College Counseling

Helping students find a great fit.

Wellington offers a college counseling, rather than a college placement, program. The difference is important. Our College Counseling program is distinctive in its empowerment of students to search for, identify, and enroll in colleges that are strong fits based on their individual passions and circumstances.

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Cultivate

We cultivate a college-going culture that values self-awareness, allowing each student to remain at the center of their own holistic college search.

Small group activities beginning freshman year encourage students to purposefully structure their high school experiences.
Reflection activities support goal setting and increased knowledge of personal strengths.
Surveys through which students reflect upon their culture, background, identity, and the ways in which each aspect of self contributes to post-secondary planning.
Consideration of college communities that will continue to celebrate student identities.

Empower

We empower students to become effective storytellers of their own narratives and celebrate individual accomplishments.

College Composition class for all juniors guides students in developing initial drafts of college essays.
Summer essay workshops for rising seniors target the main college essay and supplemental essays.
Faculty Edit Team partners with College Counseling to provide additional support with essay drafting throughout the school year.
Holistic and personalized recommendation letters contribute to each student’s application.

Educate

We educate students and families about post-secondary possibilities that can effectively support each student’s academic needs and goals.

Small group presentations regarding diverse school types and characteristics.
Informational programs and individual appointments for families across all grade levels.
Interactive workshops with admissions officers representing a wide variety of post-secondary institutions
Visits from more than 100 admissions officers representing colleges and universities throughout the country and abroad.
Mock interviews, informational conversations, and job shadows in coordination with members of the Wellington alumni network.

Counsel

We counsel students as they navigate their individual college search and application processes.

Structured programming and guidance increases understanding of and confidence in the application process beginning in 9th grade.
Weekly college counseling course for 3rd trimester juniors and 1st trimester seniors helps students progress through the application process on a manageable timeline.
Regular office hours further support students in determining timelines for standardized testing and application submission.
Counseling team brings diverse experiences and contributions within the field of college admissions and continues their active leadership through participation in conferences and attendance at counselor visit programs throughout the country and abroad.

Matriculation and Acceptances

Matriculation in bold. One attendee unless otherwise indicated.

Albion College

Allegheny College

American Musical and Dramatic Academy

American University

Arcadia University

Arizona State University

Ashland University

Baldwin-Wallace University

Bard College

Boston College

Boston Conservatory at Berklee

Brandeis University

Brighton Institute of Modern Music

Butler University

California Polytechnic State University

Carnegie Mellon University

Case Western Reserve University

Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina

Claremont McKenna College

College for Creative Studies

College of Charleston

College of William and Mary

College of Wooster

Colorado School of Mines

Columbia College Chicago

Columbia University

Columbus State Community College

Concord University

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

CUNY Hunter College

Denison University

DePaul University

Emerson College

Eureka College

Fordham University

Gannon University

George Mason University

George Washington University

Goldsmiths University of London

Hampshire College

High Point University

Hult International Business School

Indiana University

John Carroll University

Kenyon College

Leeds Beckett University

Loyola Marymount University

Loyola University Chicago (2)

Loyola University Maryland

Marist College

Marquette University

Marymount Manhattan College

Mercyhurst University

Miami University

Michigan State University

Michigan Technological University

Muhlenberg College

New York University

Northeastern University (2)

Northern Michigan University

Northwestern University

Oberlin College

The Ohio State University (6)

Ohio University

Oklahoma State University

Oxford College of Emory Univ.

Pace University

Pennsylvania State University

Purdue University

Rhodes College

Rice University

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Rutgers University

Santa Clara University

Savannah College of Art & Design

Seton Hall University

Sewanee: The Univ. of the South

The New School

The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama

Thomas More University

Tiffin University

University of Arizona

University of British Columbia

Univ. of California - Berkeley

Univ. of California - Irvine

Univ. of California - Santa Barbara

Univ. of California - Santa Cruz

Univ. of California – San Diego

University of Cincinnati (2)

University of Colorado - Boulder

University of Connecticut

University of Dayton

University of Denver

University of Findlay

University of Florida

University of Houston

Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Iowa

University of Kansas

University of Kentucky

University of Louisville

University of Maryland

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Univ. of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

University of Notre Dame

University of Pittsburgh

University of Richmond

University of Rochester

University of San Diego

University of Toronto

University of Vermont

University of Virginia

University of Washington

Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison

Vassar College (2)

Villanova University

Virginia Military Institute

Virginia Tech

Wake Forest University

Wayne State University

Western Michigan University

Wright State University

Xavier University

Albion College

Allegheny College

American Musical and Dramatic Academy

American University

American University of Paris

Amherst College

Arcadia University

Arizona State University

Ashland University

Babson College

Baldwin-Wallace University

Bard College

Belmont Abbey College

Belmont University

Berry College

Boston College

Boston Conservatory at Berklee

Boston University

Bowling Green State University

Brandeis University

Brighton Institute of Modern Music

Bryn Mawr College

Butler University

California Lutheran University

California Polytechnic State University

Capital University

Carleton College

Carnegie Mellon University

Case Western Reserve University

Cedarville University

Central Connecticut State University

Champlain College

Chatham College

Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina

Claremont McKenna College

Clemson University

Coastal Carolina University

College for Creative Studies

College of Charleston

College of William and Mary

College of Wooster

Colorado College

Colorado School of Mines

Colorado State University

Columbia College Chicago

Columbia University

Columbus State Community College

Concord University

Connecticut College

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

CUNY Hunter College

Dallas College

Dartmouth College

Denison University

DePaul University

Drexel University

Duquesne University

Eastman School of Music

Elmhurst College

Elon University

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Emerson College

Emory University

Eureka College

Fordham University

Gannon University

Garrett College

George Mason University

George Washington University

Georgetown University

Goldsmiths University of London

Grinnell College

Hampshire College

Harvard University

Harvey Mudd College

Heidelberg University

High Point University

Hult International Business School

Indiana University

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

John Carroll University

Kalamazoo College

Kent State University

Kenyon College

Lawrence Technological University

Leeds Beckett University

Lindenwood University

Loyola Marymount University

Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Maryland

Macquarie University

Marietta College

Marist College

Marquette University

Marymount anhattan College

McGill University

Mercyhurst University

Miami University

Michigan State University

Michigan Technological University

Muhlenberg College

New York University

North Carolina A&T State University

Northeastern University

Northern Kentucky University

Northern Michigan University

Northwestern University

Oberlin College

Oberlin Conservatory of Music

Ohio Dominican University

Ohio State University

Ohio University

Ohio Wesleyan University

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma State University

Otterbein University

Oxford College of Emory University

Pace University

Pennsylvania State University

Pitzer College

Princeton University

Purdue University

Rhodes College

Rice University

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rollins College

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Rutgers University

Saint Mary’s College

San Diego State University

Santa Clara Univerity

Sarah Lawrence College

Savannah College of Art and Design

Seton Hall University

Sewanee: The Univ. of the South

Skidmore College

Smith College

St. John’s College

Swarthmore College

Syracuse University

Taylor University

The New School

The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama

Thomas More University

Tiffin University

Tufts University

University of Alabama

University of Arizona

University of British Columbia

University of California - Berkeley

University of California - Irvine

University of California - Santa Barbara

University of California - Santa Cruz

University of California - San Diego

University of Cincinnati

University of Colorado - Boulder

University of Connecticut

University of Dayton

University of Denver

University of Findlay

University of Florida

University of Georgia

University of Houston

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Indianapolis

University of Iowa

University of Kansas

University of Kentucky

University of Louisville

University of Maryland

University of Miami

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

University of Notre Dame

University of Pennsylvania

University of Pittsburgh

University of Richmond

University of Rochester

University of San Diego

University of South Carolina

University of St. Andrews

University of Tampa

University of Tennessee

University of Toledo

University of Toronto

University of Tulsa

University of Utah

University of Vermont

University of Virginia

University of Washington

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Vanderbilt University

Vassar College

Villanova University

Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Military Institute

Virginia Tech

Wake Forest University

Washington & Jefferson College

Washington University in St. Louis

Wayne State University

Western Michigan University

Williams College

Wittenberg University

Wright State University

Xavier University

Xavier University of Louisiana

Yale University

Information for Admissions Representatives

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College Counseling

Helping students find a great fit.

Student & Family Resources

Cultivate

Empower

Educate

Counsel

Matriculation and Acceptances

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Information for Admissions Representatives