifying students regardless of family financial need.