College bound?
Stay on schedule & ask for help.

The International Baccalaureate is recognized by colleges and universities worldwide as the most demanding of all secondary school programs. Congratulations, seniors!

You have a lot to offer colleges—and our world! Your classes and teachers are working with you to ensure that you’ll be well prepared. Here are some resources to further support your college-readiness and application journey.

Mandela has a truly wonderful resource in our volunteer college counselor, Peter Thorp!
Email Mr. Thorp if you’d like his guidance.

Check out the resources below

Applying to college requires planning, research, time management, self-reflection, and understanding costs and deadlines. Students, families, teachers, and counselors work together to keep college applicants on track. Use the resources below and always reach out to the staff, teachers, PTA, and greater community at Mandela International Magnet School—We are here to support you!

How can we help?

If you have college-application questions, suggestions, or requests that the PTA might be able to help address, email us at mandelapta@gmail.com.

  • Common App

    Common App simplifes the application process with a single application to more than 900 colleges and universities. The site offers prep resources, too, such as:

    SENIOR-YEAR TOOLKIT

    APPLICATION GUIDE

  • Mandela IB School Financial Aid Presentation

    MIMS Volunteer College Counselor Peter Thorp put together this valuable presentation about college financial aid.

    FINANCIAL AID RESEARCH

  • College Application Checklist (11th-12th grade)

    Juniors & seniors can use Big Future’s College Application Checklist to guide the college application journey.

    BIG FUTURE COLLEGE APPLICATION CHECKLIST

  • 12th Grade College Application Timeline

    Big Future and the College Board assembled this application timeline for high-school seniors.

    BIG FUTURE COLLEGE APPLICATION TIMELINE

Mandela International Magnet School graduates
go on to study around the state,
the country, and
the world.

American University
Amherst College
Arizona State University
Boston College
Bowdoin College
Brown University
Carnegie Mellon University
Central New Mexico Community College
Colorado State University
Columbia College Chicago
Columbia University
Drexel University
DePaul University
DePauw University
Duke University
Fort Lewis College
Georgetown Unversity
Grand Canyon University
Grinnell College
Iowa State University
Kenyon College
Lewis and Clark University
Macalester College
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
Middlebury College
Montana State University
New Mexico Highlands University
NM Institute of Mining & Technology
New Mexico State University
New Mexico Highlands University

New Mexico Tech
Northeastern University
Northern Arizona University
Northwestern University
Point Park University
Portland State University
Purdue University
Quest University
Reed College
Rochester Institute of Technology
Santa Fe Community College
Sarah Lawrence College
Smith College
Soka University
St. John's College - Annapolis
St. John's College - Santa Fe
The New School
Union College
University College Dublin
University of Arizona
University of Colorado - Boulder
University of Colorado - Denver
University of Denver
University of Massachusetts
Univeristy of New Mexico
University of Oregon
University of Texas - Dallas
University of the Pacific
Western Washington University
Wichita State University

ALUMNI:

If your college or university isn’t listed, let us know at mandelatpta@gmail.com. We will add it to the lineup!

We’re proud of you!