College Counseling

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

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

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

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

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

One attendee unless otherwise indicated.

 

Berry College

Bowling Green State University

Case Western Reserve University

Chatham University

Columbus State Community College

Connecticut College

Dallas College

Denison University

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Garrett College

George Washington University

Harvard University

Harvey Mudd College

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Kent State University

Kenyon College

Macquarie University

Miami University (3)

Northeastern University

Ohio Dominican University

The Ohio State University (16)

Ohio University

Ohio Wesleyan University

Otterbein University (4)

Pace University

Rhodes College

San Diego State University

Sarah Lawrence College

Smith College

Tufts University

University of Arizona

University of Cincinnati

University of Notre Dame

University of Richmond

University of Tampa

Wake Forest University

Xavier University of Louisiana

Allegheny College 

American University of Paris 

Amherst College 

Arizona State University 

Babson College 

Belmont Abbey College 

Belmont University 

Berry College 

Boston College 

Boston University 

Bowling Green State University 

Bryn Mawr College 

Butler University 

California Lutheran University 

Capital University 

Carleton College 

Carnegie Mellon University 

Case Western Reserve University 

Cedarville University 

Central Connecticut State University 

Champlain College 

Chatham College 

Clemson University 

Coastal Carolina University 

College of Charleston 

College of Wooster 

Colorado College 

Colorado State University 

Columbia University 

Columbus State Community College 

Connecticut 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 

Emory University 

Fordham University 

Garrett College 

George Washington University 

Georgetown University 

Grinnell College 

Harvard University 

Harvey Mudd College 

Heidelberg University 

High Point University 

Indiana University 

Indiana University of Pennsylvania 

Kalamazoo College 

Kent State University 

Kenyon College 

Lawrence Technological University 

Lindenwood University 

Loyola University Chicago 

Macquarie University 

Marietta College 

McGill University 

Miami University 

New York University 

North Carolina A&T State University 

Northeastern University 

Northern Kentucky University 

Northwestern University 

Oberlin College 

Oberlin Conservatory of Music 

Ohio Dominican University 

Ohio State University 

Ohio University 

Ohio Wesleyan University 

Oklahoma City University 

Otterbein University 

Pace University 

Pitzer College 

Princeton University 

Purdue University 

Rhodes College 

Rollins College 

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 

Saint Mary’s College 

San Diego State University 

Sarah Lawrence College 

Savannah College of Art and Design 

Skidmore College 

Smith College 

St. John’s College 

Swarthmore College 

Syracuse University 

Taylor University 

Tiffin University 

Tufts University 

University of Alabama 

University of Arizona 

University of British Columbia 

University of California - Irvine 

University of California - San Diego 

University of Cincinnati 

University of Colorado - Boulder 

University of Dayton 

University of Findlay 

University of Florida 

University of Georgia 

University of Houston 

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 

University of Indianapolis 

University of Kentucky 

University of Miami 

University of Michigan 

University of Notre Dame 

University of Pennsylvania 

University of Pittsburgh 

University of Richmond 

University of South Carolina 

University of St. Andrews 

University of Tampa 

University of Tennessee 

University of Toledo 

University of Tulsa 

University of Utah 

University of Vermont 

University of Washington 

University of Wisconsin - Madison 

Vanderbilt University 

Virginia Commonwealth University 

Wake Forest University 

Washington & Jefferson College 

Washington University in St. Louis 

Wayne State University 

Williams College 

Wittenberg University 

Xavier University 

Xavier University of Louisiana 

Yale University 

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Information for Admissions Representatives

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