College Preparation

capener at the boardThe college search and application process is one of the most exciting and anxious times in a student’s life. Just as Waterford faculty and coaches have nurtured students’ intellectual, physical, and moral development, the Waterford School College Counseling Office guides, supports, and serves as an advocate for our students as they consider an exciting variety of undergraduate options. Recognizing that this transition is important both for students and their families, the Waterford School has College Counselors who have extensive experience in both secondary education and in college admissions and have developed a program to guide, educate, and encourage students to take responsibility for meeting deadlines and making important decisions.

Waterford students have learned to write, read, discuss, and learn at a college level. They are prepared to excel at the nations’s most selective universities, and they are gaining acceptance to these institutions. The most competitive colleges aren’t the best fit for every student, however, and Waterford college counselors help find schools nationwide that are suited for the individual goals of our students. Working with 25-35 students each, our counselors are able to give personalized attention in every aspect of the college preparation, search, application and decision-making process. We visit colleges nationwide and attend the National College Admissions Conference every year. Students are motivated, interested and focused on continuing academics and opportunities at the highest level.

Waterford School College Matriculation (Enrollment), Classes of 2008-2011

American University Arizona Christian College
Baylor University Bentley University
Berklee College of Music Boston College
Boston University Bowdoin College
Brandeis University Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University – Hawaii Brigham Young University – Idaho
Brown University University of California – Berkeley
University of California – San Diego University of California – Santa Barbara
California Institute of Technology California State – Fullerton
Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University
Chapman College Clemson University
Cochise College Colorado College
Colorado State – Pueblo University of Colorado – Boulder
Columbia University Cornell University
Denison College University of Denver
Duke University Eckerd University
Emory University George Washington University
Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology
University of Georgia Harvard University
University of Hawaii – Hilo Lafayette College
Lehigh University Lewis and Clark College
London College of Fashion Loyola Marymount University
Muhlenberg College University of New Mexico
New York University New York University – Tisch School of the Arts
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill Northeastern University
Northern Arizona University Occidental College
Ohio Northern University University of Pennsylvania
Pepperdine University University of Portland
Pratt Institute University of Puget Sound
Purdue University Quinnipiac University
University of Redlands Salt Lake Community College
Santa Clara University School of The Museum of Fine Arts
Scripps College Seattle University
Southern Oregon University Southern Utah University
Southern Virginia University St. Mary’s College of California
St. Olaf College Stanford University
Swarthmore College University of Tampa
Tufts University Tulane University
Union College University of Utah
Utah State University Utah Valley University
Vanderbilt University – Blair School of Music Vanderbilt University
University of Washington Wesleyan University
Westminister College Whitman College
College of Wooster Yale University
Willamette University College of William and Mary
University of Wyoming

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Through thousands of experiences with great teachers at Waterford, I somehow felt more than a student. I was one of their research team, their sodality, their think tank. They led us toward personal breakthroughs in our understanding, shifting tides in our perspective, watershed moments in our expression.

 — Rachel Dalton Knudson, Class of 1987