Philosophy​

We are a college preparatory school and believe that the path to college does not need to be fraught with anxiety.

• We believe that there are many excellent institutions of higher education, and our goal is to help our students find their fit. 
• We believe in providing students and their families information about the college process so that they can make informed decisions and weigh their choices. 
• We believe that high school, college admissions, and college are all part of life's marathon.
• We believe each of our students is more than a college acceptance.
• We believe that students can learn about themselves as part of the college admissions process.
  

Family and Student Education

​We hold a five-month series of talks about different topics in the college admissions process. Through these monthly series, parents and students explore different majors, different colleges, or get an understanding of the overall process.

Throughout high school we also visit colleges as part of our field trips to learn what to look for in a college visit and to expose students to a wide variety of universities.

College and Career Counseling Process

Our college counseling is integrated with academic and social-emotional counseling. We have a high-touch counseling process where we work with our students and their families throughout high school.

High School Timeline

• 8th and 9th Grades: ​Our process begins before our students start high school with course planning for 9th grade, and in 9th grade when we assess how the transition to high school has gone and look at 10th grade courses.
• 10th Grade:
  • We complete a mid-high school check and invite an outside counselor to provide an unbiased assessment and recommendations for the second half of high school.  
  • Students complete an inventory of skills to assist them in discovering possible career choices.
• 11th Grade:
  • We work with students on identifying a balanced college list so families can begin to visit. In supportive and realistic discussions, our goal is for students to be excited about the colleges they apply to and to be excited about their acceptances in 12th grade.
  • We work with students on identifying teachers for their recommendations.
  • We recommend a summer plan.
• 12th Grade: ​ We work with students on their Common App and review their essays. 

Classes of 2021 - 2022 Outcomes

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Admissions acceptances are very different now than when parents applied to college

Our graduates get to know themselves and all of our graduates have been accepted to their first-choice college.

Less than 25% acceptance rate

• Case Western Reserve University
  
• Carnegie Mellon University
• Georgia Tech
• Haverford College
• ​Johns Hopkins University
• Northeastern University*
• Olin College of Engineering
• ​University of Virginia

26% - 50% acceptance rate

• College of William & Mary*
  
• University of Maryland - College Park*
  

51% - 75% acceptance Rate

• ​Colorado School of Mines
• Eckerd College
• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Pennsylvania State University - University Park
• Purdue University
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Rochester Institute of Technology
• Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology​
• ​Stevens Institute of Technology*
• ​University of Vermont

Greater than 75% acceptance Rate

• ​CU Boulder
• George Mason University*
• Mercyhurst University

Achievements

Our students are amazing both outside of the classroom as well as in the classroom

Awards

• 2022 Presidental Scholar Candidate: 1
• 2021 National Merit Finalist: 1
• 2021 AP Scholars with Distinction: 5
• 2021 AP Scholars: 3
• 2020 National Hispanic Merit Scholar: 1
• 2020 National Merit Scholar: 1

Standardized Test Summary

Percent of AP® exams with scores > 3: 

• 2020-2021: 90%
• 2019-2020: 100%
• 2018-2019: 91%
• 2017-2018:100%

AP Scores

science exams

AP Exam	Our Avg	Global Avg
Biology	5.00	2.92
Chemistry	4.00	2.74
Physics 1	4.25	2.51
Physics C: Mechanics	5.00	3.76
Physics C: E&M	4.50	3.47

math & cs exams

AP Exam	Our Avg	Global Avg
Calculus BC	4.33	3.80
Calculus AB	4.50	2.97
Computer Science A	4.00	3.15
Computer Science Principles	4.09	3.11

Humanities & Language Exams

AP Exam	Our Avg	Global Avg
US Gov't & Politics	3.67	2.63
Spanish Language	5.00	3.41