College and Guidance Counseling
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCES
ISM offers its students the advantages of a high-quality, college-preparatory education that prepares them for success in college and beyond.
In our 26-year history, 100% of ISM graduates have gone on to pursue degrees at universities in Minnesota, the United States, and around the world.
Over the past five years, 42% percent of ISM graduates matriculated to a college or university ranked among the world’s top 200 as reported by the UK Times Higher Education Supplement. Compared to a local independent school average of 25% pecent and considering ISM is non-selective we feel this is quite impressive!
2011 COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA – Omar Bushara
Stanford University, CA (Early Action) – Omar Bushara
Tufts University, MA - Steven Dhawan
College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA – Charlie Benck
Wesleyan Unversity, Middleton, CT – Steve Dhawan
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY – Zeeni Zaheer
New York University (Early Decision) – Sara Bowers
Swarthmore College, PA (Early Decision) – Paolo Debuque
Washington University in St. Louis, MO – Omar Bushara
Hamline University, St. Paul, MN – Chris Le
New York University (Steindthart School of Music), New York, NY – Jacob Schmid
University of Southern California (Film School), Los Angeles, CA – Aaron Izek
Boston University (Hospitality Program), Boston, MA – Siyu Liu
Reed College, Portland, OR – Charlie Benck
Boston University, Boston, MA – Charlie Benck
Michigan State University, Lansing, MI – Junyi Xu
Macalester College, St. Paul, MN – Sofia Dar
Carleton College, Northfield, MN – Charlie Benck
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL – Steven Dhawan
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA – Chris Le
Macalester College, St. Paul, MN – Charlie Benck
American University, D.C. – Charlie Benck (Honors Program) & Aaron Izek
University of Minnesota, CLA, Minneapolis – Aaron Izek
St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN – Renee Zhou & Jack McCabe
Clark University, Worcester, MA – Renee Zhou
Washington University, St. Louis, MO – Steven Dhawan
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO – John Grotenhuis
University of Mary Washington, VA – Renee Zhou
Minneapolis College of Art & Design – Anqi Wang
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul - Renee Zhou & Jueying Ni
Bethel University, St. Paul – Shamira Sirr
Saint John’s University, MN – Chris Le
California State University, Los Angeles - Siyu Liu and Keith Poon
University of Illinois, Chicago – Junyi Xu
Suffolk University, Boston – Jija Mohamed
University of Minnesota, Morris - Megan Hu
University of Minnesota, Duluth – Megan Hu
University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse – Megan Hu
Hamline University, St. Paul – Megan Hu
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul – Shamira Sirr
Augsburg College, Minneapolis – Chris Le
University of Wisconsin, Madison – Steven Dhawan
Gustavus Adolphus College, MN – Jack McCabe
University of Colorado-Boulder – Cole Carlson
University of Minnesota, College of Liberal Arts – Zeeni Zaheer
Emory & Henry College, VA – Jija Mohamed
Illinois Wesleyan University – Zeeni Zaheer
University of Illinois-Chicago – Junyi Xu
Chapman University, CA – Aaron Izek
University of Pittsburgh – Nadya Naumaan
U of Minnesota, College of Science & Engineering – Eric Geistfeld
University of Minnesota,Twin Cities – Sofia Dar
University of St. Thomas, MN – Amal Qadri
Rochester Institute of Technology, NY – Keith Poon
Marquette University, WI – Andrew Porter
St. Catherine’s University, MN – Amal Qadri
University of Minnesota – Science & Engineering – Nadya Naumaan,
Steven Dhawan and Andrew Porter
University of Minnesota – Biological Sciences - Charlie Benck
Iowa State University – Ben Campion and Andrew Porter
Montana State University – John Grotenhuis
University of Iowa – Junyi Xu
Miami University of Ohio – Ben Campion
Northeastern University of Boston – Ben Campion
Purdue University – Ben Campion
» College Prep
By its very nature as a college preparatory school, The International School of Minnesota (ISM) sees as its ultimate goal the successful placement of its graduates in colleges and universities that are excellent matches both academically and personally to students individual needs.
Determining which of the hundreds of colleges will best meet a student's needs and abilities has become a complicated and potentially often stressful process for many families. Selecting the right academic courses, taking the appropriate entrance exams, developing interesting activities and skills, planning summer experiences, and writing outstanding essays for applications can all make a difference in gaining admission to particular colleges and universities. More and more sources of information about getting into college seem to exist; and the internet is the latest and fastest way of contacting and learning about the colleges and universities themselves. The volume and speed at which all this information comes to the student and his family often result in confusion and anxiety.
For ISM students and parents, however, the college admissions process is managed by the College Counselor whose role is that of guide and coach at any point in the student's enrollment. In particular, issues related to future college admission concerns are addressed beginning in the Upper School. (See the link to the College Preparation Calendar.) When a student reaches high school (Grades 9-12), his class schedule includes a weekly Advising period with ISM's Guidance & College Counselor. The frequency of group Advising, the ease of securing individual appointments, and the opportunities for daily interaction between student and Counselor all contribute to the College Counselor's being able to personalize the attention given to each student in the college admission process. Not only does the Counselor know the student very well, but she invites and encourages parents to be involved in and educated about the college admissions process too.
» School Profile/Explanation of Grades
» Colleges and Universities
ISM offers its students the advantages of a high-quality, college-preparatory education that prepares them for success in college and beyond. In its 24-year history, ISM has graduated 260 students, 100% of which have gone on to pursue degrees at universities in Minnesota, the United States, and around the world.
Over the past five years, 42% percent of ISM graduates matriculated to a college or university ranked among the world's top 200 as reported by the UK Times Higher Education Supplement. Compared to a local independent school average of 25% pecent and considering ISM is non-selective we feel this is quite impressive!
ISM GRADUATE UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE
MINNESOTA
Art Institutes International
Augsburg College
Bethel University
Carleton College
College of St. Catherine
Crown College
Gustavus Adolphus College
Hamline University
Macalester College
Minneapolis College of Art & Design
Minnesota State University, Mankato
St. Cloud State University
St. John's University
St. Mary's University
St. Olaf College
St. Thomas University
University of Minnesota, Duluth
University of Minnesota, Morris
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Winona State University
UNITED STATES
American University, Washington D.C. Bard College, New York
Boston College, Massachusetts
Boston University, Massachusetts
Bucknell University, Pennsylvania
California Institute of Technology, California
California State University, Los Angeles, CA
Case Western Reserve University, Ohio
Chapman University, CA
Clark University, Worcester, MA
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Colorado College, Colorado
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Columbia University, New York
Connecticut College, Connecticut
Creighton University, Nebraska
Davidson College, North Carolina
DePaul University, Illinois
Dickinson College, Pennsylvania
Drake University, Iowa
Drexel University, Pennsylvania
Emory and Henry College, VA
Florida Institute of Technology
George Washington University, Washington D.C.
Georgia Tech, Georgia
Grinnell College, Iowa
Haverford College, Pennsylvania
Illinois Institute of Technology, Illinois
Illinois Wesleyan University
Iowa State University, Iowa
Ithaca College, New York
Kenyon College, Ohio
Kettering University, Michigan
Lawrence University, Wisconsin
Lehigh University, Pennsylvania
Lewis & Clark College, Oregon
Linfield College, Oregon
Loyola University, Louisiana
Marquette University, Wisconsin
Marymount Manhattan College, New York
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA
Miami University, Ohio
Michigan State University, Lansing, MI
Michigan Technological University
Mills College, California
Milwaukee School of Engineering, Wisconsin
Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
New York University, New York
North Dakota State University, North Dakota
Northeastern University, Massachusetts
Northwestern University, Illinois
Oberlin College, Ohio
Pitzer College, California
Princeton University, New Jersey
Purdue University, Indiana
Queens University, North Carolina
Reed College, Oregon
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Roger Williams University, Rhode Island
Rollins College, Winter Park, FL
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Indiana
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Santa Clara University, California
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronx, NY
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
Scripps College, California
Skidmore College, New York
Smith College, Massachusetts
Southwestern University, Texas
Spelman College, Georgia
St. Xavier University, Chicago
Stanford University, California
Stephens College, Montana
Suffolk University, Boston, MA
Swarthmore College, PA
Syracuse University, New York
Tufts University, Boston, MA
University of Arizona, Arizona
University of California, San Diego
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Chicago, Illinois
University of Denver, Colorado
University of Evansville, Indiana
University of Illinois, Chicago
University of Iowa
University of Massachusetts
University of Michigan
University of Missouri, Rolla
University of Montana - Western
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh, PA
University of Richmond, Virginia
University of Southern California
University of Texas, Austin
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse
University of Wisconsin, Madison
University of Wisconsin, Stout
University of Wisconsin, Superior
Union College, New York
U.S. Air Force Academy Prep School
Valparaiso University, Indiana
Wartburg College, Iowa
Washington University, Missouri
Wellesley College, Massachusetts
Wesleyan University, Middleton, CT
Western Michigan University, Michigan
Whittier College, California
Xavier University, Louisiana
UNIVERSITIES ABROAD
University of Guelph, Canada
McGill University, Canada
University of Exeter, United Kingdom
University of Surrey, United Kingdom
International Christian University, Japan
Ryukyu University, Okinawa, Japan
Thim van der Laar, The Netherlands
University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom