Information for Counselors & Consultants

Your Admission Counselor

Our approach to helping you and your students is distinctive. An admission counselor is assigned to each high school and is responsible for working with counselors, consultants, and your students through the entire college search process. He or she is the primary point of contact at John Carroll. Your admission counselor is a member of the Committee on Admission, recommends students for merit scholarships, reviews student FAFSAs for need-based aid, and helps families with the final enrollment decision. Meet your admission counselor.

The Application Process

In order for us to review a student’s file, all of these items must be submitted:

Common Application or Coalition Application with an essay
High school transcript
At least one letter of recommendation

Notes for counselors:

There is no fee to apply to John Carroll.
We accept applications via the Common Application and the Coalition Application. Our review process is the same for both platforms.
High school transcripts can be submitted through the Common Application, mailed, or faxed to 216.397.4981.
JCU is test optional for fall 2025 applicants. For more information, visit our test-optional page. Students wishing to submit ACT and/or SAT I scores can send scores directly from ACT (code 3282) or College Board (code 1342). We will also accept the scores if they appear on the official high school transcript. We superscore both the ACT and SAT I.
At least one letter of recommendation is required from a teacher, counselor, or coach.

Important Dates

November 1 – Early Action Deadline
February 1 – Regular Decision Deadline

Notification

Decision letters will generally be released by the third week of December for all applicants who meet the November 1 deadline. Applicants will receive an email indicating their admission decision prior to receiving a letter in the mail.
Rolling admission decisions are released every 7 to 10 days beginning in mid-January.

Visit Campus

Are you interested in experiencing John Carroll’s campus? Request a visit and our office will coordinate a time for you to take a student-led tour, meet with an enrollment manager, and more.

The Carroll Counselor Quarterly Newsletter

Every quarter, John Carroll sends out a newsletter designed specifically for high school counselors with important updates, statistics, deadlines, and more. View our latest edition here.

High School Counselor Reference Sheet

View or download a quick two-page summary of the application process, freshman profile, and what’s new at JCU.

View the Reference

Counselors and Consultants