Final Choices for the Class of 2021

Even though waitlists are still moving and the dust hasn't settled, my students have made their final decisions, and what a ride it's been! I have to say that this year, my students were extraordinary in retaining their optimism, positivity, and enthusiasm even in the trying circumstances of a pandemic and record-low acceptance rates at the top 50 or so colleges.

The diversity of colleges to which my students were admitted this year is even greater than in year's past and included some really cool places and programs such as NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Studies, the University of Saint Andrews in Scotland, and several outstanding women's colleges, Scripps and Smith.

Below are two lists; the first is a list of all the colleges to which my students were admitted. The number in parentheses is the number of students admitted to that particular college. The second list is the final choice of my students along with the area of study each is planning to pursue. Note: 80% of students change their majors in colleges, so it's always interesting to see which major students actually end up in down the line.

I was truly inspired by each student I worked with. I cannot thank them enough for allowing me to come alongside them in the college search and application process. I learned so much from them this year, an incredibly challenging year, and I know their parents, friends, family, and I are very proud of their hard work and perseverance. Well done, High School Class of 2021!

LIST OF SCHOOLS

1. American 
2. Arizona State University- Barrett Honors College (2)
3. Bard College
4. Baylor - Honors (2)
5. Butler University
6. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (3)
7. Caltech
8. Carleton College (2)
9. Carnegie Mellon University 
10. Carthage College
11. Chapman University (3)
12. The College of William & Mary
13. The College of Wooster (highest merit)
14. Colorado College (3)
15. Cornell University (2)
16. Cal State Fullerton
17. Cal State Northridge
18. Davidson College
19. DePaul University
20. Dickinson College
21. Drexel University
22. Duke
23. Florida Institute of Technology
24. Fordham (2)
25. George Mason University- Honors
26. Gordon College
27. Grinnell 
28. Harvard
29. Harvey Mudd (2)
30. Holy Cross University
31. Iowa State University
32. University of La Verne
33. Lawrence University
34. Lehigh University
35. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
36. Montana State University (2)
37. Missouri Science & Technology (Full-ride)
38. NYU-Gallatin School of Independent Study
39. NYU- Liberal Studies
40. Northwestern University
41. Oberlin College
42. Oklahoma State University
43. Ohio State University
44. Pacific Lutheran University
45. Purdue University (2)
46. Reed College (2)
47. Rhodes College
48. Rose-Hulman (2)
49. Saint Louis University (Scholarship)
50. Scripps College (22K merit aid)
51. San Diego State University (2)
52. San Francisco State University
53. Skidmore College
54. Smith College
55. Stanford University (2)
56. Stevens Institute of Technology
57. UC Berkeley (6); Regents (1)
58. UC Davis (6)
59. UC Irvine (4)
60. UCLA (6)
61. UC Merced
62. UC Riverside (2)
63. UC Santa Barbara (2)
64. UC Santa Cruz
65. UC San Diego (4)
66. Union College
67. University of Delaware
68. University of Evansville
69. University of Houston
70. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
71. University of Miami
72. University of Minnesota
73. University of Missouri (full-ride)
74. University of Montana
75. University of Pennsylvania (M&T Program)
76. University of Pittsburgh (2)
77. University of Portland
78. Univ. of Puget Sound (2)
79. University of Rochester (2)
80. University of Saint Andrews, Scotland
81. Univ. of San Francisco
82. University of Southern California
83. Univ. of Texas, Austin (2) 
84. University of Utah
85. University of Virginia
86. Valparaiso University
87. Villanova University
88. Virginia Tech University
89. Washington State University
90. Washington University in St. Louis
91. Webster University
92. Wesleyan University
93. Western Michigan University (Honors College; scholarship)
94. Western Washington University
95. Whittier College
96. Willamette University
97. WPI (with scholarship) (2)
98. Yale

FINAL CHOICES: 

1. Bard (Political Science)
2. Bates (Studio Art)
3. Baylor (Nursing)
4. Carnegie Mellon University (Computer Engineering)
5. Chapman University (Peace Studies)
6. Colorado College (Math/Computer Science)
7. Cornell (Biochemistry)
8. Davidson (Biology/Pre-Health)
9. DePaul (BFA Film Production)
10. Lehigh (Computer Science)
11. MIT (Mathematics)
12. NYU (Liberal Studies)
13. Rose-Hulman (Engineering)
14. Scripps (Politics/International Relations)
15. Smith (Sociology)
16. Stanford (Physics) 
17. Stanford (Pre-med)
18. UC Berkeley (Rhetoric)
19. UC Berkeley (Biology)
20. UC Davis (Pre-vet)
21. UC Irvine (Computer Game Science)
22. UCLA (Cognitive Science)
23. UCLA (Math)
24. UCSB (Earth Science)
25. University of Pennsylvania (M&T Program)
26. The University of Saint Andrews in Scotland (History)
27. UT Austin (Cognitive Science)
28. University of Virginia (Physics)
29. Washington University in St. Louis (Math)
30. Western Michigan University (American Studies)
31. Yale (Computer Science)