Learning

College Prep

At Meridian, college guidance is personal. Because our teachers know each student well, we help students identify schools that fit their interests and goals while providing individualized support throughout the application process.

With integrated school leadership opportunities, weekly college process time, equity-focused test preparation, and consistent family support, we work closely with students and families to help every graduate find their next right step and the resources to make it possible.

99%

of Meridian graduates get into one of their top 3 college choices

97%

of students receive merit aid to a 4-year college or university upon graduation

$28k

average 4-year merit aid a student receives to the college they choose to attend

14%

of students receive a full-ride to college, while the national average is 0.2%

100%

of alumni credit Meridian with teaching them how to write effectively

Application Package

Every Meridian student applies to college with a package of individualized materials, including:

  • Guidance Letter

    Guidance letter detailing the student’s community involvement, character, and contributions to Meridian.

  • 2 Teacher Recommendations

    Two teacher recommendations reflecting years of experience with the student, including their academic growth and development.

  • Course Summaries

    Course summaries for Humanities, MST, and World Languages, highlighting major projects, skills, growth, strengths, and learning style.

  • Transcript

    Transcript showing the type of credit earned in each course.

  • Junior Year Research Project Summary

    Junior Year Research Project summary written by the student, describing their process from topic selection to efforts on their final project.

  • Meridian Profile

    Meridian profile outlining each course’s content, major texts, and projects to give colleges a clear picture of the student’s academic experience and rigor.

Where Our Graduates Go
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Logo for Rochester Institute of Technology.
Logo of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, featuring stylized books or architectural shapes and the name in dark blue text.
Logo of Bryn Mawr College with the college name in large font and 'College' underneath in smaller font.
The logo of Tufts University featuring the word "Tufts" in large blue letters with the word "University" in smaller blue letters underneath.
The word "Northwestern" in dark blue text against a black background.
Reed College logo featuring a blue lion and the college's name in blue text.
Logo of OXY Occidental College with the text "OXY Occidental College" in blue.
UMass Amherst logo with text in dark blue and black
The word 'Stanford' in large, dark blue letters on a white background.
RIT Rochester Institute of Technology logo with text
Logo of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with stylized 'MIT' in blue and the full name in matching blue text.
Bryan Mawr College logo with a silhouette of a building and torches above the college name.
Text saying 'Tufts University' with 'Tufts' in large blue letters and 'UNIVERSITY' in smaller letters underneath.
Northeastern University logo in navy blue with the word 'Northeastern' in large letters.
Blue crest with a lion and the text 'Reed College'
OXY Occidental College logo with large letters 'OXY' and smaller words 'Occidental College'
UMass Amherst logo with a black background and the university name in blue letters.

All Accepted Colleges

The full list of colleges and universities Meridian graduates have attended.

  • Agnes Scott College

    Alfred University

    American University

    Anna Maria College

    Bard College

    Bath University (U.K.)

    Bennington College

    Bentley University

    Boston College

    Boston University

    Boston University - University Scholar

    Boston University School of Theatre

    Bennington College

    Brandeis University

    Bryn Mawr College

    Bucknell University

  • Cambridge University (U.K.)

    Carnegie Mellon University

    Case Western Reserve University

    Chapman University

    Clark University

    The College of The Atlantic

    The College of William and Mary

    The College of Wooster

    Columbia University-Simmons College 5-year, Dual-degree Engineering Program

    Connecticut College

    Cornell College

    CUNY Hunter

    Curry College

    Dickinson University

    Denison University

    Drew University

    Drexel University

    Durham University (U.K.)

    Earlham College

    Eckerd College

    Fordham University

    Goucher College

  • Hampshire College

    Haverford College

    Hartwick University

    Hobart and William Smith

    Hofstra University

    Howard University

    Ithaca College

    James Madison University

    Johnson and Wales University, Providence

    Juniata College

    Kalamazoo College

    Keene State College

    Lasell College

    Lawrence University

    Lesley College

    Lewis and Clark College

  • Macalester College

    Marymount Manhattan College

    Massachusetts College of Art

    Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

    Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.)

    McGill University

    Montserrat College of Art

    Mount Holyoke College

    Muhlenberg College

    New College of Florida

    New England Conservatory of Music

    New York University (NYU)

    Northeastern University

    Northeastern University - Honors College

    Northwestern University

  • Oberlin College

    Occidental College

    Philadelphia University

    Providence College

    Reed College

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

    Rochester Institute of Technology

    Roger Williams University

    Sarah Lawrence College

    Scripps College

    Simmons College

    Skidmore College

    Smith College

    Spelman College

    Suffolk University

    SUNY Binghamton

    SUNY Purchase

    Tufts University

  • University of Edinburgh, Royal School of Veterinary Studies (UK)

    University of Rhode Island

    University of Denver

    University of Hartford

    University of Massachusetts, Amherst

    University of Massachusetts, Amherst - Honors College

    University of Massachusetts, Boston

    University of Massachusetts, Lowell

    University of New Hampshire

    University of New England

    University of Michigan - The Residential College

    University of the Pacific

    University of Pittsburgh

    University of Puget Sound

    University of Redlands

    University of Rochester

    University of Southern California

    University of Tampa

    University of Vermont

    University of Western Ontario

    Ursinus College

    Vassar College

    Warren Wilson College

    Wentworth Institute of Technology

    Wheaton College

    Whittier College

    Willamette University

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“Coming from Meridian to college, I was always the person willing to ask the question everybody was thinking in a 100-person lecture theatre. I even was voted “voice most likely to be heard on a lecture recording” by my classmates. I also had research and critical thinking skills beyond those of most of my peers, which I didn't realize at the time were interwoven throughout Meridian's curriculum. Those skills were really invaluable to me and made many assignments less daunting. I was absolutely prepared for my college education and vet school by Meridian!”

— Clary Binns, Class of 2020