college admissions report CLASS OF 2017
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COLLEGES
CONGRATULATIONS 77Seniors in the Class of 2017 445 applications submitted to
284 acceptances
to 111 colleges and universities
Designations 1 Finalist
and enrollments in 46 schools in
15 different states and D.C.
3 Commended Students 1 Hispanic Scholar
100% of class
16 Cum Laude
1 National
Advancement Placement (AP) Course and Exam
64 AP Scholar designations
earned for taking at least 3 AP exams and achieving a score of 3 or higher on each exam
Society inductees recognized for their superior scholastic achievement
13 Intensive
Studies Scholars studied the Arts, Global Engagement or STEM
Scholar athletes will continue their athletic careers at the Division I and III levels
18 STEM Scholars
landed placement in competitive STEM programs across the nation
Arts Award and 21 Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards
Out-of-State Public Colleges 1. University of South Carolina 2. Clemson University 3. College of Charleston 4. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 5. The University of Georgia Out-of-State Private Colleges 1. Sewanee: The University of the South 2. Elon University 3. Belmont University 4. American University 5. Vanderbilt University
won by seniors
10,000+ hours
of community service completed during their four years of Upper School
In-State Public Colleges 1. University of Virginia 2. James Madison University 3. Virginia Tech 4. College of William and Mary 5. Virginia Commonwealth University In-State Private Colleges 1. University of Richmond 2. Randolph-Macon Collegeh 3. Washington & Lee University 4. Lynchburg College 5. Marymount University
5 National Merit
140 colleges and universities, 28 states, the District of Columbia and 2 countries.
took at least one
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8
Scholar Artists landed placement in competitive fine arts programs across the nation
Class of 2017 Acceptances
2014-2017 College Matriculation
Numbers represent acceptances per college/university American University Amherst College Arcadia University Auburn University Azusa Pacific University Belmont University Boston College Boston University Bowdoin College Brown University Bucknell University Carnegie Mellon University Christopher Newport University Clemson University Coastal Carolina University Colby College Colgate University College of Charleston College of William and Mary Columbia University Community College of Denver Cornell University Dartmouth College Davidson College Denison University Dickinson College Drexel University Duke University Elon University Emory University Fordham University Franklin & Marshall College Furman University George Mason University George Washington University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Gettysburg College Gordon College Harvard University High Point University Hood College Howard University James Madison University Kenyon College Lehigh University Liberty University Lipscomb University Longwood University
6 1 1 5 1 6 5 2 1 1 1 1 4 13 1 2 1 11 15 1 1 1 4 3 1 3 1 2 7 3 2 1 4 1 4 3 2 2 1 4 1 1 3 23 2 1 1 1 2
Loyola University Maryland 2 Lynchburg College 2 Marist College 1 Maryland Institute College of Art 1 Marymount University 2 Massachusetts College of Art and Design 1 Miami University, (OH) 2 Middlebury College 1 Mount Ida College 1 New York University 2 North Carolina State University 3 Northeastern University 4 Northwestern University 4 Occidental College 2 Ohio State University 1 Old Dominion University 2 Pace University, New York City 4 Pepperdine University 2 Pomona College 2 Radford University 2 Randolph-Macon College 6 Reed College 1 Regent University 1 Rhodes College 2 Richard Bland College 1 Roanoke College 2 Rutgers University-Newark 1 Salisbury University 1 Samford University 1 Savannah College of Art and Design 3 Sewanee: The University of the South 13 Skidmore College 2 Smith College 2 Southern Methodist University 1 Spelman College 1 Stanford University 2 Susquehanna University 1 Swarthmore College 1 Syracuse University 2 Temple University 2 Texas A&M University 1 Texas Christian University 2 The University of Texas, Austin 3 Towson University 1 Tufts University 3 Tulane University 4
School names in bold represent Class of 2017 matriculation University of Alabama 4 University of British Columbia 1 University of California, Berkeley 1 University of California, San Diego 1 University of California, Santa Barbara 1 University of Chicago 1 University of Colorado at Boulder 3 University of Colorado at Denver 1 University of Connecticut 1 University of Denver 4 University of Findlay 1 University of Georgia 7 University of Mary Washington 4 University of Maryland, College Park 2 University of Massachusetts, Amherst 2 University of Michigan 1 University of Mississippi 5 University of New Orleans 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 10 University of Notre Dame 2 University of Pennsylvania 4 University of Pittsburgh 2 University of Rhode Island 1 University of Richmond 7 University of San Diego 1 University of South Carolina 14 University of Southern California 2 University of St Andrews 1 University of Vermont 6 University of Virginia 31 University of Washington 1 Vanderbilt University 5 Vassar College 2 Villanova University 4 Virginia Commonwealth University 8 Virginia Tech 17 Wake Forest University 4 Washington and Lee University 6 Washington College 1 Washington University in St. Louis 3 Webb Institute 1 Wellesley College 2 Whitman College 1 Wofford College 2 Yale University 1
American University
7
Hampton University
1
University of Alabama
4
Arizona State University
1
Harvard University
1
University of Findlay
1
Auburn University
2
Hobart and William Smith Colleges 1
University of Georgia
6
Belmont University
1
Hollins University
1
Boston College
2
Boston University
1
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1
Tulane University
2
Bowdoin College
1
Union College (NY)
1
Bridgewater College
1
Bucknell University
1
Christopher Newport University 1 Clemson University College of William and Mary
2 16
James Madison University
29
10
Kenyon College
1
United States Military Academy
1
Lehigh University
1
United States Naval Academy
1
Longwood University
4
University of Central Florida
1
Loyola University Chicago
1
Lynchburg College
1
University of Colorado at Boulder
2
Manhattan College
1
University of Mary Washington
1
Marymount University
1
University of Mississippi
1
Middlebury College
1
University of New Orleans
1
Colby College
1
College of Charleston
1
Colorado College
1
Columbia University
2
Community College of Denver
1
Cornell University
3
Dartmouth College
1
Davidson College
5
Denison University
3
Dickinson College
1
Drexel University
2
Duke University
2
East Carolina University
1
Elon University
5
Emory University
2
Sewanee: The University of the South
Flagler College
1
Skidmore College
2
Florida Gulf Coast University
1
Smith College
1
Fordham University
2
Southern Methodist University
3
Franklin & Marshall College
1
St. John’s University
1
Furman University
4
Sweet Briar College
1
Georgetown University
3
Syracuse University
1
Hamilton College
2
Texas Christian University
1
Mount Saint Mary’s University (CA) 1 North Carolina State University
2
Northeastern University
1
Old Dominion University
1
Pace University, New York City
1
Princeton University
2
Randolph-Macon College
7
Rhode Island School of Design
2
Rhodes College
2
Savannah College of Art and Design
2 11
University of North Carolina at Wilmington 1 University of Notre Dame
1
University of Pittsburgh
1
University of Richmond
3
University of South Carolina
8
University of Southern California 1 University of St Andrews University of Virginia
1 37
University of Washington
1
Vanderbilt University
1
Villanova University
1
Virginia Commonwealth University 16 Virginia Tech
15
Wagner College
1
Wake Forest University
9
Washington and Lee University 11 Yale University
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college admissions report CLASS OF 2016
CONGRATULATIONS 85 Seniors in the Class of 2016
525 applications
315 acceptances
submitted to 152 colleges and
to 109 colleges and universities
16 National Merit Designations
universities in 33 states
and enrollments in 41 schools in
5 Finalists
and the District of Columbia.
18 different states
1 Hispanic Scholar 10 Commended Students
100% of class took at least one Advancement Placement (AP) Course and Exam 25 AP Scholar designations earned for taking at least 3 AP exams and achieving a score of 3 or higher on each exam
17 Cum Laude Society inductees recognized for their superior scholastic achievement 19 Intensive Studies Scholars studied the Arts, Global Engagement or STEM 22 Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards won by seniors 11,557 hours of community service completed during their four years of Upper School
Scholarship Highlights
Class of 2016 Acceptances Numbers represent acceptances per college/university American University 4 Arizona State University Auburn University 3 Bard College Baylor University Belmont University Bentley University Boston College 2 Boston University 2 Bridgewater College Bryn Mawr College Butler University Case Western Reserve University Christopher Newport University 2 Clemson University 9 College of Charleston 2 College of William and Mary 14 Colorado College 2 Columbia College-Chicago Connecticut College Cornell University Davidson College 3 Denison University 4 DePaul University DePauw University Drew University Drexel University 2 Elon University 4 Emory University Ferrum College Florida State University Fordham University 4 Furman University 2 George Mason University 5 Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Hampton University 3 Harvard University High Point University Howard University Indiana University at Bloomington
Ithaca College James Madison University 17 Kenyon College Lake Forest College Longwood University Lynchburg College 3 Maine College of Art Manhattan College Miami University, Oxford 2 Montana State University, Bozeman New York University North Carolina A&T State University Northeastern University 3 Northwestern University Occidental College Old Dominion University 3 Pace University, New York City 2 Princeton University 2 Randolph-Macon College 3 Rhode Island School of Design 3 Rhodes College Roanoke College 2 Rollins College 2 Savannah College of Art and Design 7 Seton Hall University Sewanee: The University of the South 10 Shenandoah University Skidmore College 2 Southern Methodist University 2 Spelman College 2 St. Lawrence University Sweet Briar College 2 Syracuse University Texas Christian University The Ohio State University The University of Alabama 4 The University of Georgia 8 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 6 Tulane University 4
United States Military Academy - Army United States Naval Academy University of California, Los Angeles University of California, San Diego University of Central Florida University of Colorado at Boulder 3 University of Denver 4 University of Florida University of Kentucky University of Mary Washington 3 University of Massachusetts, Amherst 2 University of Mississippi 7 University of North Carolina at Greensboro University of North Carolina at Wilmington University of Rhode Island University of Richmond 4 University of San Francisco University of South Carolina 11 University of Southern California 2 University of Vermont University of Virginia 22 University of Washington University of Wisconsin, Madison Villanova University 5 Virginia Commonwealth University 12 Virginia Tech 16 Wagner College 2 Wake Forest University 8 Washington and Lee University 2
1 UVA Jefferson Scholar selected from 1,825 nominees from
2 graduates appointed to U.S. Service Academies
1 VCU Presidential Scholarship
around the country and the world
U.S. Military Academy
which covers four years
U.S. Naval Academy
of tuition and fees
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RECEIVING THE MOST APPLICATIONS
11 Scholar athletes will continue their athletic careers at the Division I and III levels (two students not pictured)
In-State Colleges 1. University of Virginia 2. James Madison University 3. College of William and Mary 4. Virginia Tech 5. Virginia Commonwealth University Out-of-State Public Colleges 1. Clemson University 2. University of Mississippi 3. University of South Carolina 4. The University of Georgia 5. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
16 Scholar artists landed placement in competitive fine arts programs across the nation (two students not pictured)
Out-of-State Private Colleges 1. Wake Forest University 2. Tulane University 3. Villanova University 4. Duke University 5. Savannah College of Art and Design
Meet the Team 9 Ways We Help Families with College Admissions Each student has a dedicated college counselor who works closely with her and her family throughout the entire process, including guiding course selections, suggesting test preparations and writing comprehensive and highly personalized recommendation letters. Our comprehensive College Counseling Field Guide provides a roadmap for students and parents to navigate the college search and admissions process with specific content and checklists for each grade level.
Our college counselors have decades of experience working in higher education admissions, and they maintain a robust network with college and university leaders across the nation and abroad.
Anthony Ambrogi Director of College Counseling aambrogi@st.catherines.org 804.288.2804, ext. 3126
College Symposium or College Forum are held regularly on campus with workshops and panel discussions by leadership from top colleges and universities across the nation. Class meetings for students, as well as parent sessions, are held regularly on a wide range of topics. Each student and her parents are provided a passwordprotected, web-based college counseling platform that is customized for the St. Catherine’s community and serves as an organizational tool to manage deadlines, requirements and college visits.
Our Girl-Centered College Counseling Program The college search process is a journey. With the college admissions landscape more competitive than ever, our college counselors are well equipped to guide students and families through the complex process. Our ultimate goal is to help each girl find a college or university where she will thrive. With this in mind, we have developed a girl-centered college counseling program that begins in grade 9 with discovery and builds throughout her four years of Upper School.
Clare Trow Associate Director of College Counseling ctrow@st.catherines.org 804.288.2804, ext. 3036
More than 100 college and university representatives come to campus to meet one-on-one and in small groups with our girls. PSAT and practice ACT exams are held on campus during the school day, and St. Catherine’s is an ACT test center, which gives our girls the home field advantage. Additional support is provided to aspiring artists and aspiring athletes, including National Portfolio Day preparation and NCAA recruitment activities.
Molly Garnett College Counseling Assistant mgarnett@st.catherines.org 804.288.2804, ext. 3120
College tours, essay-writing workshops and training for interview skills are held during the school year and in the summer.
Kathy Heiber College Counseling Assistant khieber@st.catherines.org 804.288.2804, ext. 3075
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