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WES TR ID G E S C H O O L STATEM EN T O F P U RP OS E The fundamental purpose of Westridge School is to develop in girls their intellectual and creative powers and their unique qualities as individuals. Essential to the school’s purpose is the commitment to be a community that reflects and values diversity, respects individual differences, and responds to a changing dynamic world.

An intellectually engaging and challenging curriculum prepares students to continue their education in college and beyond as discerning, motivated learners who are committed to excellence and goodness in everything they do. The program offers balance among humanities, mathematics and sciences, visual and performing arts, technology and athletics. A Westridge education offers both a path to self-discovery and personal fulfillment and an awareness of the essential interdependence of all peoples, places, and cultures.

Westridge strives to develop young women whose joy in learning, personal integrity, courage, compassion, and commitment to ethical action and social and environmental responsibility, will lead them to meaningful lives as contributing citizens of the larger world.

Westridge School admits students of any race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, tuition assistance programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

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HI STO R IC A L S TAT E M E N T From its inception,Westridge has based all of its programs on the fundamental belief that women have a right to be fully educated in an environment that engages the heart, intellect, body and soul and that it is best for girls to be educated in a single-sex setting.

In 1913, the year Westridge was founded, a woman living in the United States was denied the right to vote.Westridge is proud of a heritage that took root in pre-suffrage America 100 years ago, as two mothers, concerned that there was no college-preparatory school on the west side of Pasadena, persuaded Mary Lowther Ranney, a

Founded in 1913, Westridge School is a 100-year-old independent day school for college-bound girls, grades 4 through 12, located in Pasadena, California.

Since its inception in 1913, the school has based its programs on girls’ developmental stages of learning, balancing intellectual, emotional, physical, and spiritual growth. From Lower and Middle through Upper School, Westridge girls are taught to think critically and independently, work collaboratively, and trust their own judgment.

noted architect and teacher, to open a school for girls in her home on the “west ridge” of town.

The idea that girls have a right to the best possible education was radical at the time and still is central to the school’s mission and purpose.

Westridge School’s vision for the beginning of its second century is both a blueprint for preserving the best of an illustrious past and an incentive for the innovation and flexibility that the next century will require.

As a school for girls, Westridge develops in students their confidence and intellectual potential in a learning environment where leadership, academic excellence, athletic strength, and artistic expression are role modeled by girls, for girls.

Join the Westridge community in celebrating 100 years of educating creative, informed, articulate girls.

Be a part of the school’s next century of excellence.

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enrollment On average, 70 percent of students come to Westridge from other independent schools and 30 percent come to Westridge from public schools. Westridge maintains a 96 percent enrollment retention rate.

Total enrollment Lower School enrollment Middle School enrollment Upper School enrollment Senior class Average class size Student/faculty ratio

484 90 120 274 62 15 7:1

community & diversity Westridge’s core values of integrity, respect, responsibility, and inclusion express the aspirational goals of all members of the community. The culture of Westridge emerges from the consistent and conscientious pursuit of these ideals, whose power to inspire and guide our individual and collective actions builds a vibrant and thriving community. The school’s commitment to cultural diversity is reflected in its student body, which is comprised of approximately 45 percent students of color.

Socioeconomic diversity is significantly supported through the $2.8 million of financial assistance that was awarded in 2013-2014.

tuition & tuition assistance Tuition for 2014-2015:

$25,950 (grades 4 through 6) $31,600 (grades 7 and 8) $32,500 (grades 9 through 12)

Westridge School supports a strong, diverse student body that values socioeconomic diversity. Approximately one-third of current students receive some financial assistance to attend.

Lower and Middle School tuition includes an after-school program on campus until 6 p.m. Westridge, in partnership with the La CaĂąada-based Child Educational Center (CEC), offers an enriching educational experience for all students in the program.

Students participate in supervised play, study, and activity time.

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I went to school with boys until the 6th Grade.

When I came to Westridge, I started getting better grades.

I feel comfortable here, saying what I think.

96%

retention rate for grades 4 through 12

— Grace, 9th Grade

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average class size

student / teacher ratio

afterschool care is included in tuition

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experienced faculty More than half of the Westridge faculty and lead administration bring 10 or more years of teaching experience to the classroom, including two-thirds with advanced degrees, seven of whom hold doctoral degrees.

academic offerings In Middle and Upper School, Westridge offers more than 100 different courses, which include 15 Advanced Placement courses and eight honors courses. Electives and advanced courses of study allow each girl to thrive within her areas of interest and strength. The school program is designed so that each student becomes literate not only in fundamental academics such as English, math, and science, but also in art, music, and technology.

leadership development There are a wide range of leadership roles on campus, including more than 50 in the Upper School alone. Student government opportunities are available in Lower, Middle, and Upper School divisions. Westridge girls are involved in a wide variety of activities and clubs and volunteer with a number of community service agencies, such as Friends In Deed, Mother’s Club, Union Station, and the Pasadena Humane Society.

scholastic achievement The Class of 2014 included one National Merit Scholarship Finalist, one Semi-Finalist, and 13 Commended Students. The “National Achievement Program Outstanding Participants Referred to Colleges” award, “National Achievement Scholarship Competition” award, and two “National Hispanic Recognition Program Awards” were earned by students in the Class of 2014.

Over the past six years, 19 Westridge students have been finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program.

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class structure Westridge operates on a rotational, or block schedule, allowing for longer classroom conversations between students and faculty. Classes are designed to promote increasing responsibility for intellectual progress and provide students with the academic and personal skills to succeed in Upper School, college, and beyond.

The program and class structure is designed so that each student finds balance and depth in core subjects as well as in electives and advanced courses of study, allowing each girl to thrive within her areas of interest and strength.

technology Technology offers compelling educational opportunities that can transform teaching and learning. Westridge promotes a learning environment where educators seek to enhance teaching and student learning through the use of contemporary technologies and digital resources.

Equipped with more than 700 computers to serve students and teachers on campus, the school’s three technology centers are open daily, including the school’s Joan Irvine Smith ’51 Academic Resource Center. Each division and every indoor classroom has access to full multimedia capabilities including SMART Board technology. The school’s photography lab also features a state-of-the-art plasma screen with integrated SMART Board technology, 10 Mac computers with Adobe Creative Suite design applications, and the professional non-linear editing system Final Cut Pro. The Science & Mathematics Building utilizes wireless laptops in lecture and lab spaces for a 1:1 student/computer ratio.

This fall, Westridge launched a 1:1 tablet pilot program utilizing Yoga Ultrabooks in 6th Grade. The program highlights the school’s commitment to use technology as a tool to enhance learning opportunities for girls. The goal is to support collaboration, innovation, connectivity, and critical thinking to transform when, where, what, and how students learn.

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distinction in humanities Humanities at Westridge provides a strong foundation for each student’s progression in effective oral and written communication. Students are taught to read, write, and research thoughtfully and analytically through English, cultural studies, and history courses that emphasize the importance of context, making connections, and critical thinking.

Students develop a global perspective and deepen their understanding of world issues ranging from rich cultural traditions to complex ethical issues.

Year after year, Westridge alumnae resoundingly report how incredibly advanced their writing skills are compared to college peers, and the advantage at which it places them regardless of their specific fields of study.

strength in sciences & STEM Westridge is committed to empowering girls in the sciences. The program provides instruction and extracurricular activities in a wide variety of natural and physical sciences as well as STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). Courses within the program are analytical and laboratory-based, and offer girls an opportunity to not only study science, but to be deeply involved in its practice.

The school’s Research in Science elective provides students with hands-on opportunities at universities and research institutions near campus such as California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Occidental College, and Children’s Hospital. In the past five years, 24 seniors have been placed with scientists at Caltech and Children’s Hospital, performing research in computational biology, physical and occupational therapy, particle astrophysics, cellular biology, and environmental geology.

In 2010, the school opened the Science & Mathematics Building, a 14,000 square-foot, twolevel science center that was the first building among San Gabriel Valley independent schools to be LEED-certified. The facility includes a photovoltaic installation designed to convert the sun’s light into energy, a white, reflective roof that offsets the building’s cooling needs, and a green roof that is planted with succulents. A rainwater collection cistern, two experimental garden beds, and a leaf decomposition bed are also available to students to learn about the environment.

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At Westridge, STEM education takes an interdisciplinary approach to learning that joins academically-challenging concepts with real-world lessons. From robotics and tinkering stations that invite girls to be makers and creators in Lower School to Middle and Upper School computer science courses, engineering and design electives, and Rocketry Club, Westridge encourages girls to apply STEM in frameworks that make connections between school, community, careers, and the global economy.

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student researchers in the past five years placed in professional labs at institutions such as

Caltech & Children’s Hospital Research in Science topics have included: computational biology • physical and occupational therapy • particle astrophysics • cellular biology • environmental geology

15 8 AP Courses

Honors Courses

Art History • Biology •

Algebra II & Trigonometry

Calculus AB & BC • Chemistry •

Chemistry

Chinese • English Literature •

English III

Environmental Science •

Latin V

European History • Latin; Vergil •

Physics

Physics C • Spanish Language •

Pre-Calculus

Statistics • Computer Science

Spanish IV

U.S. History

U.S. History

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Westridge students receive financial aid

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performing & visual arts opportunities Westridge is widely recognized for excellence in the performing arts: theatre, dance, and choral and instrumental music.

Westridge Theatre stages three Upper School plays each year, including a musical and a black box production. An 8th Grade play in the spring rounds out the theatre season. In addition to performing, students have the opportunity to learn all aspects of technical theatre, including directing, stage management, and set, lighting, and costume design.

The music program offers a number of choral and orchestral performances and student concerts. The Westridge Glee Club and Madrigals have traveled to perform in New York at Carnegie Hall, Hawaii, and Japan. The Westridge Chamber Orchestra has traveled to San Francisco and was featured as the Artists-in-Residence at Baker Demonstration School, just outside of Chicago. The annual dance concert showcases student talent from several genres of dance, including hip-hop, modern dance, ballet, jazz, and traditional cultural dance.

Visual arts at Westridge aims to refine students’ knowledge and implementation of formal art concepts such as line, pattern, volume, balance, positive and negative space, texture, color, and symmetry. A wide variety of courses are offered including drawing, painting, ceramics, digitial media, and photography.

The Fran Norris Scoble Performing Arts Center supports the performing and visual arts program with a 600-seat, state-of-the-art teaching theater; the Wagener Black Box Theater; the outdoor Seiter Family Amphitheater; and the Sigrid Burton ’69 Gallery exhibition space. A dedicated dance studio as well as choral and orchestra rehearsal halls in Braun Music Center, among other areas, further support performing arts. Westridge visual arts classrooms include a ceramics studio with an on-site kiln, two drawing and painting studios, a multimedia photography lab and darkroom, and two additional photography and art exhibition spaces.

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National Merit Scholarship finalists in the past six years

In 2014, Westridge was selected as the host school for the regional events of

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2/3 of Westridge faculty hold advanced degrees, including seven who hold doctoral degrees

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athletic program Westridge boasts a winning tradition in athletics. In the past decade, honors have included 11 Prep League Championships, seven California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section (CIF-SS) Individual Championships, one CIF-SS Team Championship, and one CIF State Quarter Final appearance. Westridge participates in the highly-regarded Prep League of the CIF-SS and fields teams in basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and water polo. The Prep League includes Chadwick School, Flintridge Preparatory School, Mayfield Senior School, Polytechnic School, Rio Hondo Preparatory School, and Vivian Webb School. Westridge Middle and Upper School students also compete in the Interscholastic Equestrian League (IEL), a team club sport.

Westridge’s Rokus Athletic Complex and Hoffman Gymnasium are home to Tiger Athletics.

Frank Athletic Field, complete with digital scoreboards, allows Tiger lacrosse, soccer, and softball teams to host games on regulation fields; Hoffman Gymnasium is home court for basketball and volleyball. Yoga classes take place in a dedicated studio; dance is taught in a spacious dance studio with movement-absorbing floors; and athletes benefit from use of the Studenmund Family Weight Training Room, designed specifically for girls.

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Prep League Championships in 10 years Basketball (2) • Swimming (4) • Tennis (2) • Track & Field (1) • Volleyball (1) • Water Polo (1)

more than

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student leadership roles in a variety of areas modeled by girls, for girls

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Westridge Olympians Anne Kursinski ’76, Equestrian 1988 Olympics, Seoul | Silver Medal 1992 Olympics, Barcelona 1996 Olympics, Atlanta | Silver Medal Inger Miller ’90, Track and Field 1996 Olympics, Atlanta | Gold Medal Erica Wu ’14, Table Tennis 2012 Olympics, London

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“I love the faculty and staff here. I think the teachers are the reason I am who I am. The teachers at Dartmouth remind me so much of the teachers at Westridge.”

— Claire ’14 Dartmouth University

historic campus

“We need time and we need guidance, and Westridge really provides that for us, and I’m very thankful.”

—Michelle ’14 Harvard University

The school’s 9.5-acre campus houses 17 buildings, including the century-old Pitcairn House, built in 1906 by Greene & Greene, and the Braun Music Center, built in 1909 by noted architect Frederick L. Roehrig.

“The college counseling program is great at creating a customized experience for every girl. They worked with me to create an [application] list that was really authentic and true to me and [based on] where I would really fit in a school environment.”

– Bridgette ’14 Columbia University At Westridge, the foremost pursuit is to teach students how to think as conscious and critical citizens. I am driven by the analytical thinking, ethical concern and social engagement Westridge instilled in me and am confident that I was named a Rhodes Scholar because of my time at Westridge — and for that I am eternally grateful.

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For 100 years, Westridge has thrived in the location of its founding at 324 Madeline Drive.

The school’s architecture spans over a century — for all these years, the elegant structures have remained inseparable from the school’s identity.

Westridge’s Main Building, built in 1923 by Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury, is the oldest original school building.

Designed by Pasadena architect Whitney R. Smith, the Seeley G. Mudd Building is now a dedicated Middle School facility, housing classrooms, faculty offices, and student gathering spaces.

Other campus features include the Elizabeth Edmundson Herrick Dining Commons, student lounge areas, and a playground for Lower and Middle School students.

Westridge’s latest addition in 2010, the Science & Mathematics Building, is a 14,000 squarefoot, two-level science center that was the first building among San Gabriel Valley independent schools to be LEED-certified, and the first facility in the City of Pasadena to be certified at the Platinum level.

parent community Parents are key stakeholders in the success of Westridge. The school provides support and encouragement for parents to serve as partners in their daughter’s education and continually seeks meaningful ways to engage parents as important resources of the school. All parents of enrolled Westridge students are members of the Parent Association (WPA). Grade-level and cross-divisional volunteer and social opportunities, as well as parent education meetings throughout the school year, help keep Westridge parents involved in their daughter’s school life and informed about the challenges facing youth today.

Supporting an inclusive community, the WPA features a Multicultural Parent Collaborative (MPC) and Dads’ Club. The MPC provides parents of different cultural backgrounds and native languages with a supportive community to help them understand and support their daughter’s Westridge experience and to engage in school life. The goal of the Dads’ Club is to enhance the involvement of fathers in their daughter’s school life, with one another, and with the school.

alumnae family With more than 4,600 Westridge alumnae, the Westridge community spans the country and globe, living in 49 states and 25 countries in six of the seven continents. Westridge alumnae carry forward a strong academic tradition, most recently exemplified by recent graduates Sarah Shahawy ’07, USC Class of 2011 Valedictorian, and Carrie Ryan ’08, 2012 Rhodes Scholar.

They also continue on to live meaningful lives as global citizens, committed to ethical action, social and environmental responsibility, excellence and goodness. Westridge women pursue their own paths to success and include scientists, educators, entrepreneurs, civic leaders, community activists, attorneys, physicians, engineers, architects, authors, artists, musicians, and philanthropists.

community support & philanthropy Westridge was established 100 years ago as the result of community foresight, support, and generosity. The school thrives in the location of its founding because that same tradition of philanthropy has continued throughout its history.

Like all independent schools, the cost of a Westridge education is not covered by tuition alone.

The combination of tuition, annual giving, and endowment income fund the excellence of a Westridge education. When you join the Westridge community, you make a commitment to give every year to the Annual Fund. The Annual Fund impacts every area of the school and supports the outstanding teaching, innovative programming, and experiential learning that defines each student’s daily Westridge experience. Together, the parent and alumnae communities, along with the board of trustees, faculty and staff, parents of alumnae, grandparents, and friends, provide strong support for the philanthropic needs of Westridge.

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upper school graduation requirements 4 years of English 3 years of mathematics 3 years of history 3 years of one foreign language 3 years of science 3 years of physical education/athletics 1 year of art 1 year of music All students are required to take a seminar course each year on a pass/fail basis (Human Development in grades 9 and 10, The College Process in grades 11 and 12). Seniors from the Class of 2015 are required to complete 40 hours of community service and a Senior Project, an important piece of independent work that is investigated in a concentrated, thorough manner. Beginning with the Class of 2016, these requirements will transition to a Community Action Project with the same independent study structure, but focused on demonstrating how each student’s personal interests and passions can set the stage for deep learning and service to others. The Community Action Project will merge the formerly separate graduation requirements of community service and the Senior Project.

Participation in Interim Week, an experiential program that promotes a sense of discovery, creativity, curiosity, connection, reflection, and responsibility, is required for graduation. The program strives to deepen students’ awareness of their own intellectual and emotional growth as they develop and pursue new interests and passions.

grading Grading at Westridge is done on an A to F scale, plus or minus; courses graded pass/fail and Physical Education are not included in GPA calculations. The unweighted GPA is computed on A=4, D=1, plus and minus used, with no grade of A+. The weighted GPA includes +0.5 for Honors courses and +1.0 for AP courses taken in 10th-12th grades. Westridge does not rank.

college counseling Reflective of the school’s mission, Westridge’s college counseling program is committed to the intentional matching of each senior with a college or university aligned with her unique qualities and interests. The program carefully considers each individual, her strengths and aspirations, and guides her in identifying an institution best suited to her goals for the future. College Counseling at Westridge is both personal and group-oriented. Each Westridge student thoughtfully navigates the college application process with guidance from an experienced and supportive College Counselling staff.

Each fall, representatives from more than 130 colleges and universities visit campus to meet with seniors.

In addition, seminars, evening forums, financial aid workshops, and a comprehensive “case study” featuring dozens of college representatives provide juniors, seniors, and parents with the resources to help navigate the application process and transition to college.

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academic profile Cumulative median GPAs and test scores:

2012 2013 2014 Class size 71 67 71 GPA 3.564 3.610 3.533 Verbal 610-720* 590-720* 600-730* Math 580-690* 610-700* 590-690* Writing 640-760* 620-740* 650-750* * mid-50% range

advanced placement Honors and Advanced Placement courses are offered in a variety of disciplines.

Advanced Placement

Honors

Art History Biology Calculus AB Calculus BC Chemistry Chinese Computer Science English Literature Environmental Science European History Latin; Vergil Physics C Spanish Language Statistics U.S. History

Algebra II & Trigonometry Chemistry English III Latin V Physics Pre-Calculus Spanish IV U.S. History

upper school athletic teams Basketball Cross Country Equestrian Golf Lacrosse Soccer

Softball Swimming and Diving Tennis Track and Field Volleyball Water Polo

As the Brown University admission representative for Westridge, it has been a pleasure for me to meet these confident, smart, and utterly poised young women who all seem to have a deep affection for their school and a strong streak of intellectual curiosity.

They have been instilled with independence and with a desire to explore and improve the world around them. Westridge students are well prepared for intellectual challenges, and each time I visited the school, I was impressed by their warmth, their curiosity, and their thoughtfulness. — Natasha Go Brown University Former Assistant Director of Admission Office of College Admission

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100% of the Class of 2014 accepted to four-year colleges & universities

87%

of the Class of 2014 earned a score of 3 or higher on one or more AP Exams

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Class of 2014 students (100%) took a combined total of

Advanced Placement Exams 18

Class of 2014 earned

351 138 acceptances to

colleges or universities

91% of the Class of 2014

who applied early action gained acceptance

USC has accepted

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Westridge seniors over the past six years

In that time span, USC accepted 51% of Westridge applicants, compared to their 20% nationwide acceptance rate.

more than

84%

of the Class of 2014 earned one or more scholarships from the schools to which they were accepted;

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students earned

FULL MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS to private institutions

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offers of admission were made by

Ivy League schools, Stanford, Caltech, MIT, and University of Chicago to Westridge students during the past six years

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Westridge School’s college admission and enrollment The 71 members of the Class of 2014 earned 351 acceptances to 138 different colleges and universities in 33 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, France, and Scotland. One hundred percent of the Class of 2014 will attend four year colleges and universities. They will span 53 different colleges in 23 states, the District of Columbia, and France.

In the past three years, Westridge graduates have been admitted to numerous institutions, including: (Names in bold indicate where students in the past three years have enrolled.)

The University of Alabama Allegheny College American University The American University of Paris Amherst College Arizona State University The University of Arizona Babson College Bard College Barnard College Bates College Bennington College Boston College Boston University Brandeis University University of British Columbia Brown University Bryn Mawr College Butler University Cabrini College University of California at Berkeley Davis Irvine Los Angeles Merced Riverside San Diego Santa Barbara Santa Cruz California Baptist University California College of the Arts (Oakland) California Institute of Technology California Institute of the Arts California Lutheran University California State Polytechnic University, Pomona California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo California State University, Chico Long Beach Monterey Bay Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve 20

Chapman University College of Charleston University of Chicago Claremont McKenna College Clark University Clarkson University Colby College Colgate University University of Colorado at Boulder Colorado College Colorado School of Mines Columbia University Concordia University Irvine Connecticut College University of Connecticut The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art Cornell College Cornell University Dartmouth College Davidson College University of Delaware Denison University University of Denver DePaul University DePauw University Dickinson College Dominican University of California Drew University Drexel University Duke University Duquesne University Elon University Emerson College Emory University Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts University of Evansville Fairfield University Fordham University Furman University George Mason University The George Washington University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology The University of Georgia

Glendale Community College Gonzaga University Gordon College Goucher College Green Mountain College Grinnell College Hamilton College (NY) Hampshire College University of Hartford Harvard College Harvey Mudd College Haverford College University of Hawaii at Hilo Manoa Hiram College Hofstra University Howard University Humboldt State University Illinois Wesleyan University Indiana University at Bloomington The University of Iowa James Madison University Johns Hopkins University Juniata College Kenyon College University of La Verne Lafayette College Lake Forest College Lawrence University Lehigh University Lewis & Clark College Linfield College Louisiana State University Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago Loyola University New Orleans Macalester College University of Maine Marist College Maryland Institute College of Art University of Maryland, College Park Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Massachusetts, Amherst McDaniel College McGill University

Miami University, Oxford University of Miami University of Michigan Mills College University of Mississippi University of Missouri, Columbia University of Missouri, Kansas City Monmouth College Muhlenberg College University of New Hampshire The College of New Jersey New York University The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North Carolina State University Northeastern University Northwestern University University of Notre Dame Oberlin College Occidental College Ohio Wesleyan University University of Oklahoma Oregon State University University of Oregon Pace University, New York City University of the Pacific Parsons The New School for Design Pasadena City College Pennsylvania State University, University Park University of Pennsylvania Pepperdine University Pitzer College University of Portland Pratt Institute Princeton University University of Puget Sound Purdue University Quest University Canada Quinnipiac University University of Redlands Reed College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island School of Design University of Rhode Island Rhodes College

University of Richmond Rider University Ringling College of Art and Design University of Rochester Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Saint Mary’s College of California University of San Diego San Francisco State University University of San Francisco San Jose State University Santa Clara University Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art and Design School of the Art Institute of Chicago Scripps College Seattle University Seton Hall University Siena College Skidmore College Smith College Soka University of America Sonoma State University University of South Alabama University of South Carolina University of Southern California Southern Methodist University Southwestern University Spelman College University of St. Andrews St. Bonaventure University St. John’s University, Queens Campus St. Olaf College Stanford University State University of New York at New Paltz Swarthmore College Syracuse University Temple University Texas Christian University Texas State University The University of Texas, Austin The Ohio State University Trinity College Trinity University Tufts University Tulane University Union College

Ursinus College University of Utah Vanderbilt University Vassar College University of Vermont Villanova University Virginia Commonwealth University University of Virginia Wake Forest University Washington and Jefferson College Washington State University Washington University in St. Louis University of Washington Wellesley College Wesleyan University Westmont College Wheaton College (MA) Wheaton College (IL) Whitman College Whittier College Willamette University College of William and Mary University of Wisconsin, Madison The College of Wooster Xavier University Xavier University of Louisiana Yale University

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I have been thoroughly impressed by the quality of Westridge’s college applicants. They are following their passions, taking advantage of what is afforded to them, setting strong goals and committing to the work it takes to achieve them.

It is refreshing to experience this type of student in a landscape that is overrun by manicured resumés and high levels of college-bound anxiety.

Westridge students not only have a sense of academic commitment and focus, but also possess a grace, poise and earnestness

WESTRIDGE SCHOOL 324 Madeline Drive

that sets them apart from much of their peer group. The passion in their writing is tangible, and even more evident when you interact with them!

Pasadena, California 91105-3399 626.799.1153 www.westridge.org

The Westridge College Counseling office simply knows its students. It is a thorough,

accreditation

unassuming place that seeks to find the best

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

fit for each individual girl. By that same

California Association of Independent Schools

token, the Westridge counseling staff understands the importance of agency in a student’s

memberships & affiliations National Association of Independent Schools

decision, and provides them with the tools to make the most informed decision possible. As

California Association of Independent Schools

an admissions professional, I have felt totally

The College Board

embraced by Westridge School for Girls, and have

National Association for College Admission Counseling

been able to create a true collaboration with the

Western Association for College Admission Counseling

school, something that is often a challenge in

A Better Chance, Inc.

today’s competitive atmosphere.

Cum Laude Society National Coalition of Girls’ Schools Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education Independent School Alliance for Minority Affairs Southern California People of Color in Independent Schools National Association of Principals for Girls Schools

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— Hannah Fenlon University of Chicago Assistant Director of Admissions