College Counseling
It’s as much about the journey as the outcome. Fostering a collaborative experience for students and families while nurturing individual potential is at the core of the college counseling office.
Ravenscroft’s four-year college counseling program equips students with the skills and confidence to make an informed decision. Counselors encourage students to look at a broad range of colleges in order to find schools that best match students’ desires and capabilities. Our three full-time college counselors get to know students well and provide individualized attention to each Upper School student and their parents. The close partnership provides support and guidance, helping students make confident and informed decisions.
- Four-year Program
- College Acceptances in the Class of 2017/18
- Colleges That Visited Ravenscroft in 2017/18
Four-year Program
Over the four-year relationship, the college counseling team provides guidance, support and resources for students from discovery and research to selecting a school that best matches the student’s desires and capabilities. Our four-year program provides grade-level appropriate programs and resources for students and families.
- Through college nights tailored to freshmen through seniors, students gain insights from Ravenscroft’s college counselors and deans of college admissions into the college search and admission processes.
- Regular small group student programs give students the additional time and space to ask questions and learn more from college counselors about the college application process. Freshmen complete a self-assessment in Naviance online research and planning tool, helping them reflect upon and identify their interests and goals. Junior-year seminars focus on the admissions process, resume development, essay writing and interviewing.
- One-on-one meetings are held with students and families on an as-needed basis. The college counseling office also provides college essay support in conjunction with the English department, a comprehensive letter of recommendation for each senior and one-on-one interview practice for scholarship and admission interviews.
- Special topic presentations throughout the year include Financing College where a financial expert shares information on financing options and the Annual College Alumni Forum where a panel of Ravenscroft college-age alumni answer questions from current students.
College Acceptances in the Class of 2017/18
| Agnes Scott College | Queen's University |
| Albion College | Queens University of Charlotte |
| American University | Quinnipiac University |
| Appalachian State University | Radford University |
| Arizona State University | Randolph-Macon College |
| Auburn University | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Baylor University | Rhodes College |
| Becker College |
Ringling College of Art and Design |
| Belmont Abbey College | Rockhurst University |
| Belmont University |
Rutgers University-New Brunswick |
| Boston College | Sacred Heart University |
| Boston Conservatory at Berklee | Saint John's University (NY) |
| Boston University | San Diego State University |
| Butler University | San Francisco State University |
| California College of the Arts (San Francisco) |
Savannah College of Art and Design |
| Campbell University |
School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| Catawba College |
Sewanee: The University of the South |
| Christopher Newport University | Southern Methodist University |
| Clark University |
State University of New York at Albany |
| Clemson University | Stevens Institute of Technology |
| Coastal Carolina University | Suffolk University |
| Colgate University | Syracuse University |
| College of Charleston | Temple University |
| College of William and Mary | Texas Christian University |
| Columbia University |
The George Washington University |
| Dartmouth College | The New School - All Divisions |
| Drexel University | The Ohio State University |
| Duke University | The University of Alabama |
| East Carolina University | The University of Iowa |
| Eckerd College |
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Elon University | The University of Texas, Austin |
| Emory & Henry College | The University of Texas, Dallas |
| Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Los Angeles | Tulane University |
| Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, San Diego | University of California, Davis |
| Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, San Francisco | University of California, Irvine |
| Fashion Institute of Technology |
University of California, Los Angeles |
| Florida Institute of Technology |
University of California, San Diego |
| Florida State University |
University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Fordham University | University of Connecticut |
| Franklin & Marshall College | University of Delaware |
| Furman University | University of Denver |
| George Mason University | University of Florida |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | University of Georgia |
| Gettysburg College | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Guilford College | University of Kentucky |
| Hampden-Sydney College | University of Lynchburg |
| Hampton University |
University of Maryland, College Park |
| High Point University | University of Miami |
| Hofstra University | University of Michigan |
| Hope College |
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities |
| Howard University | University of Mississippi |
| Indiana University at Bloomington |
University of Missouri Kansas City |
| Institut Quimic de Saria |
University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| Ithaca College |
University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
| Jacksonville University |
University of North Carolina at Wilmington |
| James Madison University | University of North Dakota |
| Lafayette College | University of Notre Dame |
| Lees-McRae College | University of Ottawa |
| Loyola University Chicago | University of Pittsburgh |
| Loyola University Maryland |
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg |
| Lynn University | University of Redlands |
| Marist College | University of Richmond |
| Marquette University | University of South Carolina |
| Mars Hill University |
University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
| Marshall University |
University of Toronto Undergraduate Only |
| Marymount Manhattan College | University of Vermont |
| Methodist University | University of Virginia |
| Miami University, Oxford | University of Washington |
| Moore College of Art and Design |
University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| Morehouse College |
University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh |
| New York University | Vanderbilt University |
| North Carolina A&T State University |
Virginia Commonwealth University |
| North Carolina State University | Virginia Tech |
| Northeastern University | Wake Forest University |
| Otis College of Art and Design | Washington and Lee University |
| Pace University, New York City | Western Carolina University |
| Pennsylvania State University | Western Michigan University |
| Pratt Institute | William Peace University |
| Purdue University | Wingate University |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
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Quick Links
Contact the Staff
Mr. Sean Kennedy
Co-Director of College Counseling
919-847-0900, ext. 2722
Mr. Bill Pruden
College Counselor/Director of Civic Engagement
919-847-0900, ext. 2224
Mrs. Lia Prugh
Co-Director of College Counseling
919-847-0900, ext. 2730
Mrs. Millie Florio
Assistant to College Counseling
919-847-0900, ext. 2242