Madeira girls launch (to college) with confidence.

5-Year Matriculation

 

Agnes Scott College American University Amherst College Barnard College Bates College Boston College Boston University Brandeis University Brigham Young University-Provo Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University California Institute of Technology California Poly-San Luis Obispo Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University The Catholic University of America Chapman University Chinese University of Hong Kong Claremont McKenna College Clark University Clemson University Colby College Colgate University College of Charleston Colorado College Columbia University Connecticut College Cornell University https://www.davidson.edu/ Denison University Dickinson College Drexel University Duquesne University East Carolina University Eckerd College Elon University Emory University Fashion Institute of Technology Fordham University The George Washington University Eckerd College Elon University Emory University Fashion Institute of Technology Fordham University The George Washington University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia State University Grinnell College Hamilton College Harvard University Hobart and William Smith Colleges Hofstra University Howard University Indiana University Bloomington Irvine Valley College James Madison University Johns Hopkins University Kenyon College Lafayette College Lawrence University Lehigh University Long Island University Loyola Marymount University Macalester College Marymount University Massachusetts Institute of Technology McGill University Mercer University Michigan State University Minerva University Mount Holyoke College Parsons School of Design | The New School New York University Northeastern University Northern Virginia Community College Northwestern University Oberlin College Occidental College The Pennsylvania State University Princeton University Purdue University Queen's University Randolph College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rice University Rochester Institute of Technology Rutgers University–Camden San Diego State University Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art & Design Scripps College Sewanee: The University Of The South Skidmore College Smith College Southern Methodist University Spelman College St. John's College St. Lawrence University Stevenson University Syracuse University Temple University Texas Christian University Trinity College Dublin Tufts University Tulane University Union College United States Naval Academy The University of Alabama University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California-Irvine University of California-Los Angeles University of California-San Diego University of California-Santa Barbara University of Chicago University of Colorado Boulder University of Florida University of Georgia University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign University of Kentucky The University of Lausanne (Switzerland) University of Maryland-College Park University of Miami University of Michigan University of North Carolina Asheville University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

If there’s one thing you can expect from a Madeira girl, it’s that she’s prepared for anything. Selecting the best-fit college is no exception.

At Madeira, college counseling is individualized and connected to our school’s mission. We pride ourselves on launching women who change the world. This starts with a growing understanding of the world and what it needs alongside developing the talents and gifts each student brings to the important work ahead. The Madeira experience provides a foundation, and a thoughtful college process yields a positive outcome. 

At Madeira, college is not the defining endpoint but the next step in an unfolding, meaningful life. Purposeful, individualized college counseling empowers Madeira students to take that step with confidence.

The Madeira College Counseling program spans all grade levels, encouraging thoughtful introspection at every stage to empower students to make well-planned decisions regarding their futures.

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Madeira’s College Counseling Roadmap

Each year, college counselors meet with grade levels in small groups, and students or families may request individual meetings at any time. The more active phase of the college process begins junior year, combining both developmental and logistical considerations to ensure every student is prepared as their focus shifts to the future.

9th Grade

As students engage in the Madeira experience, explore new opportunities, and create community, they also work with the academic dean to create a four-year academic plan and map a tentative future path.

10th Grade

Madeira students begin to think about how their strengths and interests might apply to future opportunities, consider using summer to explore interests, and learn about careers and college programs as they hone their four-year plan, take the PSAT for practice, and meet with college counselors.

11th Grade

This is when students deepen their academic studies, find further ways to demonstrate leadership, and dive into college research with an open mind. Counselors help Madeira girls consider college fit from three lenses: academic, social, and financial. Students attend college information sessions and an essay workshop, take the PSAT again, refine their college list based on research, request academic letters of recommendations, and get organized for senior year!

12th Grade

Seniors are supported to stay grounded in a positive high school experience, while they take active steps to secure their future path. Madeira seniors pursue a challenging but manageable schedule and ensure their college list is balanced as they work with their college counselor to finalize application plans, meet each school’s expectations and deadlines, complete financial applications, and finalize the enrollment process. We help every Madeira student view graduation as commencement: the start of an exciting next step.

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College Matriculations

Class of 2023

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