CINCINNATI — Mount Notre Dame High School students will be automatically admitted to Xavier University if they so choose beginning in 2025.
The school announced on Tuesday a new "'direct admission" program, starting with the class of 2025.
MND students will be guaranteed a spot at XU so long as they "meet specific academic and admission criteria," MND said in its Facebook post. They did not specify what those criteria are.
"Xavier is seeking students with a higher GPA, students who are involved in their academic life, as well as the activities and leadership opportunities we provide here at Mount Notre Dame," Principal Karen Day told WCPO.
The university has a similar agreement with boys who attend St. Xavier High School.
Day said, with the partnership, they're hoping to reduce stress with college applications and expenses. The school announced each qualifying MND student will be awarded a $1,831 stackable merit scholarship award, just like at St. X.
"Knowing you have that acceptance into Xavier, it gives you kind of a reassurance knowing, 'OK, I have a school I can go to,' and looking more at what they want to do with their future rather than where they want to end up," said Julia, a Mount Notre Dame Senior.
Day said she hopes the similarities between Xavier and Mount Notre Dame make the big transition to college a bit smoother for students.
Mount Notre Dame, an all-girls school located in Reading, has just under 700 students enrolled at the high school. It was founded in 1860 by the Sisters of Notre Dame, immigrants to the U.S. from Belgium.
A Xavier spokesperson tells WCPO the university has this partnership with four local high schools:
- St Xavier High School
- Seton High School
- Notre Dame Academy (KY)
- Mount Notre Dame High School
“We are excited about the opportunity to work even closer together as we shape young lives of faith, purpose, and impact. This added clarity in the college search process bolsters our hopeful outlook for an even brighter future," said Scott Clyde, Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Management at Xavier.
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