IDEAVENTIONS ACADEMY
Ideaventions Academy guides students toward finding their best fitting colleges. Overage, each student earns over $400,000 each year in merit scholarships.
By providing comprehensive, four-year college counseling, we've designed our program to support students pursuing rigorous academic pathways and selective colleges and universities. College counseling is fully integrated with long-term academic planning, ensuring that course selection, academic depth, and intellectual interests align with each student’s goals.
Our engaged counseling process works closely with students and families throughout high school, beginning with early planning in 8th grade. We emphasize thoughtful preparation, strong academic foundations, and strategic course choices to help students present their best possible academic profile for college admissions. To learn more, visit our 2026 - 2027 School Profile.
By providing comprehensive, four-year college counseling, we've designed our program to support students pursuing rigorous academic pathways and selective colleges and universities. College counseling is fully integrated with long-term academic planning, ensuring that course selection, academic depth, and intellectual interests align with each student’s goals.
Our engaged counseling process works closely with students and families throughout high school, beginning with early planning in 8th grade. We emphasize thoughtful preparation, strong academic foundations, and strategic course choices to help students present their best possible academic profile for college admissions. To learn more, visit our 2026 - 2027 School Profile.
At a Glance
- Integrated 4-year college planning beginning in 8th grade
- Close collaboration between academic faculty and college counseling
- Strategic course planning for selective college admissions
- Individual guidance on college research, applications, and essays
- On average, each graduate earns nearly $400k in merit scholarships.
Academic Awards
SAT & ACT Scores
National Merit ScholarsSince our inception, 64% of eligible students have been recognized by the National Merit Corporation as Commended Scholars, Semi-Finalists, Finalists, or Scholars.
Seals of International Biliteracy Earned
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AP Scores
AP science exams
AP math & cs exams
AP Humanities, SOcial sciences, & Language Exams
Ideaventions average for tests taken since 2022
Global average for 2025 |
Philosophy
We are a college preparatory school and believe:
- The path to college does not need to be fraught with anxiety
- There are many excellent institutions of higher education, and our goal is to help students find strong academic and personal fit
- We emphasize planning, integrity, and balance over prestige alone
- High school, college admissions, and college are part of a long-term journey
- Each student is more than a college acceptance
- The college process is an opportunity for growth and self-understanding
Family & Student Education
Throughout the academic year and summer, we hold a series of talks about different topics in the college admissions process, such as:
- Majors based on student interests, values, and skills
- Colleges based on fit
- Developing an understanding of the overall process
- College visits to our school
- Field trips to colleges
- Mock interviews
- One-on-one college application assistance
College Application Process
Our college counseling is fully integrated with our academic program and long-term course planning. We work with our students and their families throughout high school. We begin thinking about college in 8th grade.
8th Grade:
- Our process begins with course planning for 9th grade by understanding the courses taken in middle school and reflect upon interest and ability in these topics.
- We guide the transition into high school, look at upcoming courses, and plan for the long game.
- Students complete an inventory of skills, interests, and values assessments to help identify potential career fields.
- Take the PSAT for practice.
- Students are invited to summer college tours, and the entire Upper School takes a college trip each year to places like New York, Boston, Pittsburgh, and more!
- We assess past success for planning future classes and begin identifying potential colleges to research.
- Students consider summer activities to build their areas of interest.
- Take the PSAT for practice.
- Students are invited to summer college tours, and the entire Upper School takes a college trip each year to places like New York, Boston, Pittsburgh, and more!
- We curate a balanced college list through supportive and realistic discussions, so students can be excited about the colleges they apply to and their likelihood of acceptance. The PSAT counts this year for National Merit Scholarship qualifying.
- We guide students in asking teachers for recommendations.
- We develop a pre-senior summer plan and guide students through their Common App college applications and essays.
- The hard part is over–well, except for the waiting.
Classes of 2021 - 2026 Outcomes
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^ Designates acceptance to 1693 Scholars program
# Designates acceptance to the James Monroe Scholars program
^^ Designates acceptance to University Scholars program
^^^ Designates acceptance to Noblitt Scholars program
* Matriculated
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Ideaventions Academy admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin and all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded to or made available to students at the school.
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